# Roomie: Roommates & Rentals — user reviews > 142 indexed App Store user reviews of Roomie by Ample Software LLC, rated 4.58/5 from 9,896 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/roomie-roommates-and-rentals/id1129907996/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/roomie-roommates-and-rentals/id1129907996.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 8,226 · 4★ 513 · 3★ 338 · 2★ 172 · 1★ 614 ## What do users think of Roomie? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🤝 Great for finding roommates - 👍 Easy to use and navigate - 🤩 Helpful in meeting new people - 🏠 Useful for renting out rooms **Cons** - 🐛 Buggy and glitchy app - 💰 Expensive subscription fees - 🤖 Presence of fake/inactive accounts - 🔍 Lack of effective search/filter options - 🤔 Confusing user interface - 🔒 Privacy concerns with login options **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes frequently - Messaging and posting issues - Location-based features not working properly - Inability to delete accounts or listings **Most requested features** - Improve search and filtering capabilities - Add more payment options besides Facebook/Apple - Provide better account verification and profile validation - Enhance app stability and reduce bugs - Improve user interface and navigation ## Newest reviews (19 of 142) ### 2/5 — Missing features *2026-07-16, version 8.13.5* Let me search by interest ### 2/5 — Three Day With a Boosted Listing & Nothing *2026-04-23, version 8.11.9* The app has a nice format, and easy to post. But I seriously get more matches on obsolete bad dating apps than this platform. ### 1/5 — Can’t choose Christian roommate *2026-04-03, version 8.11.7* I am looking to help my son find a Christian roommate. When I was single, before internet, it was simple. There were listings posted at my school, in the newspaper. Now it is impossible to find a Christian roommate. ### 1/5 — Ineffective *2026-03-14, version 8.11.6* Waste of money and time. No inquiries at all not a single one. Not even a click. ### 1/5 — Terrible roommate app *2026-03-09, version 8.11.5* This app is filled with bugs, search queries do not function as expected, and filters are terrible. Not enough people using this app to find a roommate! Waste of money. Roommates.com is so much better! ### 1/5 — This app treats itself like a dating app *2026-02-27, version 8.11.4* It’s not a dating app ### 1/5 — Scam app *2026-01-29, version 8.11.1* This app is full of scammers don’t bother ### 3/5 — Lacks Utility and buggy UI *2026-01-26* When looking for a roommate, there’s no ability to filter for people who have added profile images or descriptions which means you have to look through a lot of informationless accounts. Also, ‘find a roommate’ feed feels more like a dating site. Few people actually post descriptions that let you get to know them and there are very few images that let you get to know the person and I did not encounter a single video. The UI is super buggy. I spent an hour writing a description for our apartment and had to switch to my browser really quick to validate a link I was adding and my entire description disappeared. Also, I could not see where I was typing half the time because my keyboard blocked the view and the magnification tool was not working for the same reason. Also, being asked if you’re comfortable with LQBTQ is odd. I can see why it would be included but that information is just publically displayed. If someone wasn’t comfortable with LGBTQ, people of that community just shouldn’t see apartments that don’t accept LGBTQ and renters shouldn’t see LGBTQ when searching for roommates. Otherwise it’s a huge breach of privacy. ### 1/5 — People 2 Far!! *2026-01-14, version 8.10.3* radius set is t whats rendered. 1 person’s listing was 5 months old ..messaged 3 people then it asked for $. rommies dot com way better! ### 1/5 — Very Few options *2025-12-14, version 8.10* There are very few roommate options. I received close to 500 messages in 2 days and when I go to look at them the messages all seem to be bots. The profiles are all generic and fake. I’m weary this app is a scam. Beware. Don’t waste your money. ### 1/5 — Please stop with the ads *2025-12-06* Can the creator of this app fix the bugs,lags,and constant errors that pop up every few seconds,I can’t even message people on this app,Not only that but isn’t this the entire purpose of the app is to reach out to people if your renting a room/apartment or your looking for a room/apartment to rent,the constant glitches make almost impossible to use this app with then ultimately make it useless! I’ve reach out to people on this app and I strongly doubt that there even on the app anymore because the way the app functions is truly discouraging and makes it difficult for anyone to stay on this app. ### 3/5 — Not sure how to feel overall *2025-11-23, version 8.10* At least better than rooster in that it’s not all paywalls, but super glitchy ### 1/5 — It's a scam! *2025-11-19, version 8.10* Paid for a week to see the messages, they are all fake! Scammed me into paying to see them and can't believe it. Seemed fishy to begin with. Straight robbery and unforgivable crime. ### 1/5 — No one is on this app *2025-09-24, version 8.9.5* Radio silence here. Might be my apt or listing but I paid and I didn’t get any bites. Not even a nibble! ### 1/5 — Non-working App *2025-09-11, version 8.9.4* After 20min trying to add a new ad it gives multiple errors on address. Deletes all information before you are even able to fix the error. Waste of time!! ### 1/5 — Write back no on writes back *2025-09-08, version 8.9.4* No one writes back to you ### 1/5 — Waste of time *2025-09-08, version 8.9.3* Barely anybody is active on this app, and it sends you a notification trying to get you to upgrade multiple times a day. Not to mention you can't do much on the free version ### 3/5 — Only 5 people can be messaged at a time and only one posting without an upgrade? *2025-08-26* Only 5 people can be messaged at a time for free and only one posting without an upgrade? That’s kinda ridiculous especially when you are desperate to find a place and or roommate, Sometimes the more help you can get the better and while this app might help it’s limits what looks like a lot ### 1/5 — Constant loading issues. *2025-08-23, version 8.8.6* Trying to reply to a message, flat out won’t load, won’t send. And this is on high speed internet. Garbage so far. Hopefully things change. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — don’t waste money *2026-08-31* garbage app ### 1/5 — The Worse! *2026-08-31* Download this app thinking it was ‘roomies’ then went ahead to sponsor my post. Not a single conversation 👎🏻 ### 1/5 — Deceptive! Military be warned! *2026-08-07* I am an active duty Servicemember. The last time I moved to a new duty station 5 years ago, I was able to find a roommate in 3 days using this app, so when I got to the one I am currently in, I was expecting it to be fairly easy and fast to find a roommate this time. I was given 10 days in a hotel by the military to find a place to live, and I put in multiple messages to listings in my area hoping that I would get a response in a few days, which never came. By day 4 I had no response and about 8 messages sent out to people advertising rooms. By day 6 I started feeling a panic, as in 4 days my stay in the hotel would expire and my wife and I would be essentially homeless without a place to stay. I gave up, applied for base housing and now ultimately have solved that problem by myself, but in the process of applying I noticed that I had over 20 emails from Roomie in my spam folder. These emails were informing me I had new messages, but I didn’t have any in the app itself. I clicked on the link in the email to view the message and it took me to a paywall. At no point was I clearly notified by the app that I would not be able to view, possibly even send, messages without payment or a subscription. As members of the military may know, time spent in a hotel ultimately comes out of the travel fund that if we don’t spend all of, we receive. I will not receive about $800 due to the delay I was in a hotel actively messaging listings and searching for a place to stay. Do not use Roomies, use base housing or the required housing assistance office on base. Additionally if you do want to use Roomies, read into the recent $1.6 million class action lawsuit that was filed against the LLC for shady and deceptive business practices, specifically generating false and inactive listings for the perception of local activity and paying an external source to generate hundreds of thousands of stellar reviews for the app. I am considering legal action. ### 1/5 — Couldn’t figure out how to use it *2026-07-14, version 8.13.5* Interface sucks ### 1/5 — A rip off and scam *2026-06-26, version 8.13.3* Worthless if you don’t pay for a subscription, even after I canceled my subscription they continued to charge me and customer service, if it even exists, never replied to my inquiry about a refund ### 1/5 — Terrible. *2026-06-25, version 8.13.3* 95% of the users that I message, or message me, end up getting banned. How can we get anything accomplished if you keep banning people? ### 1/5 — Dead app *2026-06-08* No one responds. All postings are months old. Premium for most features. Avoid ### 1/5 — Didn’t Work *2026-06-06, version 8.13* I specifically asked to only be roommates with other women. It still let men contact me and I felt extremely uncomfortable. I deleted the app. ### 1/5 — Require Too Much just to Browse *2026-05-28* You have to create an entire profile to even browse listings. Which was annoying and it felt invasive, but I wanted to use the app. Then it required a profile picture. It will not let you browse any listings without a profile picture for “safety”. I mean never mind that I don’t want my information out there for other people to see while I’m just browsing. We have to keep one of the thousand roommate search apps “safe” by requiring you to upload a picture. We have no mechanism to verify that it’s even you, but you have to do it for “safety”. That’s just entirely too invasive for no reason. ### 1/5 — No One Uses This In NYC *2026-05-26, version 8.11.14* The app has a nice format, and easy to post. But I seriously get more matches on obsolete bad dating apps than this platform. I live in NYC, the roomate capital of the world, and in the 6 weeks I had my listing up, I got 2 responses. I found a roomate within 24 hours posting on FB Marketplace. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Find a roommate fast! *2025-09-25, version 8.9.5* I love Roomie! I put an ad on and within two weeks. I find a roommate. It’s the perfect roommate Finder. Thank you, Roomie!!! ### 5/5 — Great app *2025-01-19, version 8.6.4* this app is very easy to use ### 5/5 — Great Service *2024-12-31, version 8.6.3* I really think this is the best apartment finder app that I’ve used. ### 5/5 — Oyes! *2024-11-30, version 8.5.15* Roomies opened up the possibility of a roommate and in literally two days I found the perfect roommate and now I’m looking for the second perfect roommate. ### 5/5 — Room for rent *2024-02-20, version 8.1.3* Very helpful thank you ### 5/5 — Renting on roomies *2024-02-09, version 8.1.3* Ranting on Roomies seems to be right place. Easy to set up and put your property or room up for rent I recommend it. ### 5/5 — Love it *2024-01-31, version 8.1.3* Love it ### 5/5 — can’t delete my review *2024-01-10, version 8.1.2* can’t delete my review ### 5/5 — There are so much scammers otherwise very nice app *2023-05-03* There are so much scammers. They try to get money in many different stupid ways. It needs to be scammers free app. Otherwise very useful **Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback! We have been working hard on eliminating the scammers from our app to improve the experience of our users. ### 5/5 — Rental of my space *2023-03-17, version 6.0.16* I’m grateful for Roomies. It’s layout made it easy to apply. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-11.*