好室友(haoshiyou) vs Giggster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
好室友(haoshiyou)
Connect with Chinese friends in the SF Bay Area to find rooms and roommates. This volunteer-run community offers listings and direct chat features to facilitate your housing search.
- Room and roommate listings
- Direct chat functionality
- User login
- Community focused
- Volunteer run
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A volunteer run community to help SF Bay Area Chinese friends to find rooms and roommates. This app provides listing, chatting, login features etc. It also has a website at haoshiyou.org
Giggster
This platform connects creatives needing unique venues with property owners seeking to earn income. Easily discover, book, and manage thousands of diverse locations through a streamlined app experience. Additional services like permit coordination and concierge support are available.
- Discover unique venues
- Book locations
- Chat with owners
- Secure payments
- Permit coordination
- Concierge support
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A better way to book locations. Giggster is a marketplace platform that connects creatives looking for locations to interested property owners ready to earn extra income. Discover and book thousands of unique venues at all price points, styles and types. We make it simple to search, chat, and pay through the app, hassle-free. Additional Services: Permit Coordination Free Concierge Support Location Agreements
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Giggster at 4.9 against 好室友(haoshiyou)'s 3.0. Giggster also leads on ratings volume (2.2K vs 1). 好室友(haoshiyou)'s advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Giggster holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Giggster has 2.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
好室友(haoshiyou) ships an update every 9 days, Giggster every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 好室友(haoshiyou) | Giggster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.9 (2.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 97.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zainan Zhou | Giggster, Inc |
Customer experience
好室友(haoshiyou)
Giggster
Bugs and requests
好室友(haoshiyou)
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Giggster
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatibility with older devices
- Booking cancellation issues and lack of refunds
Requested features
5 requests- Add a favorites/saved listings feature
- Improve search and filtering capabilities
- Provide better integration with external calendars
- Enhance the app's functionality to match the website
- Offer more transparency around pricing and fees
In-app purchases
好室友(haoshiyou)
No in-app purchases
Giggster
No in-app purchases
