Comparison

Positive Singles® vs Root Wisdom

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Positive Singles®

This app connects individuals living with STDs, including herpes and HIV, to find friendship, love, and understanding. It offers a private and supportive community where members can build connections confidently with others who share similar experiences. The platform prioritizes user privacy and uses reliable technology to ensure a safe and positive user experience.

Highlights
  • Connect with singles with STDs
  • Find friendship and love
  • Private and anonymous profiles
  • Supportive community
  • Global member base
  • Focus on user privacy
Features
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PositiveSingles® has been catering to singles with STDs for over 24 years. Over 2.6 million members choose our app to save time, build connections confidently, and join a community of people who understand exactly what you're going through. We strongly believe in protecting your privacy. We've never shared databases or disclosed personal info to any other app or company. To provide the best user experience, we skip unproven or mediocre technology. We choose to work with only the best tech partners in the app industry. PositiveSingles builds a positive and warm community here to help you find friendship, love, and understanding in a safe space. Whether you are looking for love or support after living with herpes or other STDs, you have come to the right place. We are a private STD community and have been helping people with STDs find love and relationship since 2001! Download the app and interact with 2.6 Million+ members who know exactly what it feels like to be in the situation that you are going through. Here you can meet and chat with other HSV singles for friendship, partner, romance, relationships and more! It is free to download the PositiveSingles app and connect with positive singles near you—across major cities in the U.S., Canada, UK, and Australia. We care about your privacy and are sensitive to your privacy needs, so you are not required to submit any information you are not comfortable with. All your personal information can be private and anonymous until you want to take things further. Anyone with an STD can join us regardless of race, religion or gender. Never feel lonely again! In-app purchase subscription required. We provide multiple subscription options to choose from: 1 month subscription: $33.99 USD 3 months subscription: $69.99 USD 6 months subscription: $109.99 USD * Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase * Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period * Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal * Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase * Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable * Our Privacy and Terms View our Privacy Policy at https://www.positivesingles.com/privacyPolicy View our Terms at https://www.positivesingles.com/serviceAgreement

About

Root Wisdom

Features
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Root Wisdom with Dr. Sy Reconnect. Remember. Rise. Root Wisdom with Dr. Sy is a space for exploring ancestral traditions, community learning, and spiritual practice inspired by the African diaspora. Created for all seekers, this app offers pathways to deepen self-awareness, cultural understanding, and collective connection. Whether you're returning to long-held traditions or discovering them for the first time, Root Wisdom offers grounded, respectful guidance rooted in legacy and lived experience. Inside the App: Explore courses on ancestral practices, herbal knowledge, rootwork, and cultural rites Join live gatherings, workshops, and conversations centered around tradition and reflection Access curated resources and tools to support your personal spiritual journey Connect with a like-minded community in shared learning spaces Stay up to date with upcoming sessions and teachings from Dr. Sy and the Root Wisdom team This is more than an app—it’s a place to learn, grow, and reconnect with the wisdom that lives within and around you. Rooted in tradition. Guided by purpose. Open to all.

Screenshots

Positive Singles®4 screens
Root Wisdom2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Root Wisdom at none against Positive Singles®'s 7. Positive Singles®'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#59 vs unranked). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Positive Singles® sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $33.99 per month. Root Wisdom asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Positive Singles® versus Root Wisdom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPositive Singles®Root Wisdom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews15.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
Best chart rank#59 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size285 MB2 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperPS Support, IncCreate Community

Bugs and requests

Positive Singles®

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Profiles disappearing or not loading properly
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Subscription purchases not registering correctly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow free messaging between matched users
  • Improve search filters and distance settings
  • Add more security and anti-scam measures
  • Enhance app stability and user experience

Root Wisdom

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Positive Singles®

Subscriptions5
  • 1 month3 variants$33.991 Month
  • 3 month$69.993 Months
  • 3 months$69.993 Months
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  • 6 month$109.996 Months
  • 6 months$109.996 Months
None

Root Wisdom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Positive Singles® free?
Positive Singles® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Root Wisdom free?
Root Wisdom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Positive Singles® or Root Wisdom have ads?
Root Wisdom shows ads; Positive Singles® does not.

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