Grokio Communities vs Roughtake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grokio Communities
Discover and join niche social communities focused on acceptance, body positivity, and alternative lifestyles. Connect with like-minded individuals for friendship, dating, or shared passions. Explore curated feeds, engage in discussions, and find a place where you truly belong.
- Explore diverse niche communities
- Connect with like-minded individuals
- Curate your newsfeed
- Share and comment on content
- Find dates and friends
- Body-positive and lifestyle-positive spaces
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Grokio is a family of dating-social communities that help you explore your identity, connect with others who truly understand you--and find where you belong. Join unique communities like Grommr, Feabie, Chasable (Chasabl), Ferzu, and Pupspace, communities that celebrate acceptance, body positivity and alternative lifestyles. PUPSPACE A new pup play community for human pups, handlers and anyone who loves getting into the pup headspace, coming soon! GROMMR A gainer-encourager community for gay and bisexual men who enjoy gaining, bigness and a larger than life attitude. FEABIE A feedism community for everyone who loves fat admiration, feeding and a mindset for growth. FERZU A furry community for everyone in the furry fandom. Furries of every size, shape and species are welcome! CHASABLE A chub-bear community for gay and bisexual men that celebrates plus-size men and body positivity. Whether you’re looking for dates or friends who share your fandom, your passions or your kink, there’s a Grokio community for you. EXPLORE your community by curating your own newsfeed--share, comment and connect with other like-minded folks. CONNECT with people--near you or across the world--who share your interests, your passions and your lifestyle. BELONG to a community that understands you--build one-of-a-kind friendships and relationships, attend community events and find yourself. Grokio strives to create welcoming spaces for people of every size, shape, gender identity and sexual orientation. Our communities are body-positive and lifestyle-positive spaces that welcome those who identify as BBW, BHM, bears, chubs, chasers, admirers, gainers, encouragers, feeders, feedees, furries, pups, handlers and more. Grokio communities are for those of age 18 or older. Photos that display public nudity or are sexually suggestive content are strictly prohibited. View our Terms of Use and Membership Agreement here: https://grokio.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/4/topic/9630ea01-2d5c-4b27-8406-acde947fe307
Roughtake
Discover TV shows and movies with video reviews or by swiping through content. Share your opinions on streaming content through video posts and build a following as a critic.
- Discover movies and TV shows
- Video reviews
- Swipe interface for content discovery
- Post video reviews
- Build a following
- Become a critic
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Find TV shows and movies through video reviews OR swiping left and right through content to find things to save for later. Post videos of what you think about streaming content. Get a following from your opinions alone, and be the critic you're meant to be.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Roughtake at 84% against Grokio Communities's 27%. Roughtake also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Grokio Communities's advantage is ratings volume (3.7K vs 101). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Grokio Communities sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Roughtake asks for nothing beyond the download.
Roughtake holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grokio Communities has 3.7K ratings behind it against 101, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Grokio Communities's written reviews are positive against 84% of Roughtake's.
Grokio Communities ships an update weekly, Roughtake every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grokio Communities | Roughtake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (3.7K ratings) | 4.9 (101 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | 84.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K — better | 101 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 14.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Grokio Communities LLC | Roughtake LLC |
Customer experience
Grokio Communities
Roughtake
Bugs and requests
Grokio Communities
Reported bugs
4 issues- Photos uploading as blank
- Issues with location settings
- Subscription and payment problems
- Accounts being deleted or banned without explanation
Requested features
5 requests- Add video capabilities
- Improve search and filtering options
- Implement better notification system
- Introduce stories or 24-hour content
- Add more community options (e.g., DDLG, fart fetish)
Roughtake
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Grokio Communities
- Ferzu+ Monthly Plan$7.991 Month
- Chasable+ Monthly Plan$7.991 Month
- Grommr XL Monthly Plan$9.991 Month
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- Pupspace Pro Monthly Plan$9.991 Month
- Feabie XL Monthly Plan$19.991 Month
- Ferzu+ Yearly Plan$59.991 Year
- Chasable+ Yearly Plan$59.991 Year
- Grommr XL Yearly Plan$79.991 Year
- Pupspace Pro Yearly Plan$79.991 Year
- Feabie XL Yearly Plan$109.991 Year
Roughtake
No in-app purchases









