BendroCorp vs Root
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BendroCorp
This application provides tools for Star Citizen players, offering insights into the game's universe, profit-making strategies, and safety measures. It aims to assist both members of a gaming organization and all players within the game.
- In-game universe exploration
- Profit-making strategies
- In-game safety assistance
- Community support via Discord
- Tools for members and all players
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BendroCorp is a gaming organization for the game Star Citizen and this application brings a suite of tools for both our members and all the citizens of Star Citizen. Whether you are trying to understand what is out there, make a profit in ore or make sure that you are safe while doing it -- this app will help you accomplish that! Having any trouble with the app? Hop on our Discord server and use the #appsupport channel! https://discord.gg/cj63B44cPE
Root
Connect with communities through text, voice, and video chat. Customize your profile and server with free themes and apps. Seamlessly transition calls between devices and discover new groups.
- Text, voice, and video chat
- Screen sharing
- Free profile and theme customization
- Community apps integration
- Server template import
- Community discovery
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Root is community chat with voice and video calls, screen share, themes, and apps, all in one place. Chat in channels, hop into a call with your group, and add apps to enhance your community experience. FREE PROFILE AND THEME CUSTOMIZATION No paywalls on personality. Animated profile pictures, animated banners, custom emoji and themes are all free. Pick a theme or build your own. VOICE, VIDEO AND SCREEN SHARE Talk in voice channels, turn on video, and share your screen with sound. Move a call from your computer to your phone without hanging up. APPS IN YOUR COMMUNITY Add apps to your community. Draw together on one canvas, track tasks, or plan your next raid. BRING YOUR SERVER Import a server template and Root sets up your channels, categories and roles. FIND YOUR PEOPLE Browse Community Discovery to find a new group chat, or list your own community.
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Verdict
BendroCorp and Root both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 70% of Root's written reviews are positive against 0% of BendroCorp's. Root also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (152 vs 6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for BendroCorp against 4.3 for Root. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Root has 152 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of BendroCorp's written reviews are positive against 70% of Root's.
BendroCorp ships an update every 2 months, Root weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BendroCorp | Root |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better | 4.3 (152 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 69.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 152 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 178 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dale Myszewski II | Root Communications, Inc |
Customer experience
BendroCorp
Root
In-app purchases
BendroCorp
No in-app purchases
Root
No in-app purchases
