Headero vs Roughtake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Headero
This app is a sexuality and gender-inclusive connection platform designed for everyone. It prioritizes consent, inclusivity, and pleasure, allowing users to find partners for various connections. Your privacy is protected, and the app offers features to foster a safe and respectful community.
- Sexuality and gender-inclusive connections
- Community guideline rating feature
- Support for gender identity spectrum and fluidity
- Powerful filters for finding matches
- Disappearing pictures
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Headero is for people who know what they want. Meet people nearby, right now. Say who you are on your profile, see who's around you, and post to the feed when you're free. Every gender, every sexuality. See who's nearby. See who's free. Browse everyone around you, closest first. Then check the feed for who's free right now: free tonight, off work soon, around this week, message me. Post in two taps. Say who you are. Your profile, your terms. Share as much or as little as you like. Filter for exactly who you want. Interests, body type, age, height, distance. Or turn it all off and browse. Fast chat. Private albums. Real-time messaging. Photos you control, shared one chat at a time. Block and report in one tap. For everyone. Gay, bi, straight, trans, non-binary, pan, queer. Every gender and every sexuality. Real-time gender matching means you see the people who are looking for you. Direct, and safe. Rebuilt, top to bottom: profiles load instantly, chat is live, and every feed post is checked in real time. Community guidelines are enforced. We don't sell your data. Free - Browse nearby, message, and post to the feed - Taps, faves, and who viewed you - One private album Bliss - Unlimited profile views, messages and feed posts - Advanced filters and travel mode - 5 albums, read receipts, see who favorited you - Discounts on events and merch Featured in Men's Health, Cosmopolitan, Vice, Business Insider and Time Out. Headero is for adults 18+. Privacy Policy: https://www.thotexperiment.co/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.thotexperiment.co/terms-services
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 rating: Roughtake at 4.9 against Headero's 3.9. Roughtake also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 47%) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Headero's advantage is ratings volume (449 vs 101). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Headero sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Roughtake asks for nothing beyond the download.
Roughtake holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 449 and 101 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Headero's written reviews are positive against 84% of Roughtake's.
Headero ships an update monthly, Roughtake every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Headero | Roughtake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (449 ratings) | 4.9 (101 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.8% of reviews | 84.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 449 — better | 101 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | +17 | 17+ |
| Developer | ThotExperiment LLC | Roughtake LLC |
Customer experience
Headero
Roughtake
Bugs and requests
Headero
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login and registration issues
- Unread message counter not working properly
- Profiles not loading correctly
- Messaging and communication problems
Requested features
6 requests- Improved search and filtering options
- Better user profile customization
- Ability to obscure location details
- Marking messages as read functionality
- Verification system for user accounts
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- More robust anti-spam and moderation
Roughtake
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Headero
- Weekly2 variants$4.997 Days
- Monthly$15.951 Month
- Monthly$15.991 Month
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- Quarterly$35.903 Months
- Quarterly$40.993 Months
- Annually$95.001 Year
- 1 Week$4.99
- 1 Month$15.99
- 3 Months$40.99
Roughtake
No in-app purchases









