Roughtake vs New Digital Commune
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
New Digital Commune
A social network designed for artists to connect, grow professionally, and increase their visibility. Showcase your work, expand your network, and discover career opportunities in a space built by creatives for creatives.
- Artist portfolio showcase
- Professional network building
- Career opportunity exploration
- Reduced expression limitations
- Social networking for creatives
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New Digital Commune is a platform for artists to connect – with emphasis on professional growth, visibility, and reducing limitations of expression. Present your portfolio, build your network, explore opportunities, and advance your career in a new social network built by creatives, for creatives.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Roughtake at 84% against New Digital Commune's 22%. Roughtake also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.6) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
Roughtake holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 101 and 115 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Roughtake's written reviews are positive against 22% of New Digital Commune's.
Roughtake ships an update every 2 weeks, New Digital Commune every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roughtake | New Digital Commune |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (101 ratings) — better | 2.6 (115 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.0% of reviews — better | 22.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 101 | 115 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.4 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Roughtake LLC | New Digital Commune Incorporated |
Customer experience
Roughtake
New Digital Commune
Bugs and requests
Roughtake
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
New Digital Commune
Reported bugs
14 issues- App crashes immediately upon opening or after account creation
- Buttons unresponsive and not clickable throughout the interface
- App freezes on 'You haven't connected with other creatives' screen
- Content fails to display or shows blank spaces
- Video posts display as white/blank
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- Phantom notifications for non-existent interactions
- Extreme lag and slow loading times
- UI elements cut off on certain screen sizes
- App crashes when attempting to post or upload content
- Feed rarely displays other users' content
- Profile uploads don't display when clicked
- Sign-up process crashes before completion
- App freezes when scrolling or swiping
- Music pauses every time app is opened
Requested features
10 requests- Dark mode option
- Explore/discovery page to connect with random creators
- Search functionality for finding people
- Ability to see who liked posts
- Better content feed algorithm
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- Profile link aggregation (like Linktree)
- Photo metadata display (camera settings, gear used)
- Suggested content based on user interests at launch
- Improved job section with legitimate opportunities
- Better content moderation and quality control
In-app purchases
Roughtake
No in-app purchases
New Digital Commune
No in-app purchases
