SpaceHey Mobile vs Root
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SpaceHey Mobile
This app revives the classic social networking experience with a focus on privacy and extensive profile customization. Connect with friends, discover new people, and express yourself through blogs, forums, and instant messaging.
- Retro social networking features
- Fully customizable profiles
- Custom HTML and CSS support
- Privacy-focused, no tracking
- Chronological feeds
- Instant messaging
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SpaceHey is the retro social network focused on privacy and customizability. It's a friendly place to have fun, meet friends, and be creative - now available on mobile! Discover other people, add friends and design your own unique profile! Retro Social: SpaceHey brings back all the things you missed most about Social Networks: Bulletins, Blogs, Forums, Instant Messages, and so much more! (not all features are available on mobile yet, but will be added shortly! Fully Customizable: Remember customizing your MySpace profile in 2005? Well, it's back! SpaceHey allows you to add custom Layouts and even custom HTML and CSS Code to your Profile to give you all the freedom you need to make your Profile truly your Space! Privacy Friendly: SpaceHey has no algorithms, no tracking, and no personalized Ads - Feeds on SpaceHey are chronological and there is no suggested content begging for your attention. You decide what you want to share and what content you'd like to view - how social media should be. Big Community: SpaceHey launched as a web-only social network in 2020 and is home to more than 1 Million people! Now, we're coming to your phone with the official SpaceHey Mobile App! SpaceHey is a safe space for you and your friends to hang out online - Join over 1 Million others already on SpaceHey, have fun, and meet new like-minded people today!
Root
This platform empowers communities to connect, collaborate, and grow. It offers tools for organizing groups, from gaming guilds to interest-based clubs. Stay connected on the go with mobile chat, voice, and video calls, and manage your community with customizable channels and permissions.
- Community connection and collaboration
- Mobile chat and notifications
- Voice and video calls
- Customizable channels, roles, and permissions
- Desktop command center with integrated apps
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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
The clearest difference is update cadence: Root at weekly against SpaceHey Mobile's every 3 weeks. Root also leads on chart position (#177 vs unranked). SpaceHey Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (587 vs 141) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 — 4.2 for SpaceHey Mobile against 4.3 for Root. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 587 and 141 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of SpaceHey Mobile's written reviews are positive against 69% of Root's.
SpaceHey Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, Root weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | SpaceHey Mobile | Root |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (587 ratings) | 4.3 (141 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.8% of reviews — better | 69.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 587 — better | 141 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #177 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 156 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tibush GmbH | Root Communications, Inc |
Customer experience
SpaceHey Mobile
Root
Bugs and requests
SpaceHey Mobile
Reported bugs
4 issues- Profile editing issues
- Inability to copy/paste
- Slow loading times
- Overlapping UI elements
Requested features
4 requests- Add blog and bulletin features
- Improve notification system
- Expand customization options
- Integrate more website features
Root
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SpaceHey Mobile
No in-app purchases
Root
No in-app purchases
