roōms vs Hoco
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
roōms
This app simplifies finding or subletting rooms and apartments. It streamlines the process with strict listing requirements and easy contact information, making it ideal for students or travelers needing temporary housing.
- Find roommates
- Sublet your room
- Find summer housing
- Streamlined listing process
- Easy contact information
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Subletting sucks, rooms makes it better. Need to find another roommate? Sublet your room while your away? Find a place to stay over the summer? rooms is for you. Through the use of strict picture and information requirements, along with easy to access contact info, the subletting process has never been more streamlined.
Hoco
This app connects individuals looking to sublet a room or find a roommate. It offers in-app tools for listing spaces, searching for rooms, and matching with compatible housemates. The platform prioritizes authenticity with account reviews to ensure a safe and scam-free community.
- List rooms with photos and descriptions
- Search for rooms and roommates
- In-app matching based on preferences
- Direct in-app messaging
- Verified user accounts for safety
- No social media groups or spreadsheets
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HOCO, FIND YOUR HOMECOMING Hoco helps members sublet a room or find someone to live with, fast. Whether you’re listing a room, searching for one, or looking for a roommate to search together, everything happens in-app. No messy social media groups, no spreadsheets, no unverified profiles. - Post your room in seconds with a few photos and a short description. Looking for a roommate? Answer a few quick questions and we’ll help you match with someone who fits your style. Once you match, message directly in the app. To keep the community authentic, new accounts are reviewed for quality and safety before gaining access, so what you see is real. No spam, no scams. Use Hoco if you’re new to town, moving out early, searching during a school term, relocating for work, or just done with endless group chats. Find your next room. Fill your spot. Meet your next roommate. Whatever your move looks like, let us make it your homecoming.
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Verdict
roōms and Hoco are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 — 5.0 for roōms against 5.0 for Hoco. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | roōms | Hoco |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ilan Rosenbaum | Homecoming, LLC |
Customer experience
roōms
Hoco
In-app purchases
roōms
No in-app purchases
Hoco
No in-app purchases
