The Room vs GetMeA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Room
Discover real-time activity in your city, including busy venues and friend locations. Connect with one new person daily from your extended network based on mutual interests. An AI concierge helps you find places to go.
- Live city map of venues
- Real-time crowd counts
- Daily curated new connections
- AI-powered venue recommendations
- Friend location sharing
- Group chats
- Check-in and 'going' status
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The Room shows you what's actually happening tonight — which bars are busy, who's checked in, where your friends are headed, and what's worth walking to. Real signal, not stale reviews. A LIVE MAP OF YOUR CITY Curated bars, restaurants, cafes, clubs, and gyms — each with a live crowd count, today's happy hour, and a one-line vibe so you know exactly what you're walking into. Tap "Update count" when you arrive and the whole city sees it for the next 3 hours. Like Waze, but for going out. ONE NEW CONNECTION A DAY Each morning, The Room picks one person from your extended network — someone you don't know yet but probably should. Mutual friends, shared interests, real reasons to meet. No swiping. No matching with strangers. Just one a day, every day. ROOMIE Your AI concierge for "where should we go." Ask out loud, get a personalized recommendation grounded in what's actually open, busy, and your speed. Available on Room Pro. PLUS • Tell your friends where you'll be with Going + Check In • Wave at someone you'd like to meet • Group chats with the people you actually go out with • Auto check-in, granular privacy, block + mute when you need them The Room is for people who go out. Newport Beach. Paris. Wherever. Privacy Notice: The Room requires age verification (17+) and location services to function. Optional features include contact list connectivity for finding mutual connections. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
GetMeA
Discover and connect with musicians based on their instrument, genre, location, and specific skills like sight-reading or sound engineering. Find your next musical collaborator easily.
- Search by instrument
- Filter by genre
- Location-based search
- Skill-specific search
- Connect with collaborators
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Search for musicians by instrument, genre, location, and particular abilities — from sight reading to sound engineering. Your next collaborator is one search away. Made by musicians for musicians. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.getmea.org/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GetMeA at 5.0 against The Room's 3.2. GetMeA also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and ads (none vs shown). The Room's advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 3). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. The Room sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and GetMeA sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GetMeA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Room has 53 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of The Room's written reviews are positive against 100% of GetMeA's.
The Room ships an update every 3 weeks, GetMeA every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Room | GetMeA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (53 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | WebCreators | Music App, LLC |
Customer experience
The Room
GetMeA
Bugs and requests
The Room
Reported bugs
7 issues- Does not work at all
- Won't verify number
- Cannot create account
- Cannot add profile photo
- UI is impossible to use
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- Cannot move past invite screen
- Cannot delete account or data
Requested features
2 requests- More users on the app
- Ability to delete account and data
GetMeA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Room
- Room Pro Monthly$8.991 Month
- Room Pro Annual$69.991 Year
- Room Pro Lifetime$49.99
GetMeA
- GetMeA Monthly1 Month trial$6.991 Month
- GetMeAn Annual1 Month trial$69.991 Year
