Dad Gang vs RESPECTED ROOTS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dad Gang
Discover and purchase stylish hats designed specifically for dads. This app offers exclusive access to new releases and special promotions, celebrating fatherhood with a wide selection of headwear.
- Shop dad hats
- Exclusive drops
- Special deals
- Celebrate fatherhood
- Over 100,000 hats sold
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We make hats for dads. Started with just 100 hats out of a tiny garage. Over 100000 hats sold. Celebrating fatherhood for everything that it is. Get our app for access to exclusive drops and deals.
RESPECTED ROOTS
Discover and shop natural beard grooming products with exclusive discounts and early access to new collections. Enjoy easy browsing and a quick, secure checkout experience.
- Exclusive discounts
- Early access to launches
- Easy browsing
- New arrivals catalog
- First-to-know notifications
- Secure and fast checkout
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Download the Respected Roots app to access exclusive discounts, early access to collection launches. Everything you love, right at your fingertips. EASY BROWSING Shop the freshest new arrivals across our entire catalog. EXCLUSIVE ACCESS Be first to know about exclusive offers and launches through first-to-know notifications and app-user-only early access. SECURE CHECKOUT IN A FLASH Tap, swipe, shop and secure your new products in an instant with our super easy checkout.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: RESPECTED ROOTS at free against Dad Gang's free with in-app purchases. RESPECTED ROOTS also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 — 5.0 for Dad Gang against 5.0 for RESPECTED ROOTS. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.5K and 1.6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Dad Gang's written reviews are positive against 95% of RESPECTED ROOTS's.
Dad Gang ships an update monthly, RESPECTED ROOTS every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dad Gang | RESPECTED ROOTS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4.5K ratings) — better | 5.0 (1.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 95.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.5K — better | 1.6K |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dad Gang Co. | Fuego Studios |
Customer experience
Dad Gang
RESPECTED ROOTS
User reviews
Dad Gang
From 4.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app
- 👍 Excellent fit and quality
- 👍 User-friendly app experience
- 👍 Variety of hats available
- 👍 Positive brand message
RESPECTED ROOTS
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Finally found a product that works
- 👍 Keeps beard moisturized and soft
- 👍 Great products
- 👍 Best beard care product
- 👍 Loving the app
Room to improve
- 🤢 Super strong fruity fragrance
- 👎 Doesn't allow negative reviews to be seen
Bugs and requests
Dad Gang
Requested features
1 request- Kids/girls version of the hats
RESPECTED ROOTS
Reported bugs
1 issue- App needs improvement to easily mix and match fragrances
Requested features
1 request- Unscented oil option
In-app purchases
Dad Gang
No in-app purchases
RESPECTED ROOTS
No in-app purchases
