Comparison

Bunked vs Roost

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bunked

Easily find compatible roommates and housing. Swipe through profiles matched to your lifestyle, budget, and location, or browse available property listings. Connect with others instantly and communicate safely through real-time messaging.

Highlights
  • Roommate matching algorithm
  • Housing marketplace
  • Real-time messaging
  • User safety features
  • Profile and listing browsing
Features
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Bunked makes finding roommates and housing simple. Swipe through profiles matched to your lifestyle, budget, and location — or browse the housing marketplace to discover available listings near you. Find Your Roommate Our matching algorithm connects you with compatible people based on what actually matters: budget, location, lifestyle habits, pet preferences, and more. Like a profile, get matched, and start chatting instantly. Discover Housing Browse property listings with photos, pricing, and location details. Interested in a place? Message the owner directly through the app. Stay Safe Block or report users who don't belong. Your safety comes first. Real-Time Messaging Chat with matched roommates and property owners in real time. Share images and documents, see typing indicators and read receipts, and get push notifications so you never miss a message. 100% Free Bunked is completely free to use, supported by ads. Optional premium features let you boost your profile visibility, promote your property listings, and remove ads. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Roost

This app helps students and young professionals find compatible roommates by matching profiles based on practical and home-life quizzes. Users can create detailed profiles, preview them, and connect with potential matches through in-app chat and mutual handshakes. Safety features include blocking, reporting, and data management.

Highlights
  • Compatibility matching
  • Detailed profile creation
  • Photo and prompt profiles
  • Mutual matching and chat
  • Safety tools (blocking, reporting)
  • Data download and account deletion
Features
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Roost helps students, new grads, and young professionals find compatible roommates. Answer a few practical questions and a quick home-life quiz, create your own photo-and-prompt profile, and discover real members ranked by explainable compatibility. Build your profile with photos, housing preferences, and details about your home life. Preview how your profile looks to others. Search together with a current roommate, send a handshake on something specific, match when the interest is mutual, and chat in the app. Safety tools include blocking, confidential reporting, a download of your data, and self-service account deletion. Roost is for adults 18 and older. Roost never processes rent, deposits, or housing payments.

Screenshots

Bunked4 screens
Roost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Roost at none against Bunked's 3. Roost also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 7 months). Bunked's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (11 vs 3). On price and rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bunked sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Roost asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bunked against 5.0 for Roost. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bunked ships an update every 7 months, Roost every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Bunked versus Roost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBunkedRoost
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB13 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTradezRoostmate, Co.

Customer experience

Bunked

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Roost

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Bunked

Subscriptions2
  • Bunked Premium$2.997 Days
  • Bunked Housing Pro$9.997 Days
One-time1
  • 1x Property Listing$14.99
None

Roost

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bunked free?
Bunked is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Roost free?
Roost is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bunked or Roost?
Bunked and Roost are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 11 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Bunked or Roost have ads?
Bunked shows ads; Roost does not.
Which is updated more often, Bunked or Roost?
Bunked ships an update every 7 months, and Roost every 5 days. Most recently, Bunked was updated on November 4, 2026 and Roost on October 31, 2026.

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