Root vs oc social network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Root
Connect with communities through text, voice, and video chat. Customize your profile and server with free themes and animated elements. Enhance your experience with integrated apps for collaborative activities.
- Text, voice, and video chat
- Screen sharing
- Free profile and theme customization
- Integrated community apps
- Server template import
- Community discovery
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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.
oc social network
Experience social media tailored to your favorite fandoms, connecting with real people who share your passions. Engage in discussions, share content, and build communities within your chosen fictional universes.
- Fandom-specific social networking
- Connect with real users
- Community building
- Content sharing
- Privacy-focused
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have you ever wondered what social media would be like in your favorite fandom? but with actual real people not ai that forgets everything? it's here. welcome to ocsn. Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/OCSN-Privacy-Policy-25be8366d10480b29b8ad340209859ff Terms of Service: https://www.notion.so/OCSN-Terms-of-Use-25be8366d1048049a484fd3ebbd56dea Community Guidelines: https://ocsn.notion.site/OCSN-Community-Guidelines-25be8366d10480b3862ffc74b7f14240
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: oc social network at 4.7 against Root's 4.3. oc social network also leads on ratings volume (8.9K vs 152) and review sentiment (80% vs 70%). Root's advantage is chart position (#159 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
oc social network holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: oc social network has 8.9K ratings behind it against 152, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Root's written reviews are positive against 80% of oc social network's.
Root ships an update weekly, oc social network every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Root | oc social network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (152 ratings) | 4.7 (8.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.9% of reviews | 79.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 152 | 8.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #159 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 178 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Root Communications, Inc | WishRoll Inc. |
Customer experience
Root
oc social network
Bugs and requests
Root
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
oc social network
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login screen freezes
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
2 requests- More fandoms and character options
- Expanded customization and personalization
In-app purchases
Root
No in-app purchases
oc social network
No in-app purchases
