Root vs ManaCamp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Root
This platform empowers communities to connect, collaborate, and grow. It offers tools for organizing groups, from gaming guilds to interest-based clubs. Stay connected on the go with mobile chat, voice, and video calls, and manage your community with customizable channels and permissions.
- Community connection and collaboration
- Mobile chat and notifications
- Voice and video calls
- Customizable channels, roles, and permissions
- Desktop command center with integrated apps
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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.
ManaCamp
This app offers a real-time community experience with a lobby-style feel, allowing users to see who's active, join spaces, and participate in text chat, voice, and video. It's designed to make online communities feel more connected and present.
- Lobby-style community experience
- Channel-based chat
- Direct messages
- Real-time presence and activity tracking
- Voice and video communication (coming soon)
- Screen sharing (coming soon)
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ManaCamp is a real-time community app built around presence, conversation, and the familiar feel of an online lobby. Users can see who is active, join community spaces, participate in channels and direct messages, and move naturally between text chat and live interaction. ManaCamp brings together channels, DMs, in-chat whispers, voice, video, and screen sharing in one immersive space designed for communities that want to feel more connected and alive. Whether users are catching up in chat, joining a live conversation, or simply seeing who is around, ManaCamp is designed to make online communities feel more social, immediate, and present. Features include: - A lobby-style experience that makes communities feel active and connected - Community spaces and channel-based chat - Direct messages - Real-time presence, game tracking and activity - Voice and video communication (Coming soon) - Screen sharing for live sessions and collaboration (Coming soon) ManaCamp is built for communities that want more than static messaging — it is a place to gather, chat, hang out, and participate together in real time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ManaCamp at 5.0 against Root's 4.3. Root's advantage is ratings volume (135 vs 1) and chart position (#181 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.
ManaCamp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Root has 135 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Root ships an update weekly, ManaCamp every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Root | ManaCamp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (135 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 135 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #181 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Root Communications, Inc | CHAD DEAN WESSENDORF |
Customer experience
Root
ManaCamp
In-app purchases
Root
No in-app purchases
ManaCamp
No in-app purchases








