Root vs Curate!
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.
Curate!
This social media app is designed exclusively for artists to share their creations, discover new work, and connect with a like-minded community. Users can trade art pieces, follow favorite artists, and creatively organize their profiles to showcase their collections.
- Share artwork with community
- Personalized social feed
- Trade art pieces directly
- Follow favorite artists
- Creative profile organization
- Showcase personal collection
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Curate! is a social media app made for artists. Browse a personalized feed of artwork and artists you love, share your own creations (and only them - no trends, hooks, or slow turnarounds needed!), trade pieces, share your Work in Progress as it evolves, compete in art contests, or take on a new 10-minute Scribble challenge every day. Organize your profile creatively to curate a collection that’s truly yours. Whether you're a professional artist, a hobbyist, or just someone who loves making collages and expressing themselves, Curate! makes it easy to connect through art with an incredibly supportive community of artists. FEATURES: Share your artwork with a vibrant community Browse a curated social feed tailored to your taste Join art contests with cash prizes and special in-app tags Play Scribble, a daily 10-minute sketch challenge where you can build a streak and climb the leaderboard Share your Work in Progress (WIP) and update it as your piece evolves Trade pieces directly with other users Follow your favorite artists and never miss a new piece Build and showcase your personal collection in a creative way Download Curate! today and start building your art community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Curate! at 4.8 against Root's 4.3. Curate! also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 69%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). Root's advantage is ratings volume (141 vs 39). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Curate! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 141 and 39 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Root's written reviews are positive against 95% of Curate!'s.
Root ships an update weekly, Curate! every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Root | Curate! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (141 ratings) | 4.8 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.4% of reviews | 95.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 141 — better | 39 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #191 — better | #208 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Root Communications, Inc | Chicken Fight LLC |
Customer experience
Root
Curate!
In-app purchases
Root
No in-app purchases
Curate!
No in-app purchases
