Rootkin vs Home Design
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rootkin
Build and share your family tree while capturing spoken memories from relatives. This private space allows you to record stories, organize photos, and create shareable keepsakes. It keeps your family connected with gentle reminders and ensures your data is always exportable.
- Build interactive family trees
- Record and attach voice memories
- Share trees with family members
- Organize photos by person
- Create shareable newsletters/cards
- Export tree data as GEDCOM
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Rootkin is where your family actually shows up. Build your family tree, share it with the people in it, and capture the stories — in their own voices — before they fade. Rootkin is a private space for your family, not another social network and not a public database. RECORD THE VOICES THAT TELL YOUR STORY This is the part most family trees miss. Pick a question — "Tell me about the first house you ever lived in" — hand the phone over, and press record. Two minutes is plenty, and no account is needed to answer. Every recording gets an automatic transcript and stays tied to the people in it, so you can find it again by person or topic. ASK, AND THE ANSWER COMES BACK Send a question to your mom, your uncle, your grandmother. They record their answer from a simple link — no app, no account — and the moment they finish, their voice lands in your tree. BUILD YOUR TREE TOGETHER Add parents, children, siblings, and partners, or just describe your family in your own words — Rootkin turns what you say into people and relationships. Invite family with a simple code, and everyone sees the same tree, kept in sync in real time. SEE THE WHOLE FAMILY An interactive tree shows how everyone connects — including step and adoptive relationships. Pinch to zoom, pan to explore, and tap anyone to jump to their page. PHOTOS THAT BELONG TO PEOPLE Attach photos to the people in them, so the family album organizes itself over time. KEEPSAKES WORTH SHARING Turn memories and photos into a PDF newsletter or greeting card for the whole family — complete with codes that play the voices out loud. GENTLE REMINDERS Birthdays, anniversaries, and a daily feed of what your family has added — without notifications that nag. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your tree is only visible to the family members you invite. Nothing is public, nothing is searchable on the open web, and nothing is sold. Photos and details about children get extra protection, managed by the people you trust. YOUR DATA, YOURS Export your full tree anytime as GEDCOM — the standard format every genealogy tool understands. No lock-in. WORKS EVERYWHERE YOUR FAMILY IS iPhone, iPad, and the web. Grandma on her tablet, your cousin at a laptop, you on your phone — same tree, in sync, at the same time. A family tree, full of spoken memories. SUBSCRIPTIONS Viewing and listening are always free. Rootkin Family is an optional auto-renewable subscription, offered monthly or yearly, that covers you plus a co-editor, unlimited viewers on your tree, and voice recording for your family. Pricing is shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://rootkin.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://rootkin.app/privacy
Home Design
Visualize your home's interior and exterior transformations with AI-powered redesigns from a single photo. Explore numerous designer styles and customize elements like furniture, walls, and flooring before making any physical changes.
- AI-powered room redesigns
- Photorealistic transformations
- 44 designer styles
- Interior and exterior spaces
- Customizable design elements
- Before/after slider
- Watermark-free export
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See your room redesigned before you spend a cent. Take one photo. Home Design gives you a photorealistic redesign of your space in seconds — same room, same camera angle, completely transformed. No measuring, no 3D software, no account. An interior designer costs thousands and takes weeks. This takes one tap. WHO IT'S FOR • Homeowners planning a renovation — try ten looks before committing to one • Airbnb & rental hosts refreshing a listing • Realtors staging an empty or dated room • Renters who want ideas that don't need permission • Anyone who has stared at a room and thought "this could be better" 44 DESIGNER STYLES Japandi, Scandi, Art Deco, Brutalist, Biophilic, Coastal, Wabi-Sabi, Mid-Century, Bohemian, Industrial and 34 more — browsable by mood: Calm, Warm, Natural, Bold, Luxe. Not sure? Let the AI pick the best match for your photo. EVERY SPACE, NOT JUST ROOMS • Interiors — living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, bathrooms, offices • Gardens & terraces — planting, paving, outdoor living • Home exteriors — facades, kerb appeal, full renovations CHANGE ONLY WHAT YOU WANT • Style only — walls, windows and layout stay exactly as they are • Transform — let the AI reimagine the space, layout included • Or target one thing: the floor, the walls, the furniture, the artwork • Declutter — remove objects from a photo • Rearrange — same furniture, better flow SEE THE DIFFERENCE • Drag the before/after slider on every design • Two variations each time — pick your favourite • "Push it further" for a bolder take • Add a note like "more natural light, keep the fireplace" and regenerate Your first design is free. Home Design Pro unlocks unlimited designs, every style, and watermark-free 2K export. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hbh-hbossto.github.io/instadesign-legal/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Home Design at daily against Rootkin's every 2 weeks. Home Design also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Rootkin sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Home Design sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Rootkin against 5.0 for Home Design. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Rootkin ships an update every 2 weeks, Home Design daily. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Rootkin | Home Design |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lloyd Financial Consulting LLC | Nesrine Djelassi |
Customer experience
Rootkin
Home Design
In-app purchases
Rootkin
- Rootkin Family$4.991 Month
- Rootkin Family$39.991 Year
Home Design
- Pro Weekly$8.997 Days
- Pro Monthly$14.991 Month
- Pro Annual3 Days trial$69.991 Year









