Roomster : Roommate finder Reviews

Roomster Roommate finder Reviews

Published by on 2025-02-14

🏷️ About: Roomster is a platform that connects people who are looking for roommates and rooms for rent around the world. Founded in 2003, Roomster has made the experience of sharing a home easy and safe. The app allows users to create a profile, search for roommates based... Show more


       


Overall Customer Experience 😎


🫥 Neutral
39.8%

🤬 Negative experience
33.6%

😎 Positive experience
26.7%

~ from Justuseapp.com NLP analysis of 17,059 combined software reviews.



Summary of Customer Reviews (Takeaways): 💎

- Roomster has a significant amount of rooms available in their listings

- You can filter out personal preferences

- People who post the listings are verified by more than one source

- Support team reached out to help with negative experience



Read 39 Customer Service Reviews 😠💢

4.0 out of 5
Scammers fakes and bad programming

So I tried Roomster and barely made any money using it there seems to be a lot of scammers homeless people drug attic’s and prostitutes on Roomster so I wouldn’t highly recommend it being that everybody on Roomster is pretty much sketchy worst of all the Apple programmers are constantly ripping ... Show more

Roomster is more of a dating app

No one ever reads your profile before messaging you. So you constantly get messages by listings you don’t want. 98% of all the people with listings are men who wants FEMALES ONLY..that’s dangerous and a total joke. Most of these people ask you to text them outside of Roomster (which we pay so we c... Show more

A CHARGE($) FOR EVERYTHING 🤬😒

I don’t believe years ago Roomster had a fee to use. It’s free to download however *beware* it’s useless w/o being able to msg others. There are different subscription prices just to msg people!! Ridiculous! People are on here to find roomies & essentially save coin, not be forced into buying ... Show more

Surprise! It’s not free after all.

Roomster is listed as free but with in-app purchases. This should mean that you can use the basic, essential features but that there are incentives for paying for extra, right? Nope! You have to buy a subscription just to view or send messages. In other words, you can indeed download and open Room... Show more

Fakes

They have postings on Craigslist (I found 6) different listings that looked pretty good and they all said the same thing and to get Roomster. So I said what the heck cause I really need a room and I thought those were just bots advertising Roomster. So i said I guess I’ll check it out not cause t... Show more

Questionable and predatory

The biggest point that I would like to make in this review is that I have used this app multiple times and it has never been useful. The developer responds to poor reviews by saying that if you don’t like to pay, use free sites like Facebook, Roomies, etc. That is absolutely what you should do. It... Show more

Fake accounts and expensive service

Joined thinking Roomster was going to be similar to Roomie, but boy was I wrong!

I don’t know how many times I’ve seen a user with a one picture profile and the same copy paste description as the rest with minor changes. App says I’ve gotten 7 messages so far, but since I can’t see them I ... Show more

Overpriced for quality

This application needs some serious work, you cannot see your sent messages, it doesn’t even give you a confirmation that the message was sent to begin with. You get messages from people regarding their rooms but they are not targeted, for instance I will get a message from someone seeking a female... Show more

LET ME BROWSE

I was curious about Roomster , and wanted to browse it to see what it was about (I’m not ready to inquire about a roommate, but may be interested at some point).

Roomster does NOT let you browse and will force you to put up an actual listing just to use it. I even put in a mock listing and ... Show more

Didn’t Help

I was never able to find a roommate with Roomster. The search results are flooded with scams. It’s hard to find a legit person without having to scroll through thousands of spam. They need a tech to go through these and delete them all. I reported a bunch of postings from one scam account but yet ... Show more

better off using facebook

i was excited to download this at first, thinking it looked user friendly… only to find out that Roomster requires a $10/ WEEK subscription just to message potential roommates… just an absurd price point and ridiculous to charge for this kind of service. Additionally, reading the developer’s respo... Show more

BEWARE!! MONEY GRAB!

You can't really do anything because your "approval" requires a $15 "ID CHECK". Then when you do that, you immediately get a bogus "message" from someone. Obviously this is system generated as I didn't even have a profile set up in the first minute. When you click on the message it tells you that y... Show more

Not much inventory in Washington, DC ; loaded with scams

Their business model is fee-for-communication. You pay a membership fee, about $10 bucks a week, to communicate with other users. That —might— be worth it in some areas, but my considered impression of using Roomster over time is that there’s an abundance of scam/con artists with fake profiles hop... Show more

App was great (when it worked)

Roomster was fine for me at first, I could actually log in and get messages from other people, communicate with them and also see that someone sent messages (for free), but not all of them. Things kept changing though; sometimes I could see messages, and sometimes not. The BIGGEST problem, however... Show more

Not good, remarkably bad in fact

There’s no free trial. It’s $10 per week or $30 per month. The majority of listings are from people who don’t pay for the subscription so they can read or respond to messages which leads to offers to connect off-app which completely defeats the purpose. There’s a megaphone option that isn’t really ... Show more

Paying to view messages - no warning of the change.

This I feel obligated to write a poor review due to this change. Yes, you can charge whatever you want to for the service you provide, and you do not have to care about how it effects people. It’s completely within your rights. This level of not caring deserve a poor review. This is an app that hel... Show more

Love the app

I love Roomster. It’s super easy to use and navigate through and you are able to apply many different filters while searching. I like that your also able to read a bit about each person on their profile. A major plus is the multiple verifiable accounts they use to maintain security throughout Room... Show more

Tough to use but their support team did help me out

I was having a hard time using Roomster and left a negative review (couldn’t find it otherwise I would have deleted it), the support team did reach out to me about my negative experience and they did end up helping me out and I was able to find a pretty cool roommate off Roomster. Wish it wasn’t ... Show more

So useful for longterm traveller

The apps name maybe this app , seems like it can only find you a roommate, but a lot of people post to sublease their unit and this is a good idea since a lot of long-stay visitor would love to find a place where we can rent monthly with affordable price (annual price), instead of having to stay i... Show more

Great App

After viewing what seemed like 1,000 different sites in search of a reliable room finder.. I finally came across this app. Roomster is honestly amazing!! Not only are there a significant amount of rooms available in their listings, you can filter out personal preferences, and the people who post ... Show more

The worst ever in the history of ever

I have never left a review for an app before but I feel so passionately about my experience with this app, I must let others know. If I could give ZERO stars I would. I have been a long time user of this app, I have paid, I have actually found a couple of roommates that have been great, but latel... Show more

Use other better services

this app’s UI is clunky and doesn’t allow as many filtering options as many other competitors such as Trulia room rental search and SpareRoom. They also have much less listings compared to the other more popular sites, making the fee not worth it. The User experience is not good, you cannot even u... Show more

This app is kind of a scam

So it’s free to download but you can’t really use Roomster without being able to message somebody, and sending messages requires 8 DOLLARS TO UNLOCK FOR 5 DAYS. On top of that, I’m pretty sure in my city at least there are planted/false listings to make it look busier and better than it really is.... Show more

SCAM Scam Scam!!

WORST APP EVER! Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if the whole app is a scam. I keep getting spam messages asking me to send in my information, sign lease and send money. I don’t think there is any verification process here so anybody could just message you. I have had about 6 people all named Tammy... Show more

Tried to report a scam

I tried to report a scam to the 24/7 customer report I told them I was scammed. I have all the man who scammed me information. I tried to make it noticed to the company of the man who was doing this. I have All OF HIS INFORMATION! Name, address, email address (which you need to sign up for Roomster... Show more

BEWARE IF SCAMMERS!

Someone on Roomster tried to scam me! This women texted me through the this app app and asked me if I was still looking for a roommate! I said yes! She gave me the address to the house and told me to rent the room it will be $500 monthly! I responded and said ok I would like to view the home tomo... Show more

Worst App EVER!

I’ve only had Roomster for TWO days and nothing but problems! Firstly, the range preferences are buggy—very difficult to set. Secondly, many of my messages were deleted and NOT by me! Thirdly, I paid for a subscription. When I reported these issues to customer support, my issues were completely ig... Show more

Identify theft!! My email and apple account under attack and signing up

Moments after I signed up for a paid subscription my phone wouldn’t stop notifying me that someone was trying to get into my account. The whole time I am getting these great listing requests from Roomster in my email but I try to open them and the screen reads ACCOUNT HAS BEEN DELETED. The one ema... Show more

Unauthorized charges without any email or notification! Horrible customer service! Don’t purchase!

Horrible app to start with, most profiles they show are inactive and have been inactive for months or years prior. The few profiles that are active are users who don’t pay for Roomster and therefor can not send or receive messages. Totally useless please don’t waste your money! Not to mention that... Show more

So disappointing...

I’ve had Roomster for a while. A very long while. I’ve paid for the subscription for idk how many months now. Sent numerous messages to people and received numerous messages as well. Initially I thought man Roomster is great! I managed to personally meet someone who could have been a potential ro... Show more

Worst app I have ever used!

I am giving this five stars so it will actually appear in the list of reviews. If you give one star it automatically gets hidden. I downloaded Roomster a week ago. I reached out to over 20 people in a week. Most of them didn’t get back to me. But those who did all asked for my phone number and ema... Show more

Deceiving App and Scam

Essentially 9/10 people on Roomster are bots. None of them are really verified and the same listings are being posted over so they seem recent. I’m sure this app knows this because it’s literally the same name and pictures reposting places and none are flagged. You will think you should get the p... Show more

Buy the subscription

Honestly, I had been looking for a room to rent and needed something quick and easy. I signed up for a bunch of other websites and apps to try and find a room. I then downloaded Roomster and realized that a lot of the things I needed to use required the subscription and I said sure why not. I paid... Show more

MONEY SCAMMING APP, DON’T GET

I’m writing multiple reviews so people can read this and save their money and possibly bring these people to justice because many of us want our many back. This is the worst app ever. Not only have I had many people who bought the stupid subscription and wasted so much money monthly tell me they ne... Show more

Never had a problem but won't use again because of reviews

I found my first rental in Denver through app. Amazing, no issues, cancelled subscription and had zero unauthorized charges. Second time around we had to find a new roommate. Since it had worked out so well before, we tired this app again. I did cancel subscription yet still charged $34. I dispute... Show more

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2025-04-10

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2025-03-19

I recently had the distinct pleasure of utilizing Roomster, a platform that redefines the notion of seamless accommodation hunting. From the outset, I was struck by the refined elegance of the user interface, which exuded both functionality and sophistication in equal measure. The process of searchi... Show more

David Marder
2022-08-03

I was told that I'll get a free week of use if i rate the app, so here is my review. It seems fine and has economical options. Im hoping it works

Matthew
2021-10-17

This app is horrible it’s actually allowing scammers on their site and all contact to Roomster has been unsuccessful. I was recently scammed in the amount of $1000. The individual in question said her name is Colleen M Coghlan from Virginia. After I sent the money through Zelle she requested another... Show more



Is Roomster Roommate finder Safe? 🙏

Yes. Roomster : Roommate finder is very safe to use. This is based on our NLP (Natural language processing) analysis of over 17,059 User Reviews sourced from the Appstore and the appstore cumulative rating of 4.0/5 . Justuseapp Safety Score for Roomster Roommate finder Is 44.3/100.

Safety Analysis

66.1% of users say app is Safe 👍
66.1%

23.2% of users say app is Risky 🚨
23.2%

10.8% of users have Some Concerns ⚠️
10.8%


Is Roomster Roommate finder Legit? 💯

Yes. Roomster : Roommate finder is a totally legit app. This conclusion was arrived at by running over 17,059 Roomster : Roommate finder User Reviews through our NLP machine learning process to determine if users believe the app is legitimate or not. Based on this, Justuseapp Legitimacy Score for Roomster Roommate finder Is 100/100..

🔏 Privacy & Data Safety

Roomster Roommate finder collected the following data from you:

  • Data Used to Track You:
    • Identifiers
    • Usage Data
  • Data Linked to You:
    • Purchases
    • Location
    • Contact Info
    • User Content
    • Identifiers
    • Usage Data
    • Other Data
  • Data Not Linked to You:
    • Contact Info
    • Diagnostics

Payments 💸

**Pricing data is based on average subscription prices reported by Justuseapp.com users..

Pricing Plans Amount (USD)
Full access $9.99
Full access $11.99
Full access $29.99
Id Verification $14.99
Background Check $9.99
Full access $49.99
Background Check $9.99
Full access $19.99
Id Verification $5.99
Id Verification $2.99


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Features

- Multiple social logins to create a profile and update roommate preferences

- Search for roommates based on personal interests and living preferences

- In-app messaging to communicate with potential roommates

- Recent rooms posted by people searching for roommates

- Post apartments, rooms, and sublets within the app

- 24/7 customer service

- Subscription-based service with auto-renewal

- Privacy policy and terms of use available for consultation

- Available in 192 countries.

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