Roomster vs SpareRoom
Roomster
Roomster Corp.
App Store
$84.4K/mo
~$1.01M/yr · 2.3M installs
VS
SpareRoom
Flatshare Ltd
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 324K installs
Revenue winner
Roomster wins
+8439100% vs other
Installs winner
Roomster wins
+621% vs other
MAU winner
Roomster wins
+584% vs other
Rating winner
SpareRoom wins
+18% vs other
Why Roomster is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Roomster earns roughly 84391× more per month than SpareRoom - $84.4K vs $0.
- Subscription model. Roomster runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; SpareRoom relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Roomster has ~2.3M lifetime installs vs SpareRoom's ~324K - 7.2× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. Roomster runs 3 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Roomster
vs
SpareRoom
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$84.4K
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$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$1.01M
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$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
2.3M
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324K
Monthly active users (est.)?
261K
◀
38K
App Store rating
3.97★
▶
4.69★
Total ratings
21K
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4K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$9.99
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
3 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Mar 25, 2016
- Last updated
- Jun 22, 2026
- File size
- 106.4 MB
- Content rating
- 17+
- Version
- 1.17.13
- Languages
- Arabic, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English +15 more
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Mar 31, 2011
- Last updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- File size
- 68.4 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 5.58.4
- Languages
- English
Roomster trajectory
SpareRoom trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Roomster or SpareRoom? v
Roomster earns about $84.4K per month, while SpareRoom earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$84.4K more per month for Roomster). Annual revenue: Roomster ≈ $1.01M/year, SpareRoom ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Roomster or SpareRoom? v
Roomster leads with about 2.3M estimated downloads vs 324K for SpareRoom - a 7.2× gap. Roomster's App Store downloads are estimated from 21K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. SpareRoom's App Store downloads are estimated from 4K ratings.
Are Roomster and SpareRoom in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Lifestyle category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Roomster and SpareRoom offer? v
Roomster: IAP range 3 tiers detected. SpareRoom: no IAP detected on the public listing. Roomster runs a "Subscription (~$9.99/mo)" monetization model; SpareRoom runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Roomster or SpareRoom? v
SpareRoom edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.0 (gap of 0.7 stars). Rating volume: Roomster 21K ratings, SpareRoom 4K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Roomster vs SpareRoom revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $84.4K for Roomster and $0 for SpareRoom are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Lifestyle) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare Roomster or SpareRoom to a different App Store app? v
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