Roomster vs SpareRoom
Roomster
Roomster Corp.
App Store
$82.9K/mo
~$994.6K/yr · 2.3M installs
VS
SpareRoom
Flatshare Ltd
App Store
$15.8K/mo
~$189.9K/yr · 319K installs
Revenue winner
Roomster wins
+424% vs other
Installs winner
Roomster wins
+618% vs other
MAU winner
Roomster wins
+581% vs other
Rating winner
SpareRoom wins
+18% vs other
Why Roomster is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Roomster earns roughly 5× more per month than SpareRoom - $82.9K vs $15.8K.
- Aggressive pricing. Roomster undercuts at $9.99/mo vs $12.99/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
- Bigger install base. Roomster has ~2.3M lifetime installs vs SpareRoom's ~319K - 7.2× the funnel top.
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Side-by-side metrics
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Roomster
vs
SpareRoom
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$82.9K
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$15.8K
Annual revenue (est.)
$994.6K
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$189.9K
Lifetime installs (est.)
2.3M
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319K
Monthly active users (est.)?
257K
◀
38K
App Store rating
3.97★
▶
4.69★
Total ratings
21K
◀
4K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$9.99
▶
$12.99
IAP tiers detected
3 tiers
▶
6 tiers
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Mar 25, 2016
- Last updated
- May 4, 2026
- File size
- 105.9 MB
- Content rating
- 17+
- Version
- 1.17.07
- Languages
- Arabic, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English +15 more
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Mar 31, 2011
- Last updated
- Apr 30, 2026
- File size
- 68.3 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 5.58.2
- Languages
- English
Roomster trajectory
SpareRoom trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Roomster or SpareRoom? v
Roomster earns about $82.9K per month, while SpareRoom earns about $15.8K. That is a 5.2× revenue gap (~$67.1K more per month for Roomster). Annual revenue: Roomster ≈ $994.6K/year, SpareRoom ≈ $189.9K/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 319K 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: IAP range 6 tiers detected. Roomster runs a "Subscription (~$9.99/mo)" monetization model; SpareRoom runs "Subscription (~$12.99/mo)". 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 $82.9K for Roomster and $15.8K 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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