Roomi: Roommate & Rooms Finder

Antonio Vargas

4 years ago

Bug, bug, and more bugs. I wonder if the development team suffered layoffs cause of Covid or if they decided to abandon this project. Either way, none of the filters work and when they do work one refresh of the maps search area or backspace after checking a listing reverts the filters. Photos are also bugged where you can't edit, upload, delete. Also, Checkr as a background check solution is meh. Ive had bad experiences with them in the past.

Christian Rojas

3 years ago

This app won't open even after a long sign up process through a secondary party, the one time I open the browser up it ask me to choose to continue using the app or the web browser I chose the app obviously and it did nothing but load for an hours. The browser gives no option to talk to people unless you use the useless app. Furthermore, they have fake listings the internet browser shows one thing but then when are allowed to use their map the listing disappears.

A Google user

5 years ago

App is very glitchy. Barely works. I got a chat request notification about a roommate and when I went to open it, it was "loading" for 30 minutes as if it were in a loop. So then I closed the app and reopened it and it's saying I have no new chat requests. If I can't actually speak to the people who have expressed interest in my room, then the app serves absolutely no purpose.

A Google user

5 years ago

Um, you're screwed if your city isn't already listed in the app. I went to click, "vote for your city", filled it out (several times, trying city name and state, then adding country as well, then tried spelling everything out in full rather than abbreviating state and country) and nothing worked. Every time, I got an error message saying city or state name was missing. So in short, if your city isn't there, this app isn't gonna work for you.

A Google user

6 years ago

They do not have many people or rooms in DFW area. In spite of that I check some of them out and I felt I should try to contact one of them. Obviously they have to make to their money somehow so they charge 7.99 so you can go further and for the background check included. The problem is when they ask for your id to verify :The system freezes. The charge goes in 1 sec but the step after it freezes. I dis not contact the only one person I felt had a good room but I paid 7.99 for nothing. Do not waste your time and money here.

A Google user

5 years ago

Bugs were NOT fixed. Whatever updates were done just made it worse. Not sure what's happening with this app. I was just using it a month ago and it was great. The algorithm is all messed up now. You can't select the neighborhood(s) anymore within the city you live in, which makes this app fairly useless now. This app was SOO good a month ago. I've had great luck with Roomi in the past. PLEASE fix this issue ASAP.

Zachary B

4 years ago

The app is a black hole - barely functional. I've been checking daily to see if my pictures have sent, now on day 3 and still nothing but a spinning wheel. Also, your profile/listing will be hidden unless you pay $10 for a background check. "Users w/ background checks receive 5x more reviews!)..yeah because you hide the users without background checks. If I'm going to pay for an app, I would like the app to be capable of sending/uploading pictures, changing permissions, editing listings, basics

David Griffin

4 years ago

Doesn't really function, can't upload photos, hangs a lot, only half of the fields are editable, such as minimum budget, but maximum budget locked at $100,000 lol. Requires paying a fee for a background check that just gives them all youe life's info, and a separate fee to check your own uploaded ID card lol. They want you to pay your rent on the app too. Shady overall, basement dev.

A Google user

6 years ago

Roomi is a fine service. The app is very bad. Tons of glitches, errors, and crashes. UPDATE All issues remain after updating. I spoke to a very nice person from the support team and was advised by Roomi to use the website. I second that opinion as the relying on the app may cause you to miss important messages. Essentially worse than no app at all.

Sarah McCain

4 years ago

Last year I had an excellent experience on the app - I actually found a room and sublet for a while! But after this new update, the app is extremely buggy. I cant edit my uploaded photos, sometimes I cant sign in for hours, and some buttons on the app don't work. I havent used it since last April, but I've just updated as well as redownloaded, and my experience is totally different. Borderline unusable app, and useless customer service.

A Google user

5 years ago

So incredibly frustrating. The app experience has just degraded over time since I initially downloaded a year or so ago. It's a shame because Roomi has been my go-to for finding roommates since I started using it. Great concept and great roommates, but the app just doesn't function. The only way I see that I have a message request is if I log in on a desktop or if I happen to see it in my email. I have mobile, email, and text notifications turned on. None of them work (except for email).

A Google user

5 years ago

This app is one of the worst I have ever used. It makes the roommate finding situation even more difficult. The app will not allow me to respond to messages and will crash constantly! It leads profiles agonizingly slow, and will not properly have notifications, or will have notifications from months ago. Horrible horrible app. Needs a ton of work. It got worse as the year has gone on.

Enoma Os

4 years ago

They are now trying to force you into a $10 background check. Theres no way to decline onky once. It pops up TWICE when you try to message people. 2018 Review: I like all of the options to explain your lifestyle and what you're looking for. But why bother asking if the filter doesn't work. When searching it doesn't filter the move in date or budget precisely. Our preferences are not suggestions. Only show us what we want.

William Christopher

5 years ago

This app is a good idea and has many great features. But frustrating to use the best feature - the map - because the dollar amnt icon for each listing stays white after you look at them. And there is no way to know which listings you have already looked at. So every time you search the map you have to click on every single icon to find out which listings you haven't seen yet. BR filter doesn't work. I put 2 or 3 BR and the map includes 4, 5 and 6 BR apts. Price range slider is difficult to use

A Google user

5 years ago

Great service but the app is a broken mess. New verification services don't always refresh correctly in the app, requiring a force stop and reload of the app to appear. The "MESSAGE" button on listings DOESN'T WORK, you have to click the person's profile and hope they only have one listing, otherwise the app makes it so you're inquiring about whatever listing they have listed first. Setting filters for budget, etc. is a pain - you have to use tiny sliders instead of typing. USE THE SITE INSTEAD.

A Google user

5 years ago

I don't normally review apps, but Roomi is actually quite terrible. Constantly crashes, freezes while in-app, has a clunky user experience, and the messaging is practically non-existent since it doesn't work. Definitely look elsewhere when searching for a room. Edit: my review says what is wrong. I can't message people, the app constantly freezes, and the UI barely works.

Charles Beltran

1 year ago

As of Jan 2024, the app is worse! Way to destroy your failing app! 0 results now! Fired! Roll back! As of 11/2023 there's no option to make filters stay active. One must constantly set up filters after viewing each match when looking through results. There's no way to save your filters, to hide/block/mark those who you know you don't wish to contact or contacted and know that it's not a match. You're constantly reseting filters, re-reviewing matches you already reviewed/contacted. Frustrating!