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Chat in channels, hop into a call with your group, and add apps to enhance your community experience.\n\nFREE PROFILE AND THEME CUSTOMIZATION\nNo paywalls on personality. Animated profile pictures, animated banners, custom emoji and themes are all free. Pick a theme or build your own.\n\nVOICE, VIDEO AND SCREEN SHARE\nTalk in voice channels, turn on video, and share your screen with sound. Move a call from your computer to your phone without hanging up.\n\nAPPS IN YOUR COMMUNITY\nAdd apps to your community. Draw together on one canvas, track tasks, or plan your next raid.\n\nBRING YOUR SERVER\nImport a server template and Root sets up your channels, categories and roles.\n\nFIND YOUR PEOPLE\nBrowse Community Discovery to find a new group chat, or list your own community.","facts":{"developer_id":1680800542,"developer_url":"https://rootapp.com","first_released":"2025-07-02T07:00:00Z","support_url":"https://www.rootapp.com/support","privacy_url":"https://www.rootapp.com/privacy-policy","website_url":"https://rootapp.com/","app_version":"0.9.44","release_notes":"- (Experimental) Moderators get Mod mode on mobile, a live view that flags raids and spam.\n- Choose 12-hour or 24-hour time in Settings > Chat.\n- Start a conversation right away by waving at new friends from Messages.\n- Messages from people you’ve blocked are now hidden.\n- Fixed Root crashing in communities with large apps, chats sometimes not showing after tapping a notification, and not all apps displaying in the Root app store.","rating_current_version":4.3121,"rating_count_current_version":157,"star_counts":[11,8,8,24,104],"genres":["Social Networking","Productivity"],"languages":["NL","EN","FR","DE","ID","IT","PL","PT","ES","TR"],"content_advisories":null,"device_families":["iphone","ipad"],"made_for_iphone_duo":false,"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-11-14T07:15:13.289Z","catalog_read_at":"2026-11-10T08:06:12.711Z","reviews_checked_at":null,"summary_written_at":"2026-11-11T08:35:14.368Z","placed_at":"2026-11-10T07:32:13.105Z","scored_at":"2026-11-14T12:42:13.432Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"Community chat app with text channels, voice and video calls, screen share, themes and add-on apps.","what_is":"Root is a social networking app for community chat, with channels for text, voice and video calls, and screen sharing with sound. 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