Roost Social
★ 4.8What it actually doesRoost is an asynchronous messenger based on birds, where messages are delivered with simulated delay along real routes on a map; includes bird collection and leveling through mini-games, but has issues with phone number verification from Russia and registration instability.
Actually does
- ✓Messaging90% of reviews
- ✓Коллекционирование и прокачка виртуальных птиц25% of reviews
- ✓Casual games8% of reviews
- ✓Voice notes(bonus)4% of reviews
- ✓File sharing(bonus)6% of reviews
- ✓Social network12% of reviews
- ✓Two-factor auth(bonus)30% of reviews
- ✓Dark mode(bonus)4% of reviews
- ✓Ad-free8% of reviews
- ✓Russian localization(bonus)8% of reviews
- ✓GPS Tracking15% of reviews
Common complaints
- ✗Error verifying phone number (especially from Russia)28% of mentions
«I can't register. "Failed to send confirmation code. Try again later." I haven't been able to register for a month.»
- ✗App doesn't work / no verification support for Russia16% of mentions
«Doesn't work in Russia»
- ✗Error when entering nickname at registration stage4% of mentions
«I can't write a nickname at step 3, it just gives an error. Please fix it.»
- ✗Few friends to chat with / need strangers8% of mentions
«Good app. The only thing is, I have no friends. I'd like something random.»
- ✗Bird leveling mechanic broken after update2% of mentions
«The latest update broke bird leveling. Revert the update.»
What people praise
- ★Original and creative messenger concept
«Cool app, like how they used to send messages back in the day»
- ★Funny and entertaining nature of the app
«This is the coolest messenger I've ever downloaded»
- ★Engaging bird collection mechanics
«Cool idea to combine gacha and messenger... Awesome thing.»
- ★No algorithmic feed and bots
«No channels, no bots, no other junk with dumb videos»
- ★Saves time through asynchronous communication
«I quit all social networks and switched to this only. Now I have more free time»