Root - Debate & Discuss
News, debates & real opinions
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
What do you actually think?
Root is the debate app that turns today's news and biggest questions into real conversations. Take a stance, share your reasoning, and see how your thinking compares to everyone else's.
What's new in 1.4
Root now has a Community tab — where users like you drive the conversation. Submit your own debate questions, browse what the community is discussing, and join live rooms to debate in real time.
Community questions
Have a question you want Root to debate? Submit it from the Ask tab. Add an inspiration source — a Reddit thread, YouTube video, or anything that sparked the idea. Questions go through instant AI review and are live within seconds if approved.
Live Rooms browser
See every active Breakout Room across Root in one place. Search by keyword, filter by topic, and jump straight into a live AI-moderated discussion without having to find the question first.
How Root works
Pick your stance — Agree, Disagree, or Neutral on any question
Share your reasoning — add context, tag your perspective, cite a source
See the breakdown — how does the community actually split?
Go deeper — explore the top reasons on each side, drill into the arguments, join a live Breakout Room to debate in real time
In the news
Root surfaces real articles twice daily and turns them into debate questions — so you're not just reading the headlines, you're weighing in on them. Tap any headline to read a summary before you respond.
For You
Your personalized feed mixes weekly curated questions, news-driven debates, and community submissions matched to your interests — all in one place.
Trending
See what's generating the most discussion on Root right now across all question types, ranked by real engagement.
Breakout Rooms
When a question gets heated, jump into a live AI-moderated discussion with other users. Real conversation, structured debate, no pile-ons.
Built for thinkers
Root isn't social media. There are no likes, no follower counts, no algorithmic rage-bait. Just questions worth debating and a community willing to engage seriously with them.
Ratings & Reviews
Version 1.4 brings the community to Root.
Community tab
- Ask — submit your own debate questions,
add an inspiration source, get instant
AI moderation
- Questions — browse and respond to
community-submitted debates
- Live Rooms — see every active Breakout
Room across Root, search and join directly
More improvements
- Welcome guide for new users — a quick
intro to how Root works on first launch
- Related questions now appear after
you respond to a news question
- Neutral stance fully supported in
Breakout Room closing reflections
- Stability improvements and faster
feed loading
- Share a question — links now open
directly in the Root app
The developer, Marcus Holloway, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Marcus Holloway
- Size
- 38 MB
- Category
- Social Networking
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Profanity or Crude Humor
Mature or Suggestive Themes
Contains
Messaging and Chat
- Copyright
- © 2026 Root