Root is the platform for communities to connect, collaborate, and grow.
Whether you're leading a gaming guild, organizing a creative collective, or building an interest-based group, Root gives you the tools to bring people together and get things done.
On desktop, Root is your full-featured command center. On mobile, it’s the easiest way to stay in the loop—chatting, reacting, and coordinating from anywhere.
Why Root
Stay connected on the go—Keep conversations flowing and never miss a moment, even when you’re away from your desk.
Join voice and video calls— Talk face-to-face or drop into a channel when things go live, all from your phone.
Navigate and multitask with ease — Switch between communities, check who’s online, and filter notifications by friends, mentions, and more.
Designed for real communities—Structure your space with channels, roles, and permissions that reflect how your group works.
Unlock more on desktop—Use Root on desktop for integrated apps like docs, tasks, and apps.
Root for mobile gives you the essentials and keeps you connected today, with more on the way.
Okay I’ve tested it out here are the ups and downs:(All on mobile)1. The multiple reply’s is amazing 2. You can choose which role is on top so no need for 15 extra color roles if your a owner or admin3. It’s ui is very user friendly, even with no guide I got it down instantly 4. It’s just like discord with its in chat ui, but without the shameless nitro button and it has a button to quickly bold italicize and what I believe is spoiling 5. You can literally transfer over your old discord server into a root server using the template link discord gives you!Some noticeable bad things:1. There is no saving gifs, and gifs appear with the link and the embed2. There are no sound effects on call, as in, joining leaving muting etc. and no talking bubble (I haven’t used the vc much so idk if it does or doesn’t but through my test it doesn’t)3. If a big video is sent, it takes a bit for it to load4. Big one: I tried using an link embedder (you know, how you send large videos without sending the video) and it didn’t work (that be it I was using x266 so I don’t know if others work, but I believe embedded links of all kind should work)Some neutrals:Its upload size is capped but bigger than discord! Idk how big though, this should be clarified
PLEASE ADD VOLUME/SOUND CONTROLS TO STREAMS
ByScorpius
I just downloaded the app to try it as an alternative to discord and it seems simple and way less bloated than discord, however one big issue I noticed right away is that there are no voice/volume settings for when I am in a call. A friend was streaming a game and I was on my phone (iPhone) but I could not hear anyone talking while they were streaming the game because the volume was so loud. I couldn’t leave the video or stop viewing it any way, nor could I turn the stream volume down/off. I also noticed I couldn’t edit my microphone settings at all. I know this app is in its infancy, I have high hopes, but PLEASE add some sort of volume settings for iPhone!
A good alternative with a cost.
icantfindaname000
For starters the app itself works, well enough. It’s a bit slow, clunky, and such. But If you are obsessed with leaving discord for whatever reason then it’s likely your best option. One thing I unfortunately cannot omit from this review is it’s current state, especially compared to Discord. Mind you this app is still in its infancy so it may be unfair to critique it too early but either way it has issues. For starters the UI is noticeably worse, overall being more clunky, certain features you’d expect like nicknames are absent, bugs litter it like on mobile I personally cannot full screen the screen shares of others, and I’m sure there is more jank to be had, overall I would say this add can have potential, but as of current it’s too underdeveloped to really be a completely viable replacement or contender as much as a side grade or temporary fix.
Few tweaks
galacticwizard5
This app is basically perfect along with the desktop version I just have a couple small tweaks and suggestions before it’s perfect. On mobile when your in a different app while on a root call and a video starts playing it completely cuts out the root call you can’t hear both so it makes multitasking pretty annoying. On desktop like discord it should ask if you want to watch someone else’s stream cause you don’t have a choice currently and you can get blasted by someone’s game or music. Other than these small things root is great so far amazing work will be using this for the foreseeable future even if discord walks back their awful choices
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Version 0.9.19
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