Root: Built for Community

Root Communications, Inc.

About this app

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.

Ratings and reviews

Mobile experience on this is somehow worse than the vibe patched desktop version. Thought I would see how the mobile app performs and within less than a minute of launch screens are failing to load and the application is unresponsive. This happened after logging in, going to my Community, and then checking Community Settings.

I love how customizable the whole app has become, and how quickly the devs have worked to update it- the only really big worry I have right now is that the notifications seem to be nearly nonexistent, and it keeps logging me out. I have friends from other countries I love to stay in contact with leaving Discord, thus timing is super important because of the huge difference timezones. Meanwhile, our servers essentially send no notification on mobile for receiving messages of kind...

this app is pretty good, I do like using it. but oh my god. the lack of notifications is freaking impossible to deal with. me and my boyfriend moved over from discord, and since we're long distance we talk all the time usually only on this app. we like using servers cuz its easier to organize our thoughts and stuff, but in order to get a notification you have to reply to the other person. this does not work half the time and push notifications are becoming infrequent the longer I use the app.

What’s new

- Switching between large communities performs better
- Fewer stalls during long sessions and in busy channels.
- Screen shares look sharper, and video tiles run more smoothly at 30fps.
- New Apps & Bots tab in notifications, and bulk kick or ban for members.
- Links in profile bios are now tappable.
- Fixed screens stuck in a loading state until you force-quit the app.
- Fixed composer menus opening twice when the keyboard was up.