Roomie Match Reviews

(based on 59 reviews)

71 of 149 people found this review helpful

This site sends lots of matches initially, making one think there are lots of great options, but you'll spend time weeding through poorly matched profiles ( really? matching an 18 yr old black male with a 50 yr old white female? Neither end is going to think that's a good match)

Age ranges aren't a choice. You either pick your exact age range, or all ages. So, if you're on the cusp of a range, like, for example, you're 39, and and don't mind a housemate who's 41, but don't want a housemate who's 18, then too bad. You either choose those who're 30-40, eliminating the 41 yr old, or you choose everyone, including the 18 yr old.

Even getting to the pertinent info in the profiles is time-consuming, as you first have to scroll through their math, looking at the percentages of a match in each category. The categories have a lot of overlap, though, and are not accurately labeled. "how you keep yourself" is misleading, and there are too many questions about cleanliness and order, which could be covered in one or two questions.
And the site makes far too much effort to be funny in the multiple choice options, not allowing individual's to show their own humor, or to dispense with humor altogether.

Dishes are covered, as are personal items left in public spaces, and food in the fridge, but there is no mention of other contributions to household chores such as yard work (apparently not nearly as important to the website developers as are dishes) or mopping, sweeping, etc....
They do seem to notice smoking preferences, but there is little to no pet matching, so if you have pets, you have to hope that cat or dog haters, or those who're allergic, will mention it in miscellaneous comments. If they don't, you're going to end up wasting time and money contacting those who won't be a match.

In summary, I would not recommend Roomie Match to a friend.