Roofmate FAQ

The waitlist is open now at roofmate.gr. Roofmate is in pre-launch, building toward an initial rollout in Athens, Greece. Early access will roll out in batches — people who joined the waitlist earliest and filled in their preferences are prioritised. Athens has one of the fastest-moving rental markets in southern Europe: room rents in central neighbourhoods like Koukaki or Pagrati range from €350 to €600 per month and compatible options disappear quickly. Roofmate is designed to cut the time and uncertainty from that search. Once invitations start going out, you will receive an email from [email protected]. You do not need to take any additional step after joining. There is no referral required, no second form to complete, and no payment to hold your place. The platform is launching in Athens first, with London and Barcelona following in a later phase.

Once Roofmate starts opening access in Athens, we email waitlist members in batches. Priority goes to people who joined earliest and provided detail about their preferences — move-in timing, area, budget and lifestyle. You do not need to do anything after joining the waitlist. We will never ask you to re-register, refer a friend, or pay to keep your spot. Invitations roll out over several weeks rather than all at once, starting with the Athens neighbourhoods where demand is highest. The invitation email comes from [email protected] — adding that address to your contacts now means you will not miss it. If you know others have been invited but you have not heard from us, contact us at [email protected] and we will check your position on the list. There are no hidden steps between being on the waitlist and getting access to the platform.

Yes — the core matching features are free to use. Joining the waitlist is free. Creating a profile, browsing compatible roommates and starting conversations through the platform are all included at no cost. Roofmate may add optional premium features at a later stage — for example, visibility boosts or advanced filters — but the fundamental matching and messaging will remain free. There are no subscription fees, no credits required to send messages, and no forced upgrades to see your matches. For reference, most Athens flatshare listings charge landlords or agents, not the people searching. Roofmate is on the searcher's side — free to access regardless of your budget. If paid features are added in the future, they will be clearly optional and the basic access will not change.

Roofmate is launching in Athens, Greece first. Athens has a co-living market with distinct neighbourhood dynamics — Koukaki, Pagrati, Kypseli, Ampelokipoi and Marousi all have different rent levels, commute times and living cultures. Getting the roommate match right for Athens requires that local specificity, which is why we are starting here rather than spreading across multiple cities at once. London and Barcelona are next on the roadmap. Both have large co-living markets and high demand from young professionals and students looking for compatibility-driven flatshare options. Expansion timelines depend on how the Athens launch performs. If you are in London or Barcelona now, you can still join the waitlist — you will be notified when your city opens. The compatibility model transfers directly: lifestyle, budget, timing and neighbourhood preference are universal factors in any shared-living decision.

Both. Roofmate covers both sides of the Athens flatshare search. If you have a place and need a compatible roommate to move in, you create a profile as someone with a room. If you are looking for a room in a shared flat, you create a profile as someone who needs one. The matching algorithm works in both directions — pairing people based on lifestyle, budget, move-in timing and living preferences regardless of which side you are on. This matters because the compatibility question is the same either way: can these two people share a flat without friction building in the first few weeks? You can browse matches, see compatibility scores and start conversations only after mutual interest is confirmed. Room listings with photos, rent details and available dates are part of the platform, so you get both the compatibility match and the practical details in one place.

Both. Roofmate is for anyone looking for shared living in Athens — students, young professionals, expats and newcomers are all on the platform. The matching logic is built around the factors that actually affect daily life in a shared flat: sleep schedule, work-from-home habits, noise tolerance, cleanliness expectations and social preferences. A student finishing class at 5 pm and a professional who works from home until 7 pm have different rhythms, and that difference compounds quickly in a shared space. Roofmate surfaces those details before anyone starts a conversation. Students in Athens typically look for rooms in the €300–€500 range near universities or metro lines. Young professionals often prioritise commute time and quiet hours. The platform filters by both simultaneously, which is why it works for different profile types rather than being designed for one user group over another.

No. Roofmate is not a property listing platform and does not replace Spitogatos, XE.gr or any site where landlords advertise available rooms. The focus is on the roommate decision — who you will actually live with — which gets skipped over in listing-heavy searches. In practice, most people find a room through a listing and evaluate compatibility on the spot during a single visit. That rushed assessment is where things go wrong. Roofmate flips the order: you establish compatibility first, then sort out the property details. If both people already know their budgets, habits and timing are aligned, the conversation about a specific flat becomes much easier. For people who already have a flat and need a roommate, Roofmate is where you find the right person to live with — not where you advertise the room publicly. These are different problems and Roofmate solves the one that listings do not.

Yes — lifestyle compatibility is central to the matching algorithm, not optional. When you create a profile, you add your sleep schedule, work-from-home routine, noise tolerance, cleanliness habits, position on guests, smoking and pets. These are weighted alongside budget and area when calculating compatibility. The system scores matches on a scale from 0 to 100. Two people who overlap on lifestyle factors, share the same budget range and prefer the same Athens neighbourhoods score highly. Someone with incompatible habits — for example, a night owl paired with someone who needs quiet from 10 pm — scores low even if the rent works. Athens flatshares fail most often not because of money but because of mismatched expectations around daily routines and shared spaces. Roofmate is built to surface those mismatches before they become problems. Lifestyle data is visible only to your matches — it is not publicly shown on your profile.