To Roon or not to Roon?

Roon support is horrible if you have issues.  For $120/year they need a support solution. Mahler123 has put it well. You don't need it but if you want that type of organization, it could work.  I'm an annual subscriber and didn't do lifetime due to competitors popping up that will most likely do things that I care about better. One thing I highly, highly, highly recommend is hooking the Roon core up wired.  I have robust wifi in my house with 350-400 Mbps up and down and Roon chokes constantly.  When I use it wired (using an Orbi mesh system so wired to a satellite) it rarely balks. I would lean towards it not being worth the money but as with many things, you pay for convenience, not perfection.

Pay extra for issues?
Thumbs down.

I love Roon. The ability to "slice and dice" your music collection, see discographies, play various versions of records, all artists hyperlinked, is amazing. Much broader control over your music, including integrating your ripped, Tidal, and Qobuz playlists and libraries. I am hooked after only a few months using it.

Another +1 for Roon.
I don't own Aurilac, but Innuos, and the Roon app works great for me( albeit, I am not using wifi).
I didn't want to want to pay for another subscription, but the Roon app is very well polished. 
I could have kept using the $4 Squeezebox, but Roon makes it look like Pac Man.
Bob

Roon is the best purchase I have made in this hobby, by a large margin. Yes, compared to any other purchase I have made, and I have purchased a lot. I subscribed to Roon Lifetime over four years ago, when Roon was not a “thing”. 
Having said this, it works well for some, not for others. And since you already tried, you should know if it’s worth for you or not already.