Name Shark User Reviews

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Love the product - but....

Would it be possible to allow movement of people in between groups? I set everyone up by department but I’d prefer to consolidate them all in to one group now. It doesn’t appear there is a way to do that.

New Names are Locational, not Pictoral

Why don’t you store the location of where the name was added so that when I return I can be reminded of who is who? Further, no acquaintance will allow me to snap their photo.

Great idea, just...

It’s too cumbersome to use the iOS interface for large groups and the online group creator .json files seem to be incompatible with the app. I’m on the lookout for a similar app that actually is useful.

Wish lists would transfer between devices

I started a new job recently and downloaded the app on my phone to try and remember people’s names, but then I got a work phone and none of the lists I had built on my personal phone transferred over to the work phone. Other than that, the app is pretty basic and straight-forward, which is pretty much what I was needing it for, though I also think it could benefit with a few leading questions to go along with each contact. Something like: where do you know them from? Distinguishing characteristics? Things not to forget? Something like that.
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Never opened

Would not allow me to sign up.

Hep your Brain 🧠

After having a couple mini strokes diagnosed the, reasons for my short term memory specialty names is revealed.
having this tool will help with the embarrassment of always forgetting peoples names you’ve just met.
You canPut them in groups I have friends that I bowl with friends that I see for lunch each time I can refer to this and user names more frequently the better off I am
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And out of them I liked this one.

I have downloaded several apps and out of them I liked this one.

The only problem I’m having is that the CANCEL and OK buttons are hidden partially and very hard to click. I use iPhone 10.

Great app- just needs a few tweaks

This app is great for learning the names of my nearly 700 students. First, I wish that the self practice quiz would mix up the names (just as the other quizzes do). I find this the most helpful way to initially learn the names (flash card style) but since they’re in order I tend to remember the order rather than connecting the names and pictures.

I also wish class lists would sync between devices. I paid the extra $3.99 for sharing but when I got a new phone all the groups I’d set up on there were deleted. I emailed customer service a few weeks ago to see if there was a way to retrieve them and haven’t heard back. I had nearly half my classes on my phone and so I was super bummed to lose them.

Finally I wish that the pictures would display bigger on the iPad. I initially set up groups on my iPad thinking it would be easier to see the larger picture but they display the same size as the iPhone.

Overall it’s been a really effective tool for learning names though!
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Doesn’t work for iPhone XR

So bummed that there are serious UI bugs for iPhone XR. Please fix soon I really want to use this app!

Works great nothing like it!

I was worried about what some of the other reviews said but currently I am on and iPhone 7 Plus with iOS 12 and everything is working perfect so far. I just added 45 contacts and pictures with no problems whatsoever. I absolutely love the quiz format. I’m hoping to give this to the rest of my volunteers so that we can memorize about 120 names! I can see many uses for this!
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