# Name Shark — Remember Names & Faces

> Memorize names and faces with fun quizzes and group creation. (iPhone/iPad app by Awesome Geekness LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/name-shark/id906531062 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Awesome Geekness LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/438637158)
- Category: Productivity, Social Networking
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.50/5 from 160 App Store ratings · 111 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 7.0 · 37 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Chinese (Simplified, China) and 3 more
- Released: 2014-11-05
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/name-shark/id906531062/reviews.md

## What is Name Shark?

Never forget a name again! Play fun quizzes to remember names and faces of distant family members, acquaintances, classmates, clients and coworkers. Download Name Shark now and start improving your memory and boosting your social skills!

Wouldn't it be impressive if you knew the names of everyone at work, personally greeted every guest at your party and recognized every distant family member at an event? Well, now you can do it absolutely for free AND have fun in the process!

With Name Shark, you can train your brain to memorize the faces and names of everyone important (or un-important, if you want). Not only will you dazzle people with your amazing facial recall ability, but you will also actually be improving your memory in the process. Through fun exercises and quizzes, you will be enhancing your cognitive function, acquiring better facial recognition abilities, training your memory and improving people's response to you when you meet.

Everyone needs to remember names and faces, so why not have fun doing it?

With Name Shark you can:
=> Easily create a group and add photos.
=> Play in four built-in quiz modes that make name memorization fun.
=> Share your groups with others, publicly or privately*.
=> Quickly search and download groups made by other users.

Matching pictures to names through fun quizzes is an easy way to help you connect faces and names to people. Yes, a pic can serve as an amazing reminder – just try it! And the more you play, the better you get.

YOU SHOULD GET THIS APP IF YOU ARE:
    • An event planner or staff member who needs to memorize VIPs or important attendees at a networking event.
    • A sales or service representative who wants to remember every client and manager.
    • A CEO, executive or manager who needs to know employees' names.
    • A teacher or counselor who likes to remember students' names at the beginning of a term/semester.
    • A sports fan, who wants to remember the names, faces and details about players and coaches.
    • A little league coach who want to remember names of players and parents.
    • A member of a church, club, or organization that needs to remember names and faces of other members.
    • A member of a large family with lots of distant relatives.
    • Just someone who hates not being able to connect a face to a name or vice versa.

FEATURES:
    • Create groups of people whose names you don't want to forget.
    • Quiz yourself with 4 built in quiz modes:
        1. Self Practice
        2. Faces Quiz
        3. Names Quiz
        4. Details Quiz
    • Easily share your groups*
        - with everyone
        - privately with a code
        - with password protection
    • Search and download groups shared by other users.
    • Shared groups are safely stored in the cloud and can be downloaded in case of phone loss or damage.
    • Available iPhone 6 Plus, 6, 5s, 5, 4s, and 4 and optimized for iOS 8.

* Sharing of groups and password protection is available as an in-app-purchase. Downloading of all groups, public and private, is always free to all users.

## Key features

- Create custom people groups with photos
- Four built-in quiz modes
- Share groups publicly or privately
- Search and download user-created groups
- Cloud storage for shared groups

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Group Sharing - 1 Year Subscription | $3.99 | one-time |
| Remove Ads | $0.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Name Shark?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 👍 Intuitive and easy-to-use interface
- 🎮 Effective quiz and gamification features for learning names
- 📸 Great for visual learners connecting faces with names
- 🎯 Highly useful for teachers, managers, and professionals
- 💰 Free core functionality available
- 📱 Works well on various devices when functioning properly
- 🧠 Effective memory aid for remembering people's names

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
- 🐛 Photo upload functionality broken and crashes app
- 💔 Paid sharing feature does not work
- ❌ No customer support or response to issues
- 🚫 Website and support email no longer functional
- 📱 UI buttons hidden behind status bar (iPhone notch/status bar overlap)
- ⚠️ App appears abandoned and not updated in years
- 🔄 Data loss when switching devices or reinstalling
- 💸 Paid features non-functional but charges still processed
- 🔐 Login and password reset issues
- ⏱️ Slow photo upload and import processes
- 🔌 Crashes when offline or without WiFi

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes when adding photos from phone's photo album
- Sharing feature crashes or fails to work despite payment
- Freezing when entering new names
- OK and Cancel buttons positioned under status bar, unreachable
- Photo framing changes unexpectedly
- App crashes when accessing photo library
- Crashes when opening app or adding new contacts
- Crashes when trying to sync groups
- Cannot renew paid subscriptions
- Data deleted after logging out and back in
- Password reset links invalid
- Account lockouts with no recovery option
- Poor scaling on newer iOS versions and iPhone models (XR, X, notch devices)
- Buttons not properly calibrated for touch input
- Crashes when exercises completed without WiFi
- Camera opening unexpectedly when viewing contact info
- Import contacts feature crashes

**Most requested features**

- Ability to import contacts from address book, LinkedIn, or Facebook
- Move groups between devices or sync across devices
- Ability to move people between groups
- Built-in memory tests and multiple quiz variations
- Pre-populated groups (Congress members, governors, state capitals, etc.)
- Search functionality across all groups
- Larger photo display on iPad
- Drill feature for frequently missed names
- Location-based reminders for where names were added
- Additional personal information fields (distinguishing characteristics, context)
- Flash disabled by default for camera
- Dropbox upload with folder selection
- Group hierarchy/nesting functionality
- LinkedIn integration for easier data import

## Recent user reviews (10 of 111)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/name-shark/id906531062/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Adding a new person and photo in GameShark

*2026-05-31, version 2.3.2*

It is imopossible to add a photo of a new person. GameShark doe not open my camera, nor does it give me access to my photo library.

### 1/5 — Don’t Pay

*2025-12-01*

The sharing option that you have to pay for does not work and there is zero response or any type of service to get your money back. The free part of the app would be great if it worked consistently, but it freezes up constantly when you want to enter a new name. The only advantage is you do have an easier time remembering people’s names because you have to REenter it 600 times into this app. LOL

### 1/5 — Sharing NOT working and Lost $3.99

*2025-11-23, version 2.3.2*

I wish I read the other reviews first before buying. Sharing does not work after paying $3.99 and also crashes all the time. Too bad because I would love this app… if it worked!

### 2/5 — Please update

*2025-09-23, version 2.3.2*

I love this app and I pay for it every year, but it doesn’t seem to be updating? I have submitted emails and assistance, but not hearing anything back. Would gladly change my rating if someone reached out to me and helped me with my purchase.

### 2/5 — Was Once Great

*2025-09-08*

This app used to be my go to for not only learning names, but also sharing it with members of my team. The sharing fearing was. hUGE prt of what made this app great. Unfortunately, that feature now has a glitch that makes sharing impossible. I have tried everything I can think of: I paid for the feature a couple years ago (and annual subscription) but now the app won't let me renew. When I tried going to the purchase screen, there's no option to purchase anymore and no way to undo it. It just won't work. 

All in all, the main reason I started using the app in the first place is no longer a working feature. So sadly, I'm moving on. Thanks for that one good year, Name Shark. You were once great.

### 1/5 — Don’t pay for sharing

*2025-09-05*

I paid $4 to pay for the sharing option and it does not work. This app just took my money. There is nowhere in the app to contact anyone to ask for help. I tried logging out and back in and it still does not work. I am a teacher that was using this app to learn student names. $4 might not seem like a lot, but it’s wrong for an app to allow for this purchase and then not get what was promised. I wish I had read reviews prior to purchasing because it appears this has been a problem. Very disappointing!

### 1/5 — Crashes when accessing Photos

*2025-09-01*

When trying to access my photo album, the app continually crashes. Using iPhone 13, fully updated. Tried reinstalling the app, restarting the iPhone, and allowing full access to photos but to no avail. Disappointed… good concept though (if it would only work).

### 1/5 — Group sharing not working

*2025-08-20, version 2.3.2*

Don’t buy this app if you want to share as a group. It doesn’t work. App should be taken down from store since it charges you as if it does work.

I’ll be disputing the charge with Apple

### 1/5 — Can’t share group and deleted data

*2025-07-15*

I’ve had name shark for a few years for education and pay to share my groups. This is the second year I’ve not been able to share a group even though I pay for it. I tried logging out and logging back in but that didn’t work. I tried deleting the app and reinstalling, and when I signed back in, all my groups were gone. I cannot recover them. The support email doesn’t work. They haven’t updated the app in 7 years. Do not use! All your work and time can be lost!

### 1/5 — Unable to share group.

*2025-03-14*

Wanted to share a group I made, and purchased a license, but I was not able to change the share option. 
I wish I can get my money back.

## Frequently asked questions about Name Shark

### What does Name Shark do?

Name Shark is an application designed to help users memorize names and faces. It utilizes fun quizzes and exercises to train your brain, enhancing your ability to recall details about people you encounter. You can create custom groups of individuals, add their photos, and then test your memory through various quiz modes.

### What are the key features of Name Shark?

Key features include the ability to easily create groups of people and add photos, play in four different built-in quiz modes (Self Practice, Faces Quiz, Names Quiz, Details Quiz), and share your created groups with others. You can also search for and download groups that other users have shared.

### Is Name Shark free to use?

The application is free to download and use, offering core functionalities for memorizing names and faces. However, certain advanced features, such as sharing groups with password protection, are available as in-app purchases.

### Who would benefit from using Name Shark?

This app is beneficial for a wide range of users, including event planners, sales representatives, managers, teachers, coaches, and anyone who struggles to connect faces with names. It's also useful for members of large families or organizations who wish to remember more people.

### How does Name Shark help improve memory?

The app employs fun exercises and quizzes that actively engage your brain in the process of matching faces to names. Regular use of these features helps to enhance cognitive function, improve facial recognition abilities, and train your overall memory capacity.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.3.2 — 2017-12-20

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Fixes a crash that sometimes happens while importing device contacts.

### 2.3.1 — 2017-05-14

Bug fixes.

### 2.3 — 2017-03-27

Bug fixes.

### 2.2 — 2017-01-10

Bug fixes.
Moved to different Parse platform because the original Parse backend has been discontinued.

### 2.1.1 — 2015-10-12

Bug fixes

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