Randomizer vs Random Name & Team Picker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Randomizer
Easily randomize any list of options or numbers to get instant results. Offers advanced features like speech output, slideshows, and session management. Save, sync, and share your randomized lists across devices.
- Save and store multiple lists
- Sync lists across devices via iCloud
- Share results, lists, or all lists
- Integrate with App Intents and Shortcuts
- Import lists from CSV and other formats
- Advanced randomization settings
- Full iOS support including Dark Mode and VoiceOver
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Randomizer allows you to take any list of options or numbers and get an instant random result. With advanced features available for speech, slideshows, sessions, sharing and more. Features: • Save Lists - Store multiple lists and quickly choose which to randomize (Pro Only) • iCloud Sync - Sync all your lists across multiple devices including Mac (Pro Only) • Share - Show your friends any result, list or all of your lists using the share sheet or drag and drop • App Intents & Shortcuts - Use Shortcuts to Randomize Lists • Import - Extensive import options using CSV, comma, pipe or new line delimited lists (Pro Only) • Advanced Settings - Randomize the entire list, speak the result, cycle through automatically with a time interval and many more features. (Pro Only) • Full iOS Support - Dark Mode, Split Screen, Keyboard Shortcuts, VoiceOver and much more • Privacy - No data is ever stored outside of your device and with no tracking or analytics • Pay Once - No ads or subscriptions, just regular free updates with Randomizer Pro Also available as a separate download for Mac.
Random Name & Team Picker
Effortlessly select random names for various scenarios like choosing a movie, restaurant, or splitting bills. It also helps in randomly forming teams for games or organizing Secret Santa gift exchanges. Simply input names and let the app handle the random selection process.
- Random name selection
- Team formation
- Secret Santa organizer
- Bill splitting helper
- Movie/restaurant chooser
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Do you want an easy way to choose who’s for example picking the movie for tonight, choosing the restaurant or paying the dinner bill? Maybe it’s game night and you need teams picked out randomly? You need to pick out a random number or create a Secret Santa game? If that’s so then Random Name & Team Picker is the perfect app for you! Start with writing everyone’s name and let our program do the rest. Simple, fast and effective.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Randomizer at 270 against Random Name & Team Picker's 4. Random Name & Team Picker's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Randomizer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Random Name & Team Picker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Random Name & Team Picker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Randomizer has 270 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Randomizer ships an update every 5 weeks, Random Name & Team Picker fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Randomizer | Random Name & Team Picker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (270 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 270 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rob Sammons | Carl Emil Olle Skoglund |
Customer experience
Randomizer
Random Name & Team Picker
Bugs and requests
Randomizer
Reported bugs
10 issues- Items disappear from lists without explanation
- Poor randomization algorithm repeats items excessively
- Text clears when attempting to correct spelling mid-entry
- Lists not auto-saving when switching apps
- iPad modal window doesn't cover full screen
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- Duplicate lists created after randomizing
- iOS 15 compatibility issues (now fixed)
- Second item missing from two-item lists
- Randomization bias toward recently added items
- List items truncated in edit view making them hard to identify
Requested features
21 requests- Keyword search within lists
- Ignore 'the' article in alphabetical ordering
- Quick save button for edits without overwriting
- Combine and randomize multiple lists simultaneously
- Default to 'Your Lists' screen on app launch
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- Randomization sessions (pick each item once before repeating)
- Multiple results from single randomize action
- Smaller font size options when creating lists
- Add images to list items
- Quick jump between lists
- Apple Watch support
- Handsfree/voice-activated mode for training
- Find/search feature for large lists
- Duplicate item detection
- Export list option (missing in recent update)
- Ability to name and organize lists in folders
- Reorder items within lists
- View randomized list layout all at once
- Larger, more obvious randomize button
- Chart/analytics of randomization results
- Undo/back button for chained selections
Random Name & Team Picker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Randomizer
- Randomizer Pro$1.99
Random Name & Team Picker
- Random number$0.49
- Secret Santa View$0.99
- Pro Version$1.99
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