Name vs Interstellar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Name
Discover and celebrate name days for individuals across 17 countries. Easily find contacts celebrating their name day and send greetings via mail or message directly from the app. Explore name origins with the integrated Wikipedia browser.
- 18,252 names from 17 countries
- Find contacts celebrating name days
- Send greetings via Mail or Messages
- Integrated Wikipedia for name origins
- Home screen widgets
- Local notifications for favorite name days
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Name days for the iPhone is the definite source. 18 252 names from 17 countries in the palm of your hand. Greet your family and friends on their name day by sending a mail, message straight from within the app. Name days will quickly find people to celebrate from your contacts. You can also learn more about specific names from Wikipedia using the built-in browser and even switch countries on the fly. Main features: - 18 252 names from 17 countries. - Find people to celebrate from your Contacts. - Send a greeting using Mail or Messages. - Call to celebrate. - New beautiful Widgets for your home screen. - Use Wikipedia to learn more about a name. - Keep track of favorite names. - Get local notifications on a favorites name day. Countries: - Bŭlgarija - Česká republika - Deutschland - Eesti - Elláda/Ελλάδα - France - Ireland/Éire - Italiano - Latvija - Lietuva - Magyarország - Österreich - Polska - Suomi/Finland - Sverige - United Kingdom - United States
Interstellar
Access and interact with communities across Mbin, Lemmy, and PieFed. This open-source client provides a unified platform for engaging with your favorite fediverse content.
- Access Mbin, Lemmy, and PieFed accounts
- Interact with fediverse communities
- Open-source platform
- Bug reporting via GitHub
- Feature requests via magazine
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Interstellar is a free and open source, fediverse client, allowing you to access your Mbin/Lemmy/PieFed accounts and interact with your favorite communities. If you encounter any bugs or would like to request a feature, please report it on the GitHub repository (github.com/interstellar-app/interstellar) or the Interstellar magazine (kbin.earth/m/interstellar).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Interstellar at 100% against Name's 13%. Interstellar also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.8 vs 1.8). Name's advantage is chart position (#96 vs unranked). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
Interstellar is free to download; Name costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Interstellar holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Name's written reviews are positive against 100% of Interstellar's.
Name ships an update every 3 months, Interstellar every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Name | Interstellar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.8 (10 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #96 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Bitfield AB | John Randall |
Customer experience
Name
Interstellar
In-app purchases
Name
No in-app purchases
Interstellar
No in-app purchases
