Comparison

Maze Participate vs Name Keeper

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Maze Participate

Share your perspective and help improve products by answering surveys or completing usability tasks. Get started instantly by scanning a QR code, with no account needed. Your privacy is protected as you control what you share.

Highlights
  • Answer short surveys
  • Complete usability tasks
  • Share your screen
  • Scan QR code to start
  • No account required
  • Privacy controls
Features
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Share your perspective and shape what comes next • Your input helps improve products faster: Answer short surveys, or complete usability tasks while sharing your screen • Getting started takes seconds: Simply scan a QR code to begin a study—no account required • Maze values your privacy: You decide what to share—your responses are securely delivered only to the study admin Maze is trusted by thousands of companies worldwide to create better, more human products.

About

Name Keeper

This app helps you recall details about people you meet, organizing them into custom groups with descriptions and search functionality. It prioritizes privacy with no tracking and automatic iCloud syncing.

Highlights
  • Organize people into custom groups
  • Add multiple descriptions per person
  • Search by name, location, group, description
  • Automatic iCloud syncing
  • Private by design, no tracking
  • No account needed
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Name Keeper helps you remember people by capturing memorable details (e.g. what they look like, where you met, their pet's name) whatever helps the memory stick. • Organize people into custom groups with colors and emojis • Add multiple descriptions per person to jog your memory • Search across names, locations, groups, and descriptions • Syncs automatically via iCloud. No account needed • Private by design. No tracking, no analytics, all data stays on your device

Screenshots

Maze Participate4 screens
Name Keeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Name Keeper at 5.0 against Maze Participate's 2.8. Maze Participate's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (15 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Name Keeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Maze Participate asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Name Keeper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Maze Participate has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Maze Participate versus Name Keeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaze ParticipateName Keeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (15 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better3
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMaze Design IncMatthew Liu

Customer experience

Maze Participate

All ratings15 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative53.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Name Keeper

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Maze Participate

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Name Keeper

One-time1
  • Name Keeper Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Maze Participate free?
Maze Participate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Name Keeper free?
Name Keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Maze Participate or Name Keeper?
Name Keeper is rated higher. Maze Participate averages 2.8 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Name Keeper averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Maze Participate or Name Keeper have ads?
Neither Maze Participate nor Name Keeper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Maze Participate or Name Keeper?
Maze Participate ships an update weekly, and Name Keeper weekly. Most recently, Maze Participate was updated on November 5, 2026 and Name Keeper on November 5, 2026.

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