NameMemory vs NamePocket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NameMemory
This app uses spaced repetition to help you remember people's names. Add a photo, name, and meeting context, then practice with short quizzes. It's designed for privacy, with all data stored locally on your device.
- Spaced repetition learning
- Add photos or avatars
- Intelligent facial detection
- Organize with tags
- Daily practice reminders
- Multiple training modes
- Progress tracking
- Offline functionality
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You recognize that face. You remember where you met. But the name? It's right there, on the tip of your tongue. It happens to everyone. And as the years go by, it happens more often. It's not a flaw. Names are simply hard to hold on to, even for the sharpest minds. NameMemory helps you put names to faces: the people you already know, and the ones you are about to meet. WHERE IT HELPS ・A new class every term. Thirty students before week two. ・A new job, and fifty colleagues on your first day. ・Clients and contacts you meet once and see again months later. ・Neighbours, the club, the congregation, the parents at the school gate. ・A reunion next month, and half the names already gone. NO PHOTO REQUIRED Build a likeness from an avatar instead: hair, eyes, glasses, beard. Many schools and workplaces do not allow photos of students, residents or clients on a personal phone. With avatars, you never have to take one. HOW IT WORKS ・Add a name with a face, a place, an organisation and a few cue words ・Review at the moment you are about to forget (spaced repetition, SM-2) ・Quiz mode or type-the-name mode: a near miss is shown as a near miss ・Tag by class, team, club or event and review one group at a time STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE No account. No cloud. No sync. No tracking. Everything you enter stays in the app, on your phone. Free for up to 20 people. One-time purchase to remove the limit: no subscription.
NamePocket
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An app to help you remember names of people from any situation. Using a tree structure, create broad categories and and sub categories or names from any spot.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NamePocket at none against NameMemory's 1. NameMemory's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. NameMemory sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NamePocket asks for nothing beyond the download.
NameMemory ships an update fortnightly, NamePocket every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 29, 2026 and July 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NameMemory | NamePocket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tomohisa Kasami | George Bronner |
In-app purchases
NameMemory
- Pro Version$9.99
NamePocket
No in-app purchases





