Comparison

NameMemory vs Namefinity

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Spaced repetition learning
  • Add photos or avatars
  • Intelligent facial detection
  • Organize with tags
  • Daily practice reminders
  • Multiple training modes
  • Progress tracking
  • Offline functionality
Features
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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.

About

Namefinity

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You're not bad with names. You just never had a system. Namefinity helps you remember the names and faces of the people you actually meet: new colleagues, a friend's friends, everyone at the event whose name vanished the second after you heard it. Add the people you want to remember: • Choose photos from your camera roll, including group shots, and keep the faces you want. • Import a list screenshot you are allowed to use, then check and correct the suggested names and photos before saving. • Import from contacts — pick who to remember and their names and photos come across. • Meet someone new? Swap a QR code, or add them manually in a pinch. Practise in short sessions that fit your day. Reveal the name, then tell Namefinity how it went. Names you find difficult come back sooner; names you remember are spaced further apart. Built private, on purpose. Your people, photos, and notes are stored on your phone. Photo and screenshot processing happens on your device. No account or ads. Export a readable copy of your names and notes whenever you like, or share your own profile directly with another phone using a Namefinity QR card. Also inside: • Memory boxes that show who's solid and who's slipping. • Practice packs to train your memory on more than just people. • A gentle once-a-day nudge when names are ready (never more). Available in English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. Choose your language in You → Language. Find Chinese names in either script or by pinyin. Be suspiciously good with names.

Screenshots

NameMemory4 screens
Namefinity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Namefinity at none against NameMemory's 1. Namefinity also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. NameMemory sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Namefinity asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NameMemory ships an update fortnightly, Namefinity every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
NameMemory versus Namefinity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNameMemoryNamefinity
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB98 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTomohisa KasamiLucid & Company Ltd.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

NameMemory

One-time1
  • Pro Version$9.99
None

Namefinity

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NameMemory free?
NameMemory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Namefinity free?
Namefinity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NameMemory or Namefinity have ads?
Neither NameMemory nor Namefinity shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NameMemory or Namefinity?
NameMemory ships an update fortnightly, and Namefinity every 5 days. Most recently, NameMemory was updated on October 30, 2026 and Namefinity on November 5, 2026.

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