Comparison

Nameberry vs Tide

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

Head to head
About

Nameberry

Discover baby names with meanings, origins, and popularity. Swipe with a partner to find names you both love, and let the algorithm learn your style for personalized recommendations. Explore curated lists and play naming games.

Highlights
  • Baby name meanings and origins
  • Partner swiping for name selection
  • Personalized name recommendations
  • Popularity trends and forecasts
  • Curated name lists
  • Naming games and quizzes
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Find baby names for boys and girls, with the meaning, origin, and popularity of each one. Swipe on your own or with your partner, and keep the names you both love. Nameberry has tens of thousands of baby names, plus lists for unique, classic, biblical, Irish, Hebrew, and Spanish names, celebrity baby names, and a naming calendar. EXPLORE ALL OF NAMEBERRY Browse names by gender, origin, style and first letter. Read Nameberry's expert write-up on every name, with its meaning, origin, popularity and similar names. Dig into thousands of name lists, celebrity baby names, namesakes and the baby naming calendar, and search names, lists and articles in one place. SWIPE TOGETHER Swipe on your own or with naming partners: your baby's other parent, your best friend, your mom. You each swipe independently, and Nameberry shows you only the names you both love. No more endless debates. THE ALGORITHM LEARNS YOUR STYLE The more you swipe, the smarter Nameberry gets. Our recommendations, built on two decades of baby-naming expertise, learn your taste and suggest names that fit: classic or quirky, elegant or bold, timeless or trending. POPULARITY, MAPPED AND FORECAST See where every name ranks in the US, how it has risen and fallen since 1880, where it's most popular state by state, and where our Berry Trend forecast says it's heading next. MATCHES AND STATS Keep track of the names you've liked and matched, compare your swiping stats with your partner's, and discover your shared naming style. GAMES AND QUIZZES Guess the hidden name in Name of the Day, a daily puzzle with streaks. Play Namecandy, find names like the ones you love with Namehunter, and test yourself with Nameberry's quizzes. JOIN THE COMMUNITY Get advice and make friends in the Nameberry forums, the smartest, friendliest name community anywhere. NAMEBERRY PREMIUM Nameberry is free to download, with 1,000 free swipes and plenty to explore. Nameberry Premium adds unlimited swipes, inviting naming partners, name style analysis, popularity forecasts and state maps, Name of the Day and Namecandy, your own name lists, posting in the forums, and no ads. Your membership works on nameberry.com too. Premium is a monthly subscription ($4.99 a month; new subscribers pay $4.99 for their first three months) or an annual subscription ($19.99 a year). Prices may vary by country. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for the renewal within the 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://nameberry.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://nameberry.com/privacy There are thousands of baby names out there. Let's find the one that's right for your baby.

About

Tide

This app simplifies tracking labor contractions with a single tap. It allows real-time sharing of progress with a private link and creates a lasting birth story. Designed for calm and presence during labor, it offers hands-free updates and an Apple Watch app.

Highlights
  • Single-tap contraction timing
  • Real-time progress sharing
  • Hands-free voice dictation
  • Birth story journal
  • Apple Watch app
  • Home Screen widget
Features
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Tide is a beautifully simple contraction timer and labor companion — built to keep you calm and present while everyone you love follows along. When labor starts, the last thing you want is a cluttered app. Tide gives you one big button: tap to start a contraction, tap when it eases. It quietly tracks how long each one lasts and how far apart they are, so you always know where things stand — without squinting at your phone mid-wave. And when everyone keeps asking "any updates?", Tide answers for you. Share one private link with your partner, doula, or whole family, and they can follow your progress in real time — no more juggling a dozen text threads. WHAT YOU CAN DO Time contractions with a single, calming tap — duration and spacing tracked automatically Share a private link so your birth team can follow along live Post updates as you go — notes, photos, and videos in one running feed Add updates hands-free with voice dictation Announce baby's arrival with the details that matter Keep it all as a birth story you can revisit for years to come PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Everything you log stays on your device unless you choose to share it — and your share link expires on its own once things settle down. ALWAYS A GLANCE AWAY Tide includes an Apple Watch app and a Home Screen widget, so your timer is right where you need it. A ONE-TIME UNLOCK Unlock everything with a single purchase. No subscriptions, ever. Tide is a personal timer and journal to help you record and share your labor. It is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice. Always follow the guidance of your doctor, midwife, or other qualified healthcare provider, and in an emergency call your provider or your local emergency number. ——— Privacy Policy: https://katiep.me/privacy Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Nameberry4 screens
Tide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tide at none against Nameberry's shown. Tide also leads on review sentiment (52% vs 34%). Nameberry's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Nameberry sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Tide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nameberry ships an update weekly, Tide every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Nameberry versus Tide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNameberryTide
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (338 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.3% of reviews52.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—338 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNameberry LLCB Gilmore, LLC

Customer experience

Nameberry

Written reviews35 reviews
Positive34.3%
Neutral17.1%
Negative48.6%

Tide

All ratings325 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral0.9%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive52.2%
Neutral8.7%
Negative39.1%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Nameberry

Subscriptions2
  • Nameberry Premium (Monthly)3 Months trial$4.991 Month
  • Nameberry Premium (Annual)$19.991 Year
2 purchases

Tide

Subscriptions1
  • Tiny Voices Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tide Contractions and Labor Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Nameberry free?
Nameberry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tide free?
Tide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nameberry or Tide have ads?
Nameberry shows ads; Tide does not.
Which is updated more often, Nameberry or Tide?
Nameberry ships an update weekly, and Tide every 2 weeks. Most recently, Nameberry was updated on November 5, 2026 and Tide on November 6, 2026.

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