Comparison

Mimi Remote vs NameTheory

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

Head to head
About

Mimi Remote

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Mimi Remote is a native mobile workspace for a computer you own or are authorized to use. Connect to your development environment, start or resume coding sessions, review changes, and confirm restricted actions while all commands continue to run on the computer you control. Features: - Browse, search, create, and resume coding sessions - Review structured responses, reasoning, code blocks, images, and diffs - Confirm restricted development actions before they run - Inspect Git status and manage branches and worktrees - Use text, images, and optional voice input - Keep separate connection profiles for multiple computers and switch between them - Use Codex on your host; optionally connect Claude Code or DeepSeek Harness when configured there - Connect over a local network, private network, or HTTPS Mimi Remote communicates directly with the host you configure. The app does not download or execute code on the mobile device and does not provide models, third-party accounts, subscriptions, cloud code execution, a VPN, traffic relay, or hosted project storage. Project content and connection credentials are not sent to the Mimi Remote developer. Requirements: - One or more computers with the Mimi companion service and a compatible developer runtime installed - Network access from the mobile device to that computer - Access only to devices and projects you own or are explicitly authorized to use Mimi Remote is independently developed and open source. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by providers of compatible tools.

About

NameTheory

This app assists developers and creators in brainstorming unique names and checking their availability across web domains and social media handles. It leverages AI to generate variations and offers domain alerts, all while prioritizing user privacy with on-device processing.

Highlights
  • AI-powered name generation
  • Web domain availability search
  • Social media handle availability search
  • Domain alerts
  • On-device AI processing
  • Private data storage
Features
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NameTheory is a name generation and search tool for developers and creators. NameTheory uses AI to help you brainstorm name ideas and instantly looks up available web domains for those names and variations of them. All you have to do is add a few starter words that you like and NameTheory will suggest more words matching your theme and look up variations of all your words for available web domains across dozens of top-level domains like .com, .app, .ai and many more. Features: - Automatically searches available domains across hundreds of top-level domains for your names - Set up domain alerts to be notified if a domain becomes available - Uses AI to generates variations of your names and searches for their availability - Tries common "domain hacks" to find available names (getname.com, nameapp.com, getna.me, etc.) - Displays pricing for available domains - Searches App Store for similar names - Searches Instagram, TikTok, BlueSky, X/Twitter, Reddit, and GitHub for available handles - No AI subscription required, everything runs on your device using Apple's on-device AI - All your data is private and stored locally on your device or synced via your iCloud account

Screenshots

Mimi Remote4 screens
NameTheory4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NameTheory at every 2 weeks against Mimi Remote's monthly. Mimi Remote's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mimi Remote ships an update monthly, NameTheory every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Mimi Remote versus NameTheory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMimi RemoteNameTheory
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB14 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developer相庚 盖Roshan Choxi

In-app purchases

None

Mimi Remote

No in-app purchases

None

NameTheory

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mimi Remote free?
Mimi Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NameTheory free?
NameTheory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mimi Remote or NameTheory have ads?
Neither Mimi Remote nor NameTheory shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mimi Remote or NameTheory?
Mimi Remote ships an update monthly, and NameTheory every 2 weeks. Most recently, Mimi Remote was updated on October 17, 2026 and NameTheory on October 9, 2026.

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