Comparison

Namefinity vs Plainview

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

Head to head
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 people in seconds — from wherever they already are: • Choose photos from your camera roll, including group shots, and keep the faces you want. • Screenshot a list (a team page, a directory listing, a friends list) and Namefinity pulls out the names and faces for you. • 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. Then a two-minute daily practice makes them stick. Namefinity brings a name back right before you'd forget it. Get it right and it moves to a later box. Miss it and it comes back sooner. It's a proven memory technique (spaced repetition) doing the work quietly in the background. Built private, on purpose. Your people, photos, and notes stay on your phone. No off-device processing of your people data, no ads: photos are only ever seen by you. Export a readable copy of your names and notes whenever you like. 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). Be suspiciously good with names.

About

Plainview

This app provides a focused social media experience by filtering out distracting content like Reels and algorithmic suggestions. It prioritizes posts from accounts you follow, offering a cleaner way to view stories and messages.

Highlights
  • Customizable landing page
  • Chronological feed of followed accounts
  • Full-page story grid
  • Direct messaging
  • No algorithmic suggestions
  • No video autoplay
Features
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Plainview is Instagram with your friends front and center, and without the machinery that competes for your attention. No Reels, no Explore, no algorithm trying to keep you scrolling. Sign in with your own Instagram account, on Instagram's real login page, and get an intentional version of the service you already use. WHAT YOU GET - A customizable landing page and default feed of only the accounts you follow, with newest posts first - Stories, upgraded from a thin strip to a full-page grid - Direct messages - Search, profiles, likes, and comments - No Reels, no Explore, no suggested posts, no video autoplay HOW IT WORKS Plainview loads instagram.com and applies local filters on your device with nothing sitting between you and Instagram. Your credentials go directly to Instagram, never to us. Plainview collects no data. Requires an existing Instagram account. WHAT'S MISSING Reels and Explore are gone by design. Notifications aren't supported yet, and in-app posting is limited to Instagram's basic web tools (see plainviewsocial.com/faq for what's different and the setup we recommend). Check in, see your friends' posts and stories, answer your messages, and close the app. That's the point. Plainview is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Instagram or Meta. Instagram is a trademark of Meta Platforms, Inc.

Screenshots

Namefinity4 screens
Plainview4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Namefinity at every 5 days against Plainview's fortnightly. 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

Namefinity ships an update every 5 days, Plainview fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Namefinity versus Plainview: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNamefinityPlainview
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB38 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLucid & Company Ltd.Plainview Social

In-app purchases

None

Namefinity

No in-app purchases

None

Plainview

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Namefinity free?
Namefinity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plainview free?
Plainview is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Namefinity or Plainview have ads?
Neither Namefinity nor Plainview shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Namefinity or Plainview?
Namefinity ships an update every 5 days, and Plainview fortnightly. Most recently, Namefinity was updated on October 13, 2026 and Plainview on October 21, 2026.

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