NameTime vs Phantasm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NameTime
This app helps you remember the details about people you meet, like names, where you met, and conversation notes. It keeps your contacts organized and searchable, making it easier to recall important information and build stronger connections.
- Save names, photos, notes, and meeting details
- Searchable contact database
- Tagging and relationship mapping
- Contextual talking points
- Data export and backup
- Organize people by groups
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NameTime is a personal memory aid for the people you meet in life. Use it to save the small details that make a person easy to remember: names, nicknames, photos, notes, where you met, where you last saw them, what you talked about, who they are connected to, and anything else you want to recall later. Nothing is required. Add a name, a face, a place, a quick note, or just the one detail you do not want to forget. NameTime keeps your people searchable, organized, and close at hand. Features: • Save names, nicknames, photos, notes, birthdays, work, school, family details, and conversation notes • Search across names, places, notes, tags, and other details • One tap to pin where and when you met someone (or when you saw them again) • Add tags and relationships to remember groups, families, neighbors, friends, and more • Add their favorite sports team, the school they went to, or employer - and see helpful talking points, including scores and recent school or employer news when available • Export your data as CSV or JSON, and restore from a NameTime backup Whether you are meeting neighbors, co-workers, members of your swim club, parents at school, volleyball teammates, or a sports fan you hit it off with while watching a game - NameTime helps you show up next time with the context that makes conversation easier. Remember names. Recall the story. Privacy Policy: https://nametime.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Phantasm
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Phantasm is a private AI chat client for the backend you already run. Point it at your own server: Ollama, vLLM, llama.cpp, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint and chat with your own models over your own network. No account, no middleman, no data collection. YOUR SERVER, YOUR RULES • Connect with just a URL and a token — works against a bare Ollama out of the box • Add the open-source Phantasm orchestrator to unlock web search, image generation, and research modes • Multiple backend profiles for home network, VPN, or tunnel setups • Your token lives in the iOS Keychain; conversations are stored only on your phone A REAL CHAT EXPERIENCE • Fast streaming responses with markdown, syntax-highlighted code blocks with copy, and charts • Attach photos and files — vision models can see your images • Generated images appear inline; save or share them • Dictate messages with on-device transcription and have replies read aloud • Long generations survive backgrounding and pick up where they left off • Ask Phantasm from Siri and Shortcuts TOOLS ON YOUR TERMS • Per-chat toggles for web access and image generation • Optional device tools — location, calendar, Apple Health — are off by default and only shared with your own backend when you enable them • See the model's reasoning when a thinking model is selected PRIVATE BY DESIGN Phantasm operates no servers and collects no data. The app talks exclusively to the backend you configure — nothing else. What you say to your AI is between you and your hardware. Phantasm requires an OpenAI-compatible server that you provide (for example, Ollama running on your own machine). Feature availability depends on your backend's capabilities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Phantasm at none against NameTime's 1. 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. NameTime sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Phantasm asks for nothing beyond the download.
NameTime ships an update every 5 days, Phantasm every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NameTime | Phantasm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | US ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS LLC | Benjamin Carman |
In-app purchases
NameTime
- NameTime7 Days trial$4.991 Year
Phantasm
No in-app purchases









