DB RelationalAlgebra vs NameTheory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DB RelationalAlgebra
This app translates SQL queries into relational algebra, tuple relational calculus, and domain relational calculus. It provides step-by-step derivations, final formulas, and interactive diagrams for each notation. It accurately reports when SQL cannot be expressed exactly by a notation.
- SQL to relational algebra conversion
- SQL to tuple relational calculus conversion
- SQL to domain relational calculus conversion
- Step-by-step derivations
- Interactive operator and quantifier scope trees
- Comparison view of all notations
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A native iPad and iPhone app that converts a SQL query typed, pasted, or imported from a .sql file into relational algebra, tuple relational calculus and domain relational calculus. Each notation gets a step by step derivation, a final oneline formula, and an interactive diagram an operator tree for the algebra, a quantifier scope tree for the calculus and a fourth view stacks all three against the same query. Whatever SQL asks for that a notation cannot express exactly is reported rather than quietly approximated.
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.
- AI-powered name generation
- Web domain availability search
- Social media handle availability search
- Domain alerts
- On-device AI processing
- Private data storage
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NameTheory is a domain name 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: DB RelationalAlgebra at 17.0 against NameTheory's 26.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DB RelationalAlgebra against 5.0 for NameTheory. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
DB RelationalAlgebra ships an update every 3 weeks, NameTheory every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DB RelationalAlgebra | NameTheory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Artur Borycki | Roshan Choxi |
Customer experience
DB RelationalAlgebra
NameTheory
In-app purchases
DB RelationalAlgebra
No in-app purchases
NameTheory
No in-app purchases
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