Gattwise vs NameTheory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gattwise
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Gattwise is a private CoreBluetooth advertisement scanner that shows nearby peripheral names, RSSI, advertised service UUIDs, manufacturer bytes, identifiers, and last observations. WHAT IT DOES - Run and stop an explicit nearby Bluetooth Low Energy scan - Sort observed advertisements by current RSSI - Inspect peripheral name, app-visible identifier, service UUIDs, and manufacturer bytes - Use a separate local analysis workspace without an account or analytics SDK PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account, advertising, tracking, analytics SDK, or subscription. Workspace data stays in the app container. Imports, scans, device access, and network actions happen only when you request them. ONE PURCHASE The complete core tool, local workspace, records, analysis, export, and offline reference are included in the paid download. IMPORTANT BOUNDARY Shows only information CoreBluetooth exposes to third-party apps. Radio observations are not identity proof.
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 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: NameTheory at Free against Gattwise's $1.99. Gattwise's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On 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
NameTheory is free to download; Gattwise costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Gattwise | NameTheory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Robert Corbin | Roshan Choxi |
In-app purchases
Gattwise
No in-app purchases
NameTheory
No in-app purchases
