9Remote vs NameTheory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
9Remote
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9Remote gives you secure, low-latency access to your terminal, desktop, and files from any phone or browser. Connect to your own machine through a Cloudflare tunnel — no monthly hosting fees. WebRTC streaming keeps the screen crisp and responsive, while the integrated file explorer lets you browse, upload, and download on the go. Built for developers who want their dev environment always within reach.
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 update cadence: 9Remote at every 3 days against NameTheory's every 2 weeks. 9Remote also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.
9Remote ships an update every 3 days, NameTheory every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 9Remote | NameTheory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Vu Hoang Anh | Roshan Choxi |
In-app purchases
9Remote
No in-app purchases
NameTheory
No in-app purchases
