Comparison

JSONPad vs NameTheory

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

Head to head
About

JSONPad

Features
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JSONPad makes it easy to view, edit, and explore JSON directly on your device. Paste or type JSON directly, open a local file, or load data from a URL. Features: • Clear syntax highlighting, indentation guides, and collapsible sections • Edit JSON directly with continuous syntax validation • Quickly locate errors with precise line and column information • Search using plain text or complete RFC 9535 JSONPath expressions • Navigate between matches and copy JSONPath results • Copy or save edited documents • Smooth handling of large JSON files • Light and dark mode support Your documents are processed locally on your device. URL requests go directly from your device to the selected address and never through a JSONPad server.

About

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.

Highlights
  • AI-powered name generation
  • Web domain availability search
  • Social media handle availability search
  • Domain alerts
  • On-device AI processing
  • Private data storage
Features
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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

Screenshots

JSONPad3 screens
NameTheory4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: JSONPad at every 4 days against NameTheory's every 2 weeks. JSONPad also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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

JSONPad ships an update every 4 days, NameTheory every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
JSONPad versus NameTheory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJSONPadNameTheory
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB14 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperColin SchmaleRoshan Choxi

In-app purchases

None

JSONPad

No in-app purchases

None

NameTheory

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JSONPad free?
JSONPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NameTheory free?
NameTheory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do JSONPad or NameTheory have ads?
Neither JSONPad nor NameTheory shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JSONPad or NameTheory?
JSONPad ships an update every 4 days, and NameTheory every 2 weeks. Most recently, JSONPad was updated on October 14, 2026 and NameTheory on October 9, 2026.

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