Comparison

Name Shark vs Name Reminder

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

Head to head
About

Name Shark

This app helps you memorize names and faces through engaging quizzes and exercises. Improve your memory, boost social skills, and easily recall details about people you meet. Create custom groups, play various quiz modes, and share your progress.

Highlights
  • Create custom people groups with photos
  • Four built-in quiz modes
  • Share groups publicly or privately
  • Search and download user-created groups
  • Cloud storage for shared groups
Features
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Never forget a name again! Play fun quizzes to remember names and faces of distant family members, acquaintances, classmates, clients and coworkers. Download Name Shark now and start improving your memory and boosting your social skills! Wouldn't it be impressive if you knew the names of everyone at work, personally greeted every guest at your party and recognized every distant family member at an event? Well, now you can do it absolutely for free AND have fun in the process! With Name Shark, you can train your brain to memorize the faces and names of everyone important (or un-important, if you want). Not only will you dazzle people with your amazing facial recall ability, but you will also actually be improving your memory in the process. Through fun exercises and quizzes, you will be enhancing your cognitive function, acquiring better facial recognition abilities, training your memory and improving people's response to you when you meet. Everyone needs to remember names and faces, so why not have fun doing it? With Name Shark you can: => Easily create a group and add photos. => Play in four built-in quiz modes that make name memorization fun. => Share your groups with others, publicly or privately*. => Quickly search and download groups made by other users. Matching pictures to names through fun quizzes is an easy way to help you connect faces and names to people. Yes, a pic can serve as an amazing reminder – just try it! And the more you play, the better you get. YOU SHOULD GET THIS APP IF YOU ARE: • An event planner or staff member who needs to memorize VIPs or important attendees at a networking event. • A sales or service representative who wants to remember every client and manager. • A CEO, executive or manager who needs to know employees' names. • A teacher or counselor who likes to remember students' names at the beginning of a term/semester. • A sports fan, who wants to remember the names, faces and details about players and coaches. • A little league coach who want to remember names of players and parents. • A member of a church, club, or organization that needs to remember names and faces of other members. • A member of a large family with lots of distant relatives. • Just someone who hates not being able to connect a face to a name or vice versa. FEATURES: • Create groups of people whose names you don't want to forget. • Quiz yourself with 4 built in quiz modes: 1. Self Practice 2. Faces Quiz 3. Names Quiz 4. Details Quiz • Easily share your groups* - with everyone - privately with a code - with password protection • Search and download groups shared by other users. • Shared groups are safely stored in the cloud and can be downloaded in case of phone loss or damage. • Available iPhone 6 Plus, 6, 5s, 5, 4s, and 4 and optimized for iOS 8. * Sharing of groups and password protection is available as an in-app-purchase. Downloading of all groups, public and private, is always free to all users.

About

Name Reminder

Effortlessly remember names and faces of people you meet. Organize contacts into personalized groups, add notes, set birthday reminders, and track important details to foster deeper connections and improve relationships.

Highlights
  • Remember names and faces
  • Create personalized contact groups
  • Add notes and custom reminders
  • Track birthdays and important events
  • Visual contact organization
  • Remind to contact feature
Features
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Meet Name Reminder, the ultimate solution to help you remember the names and faces of the people you meet. As adults, we meet new people every day – at social events, kids' activities, classes, neighborhood gatherings, and more. Remembering every name can be a challenge, and conventional methods such as using contact lists, spreadsheets, or notes aren't always efficient or specific enough for this task. That's where Name Reminder comes in. It's more than just an app - it's your secret weapon to winning friends, improving relationships, and being a better friend yourself. The undeniable charm in hearing one's own name, the sweetest sound to anyone's ears, can unlock deeper connections. Our app ensures you wield this power effortlessly, and avoids the uncomfortable sting of forgotten names. Create personalized groups to reflect how we naturally organize people—“Golf Buddies”, “Sally's Soccer Team”, “Neighbors”, “Gym Friends”, and more. Each group features a clear, visual layout that highlights members' names, their spouse's and kids' names, and even pet names, all at a glance. Add notes for each contact, remember birthdays with custom reminders, and never miss an important event again. Keep track of hobbies, dietary restrictions, and use our 'Remind Me To Contact' feature to keep in touch with everyone in your network on your own terms. Download Name Reminder today for free, or upgrade to Pro for a one-time payment of $9.99. No subscriptions, no recurring bills. With Name Reminder Pro, you can create unlimited groups, add unlimited contacts, unlock all features, get all future upgrades, and support the development of new features. It's not just an app, it's your pathway to becoming a more connected and remembered individual in your social circles. screenshots by screenshots.pro

Screenshots

Name Shark4 screens
Name Reminder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Name Reminder at 4.6 against Name Shark's 3.5. Name Reminder also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 44%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). Name Shark's advantage is ratings volume (160 vs 8) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Name Shark sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Name Reminder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Name Reminder holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Name Shark has 160 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Name Shark's written reviews are positive against 67% of Name Reminder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Name Shark ships an update every 5 weeks, Name Reminder every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Name Shark versus Name Reminder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterName SharkName Reminder
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (160 ratings)4.6 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.1% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings160 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB8 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperAwesome Geekness LLCDigital Palette LLC

Customer experience

Name Shark

All ratings160 ratings
Positive60.6%
Neutral6.3%
Negative33.1%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive44.1%
Neutral15.3%
Negative40.5%

Name Reminder

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Name Shark

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • App crashes when adding photos from phone's photo album
  • Sharing feature crashes or fails to work despite payment
  • Freezing when entering new names
  • OK and Cancel buttons positioned under status bar, unreachable
  • Photo framing changes unexpectedly
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  • App crashes when accessing photo library
  • Crashes when opening app or adding new contacts
  • Crashes when trying to sync groups
  • Cannot renew paid subscriptions
  • Data deleted after logging out and back in
  • Password reset links invalid
  • Account lockouts with no recovery option
  • Poor scaling on newer iOS versions and iPhone models (XR, X, notch devices)
  • Buttons not properly calibrated for touch input
  • Crashes when exercises completed without WiFi
  • Camera opening unexpectedly when viewing contact info
  • Import contacts feature crashes

Requested features

14 requests
  • Ability to import contacts from address book, LinkedIn, or Facebook
  • Move groups between devices or sync across devices
  • Ability to move people between groups
  • Built-in memory tests and multiple quiz variations
  • Pre-populated groups (Congress members, governors, state capitals, etc.)
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  • Search functionality across all groups
  • Larger photo display on iPad
  • Drill feature for frequently missed names
  • Location-based reminders for where names were added
  • Additional personal information fields (distinguishing characteristics, context)
  • Flash disabled by default for camera
  • Dropbox upload with folder selection
  • Group hierarchy/nesting functionality
  • LinkedIn integration for easier data import

Name Reminder

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Name Shark

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Group Sharing - 1 Year Subscription$3.99
1 purchases

Name Reminder

One-time1
  • Friend Keeper Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Name Shark free?
Name Shark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Name Reminder free?
Name Reminder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Name Shark or Name Reminder?
Name Reminder is rated higher. Name Shark averages 3.5 out of 5 from 160 ratings, while Name Reminder averages 4.6 from 8 ratings.
Do Name Shark or Name Reminder have ads?
Neither Name Shark nor Name Reminder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Name Shark or Name Reminder?
Name Shark ships an update every 5 weeks, and Name Reminder every 9 days. Most recently, Name Shark was updated on November 1, 2026 and Name Reminder on November 3, 2026.

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