Comparison

Name Shark vs Remember Names

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

Remember Names

Effortlessly record and recall names of people you meet. This app helps you remember where you met them, how to pronounce their names, and offers practice modes to solidify your memory. Perfect for networking, school, or social circles.

Highlights
  • Location-based name memory
  • Record name pronunciations
  • Smart contact organization
  • Name recall and photo match quizzes
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Customizable reminders
  • Face ID protection
Features
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Put a Stop to the "I'm terrible with names" Excuse Remember Names is your personal companion for effortlessly recording and recalling names. Whether you're networking, meeting new classmates, or just want to be better with names, this app helps you build lasting connections by never forgetting a name again. KEY FEATURES: Location Memory • Remember exactly where you met someone • See your contacts on a map • Get reminded of names when you return to meeting spots Smart Organization • Create groups for work, school, or social circles • Add notes and context for each person • Easily search and find anyone Name Pronunciation • Record how names are pronounced • Never mispronounce a name again • Perfect for international names Practice Makes Perfect • Quiz yourself with Name Recall mode • Test recognition with Photo Match mode • Focus on the names you find challenging Apple Watch Support • Quick access to names from your wrist • Location-aware name sorting • Perfect for networking events Smart Reminders • Set custom notification schedules Other features include: • Face ID protection for privacy • iCloud sync across devices • Import/Export capabilities • Widgets for quick access • Siri shortcuts integration Perfect for: • Professionals networking at events • Students meeting new classmates • Teachers learning student names • Anyone who wants to be better with names "...the average person is more interested in his or her own name than in all the other names on earth put together. Remember that name and call it easily, and you have paid a subtle and very effective compliment. But forget it or misspell it - and you have placed yourself at a sharp disadvantage. - Dale Carnegie Never say "I'm terrible with names" again. Download Remember Names today and start building stronger connections with everyone you meet! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy & Security: Your data stays private and secure. We never share your information with third parties.

Screenshots

Name Shark4 screens
Remember Names4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Remember Names at 4.3 against Name Shark's 3.5. Remember Names also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 44%) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 weeks). Name Shark's advantage is ratings volume (160 vs 24) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.0). 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 Remember Names sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Remember Names holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Name Shark has 160 ratings behind it against 24, 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 Remember Names's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Name Shark ships an update every 5 weeks, Remember Names every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Name Shark versus Remember Names: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterName SharkRemember Names
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (160 ratings)4.3 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.1% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings160 — better24
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS7.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAwesome Geekness LLCChestwick Investments Inc

Customer experience

Name Shark

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

Remember Names

All ratings24 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews15 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

Remember Names

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
9 purchases

Remember Names

Subscriptions8
  • Remember Names Standard7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Remember Names Standard7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • HooRU Standard: 1 Month7 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • HooRU Standard (Semiannually)7 Days trial$14.996 Months
  • HooRU Standard: 6 months7 Days trial$19.996 Months
  • Remember Names Standard7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Standard (50% off)$29.991 Year
  • HooRU Standard: 12 months7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Name Shark free?
Name Shark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Remember Names free?
Remember Names is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Name Shark or Remember Names?
Remember Names is rated higher. Name Shark averages 3.5 out of 5 from 160 ratings, while Remember Names averages 4.3 from 24 ratings.
Do Name Shark or Remember Names have ads?
Neither Name Shark nor Remember Names shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Name Shark or Remember Names?
Name Shark ships an update every 5 weeks, and Remember Names every 11 days. Most recently, Name Shark was updated on October 24, 2026 and Remember Names on October 25, 2026.

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