App Name Generator
An app name has to work in a store listing and under a tiny icon. Enter what your app does, pick its category, and get names with the vocabulary users expect, each marked with whether it fits the roughly twelve characters shown on a home screen.
- Private by default
- No sign-up
- Free to use
App name ideas
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Your shortlist
The shortlist is kept in this browser only.
How to use App Name Generator
- Enter the main action or benefit of the app.
- Choose the category and a style.
- Look for names marked “Fits under the icon”.
- Search both app stores for your shortlist before deciding.
App Name Generator features
Icon-length check
Flags names longer than about 12 characters, which phones cut off on the home screen.
Category vocabulary
Second words by category: Tasks and Focus, Quest and Dash, Wallet and Budget, Snap and Lens.
Within store limits
All names stay under the 30 characters allowed for an app name on both stores.
Four styles
Modern, playful, invented or descriptive.
Method shown
Notes how each name was formed.
Shortlist
Collect names to test with users.
When to use App Name Generator
- Naming a new iOS or Android app.
- Naming a game.
- Renaming an app whose name is cut off or hard to find.
- Choosing a name that leaves room for a descriptive subtitle.
App Name Generator FAQ
How long can an app name be?
Both the Apple App Store and Google Play allow up to 30 characters for the app name. On a phone’s home screen only about 11 to 12 characters fit under the icon, so short names are safer.
Can two apps have the same name?
On the App Store, an app name must be unique within a country’s store. Google Play is less strict but removes apps that imitate others. Search both stores before committing.
Should the name include keywords?
A keyword helps store search, since the name is the most heavily weighted text. The usual approach is a short brand name plus a descriptive subtitle, for example in Apple’s separate subtitle field.
What makes a good game name?
It suggests the experience: action, puzzle, adventure. Words such as Quest, Dash and Saga are conventions players recognise. It should also be easy to search without special characters.
Does the tool check the app stores?
No. It has no access to store data. Search each store manually for the exact name and close variants.
Can I change the name after launch?
Yes, with an app update on the App Store and at any time on Google Play. Changing the name of an established app can confuse users and affect search ranking for a while.
Two places an app name must work
An app name lives in two very different places. In the store it appears in search results beside an icon and a rating, where it has room to describe. On the phone it sits under an icon among dozens of others, where it gets about a dozen characters before being cut with an ellipsis.
The common solution is to split the roles. The name itself is a short, memorable word or pair. Description goes into the subtitle on the App Store or the short description on Google Play, which are also searched. A name such as “Streaks” needs no more space; “Streaks – Daily Habit Tracker” is what the store listing can add.
Store search rewards clear words. People type what they want, such as “budget” or “photo editor”, and the name carries the most weight in matching. A name containing the key term, or a compound built on it, is found more easily than an abstract one. That advantage has to be weighed against distinctiveness, since a purely generic name is hard to protect and easy to imitate.
Before settling, search both stores for the exact name and for similar ones in your category, check the trademark register for software, and look at the matching domain. Then type the name on a phone and look at it under an icon. If it reads completely and makes sense alone, it will serve the app well.