App Name Generator: Name Ideas with App Store and Domain Check

TL;DR: describe what your app does, pick a store category and a style, and the generator suggests 24 names. Each idea comes with one line on why it fits and a ready App Store subtitle of up to 30 characters. Press “Check availability” on a name to see if an app with that name is already in the App Store and whether the .com, .app, .io and .ru domains are probably free.

We built this tool at YuSMP Group because naming is one of the first questions in every mobile project we start. When the name is ready, the next steps are the product itself: see our mobile app development service, check your release plan with App Store readiness or test the idea with Startup idea check.

How to use the app name generator

1. Describe the app. One or two sentences are enough: what it does and for whom. “A budgeting app for couples who share expenses” works better than “finance app”.
2. Choose a category and a style. Short names are 4–8 letters, compound names join two words, invented names are new words that are easier to register as a trademark, and descriptive names say what the app does.
3. Add keywords if you have them. They become roots of the names.
4. Press “Generate names”. Use “More names” for a new batch without repeats and “Similar names” on a card to explore a direction you like.
5. Check and save. Star the names you like, check them one by one and export the list as TXT or CSV.

What makes a good app name

• Short and easy to say. The App Store and Google Play both limit the app name to 30 characters, and only about 12–15 characters fit under an icon on the home screen.
• Distinctive. “Budget Tracker” describes the category but is hard to protect and to rank for. A distinctive name plus a descriptive subtitle usually works better.
• Free to use. Check the stores, domains and trademark registers before you commit. The generator filters out well-known brands, but only a trademark search can confirm a name is safe.
• Works in your markets. Say the name aloud in the languages of your users and check that it does not mean something unwanted.

Name, subtitle and keywords

In the App Store, the name and the 30-character subtitle are both indexed for search, and the keyword field adds 100 more characters. Put the brand in the name, the main benefit in the subtitle and the rest of the search phrases in keywords. That is why each idea comes with a subtitle draft: you can see at once whether the pair reads well.

How the availability check works

The App Store check uses Apple’s public iTunes Search API: an exact match means an app with that name already exists, a similar match means the name is part of other app titles. Domains are checked in the registries: RDAP for .com, .app and .io and DNS for .ru. “Probably free” means the registry has no record, but the final answer always comes from a registrar.

When the AI is not available

The AI part runs on our server with a limit per visitor. If the limit is reached or the service does not respond, the page switches to a built-in generator that combines roots, prefixes and suffixes in your browser, so you always get ideas.

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