# Nameberry App Review (2026): What Version 2.0 Changed URL: https://bundleofjoy.app/review/nameberry-app-review Type: review Locale: en Published: 2026-11-10 Updated: 2026-11-12 --- > A baby name swipe app that rebuilt itself six months after launch. What the Nameberry app does now, what Premium costs and what parents report. *Audited 12 November 2026* ## Nameberry App Review (2026): What Version 2.0 Changed A baby name swipe app that rebuilt itself six months after launch. ## Verdict **Score: 6/10** The Nameberry app is a decent swipe tool that is still catching up with its own website. Version 2.0 (22 October 2026) added search, lists and 1,000 free swipes, yet the stores still show 1.5/5 on Google Play from 18 reviews. Premium costs $19.99 a year. Worth installing free to test with a partner, not worth paying for before the swipes run out. **Quick scores:** - Partner matching: 7/10 - Suggestion quality: 4/10 - Value for money: 7/10 - Stability and polish: 5/10 **Pros:** - Each partner swipes alone and only shared likes surface, so the loudest voice cannot steer the shortlist - Version 2.0 put name pages, search, lists and popularity charts inside the free app, with 1,000 free swipes - The developer answered all 10 written store reviews we could read, usually with the fix already shipped **Cons:** - Google Play shows 1.5/5 from 18 reviews, and reviewers describe obscure names and little control over style - iOS shows 5.0/5 from only 2 ratings, while the written reviews beneath it are almost all critical - Premium is a subscription now, $49.91 for a first year on monthly billing against $19.99 on the annual plan *Call to action: Visit Nameberry* (Free to download. Premium from $4.99 for the first three months.) > **Disclosure** — Disclosure: bundleofjoy publishes its own baby name tools, so we serve the same parents as Nameberry. We have no affiliate agreement with Nameberry and earn nothing if you click through. The button goes to the official site. Every figure below comes from a public page we opened on 12 November 2026, and we name the source each time. ## How we reviewed it - **Version tested:** iOS app 2.0.2 (3 Nov 2026); Google Play listing updated 3 Nov 2026 - **Test period:** 2026-11-12 → 2026-11-12 **Test categories:** Pricing and Premium paywall, Store ratings and written reviews, Release cadence and developer replies, Partner matching and stats screens, Forum and Reddit sentiment This is a desk audit done in one session on 12 November 2026, not weeks of daily swiping. We did not install the app and we did not buy Premium. We read the live App Store and Google Play listings with their changelogs and every written review shown, the app page on nameberry.com, the launch thread on the Nameberry forum, the founder's launch newsletter and the first-party screenshots. We also searched Reddit, Trustpilot, G2, Capterra and Product Hunt, reading Reddit excerpts only. Counted numbers come from the pages that day. Claimed numbers are Nameberry's own. Arithmetic is ours and labelled. ## Should you install the Nameberry app? **YES if you...** - Couples who disagree quietly and want to compare likes without a spreadsheet or a debate - Readers who already use the Nameberry website and want its name pages and lists on a phone - Parents happy to try 1,000 free swipes before deciding whether Premium is worth it - Families who want a grandparent to swipe too, since invites are uncapped **NO if you...** - Anyone who wants strong style filters inside the swipe deck, because reviewers say the deck ignores them - People who need a custom name added to the deck so a partner can react to it - Parents who expect every feature to work the same on Android as on iPhone - Readers who dislike subscriptions ## What the Nameberry app costs in November 2026 ### Free download — $0 Contains ads according to Google Play - 1,000 free swipes, raised from 50 in version 2.0.0 - Search, name pages, lists and the blog - Solo swiping with a choice of gender ### Premium, first three months — $4.99for 3 months Then $4.99 a month - Unlimited swipes and naming partners - Name style analysis and popularity forecasts - Forum posting, no ads, also works on nameberry.com ### Premium, annual — $19.99/year *(Best value)* About $1.67 a month - Everything in monthly Premium - Cheapest route if you swipe for more than five months - Managed in your App Store or Google Play account **ROI breakdown:** The annual plan works out at $1.67 a month. Monthly billing for twelve months costs $49.91, which is 2.5 times as much. At launch the app was a one-time $4.99 purchase. Premium is now a subscription, and people who bought earlier keep their access. **Hidden costs & gotchas:** - The $4.99 monthly price starts again after the three-month offer ends - Naming partners need a paid member to invite them, so the free tier is mostly a solo trial - Google Play lists ads in the free app, even though the launch post promised none ## What parents rate it on the app stores Ratings gathered from the platforms where the Nameberry app is listed. Trustpilot, G2, Capterra and Product Hunt returned no Nameberry page in our searches. *[Interactive widget — see the live page for the full experience]* *The swipe card* ## One name, three facts, two buttons The deck shows a name with its gender, origin and meaning, then asks you to pass or love it. Nothing else competes for attention. - Each partner swipes on their own phone - A match appears only when both people love the same name *The stats screen* ## Your taste in syllables and first letters Stats cover names swiped, share liked, longest and shortest favourite, syllables and first letters. It is playful rather than deep. - Tabs for activity, you, your partner and together - One reviewer wanted more depth, such as boys against girls ## What we measured and read - **Free swipes before Premium:** 1,000 swipes *(App Store and Google Play description; raised from 50 in the 2.0.0 changelog of 22 Oct 2026)* - **Days from launch to version 2.0:** 175 days *(30 April 2026 launch post to 22 October 2026 release (our arithmetic))* - **Releases since launch:** 9 *(Version history on the App Store, 0.1.2 to 2.0.2)* - **Annual Premium per month:** $1.67 *($19.99 divided by 12)* - **First year on monthly billing:** $49.91 *($4.99 for three months, then nine months at $4.99 (our arithmetic))* - **Google Play rating:** 1.5 /5 *(18 reviews, 1K+ downloads, listing updated 3 Nov 2026)* - **App Store rating:** 5.0 /5 *(Only 2 ratings; 7 written reviews are shown below it)* - **Written reviews answered by the developer:** 10 of 10 *(7 on the App Store and 3 on Google Play, all with replies dated around 29 Oct)* > Open the app page on nameberry.com and read what the app promises. The page offers a swipe card, matches only on shared likes and a four-step loop. It says Free on iOS and Android. > Open the Google Play listing and read the rating and recent reviews. The listing shows 1.5 stars from 18 reviews and 1K+ downloads. The three visible reviews mention a broken name page, obscure names and few features. > Look at the first-party swipe screen. A card for Clementine lists the origin as a French feminine version of Clement and the meaning as mild, merciful. Pass and Love sit below. > Look at the first-party stats screen for a partner. It reports 19 names swiped, the longest liked name (Genevieve, 9 letters) and syllable and first-letter breakdowns. ## Pros and cons ### Pros - **Matching that removes the loudest-voice problem** — Each person swipes alone, and only names you both love reach the shared list. - **A real rebuild, not a patch** — Version 2.0 moved search, name pages, lists, forums and popularity charts into the free app within 175 days. - **A developer who answers** — All 10 visible written reviews have a reply, several naming the exact version that fixes the complaint. - **Fair price once you commit** — $19.99 a year is $1.67 a month, with unlimited partners. ### Cons - **Android ratings are very low** — 1.5/5 from 18 reviews. Sample size is small, and most reviews predate 2.0, but the number is what shoppers see. - **Suggestions feel untuned to reviewers** — Several people swiped hundreds of obscure names before seeing a common one, and the deck does not accept style filters. - **The store ratings tell two different stories** — iOS shows 5.0/5 from 2 ratings while its written reviews are mostly critical, so neither number is reliable. - **Pricing changed after launch** — The one-time $4.99 purchase became a subscription, and monthly billing costs 2.5 times the annual plan. - **Ads appear in the free Android app** — Google Play lists ads, while the launch thread said the app had none. ## Final verdict **Score: 6/10** The Nameberry app is easiest to recommend as a free companion to the website. The swipe idea is sound: two people react alone and only shared likes appear. Version 2.0 fixed the loudest complaint by adding search and lists, and the developer clearly reads every review. What holds the score back is evidence, not features. The Google Play rating is 1.5/5, the iOS rating rests on two people, and the written reviews describe a deck that shows obscure names without much steering. Most of those reviews predate 2.0, and we could not confirm they still hold. Our advice: install it free, spend the first 200 swipes with your partner, and see whether the names fit your taste. If they do, the $19.99 annual plan is fair. If they do not, keep using the website and shortlist elsewhere. **Dimensional scoring:** - **Partner matching:** 7/10 — Independent swipes, shared likes only - **Suggestion quality:** 4/10 — Obscure names, little steering - **Value for money:** 7/10 — $1.67 a month on the annual plan - **Stability and polish:** 5/10 — Nine releases, loading bugs reported - **Research tools:** 7/10 — Name pages, lists, popularity charts since 2.0 - **Developer support:** 8/10 — 10 of 10 visible reviews answered *Call to action: Visit Nameberry* ## Common questions about the Nameberry app ### Is the Nameberry app free? The download is free on iOS and Android. You get 1,000 free swipes, plus search, name pages and lists. Premium adds unlimited swipes, naming partners, style analysis and forum posting. ### How much does Nameberry Premium cost? $4.99 a month, with new subscribers paying $4.99 for their first three months, or $19.99 a year. Twelve months of monthly billing comes to $49.91, so the annual plan is about 2.5 times cheaper. ### Do both partners need to pay? No. According to the developer's reply on Google Play, one paid member can invite as many people as they like, and a partner does not pay to join the pair. ### What changed in Nameberry app version 2.0? Released on 22 October 2026, it added search, name pages, lists, popularity charts, games and forums to the app, and raised the free swipe limit from 50 to 1,000. ### What is the Nameberry app rating? Google Play shows 1.5 out of 5 from 18 reviews. The App Store shows 5.0 from only 2 ratings, with mostly critical written reviews. Both samples are small. ### Is there a Trustpilot or G2 page for the Nameberry app? We found none. The only independent star ratings are on the two app stores, which is why we also read the forum thread and developer replies. ## Update log - **2026-11-12** — Initial publication. Desk audit of the iOS and Google Play listings, the app page, the launch thread and the version history. ## FAQ ### Is the Nameberry app free? The download is free on iOS and Android. You get 1,000 free swipes, plus search, name pages and lists. Premium adds unlimited swipes, naming partners, style analysis and forum posting. ### How much does Nameberry Premium cost? $4.99 a month, with new subscribers paying $4.99 for their first three months, or $19.99 a year. Twelve months of monthly billing comes to $49.91, so the annual plan is about 2.5 times cheaper. ### Do both partners need to pay? No. According to the developer's reply on Google Play, one paid member can invite as many people as they like, and a partner does not pay to join the pair. ### What changed in Nameberry app version 2.0? Released on 22 October 2026, it added search, name pages, lists, popularity charts, games and forums to the app, and raised the free swipe limit from 50 to 1,000. ### What is the Nameberry app rating? Google Play shows 1.5 out of 5 from 18 reviews. The App Store shows 5.0 from only 2 ratings, with mostly critical written reviews. Both samples are small. ### Is there a Trustpilot or G2 page for the Nameberry app? We found none. The only independent star ratings are on the two app stores, which is why we also read the forum thread and developer replies.