Mobile App Name Generator

Origins and the “app store voice”

Mobile apps live in a crowded marketplace where a name has to do several jobs at once: signal a category, feel trustworthy, and look clean under an icon. Early app-store naming leaned literal ("Flashlight", "Weather"); modern naming favors compact brands that can stretch across features, platforms, and marketing channels. That shift created a recognizable “app store voice”: short words, easy spelling, crisp consonants, and a hint of benefit. A good mobile-app name also has to survive small screens, voice search, and quick recommendations from friends, which is why rhythm and pronunciation matter as much as meaning.

Picking and using a mobile app name

Start with your promise, not your feature list

Users remember outcomes, not menus. Decide what the app helps people do in one sentence, then pick name candidates that match that promise. “Pocket”, “Ledger”, “Compass”, and “Studio” style words read as roles: tool, guide, workspace, or companion. If you are building a habit app, calm language and soft sounds suggest safety and repetition; for a game, sharper beats and brighter imagery suggest speed and challenge. Your name does not have to describe every function, but it should set the right expectation before anyone taps Install.

Check for store fit and ASO

App stores reward clarity. If your name is ultra-abstract, consider adding a subtitle in your listing, not extra words in the name itself. Avoid confusing spellings that people cannot type after hearing them in a podcast. Read the name aloud, then imagine it in a sentence: “I found it on…”, “Can you send me…”, “Search for…”. Also test how it looks as an icon label. Names with tall letters and clean word shapes tend to stay readable when truncated.

Reduce risk: uniqueness, trademarks, and confusion

Before you commit, scan for close neighbors in your category: similar names can cause user confusion and support headaches. “Pro”, “Lite”, and “Plus” suffixes are common but make differentiation harder. Consider a spelling that is straightforward yet distinctive, and reserve the domain and social handles if they matter for your launch. If you plan to localize, watch for meanings that shift across languages, and keep your core brand pronounceable for non-native speakers.

Identity, trust, and why names matter

A mobile app name is a micro-contract. It suggests privacy, reliability, and the emotional tone of the experience. A finance tool with a playful joke name may feel less credible; a kids app with a cold corporate name may feel unwelcoming. Names also shape internal decisions: a “Studio” product invites creation features; a “Compass” product invites discovery and maps. When you choose a name that matches the identity you want, your UI copy, onboarding, and even icon style become easier to keep consistent.

Tips for makers, writers, and indie teams

• Prefer 1–3 syllables per word and an easy vowel pattern; it helps with word-of-mouth sharing.
• Use one concrete anchor word (tool, place, motion, object) so the brand feels tangible.
• Avoid trendy jargon that may age fast; pick terms that still read well in two years.
• Write a one-line tagline and see if the name supports it without repeating the same words.
• Mock it up in your app icon and store screenshots to confirm it reads at small sizes.

Inspiration prompts

If you want names that feel purposeful, answer a few of these and then generate again with a tighter direction.

• What is the first “win” a user gets in the first 60 seconds?
• Does the app feel like a coach, a toolkit, a diary, or a companion?
• Which three emotions should the name communicate: calm, speed, curiosity, prestige, or play?
• What visual symbol could become your icon: a compass, a spark, a ledger, a leaf, a wave?
• What word would your users use to recommend it in a text message?

What are good mobile app names?

There's thousands of random mobile app names in this generator. Here are some samples to start:

• Kivotap
• City Market
• Crimson Build
• Widget Shelf
• Price Counter
• Postcard Notebook
• Clip Nest
• Magic Flashcards
• Retro Deck
• Dragon Frontier