# Name Shark

> Remember Names & Faces

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id906531062](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id906531062)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id906531062`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Awesome Geekness LLC
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Rating:** 3.50 / 5 (160 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.3.2
- **Last updated:** 2017-12-20
- **First published:** 2014-11-05
- **Size:** 37 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/name-shark/id906531062)
- **Website:** [http://www.namesharkapp.com](http://www.namesharkapp.com/)

## Description

Never forget a name again with Name Shark. Build groups of people, upload photos, and train your brain with four built-in quizzes: Self Practice, Faces, Names, and Details. Share groups publicly or privately, and download groups created by other users. Shared groups are stored in the cloud for quick recovery and ongoing practice.

Ideal for event planners, sales professionals, teachers, coaches, and anyone who wants to improve social recall, Name Shark makes memorizing faces and names fun and effective.

## Rankings

- #126,344 — Overall
- #87 — remember

## Review summary

Users praise Name Shark for helping learn and remember names by linking them with photos and for its intuitive, engaging design. The app is valued in education/group contexts, with games/scoreboard features that boost motivation. However, repeated issues dominate feedback: the paid sharing feature often fails or is unusable; the app crashes and freezes; there’s little or no updates or support; and some users suffer data loss or unrecoverable groups after issues. Reliability and support gaps hinder usability despite a strong concept.

### Pros

- Terrific app; intuitive and helpful for connecting names with faces.
- Useful for education/group settings (teachers and students) to memorize names.
- Games and scoreboard features add engagement and motivation.
- Nice platform with a solid concept for learning names.

### Cons

- Paid sharing feature is broken or unusable; users are charged without receiving the service and refunds are unclear.
- App crashes and freezes, especially when adding photos or attempting to share.
- No ongoing updates or active support; appears abandoned for years.
- Support contact methods are unreliable or nonfunctional.
- Data loss or inability to recover groups after reinstall or issues.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id906531062)