App name ideas to get you started
Need inspiration before you start? Here are 16 app name ideas to spark something - then generate unlimited more with the tool above.
How the app name generator works
App names live in tight spaces - a home screen, an app store search bar, a 30-character title field. The winners are short, brandable, and easy to type, with a domain and store listing actually available.
This generator blends startup-style prefixes, invented suffixes, and crisp nouns with what your app does, so you can scan app name ideas that sound like a product, not a description.
App name ideas that work in the App Store
A great app name has to perform in the App Store and Google Play, where titles are truncated and search ranking matters. The strongest app name ideas are one or two syllables, instantly readable on a home screen, and often pair a brandable name with a short, keyword-rich subtitle so the store algorithm understands what the app does.
Describe your app above - "budgeting", "fitness tracker", "notes" - and the generator mixes your concept with proven naming patterns to surface brandable, abstract, and lightly descriptive directions you can test.
Checking app name availability and trademarks
Before you commit, confirm the name is genuinely free. Search the App Store and Google Play for existing apps, check that the .com domain and social handles are available, and run a trademark search so you do not build a brand on a name someone already owns.
If your favourite is taken, a small tweak - a prefix like "Get" or "Go", an invented suffix, or a second short word - usually finds an ownable variant that still reads as a real product.
Tips for choosing a great app name
- Aim for one or two syllables - it is easier to say, type, and remember.
- Check the .com and the app store name are free before you commit.
- Avoid generic words that are impossible to trademark or rank for.
- Invented words (Spotify, Trello) are more ownable than literal ones.
From naming to ranking
Picking a name is step one. Once your app is live, the next challenge is getting found on Google. Soro puts SEO content on autopilot - researching keywords, writing optimised articles, and publishing them for you - so the audience you are naming this app for can actually discover it. See how Soro works.