By Name
Gabe Carter Lifestyle iPhoneiPadiPod touch
By Name is a free Lifestyle app for iPhone and iPad by Gabe Carter. Rated 5.0/5 from 2 ratings. Requires iOS 17.0. Updated October 14, 2026.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 2 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 4 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 14
- 2026 · v1.3
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About By Name
You meet people all the time. At work, at events, around the neighborhood. And most of us forget their names before we've walked away. By Name is built on a simple idea backed by research: when you review a name after meeting someone, you're far more likely to remember it next time. That's spaced retrieval — the act of recalling information strengthens the memory each time you do it. The power is in the review. Drop names into the app throughout your day, then look back through them that evening. By Name sends you daily, weekly, and monthly reminders to review the people you've met — and each time you do, the memory gets stronger. When you meet someone, add their name with a quick note about where you met them or what you talked about. That's it. No social media, no contact syncing, no complexity. Just a running record of the people who crossed your path — and a reason to look them up again. You can add names by typing or through Siri. Just say "Hey Siri, met someone in By Name" and speak naturally. The app tracks how many people you've remembered today, this week, this month, and overall. Tap any name to edit details. Swipe to remove. Shake to undo. Our Good Shepherd calls us By Name; this app helps you remember all those you met. FEATURES - Quick-add names with notes in seconds - Siri voice input — add people hands-free - Daily, weekly, and monthly review reminders - Track daily, weekly, and monthly totals - Edit names, notes, and dates anytime - Swipe to delete with shake to undo - Home screen widget - Clean, distraction-free design - No account required. Your data stays on your device.
What’s new
Version 1.3 · Updated October 14, 2026
By Name now helps you recall names, not just reread them. NEW - Review mode. Each evening By Name shows the note you wrote with the name hidden. Try to recall it, then reveal it. Names you miss come back tomorrow. Names you know come back after 1, 3, 7, and 30 days until they're learned. - Locations. Type the campus and service with the name, like "Kyle - 8 AM Hillside, wife Sue," and By Name tags it for you. Set up your campuses, service times, ministries and shorthand like "SNW" in Settings. - Campus colors. Each campus gets its own color on avatars and location tags. Choose the colors in Settings. - Tap a location tag to see everyone you met there. - iCloud sync. Your names are kept in your own private iCloud, so they come with you to a new phone. - Export everyone you've logged as a CSV or JSON file from Settings. IMPROVED - Search now works on every view, not just All. - 7 Days and 30 Days keep Sunday's names in view all week. Prefer calendar weeks and months? Switch it in Settings. - The counts at the top now double as your tabs, and today's date sits in the corner. - The weekly reminder is on by default, and tapping any reminder opens the right view. - An Undo button appears when you remove someone. - The widget's Add button opens straight to typing. - Settings now tells you when notifications are turned off. - Easier to read: stronger text contrast, support for larger text sizes, and avatar colors that display correctly in dark mode. People are worth remembering. By Name makes sure you do.
App privacy
The developer, Gabe Carter, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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