App naming guides
Everything we have written about choosing an app name and finding out whether you can actually use it — across 44 Apple App Store storefronts and Google Play. Start wherever you are: shortlisting candidates, checking a specific name, or working out whether a conflict you found is a real problem.
Checking availability
Finding out whether a name is already in use, on which store, and in which markets.
App Name Checker for the Apple App Store
Learn what a good App Store name check should validate before you commit to branding, screenshots, and launch assets.
Updated 2026-08-11 · 4 sources
Check App Store Name Availability Across Countries
Learn how to check App Store name availability market by market, which countries to prioritize, and what to do when a name is only partly available.
Updated 2026-08-04 · 3 sources
How to Check if an App Name Is Taken
A step-by-step guide for validating whether an app name is already taken before you finalize your launch.
Updated 2026-07-29 · 3 sources
Google Play Name Checker for Android Apps
Find out whether your Android app name is available on Google Play and how to read close matches before you publish.
Updated 2026-08-06 · 3 sources
Naming and brand
Getting from a blank page to a shortlist worth checking in the first place.
Legal and risk
Where a store search stops being enough and trademark law starts.
Beyond the guides
Methodology
Exactly how a name is normalized, what counts as an exact versus a similar match, which storefronts are covered, and where the results stop being reliable.
Research
Aggregate findings from real scans: which storefronts produce the most naming conflicts, and how often a name that is clear in the US is already taken elsewhere.