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Ciao! vs Nametag
Nametag, by Matias Godoy
An open-source web app for the people in your life: birthdays, notes, groups, a journal, and a graph of who knows whom.
No App Store app. It runs in a browser, and you can also host it on your own server.
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| What it costs | One payment $9.99 |
$1 a month or $10 a year (Personal), $2 a month or $20 a year (Pro). Free if you host it yourself |
| Free tier | 3 friends | 50 people, 10 groups, 5 reminders |
| Account needed | None | Yes |
| Where it runs | iPhone | Any browser, or your own server |
| Where your notes live | Your phone and your own iCloud | Nametag’s servers, or your own if you host it |
| A creature for each friend | 15 animals, 6 moods | No |
| A weekly swipe deck | Yes | No |
Every row comes from Nametag’s own App Store listing or website, read on 2 October 2026. Nothing here is taken from another app’s reviews.
Sources: Nametag on AlternativeTo · Nametag’s website
N Where Nametag wins
- •50 people free on the hosted version, and no limit at all if you run it on your own server.
- •An interactive graph of how everyone you know is connected, with your own relationship types.
- •Two-way sync with Google Contacts, iCloud, Outlook and Nextcloud, and it opens on any device with a browser.
Where Ciao! wins
- •A real iPhone app, with notifications and a home screen widget. Nametag runs in a browser and has no app of its own yet.
- •Each friend has a rhythm and a timer from the last time you talked. Nametag’s free plan has 5 reminders in total.
- •WhatsApp, Message and Call buttons for each friend, and a deck on Sunday of who is due.
Which one should you actually get?
Nametag suits people who like the web, want to see their whole network as a graph, or want to run it on their own server for free. It is also very cheap. Ciao! is for keeping up with friends from your iPhone: a rhythm for each one, a weekly deck, and a button to message them.
