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Namefirst
Find the real app by name. Verified publishers first, no paid ads in search.
- Score
- 44
- confidence 38
- Evidence
- 2
- items on the page
- Rivals
- 2
- named in sources
- First version
- 30 d
- estimate
- Type
- Mobile app
- PWA: installs on iPhone and Android
- Market since
- 2008
- Mature market · AI estimate
ScreensConcept
Mobile app: Users search for and install specific apps on their phones with a quick lookup to find the real app and verify it is legitimate. Sample screens on a phone, in the proposed brand. Their numbers are sample data.
Search
- Northfield BankExact, verified
- Northfield Bank PayUnverified
- NorthField Mobile+Lookalike
Northfield Bank
About this appAI proposal
Namefirst is an app finder that answers one question: is this the app I typed? Search by name and the exact match from a verified publisher comes first. Copycats are grouped below, labelled, and never ranked above the original.
It is built for people looking for banking, insurance, health and everyday utility apps, where installing the wrong one can cost money or privacy. Each listing shows the publisher, how it was verified, and a link to the official download page.
Ranking is public and simple: exact name, then verified publisher, then the rest. Publishers can pay for verification or for a clearly separate featured shelf, but never for search position.
- Tagline
- The app you typed, first.
- Voice
- PlainDirectTrustworthy
- Why this name
- The name states the ranking rule: the name you search for comes first. It is two plain words joined, easy to say and remember.
In the first version
Members say which features they would use. It tells PWAS what people want; it changes no score.
Exact name first
Typing a name returns the exact match at the top. Ad spend does not change the order of search results.
No member yet
Verified publisher badge
Each listing shows who publishes the app and what proof was checked, such as a company domain or a regulator record.
No member yet
Lookalike warnings
Apps with near-identical names or icons are grouped under the original and marked as unverified.
No member yet
Regulated app directory
Browse banks, insurers and health plans by country and open the official download link in one tap.
No member yet
Brand identityAI proposal
Check the name against trademark registers before using it.
Palette
#F6F3ECPaper · surface#1B2A2FDeep Ink · text#0F6B6BHarbor Teal · primary#E8A33DSignal Amber · accent#B3402FAlert Brick · warning for lookalikes
Typography
Aa
Namefirst
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789
The app you typed, first.
PricingAI proposal
The material gives no competitor prices. These tiers are a starting point to test with publishers; users stay free.
Free
Free
- Search and browse all listings
- Verified badges and lookalike warnings
- Report copycats
Publisher
$29 a month
- Publisher verification
- Listing with official links
- Lookalike alerts for your name
Publisher Plus
$99 a month
- Everything in Publisher
- Featured shelf placement, labelled
- Search and install insights
Would you pay Publisher · $29 a month?
Your answer tells PWAS which prices people accept. It changes no score.
No answers yet.
What it could be worthEstimate
What a software business making this much sells for today, from real deals. Pick a monthly revenue.
If it makes
Worth about
$194,000
Sale range $132,000 to $263,000
$120,000 a year in revenue
From 87 software businesses listed and sold on Empire Flippers in the last year, revenue vetted by the broker: they sell for about 19× their monthly revenue, most between 13× and 26×.
Measured on profit, the middle deal is 32× monthly net profit: about 2.7 years of profit.
An estimate, not an offer or financial advice. A real price depends on profit, growth, churn, how much of the work is the owner's, and the buyer.
How it would growAI proposal
How the product would reach new customers through its own use, and how the first ones would be found. A plan to test, not a result.
- Built-in loop
- Shared outputs. Users and publishers share a verified listing link, such as 'get our real app here', in emails, on websites and in support replies. Recipients see the verified page and the official download link.
- Do they become customers?
- Recipients who need an app can become users, but few become payers. Publishers who see the link are the paying audience. Test whether banks and insurers add the link to their sites and pay for verification.
- First customers
- Small and mid-size regional banks, credit unions and health insurers in one country whose names are easy to copy and who field customer calls about fake apps.
- Where to reach them
- Direct outreach to security teams: Email fraud and digital leads at credit unions with a report of lookalike apps found for their name.
- Hacker News and Reddit: Post the ranking rules and a public lookalike checker to attract early users and listings.
- First milestone
- Five credit unions or insurers in one country pay for verification after seeing their lookalike report.
Why people already pay for this
- Public claimPlay Store search is dominated by ads for scams and copycat apps rather than genuine results
- Public claimUsers want alternatives to the Play Store but existing alternatives lack essential apps
Tech stack
Every proposal builds on the same PWA base, installable from the browser on any phone or computer. Dashed boxes are what this app adds.
- AppNext.js and TypeScript
- PWAManifest and service worker
- UITailwind CSS
- Data and authSupabase Postgres
- PaymentsStripe
- EmailResend
- HostingVercel
- This app · SearchPostgres full-text and trigram matchingExact and near-name matching to rank originals and flag lookalikes, inside Supabase.
- This app · Publisher verificationDomain ownership check and manual review queueProves a publisher controls its domain before the badge is granted.
RisksAI inference
- PlatformA PWA cannot install native apps; it can only link to official download pages. Users still install through the platform store, so value rests on finding the right link.
- DataListings need metadata from existing stores. Scraping may breach their terms, and coverage of banking and insurance apps must be built by hand at first.
- CommercialPublishers may not pay for verification until users come, and users may not come until listings are complete.
- RegulatoryCalling an app verified creates liability if a badge is wrong. Verification rules and disclaimers need legal review.
- Intellectual propertyShowing other companies' app names and icons may raise trademark questions. Check the name Namefirst before use.
Everything marked AI proposal or AI inference was written by a model from the evidence on the opportunity page. The proposed name must be checked against trademark registers before it is used.