How to Name Your App

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Choose an app name that indicates what your app does.. Choose a short name.. Include 1 or 2 popular keywords in your app title.

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Choose an app name that indicates what your app does.

Step 1

Choose an app name that indicates what your app does.

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Choose a short name.

Step 2

Choose a short name.

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Include 1 or 2 popular keywords in your app title.

Step 3

Include 1 or 2 popular keywords in your app title.

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Avoid names that are difficult to pronounce.

Step 4

Avoid names that are difficult to pronounce.

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Give your app a creative or inventive name.

Step 5

Give your app a creative or inventive name.

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Limit your app's name to 11 characters.

Step 6

Limit your app's name to 11 characters.

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Name your app in line with common grammatical patterns.

Step 7

Name your app in line with common grammatical patterns.

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Give your app a name that capitalizes on current app-name trends.

Step 8

Give your app a name that capitalizes on current app-name trends.

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Search online to ensure you're not taking a name already in use.

Step 9

Search online to ensure you're not taking a name already in use.

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Consult a trademark specialist with your app name.

Step 10

Consult a trademark specialist with your app name.

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Trademark your app name.

Step 11

Trademark your app name.

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