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Ask HN: Help picking a name for my app
I'm developing a forex social webapp. There are two names that I like but unfortunately the .com isn't available for one of them however I was able to get two alternative names.
I want to show you the names and ask you to help me pick one from the available options. They are:
pipsandchips.com
forex is all about making pips. pips and chips sounds kind of like fish and chips and, I think it sounds kind of catchy and fun
tradebook.com
due to the social nature of my app I think the name would work really well. The .com isn't available but I was able to purchase tradebookhq.com and tradebookapp.com
What do you guys recommend?
Thanks!
- mschaecher 16y agoI don't know much about the lingo in the Forex world, but pipsandchips.com is kinda catchy. But it might be an issue if you ever tried expanding the network/app to other niches of, say, day traders. I'm just gonna share a few that popped into my head, not knowing the lingo or real purpose of the site: getpipped.com igetpips(or pipped).com pippers.com showmeyourpips.com i-pips.com pippr.com pipster.com
- pedalpete 16y agoI like pips and chips. I had no idea what forex was, but now that I know, it kinda makes sense. Chips like coins/money, pips, I have no idea why they use that word. tradebook doesn't have as memorable a name. pips and chips also has a somewhat british ring to it, and with the right design can really play across the line of old-school established english financial system (king and country and all that), and a more modern playful perspective. I like it!
- ig1 16y agoI would imagine that tradebook is a trademark of Bloomberg.
- sebastian 16y agoThanks for all the feedback. I think I'm going to go with pips and chips. It definitely sounds a lot more catchy and perhaps easier to remember.