Renaming Nightmare: My Golf App’s Identity Crisis (#10)

Why is there already an app with the same name… that was released just two months ago?!"


⛳ The Name Sprial

I picked the first name that came to mind, made a logo, even edited a promo video.
And two days before submission — bam. I discovered the exact same name was already on the Apple App Store.

It wasn’t trademarked, but still… what if I get sued over my tiny hobby app?
Meanwhile, the Google Play listing was fine, which only made it more confusing.

😱 Meltdown Mode

I had already:

  • Designed a logo

  • Made an intro video

  • Even started instagram with the id FairwayJournal Pro

Now? All useless. All because of one name.


🤯 Denial

I told myself:

  • “It’s fine, it’s only on Google Play…”

  • “They didn’t even trademark it…”

  • “I wasn’t going to publish to iOS anyway…”

But deep down, I knew I couldn’t risk it. Too much of a coward to do anything risky.

📝 Endless Naming 

So began the great renaming quest.

With both ChatGPT and Gemini open, I spammed ideas. The results? Mostly garbage.
Golf terms are limited, and anything remotely good was already taken.

Candidate list:

  • Fairway Journey → only two letters off, but AI said no.

  • Fairway Logbook → fits the “record book” vibe, but felt old-fashioned.

  • Fairway Play → catchy, rhyme-y, but again, AI disapproved.

In the end? I caved and went with Fairway Logbook.
It felt classic, matched the app’s record-book vibe, and — most importantly — it was available.

Still… “Fairway Play” is on my list for something else someday.

💡 Lesson Learned

Half-baked planning + impulsive personality = guaranteed headache.
All self-inflicted, of course.

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