diff --git a/esphome/core/component.h b/esphome/core/component.h
index caad1ff41e..a0945e53aa 100644
--- a/esphome/core/component.h
+++ b/esphome/core/component.h
@@ -357,9 +357,9 @@ class Component {
   /// so once a flag is set, subsequent (potentially different) messages may be suppressed.
   bool set_status_flag_(uint8_t flag);
 
-  /** Set an interval function with a unique name. Empty name means no cancelling possible.
+  /** Set an interval function with a const char* name. Empty name means no cancelling possible.
    *
-   * This will call f every interval ms. Can be cancelled via CancelInterval().
+   * This will call f every interval ms. Can be cancelled via cancel_interval().
    * Similar to javascript's setInterval().
    *
    * IMPORTANT NOTE:
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ class Component {
   ESPDEPRECATED("cancel_retry is deprecated and will be removed in 2026.8.0.", "2026.2.0")
   bool cancel_retry(uint32_t id);  // NOLINT
 
-  /** Set a timeout function with a unique name.
+  /** Set a timeout function with a const char* name.
    *
    * Similar to javascript's setTimeout(). Empty name means no cancelling possible.
    *
diff --git a/esphome/core/scheduler.h b/esphome/core/scheduler.h
index 9aecc3e8c8..c7743e5b2a 100644
--- a/esphome/core/scheduler.h
+++ b/esphome/core/scheduler.h
@@ -384,8 +384,8 @@ class Scheduler {
   inline bool HOT names_match_static_(const char *name1, const char *name2) const {
     // Check pointer equality first (common for static strings), then string contents
     // The core ESPHome codebase uses static strings (const char*) for component names,
-    // making pointer comparison effective. The std::string overloads exist only for
-    // compatibility with external components but are rarely used in practice.
+    // making pointer comparison effective. The strcmp fallback covers distinct pointers
+    // with identical content (e.g. names built into separate static buffers).
     return (name1 != nullptr && name2 != nullptr) && ((name1 == name2) || (strcmp(name1, name2) == 0));
   }