# iGotYou — user reviews > 94 indexed App Store user reviews of iGotYou by Niv Gutherz, rated 1.20/5 from 6 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/igotyou/id498238473/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/igotyou/id498238473.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 0 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 5 ## What do users think of iGotYou? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 📸 Takes photos and sends location - 🔊 Alarm function works - 📧 Emails alerts and pictures - 💡 Innovative idea for security **Cons** - 🚫 Does not lock phone - 🏠 Bypassed by home button - ❌ Inconsistent functionality - 🔋 High battery drain - 🤔 Confusing to configure - 💸 Waste of money - 📧 Email sending issues - 📱 Not integrated with system lock - ⏳ Needs to be kept open/foreground - 👎🏼 Amateurish and poorly executed - 🔒 Doesn't work with passcode lock - 🚫 Can be easily closed/minimized - 📧 Asks for email password - ❌ Doesn't work on older devices - ⚠️ False advertising - ❓ Unclear instructions **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes frequently - Email sending fails - Location not received - App minimizes easily - Doesn't work on iPhone 4/4s - Update not appearing - Test email settings incorrect - App disabled after incorrect attempts - Motion alarm triggered by notifications - Cannot set up Yahoo mail - Cannot lock app - Camera sound/visual cannot be turned off - Picture sent to junk mail - App stops working when home button pressed - GPS active all the time - Doesn't send email of photo - Doesn't work unless app is open - Doesn't have real pass lock on phone - Doesn't lock phone - Motion alarm triggered by incoming messages - Cannot bypass with home button - App doesn't work - Alarm doesn't sound - Cannot get app to send email - Doesn't send pic or location to email **Most requested features** - Integrate with iPhone lock screen - Shortcut for emergency activation - Alarm only on screen touch - Total lock including power button via certificates - Take photo on multiple wrong passcode attempts - Option to enable photo on wrong passcode only - Block phone shutdown - Auto-lock when screen goes blank - Continuous running mode - Portuguese version ## Newest reviews (16 of 94) ### 2/5 — Not what I thought it was *2017-07-15* I thought this app would email me a picture of the person holding my phone in case someone had stolen it. Instead you have to lock your phone using the app and set it down so and if anyone tries to take it an alarm goes off. Stupid. ### 1/5 — CR@P *2015-08-23, version 2.7* DO NOT BUY THIS ### 1/5 — 3rd class *2015-07-26, version 2.7* Rubbish. Waste of money. ### 3/5 — It should be working for the passcode *2015-07-09* When I bought it I thought it's for the passcode not only for motion on battery charge ### 1/5 — Uma merda!!!!! *2014-12-21* Comprei essa merda pensando que tinha pelo menos as funcionalidades parecidas do app Igotya...mas é uma verdadeira decepção. O app trava toda hora... E o pior, so ativa o aplicativo se ele estiver aberto e com a tela desbloqueada. Serve pra nada. ### 1/5 — Don't buy it! *2014-09-23* They ask for your email password for no good reason. It's definitely a scam to get your online information. ### 1/5 — Rubbish! *2014-08-18, version 2.7* Don't waste your money ### 1/5 — iPhone 4s *2014-06-22* Did not work on phone or iPad mini. Spoke with customer service via email. It took two days for a response. They then told me it didn't work on the iPhone 4/4s. Then the next day they emailed me back and said they were sending an update 2.7. It's been two days and the update hasn't shown up in the App Store. They then emailed me back and asked what country was I linked to (App Store). If they sent an update shouldn't they have sent it to all App Stores? ### 1/5 — Bad *2014-02-08* Not good at all... No es bueno pa un caraj..... ### 1/5 — No sirve para nada *2013-11-02, version 2.5* No la compren ### 1/5 — Worst app ever *2013-10-12* Do not buy this app! It doesn't work as you think it will!! It's a waist of money!! ### 2/5 — App falho *2013-09-22* Realmente envia foto e localização ao e mail. Porém, o app é simplesmente minimizado ao acionar o botão central do iPhone e pode-se ter acesso ao aparelho normalmente sem digitar senha nenhuma, fazendo com que o App perca totalmente a sua finalidade. Existe uma opção de acionar a função de enviar foto e localização e de acionar um alarme, apenas ao movimentar o aparelho, o que seria mais útil. Porém a cada movimento ele ficará enviando fotos ao seu email e não apenas quando a pessoa digitar a senha errada. Para mim, achei incômodo! Detalhe que o App precisa ser deixado em primeiro plano e não está associado a senha do próprio iPhone quando bloquemos a tela. Aliás, se bloqueada a tela pelo botão superior de bloqueio, o App também perderá sua finalidade. Ainda tem muito o que melhorar! ### 2/5 — Não foi o que eu esperava. *2013-09-22* Este app não tira a foto quando tentam desbloquear o iphone, ele serve para impedir que alguém pegue o seu celular, caso vc deixe propositalmente carregando, ou em cima de uma bancada ou dentro de uma bolsa. Ele aciona um alarme e tira uma foto de quem pegar nele. ### 1/5 — Uma porcaria *2013-09-11* É um app pago que não funciona. Não recomendo, é jogar tempo e dinheiro fora. ### 2/5 — Bloqueio *2013-08-20* Não é integrado com o bloqueio de tela do iphone... Porem a foto e a localizaçao fuciona, se fosse integrado com o bloqueio original seria bem melhor. ### 2/5 — Não recebo a localização do evento *2013-08-04* Ao ser disparado o alarme recebo em meu email as fotos, porém não recebo a localização. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Trash *2020-05-03* Doesn’t work all gotta do is swipe up son unlocked it first try ### 1/5 — Useless app way too complicated *2019-11-08* Way too complicated. Email doesn’t work. I want my money back ### 1/5 — Should provide refund!!! *2019-02-11, version 2.8* This is an amateur cosmetic lock screen only. Can be easily closed by locking or selecting the iPhone button,I imagine it’s a basic Boolean that triggers an alarm, Complete scam I’ll be submitting complaint!!!!! ### 1/5 — Atalho p/ Ativação do Lock *2018-06-24* - Sugiro atalho (ex. apertar 2 vezes botão power) para ativação do lock em situações de emergência, por exemplo, se você sabe que será roubado e deverá entregar o aparelho, nesse caso travando antes de entregá-lo. - Sugiro um modo de sinalização do alarme somente quando alguém tocar na tela 2 ou 3 vezes. - Por fim, deixo a dica que já é possível fazer o lock total, inclusive botão power, através de certificados de confiança do sistema para o app (ex: app Prey). ### 1/5 — Garbage *2018-04-29, version 2.8* Wants you to create an email and give them the password and email address! Steer well clear ### 1/5 — Muito ruim! *2018-02-04* Ele ate tira foto e manda pro email, mas tem q bloquear pelo aplicativo e criar uma senha tipo a dos samsungs... só vai funcionar se tu deixar o app aberto, coloquei dinheiro fora. ### 1/5 — IGotYou *2017-03-02* 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼 nunca como igotya de cydia. Mejórenla. ☹️😡 ### 1/5 — Dumb *2016-11-04* I thought it was for if someone tried to open the phone using a passcode too!! I don't need it for any of this other stuff. I don't ever purposely set my phone on the table and walk away! Why would I do that? And if I accidentally do it, I wouldn't set the alarm first! This makes no sense! Why did I buy this? I don't want it now! ### 1/5 — Insatisfeita *2016-04-08* Não comprem! Não funciona! ### 1/5 — Não funciona *2015-09-05* Não tira foto frontal!!!! De que adianta se tira foto das pernas, do pé de qualquer coisa que não serve. Procurei em todos os lugares e não encontrei,mudei a configuração para câmera frontal e não resolveu. Só serve para uma alarme e olhe lá... Decepcionada ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Works great! *2016-05-20* At first I couldn't figure out how to have it email me the picture and location but after emailing tech support they messaged me the day after and were very helpful in helping me out. Now I'm able to get the email with the pictures and location and the app workings amazing. Would definitely recommend! Thanks rony for the help!!!! ### 5/5 — Perfect *2013-11-05, version 2.5* This app is awesome, works so well and is very accurate.. Money spent well! ### 5/5 — Funcionalidade *2013-06-28* Aplicativo não funciona, nem alarme dispara. ### 5/5 — App *2013-06-01, version 2.1* The best app ever got to my phone And will rate five star ### 5/5 — Godfather *2013-01-09, version 1.1* It does exactly as it says, alarms go OFF, it takes the picture of the person with the phone sends to your e-mail u registered with www.igotyou, initially and the picture would be seen clearly with the location of your iPhone when location is activated, it worked perfectly. The only snag is activate your lock phone from iPhone settings, with the App igotyou 2 , to be perfectly sure you are really getting the best. When you activate the motion, it tells you unlock your phone within 15 seconds or else a loud alarm goes off continuously....then discreetly your picture taken. ### 5/5 — Brilliant app!! *2012-12-12, version 1.1* Ok I can't see why people are putting negative comments on ere about the app not working. Here's where I think people are going wrong & not setting up the app & phone properly.... you have to go into the settings on your phone switch the password lock to On, then go into the app itself & press Lock Me, come out of the app & close the phone, after 15secs it will activate...Trust me it works this way !!! ### 4/5 — Apps need updates *2014-12-09* A great addition to this app is to take a photo when someone tries 3 times wrong unlocking codes, with the another option to enable this only. ### 4/5 — Quite good *2014-01-09, version 2.5* This is a very good app. Worked well when tested. However I'm not sure why it asked for your email password???? I can understand your email so it can send pictures but your password?? ### 4/5 — Bom app, sabendo usar! *2013-07-01* Vejo q saber usar e importante! Vc deve saber desativar o cel através dele, lembre-se de configura-lo. Para dizer perfeito falta versão português. ### 4/5 — Works best if app kept in foreground *2013-02-19* Does motion detection, alarms, take picture & location info, uploads and e-mails alerts to you. The app has to be kept in the foreground for the picture taking to work properly. It does do most of what it claims. May save your phone. This program was in the news @ telegraph.co.uk too bad they quoted the wrong app name igotya. Main reason why I tried the app. It woks. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-17.*