QLess vs FOUND.ME
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QLess
Manage your waiting experience by joining virtual lines at various businesses. See your real-time position and estimated wait time, and receive notifications when it's your turn. Reclaim your time and avoid physical queues.
- Find QLess businesses
- Join virtual lines
- Manage line position
- Real-time wait time forecast
- Notifications when near front
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QLess Mobile Queuing lets you take control of your waiting experience at hundreds of different businesses around the world. We have given back over 5,700 years of otherwise-wasted time to over 100 million users so far. You can use this app to: • Find QLess businesses near you • Join their virtual lines • Manage your spot in line while you wait, including seeing your forecast wait time and position in line in real-time, and moving back in line if you need more time • Get notified when you've reached the front of the line QLess businesses include: • Stores • DMVs • State, city, and federal government offices • Urgent care, doctors' offices, and hospitals • Colleges • Restaurants • Auto dealers • Animal shelters • Car rentals • Insurance agencies • Shooting ranges • Tax services • Salons • Family entertainment centers Wait forecasts are estimates, and may change at any time due to changes in staff availability, emergencies and other unpredictable factors.
FOUND.ME
This app provides a safety net for loved ones, pets, and valuables. It uses interactive tags with QR codes that good samaritans can scan to privately connect with you or a designated contact in case of an emergency, without sharing personal information.
- QR code scanning for contact
- Private communication
- No personal info sharing
- Interactive tags, bracelets, necklaces
- Global emergency solution
- Peace of mind
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We are all at risk of losing the people, pets and valuables that mean the most to us. FOUND ME was designed as a global solution to mitigate this risk and provide peace of mind. We exist to protect everyone and everything important in our customers’ lives. With FOUND ME, you are connected to everyone and everything you love in case of a loss or emergency via an interactive system of tags, labels, bracelets, and necklaces linked to our APP. FOUND ME makes it possible for a good samaritan to get in touch with you, a family member or a friend by simply scanning the QR codes on the Interactive tags. The communication is done privately and without requiring to share any personal information such as your name, phone number or address. WHY WE DO IT FOUND ME was created to fill an unmet need. We could not find a single solution to protect our belongings, pets and loved ones in a simple, affordable, and reliable way. Our platform appeals to the very best of humanity, knowing that if it was easier to help someone else, we would all do it. Terms of Use: https://foundme.com/terms-conditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QLess at none against FOUND.ME's 30. QLess also leads on ratings volume (12K vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. FOUND.ME sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $98.00 per year. QLess asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for QLess against 5.0 for FOUND.ME. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QLess has 12K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QLess | FOUND.ME |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (12K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.3 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | QLess Inc. | FOUND ME |
Customer experience
QLess
FOUND.ME
Bugs and requests
QLess
Reported bugs
4 issues- Confirmation button not working
- App crashes and freezes
- Inconsistent line placement
- Inability to track current line position
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to cancel/reschedule appointments
- Improve search functionality
- Provide more detailed line status updates
- Integrate with more businesses and government offices
- Add user profiles and favorites
FOUND.ME
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
QLess
No in-app purchases
FOUND.ME
- Solo one person1 Year trial2 variants$98.001 Year
- Solo one person$98.001 Year
- Couple two people1 Year trial2 variants$153.991 Year
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- Couple two people$153.991 Year
- Solo one person1 Year trial2 variants$155.991 Year
- Solo one person$155.991 Year
- Couple two people1 Year trial2 variants$214.991 Year
- Couple two people$214.991 Year
- Small four people1 Year trial2 variants$229.001 Year
- Small four people$229.001 Year
- Medium six people1 Year trial2 variants$269.991 Year
- Medium six people$269.991 Year
- Small four people1 Year trial2 variants$289.001 Year
- Small four people$289.001 Year
- Large eight person1 Year trial2 variants$304.991 Year
- Large eight person$304.991 Year
- Medium six people1 Year trial2 variants$329.001 Year
- Medium six people$329.001 Year
- Large eight person1 Year trial2 variants$364.991 Year
- Large eight person$364.991 Year
