Comparison

Contact If Found vs IfFound

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Contact If Found

This app allows you to create a widget for your lock screen that displays contact information for someone else. If your phone is lost, a finder can easily see who to contact without needing to unlock your device, keeping your lock screen looking clean.

Highlights
  • Create lock screen widget
  • Display contact info for finders
  • No need for background image
  • Keeps lock screen looking good
  • Easy to set up
Features
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Have you ever found someone's phone and then had no way of contacting them to let them know? Contact If Found gives you the ability to create a contact that can be reached in case you lose your phone. The contact can be displayed as a widget in the Today section of the lock screen. If you misplace your phone a person who has found it can see who to contact without needing to unlock it. No need to create a background just to display contact information, Contact If Found allows you to keep your lock screen looking great while providing contact information if your phone is lost.

About

IfFound

Display a custom message on your phone's lock screen to help it get returned if lost. You can also use it to show any text, like quotes or personal notes, with various customization options.

Highlights
  • Custom 'If found' message
  • Display any text
  • Live widget preview
  • Save multiple configurations
  • Customize font and icon
  • Two widget layouts
Features
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Never lose your phone for good. IfFound lets you display a personal "If found" message directly on your lock screen, so anyone who finds it knows exactly how to return it. Or use it to show any text you want: a quote, something funny, or a personal touch. Features: - Create a custom "If found, please call/email..." message on your lock screen - Display any text you want - quotes, mantras, jokes, or anything personal - Live widget preview - see changes instantly - Save multiple widget configurations and switch between them with one tap - Customize font size, weight, line spacing, and icon - Two widget layouts: inline and rectangular lock screen widgets Why IfFound: - Simple setup, no account needed - Works when your phone is locked - visible to anyone who finds it - Lightweight and focused —-does one thing, does it well

Screenshots

Contact If Found4 screens
IfFound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Contact If Found at Free against IfFound's $0.99. Contact If Found also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.6). IfFound's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 2.7) and update cadence (every 8 months vs every 41 months). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Contact If Found is free to download; IfFound costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IfFound holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 29 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Contact If Found's written reviews are positive against 38% of IfFound's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contact If Found ships an update every 41 months, IfFound every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Contact If Found versus IfFound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContact If FoundIfFound
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating2.7 (10 ratings)4.0 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1029 — better
Update frequencyEvery 41 monthsEvery 8 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmini StellaeEdge Digital

Customer experience

Contact If Found

All ratings10 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative50.0%

IfFound

All ratings29 ratings
Positive69.0%
Neutral10.3%
Negative20.7%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral9.4%
Negative53.1%

In-app purchases

None

Contact If Found

No in-app purchases

None

IfFound

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Contact If Found free?
Contact If Found is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IfFound free?
IfFound costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Contact If Found or IfFound?
IfFound is rated higher. Contact If Found averages 2.7 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while IfFound averages 4.0 from 29 ratings.
Do Contact If Found or IfFound have ads?
Neither Contact If Found nor IfFound shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Contact If Found or IfFound?
Contact If Found ships an update every 41 months, and IfFound every 8 months. Most recently, Contact If Found was updated on November 2, 2026 and IfFound on November 3, 2026.

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