IfFound vs Screen Label
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Custom 'If found' message
- Display any text
- Live widget preview
- Save multiple configurations
- Customize font and icon
- Two widget layouts
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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
Screen Label
Easily add custom messages to your device's Lock Screen or Home Screen. Display contact information, company names, or any other text to personalize your device or aid in recovery if lost. Supports iOS 16+ widgets and older versions via custom wallpaper creation.
- Add messages to Lock Screen
- Add messages to Home Screen
- Display contact details
- Create custom wallpaper
- Plain background option
- iOS 16+ widget support
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Screen Label lets you add a message to your Lock Screen or Home Screen, quickly and simply. You might want to show some contact details, then if you lose your phone your chances of getting it back go way up. Or a company name, or department name... anything. On iOS 16 and later you can use the Lock Screen widget to add a short message visible on all Lock Screens. For earlier iOS versions you can import any photo in your camera roll, then style and position your message label on top of it. This is saved back to the camera roll as a new picture, and then you can use it as Wallpaper. You can use a plain background rather than a photo if you prefer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Screen Label at Free against IfFound's $0.99. Screen Label also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 38%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Screen Label is free to download; IfFound costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Screen Label holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 93 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of IfFound's written reviews are positive against 80% of Screen Label's.
IfFound ships an update every 8 months, Screen Label every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IfFound | Screen Label |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (29 ratings) | 4.5 (93 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 93 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Edge Digital | Ben Staveley-Taylor |
Customer experience
IfFound
Screen Label
In-app purchases
IfFound
No in-app purchases
Screen Label
No in-app purchases








