Comparison

IfFound vs SurlfBird

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

Head to head
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

About

SurlfBird

This utility app extracts URLs from .url files on your iPhone or iPad. It then opens the URL directly in Safari, streamlining the process of accessing saved web links from your desktop.

Highlights
  • Extracts URLs from .url files
  • Opens URLs directly in Safari
  • Supports shared file storage integration
  • Simple and lightweight utility
  • No extra internet traffic
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SurlfBird solves a long-standing problem. You run a Windows desktop computer and an iPhone/iPad side by side. You use a shared file storage like ownCloud, Nextcloud, Dropbox, WebDAV or something similar to transfer your data between the devices. This works fine for office documents, text documents. If, like me, you like to save URLs from internet sessions in your shared storage for later reading or as a reminder, you will find a .url file when viewing the replicated storage on the iOS device. You can copy its contents to the Notes application and click the link there. Now you have SurlfBird to help you. Just share the url file with SurlfBird and it will grep the URL from the .url file and open Safari with that URL. Very small and simple application, no extra internet traffic or anything.

Screenshots

IfFound4 screens
SurlfBird2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SurlfBird at 100% against IfFound's 38%. SurlfBird also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.0). IfFound's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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

SurlfBird 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

SurlfBird holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IfFound has 29 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of IfFound's written reviews are positive against 100% of SurlfBird's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
IfFound versus SurlfBird: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIfFoundSurlfBird
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (29 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 8 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEdge DigitalDokumenta (LU)

Customer experience

IfFound

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

SurlfBird

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

IfFound

No in-app purchases

None

SurlfBird

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IfFound free?
IfFound costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SurlfBird free?
SurlfBird is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IfFound or SurlfBird?
SurlfBird is rated higher. IfFound averages 4.0 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while SurlfBird averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do IfFound or SurlfBird have ads?
Neither IfFound nor SurlfBird shows ads.

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