Is there a good app for find my lost device?
Poorly Executed: 12 apps already serve this, and 11 data points mined from real user reviews show where they fall short. The right features exist but the execution is buggy, dated, or painful. Out-execute it.
Data refreshed August 3, 2026 · scores recompute weekly as new reviews are mined, so re-check before you build.
What users complain about
The most common complaints behind apps that try to find my lost device, mined and clustered from real reviews:
| Complaint area | Type | Mentions | What a user said |
|---|---|---|---|
| device discovery fails | reliability | 3 | The Roku app never can find my tv on the device!!! |
| cannot reconnect a forgotten device | ux | 1 | Completely impossible to reconnect a device you clicked forget on. No margin for accidents |
| no account recovery after device lost | other | 1 | No help from customer service to get back into the app, even though I am a register user |
| devices disappear after update | bug | 1 | Updated app and all home devices are missing in the app. None are showing |
| devices disappear from device list | bug | 1 | Devices often will disappear from your device list and there is not way to bring it back on |
| tracker lost before purchase | reliability | 1 | the turtle had lost its tracker before we got it |
| tracking number hard to find | ux | 1 | Too many clicks to find the tracking number |
| cannot delete old device | bug | 1 | connected to an old device that I don't have anymore, cannot delete it |
| device removal after update | bug | 1 | I update the app, now all my devices have been removed |
Apps that already serve this
| App | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluetooth Finder | 4.1 | 4,461 | $4.99 |
| Find Air - My Device Tracker | 4.6 | 23,541 | Free |
| Tile - Find lost keys & phone | 4.8 | 1,012,661 | Free |
| Find My Phone By Clapping | 4.4 | 7,257 | Free |
| Finder for Fitbit | 4.0 | 1,168 | $3.99 |
| Find Location: Phone Tracker | 4.3 | 133 | Free |
| Find My Fitbit ++ | 4.4 | 34,137 | Free |
| Find My Friends Phone - iMapp | 4.2 | 5,280 | Free |
Should you build it?
The right features exist but the execution is buggy, dated, or painful. Out-execute it. Opportunity here scores 34 out of 100 — a function of demand, how crowded the field is, and how badly the existing apps perform. Use the live map to compare it against adjacent tasks.
Who has tried building this
| Project | Status | Stars | Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| ferrum/FindMyDevice | abandoned | 7 | Java |
| dakshgodara2001/Find-My-Phone | stale | 5 | Kotlin |
Open-source projects that attempted this task — active ones show today's bar; abandoned ones are a signal to validate why earlier attempts died.
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