diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/ApplyLabelsView.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/ApplyLabelsView.swift
deleted file mode 100644
index ffb6214fb..000000000
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/ApplyLabelsView.swift
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-import Combine
-import Models
-import Services
-import SwiftUI
-import Views
-
-final class ApplyLabelsViewModel: ObservableObject {
-  private var hasLoadedInitialLabels = false
-  @Published var isLoading = true
-  @Published var selectedLabels = Set<FeedItemLabel>()
-  @Published var labels = [FeedItemLabel]()
-
-  var subscriptions = Set<AnyCancellable>()
-
-  func load(item: FeedItem, dataService: DataService) {
-    guard !hasLoadedInitialLabels else { return }
-
-    dataService.labelsPublisher().sink(
-      receiveCompletion: { _ in },
-      receiveValue: { [weak self] result in
-        self?.isLoading = false
-        self?.labels = result
-        self?.hasLoadedInitialLabels = true
-        self?.selectedLabels = Set(item.labels)
-      }
-    )
-    .store(in: &subscriptions)
-  }
-
-  func saveChanges(itemID: String, dataService: DataService, onComplete: @escaping ([FeedItemLabel]) -> Void) {
-    dataService.updateArticleLabelsPublisher(itemID: itemID, labelIDs: selectedLabels.map(\.id)).sink(
-      receiveCompletion: { _ in },
-      receiveValue: { onComplete($0) }
-    )
-    .store(in: &subscriptions)
-  }
-}
-
-struct ApplyLabelsView: View {
-  let item: FeedItem
-  let commitLabelChanges: ([FeedItemLabel]) -> Void
-
-  @EnvironmentObject var dataService: DataService
-  @Environment(\.presentationMode) private var presentationMode
-  @StateObject var viewModel = ApplyLabelsViewModel()
-
-  var body: some View {
-    NavigationView {
-      if viewModel.isLoading {
-        EmptyView()
-      } else {
-        List(viewModel.labels, id: \.self, selection: $viewModel.selectedLabels) { label in
-          if let textChip = TextChip(feedItemLabel: label) {
-            textChip
-          } else {
-            Text(label.name)
-          }
-        }
-        .environment(\.editMode, .constant(EditMode.active))
-        .navigationTitle("Apply Labels")
-        .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.inline)
-        .toolbar {
-          ToolbarItem(placement: .navigationBarLeading) {
-            Button(
-              action: { presentationMode.wrappedValue.dismiss() },
-              label: { Text("Cancel") }
-            )
-          }
-          ToolbarItem(placement: .navigationBarTrailing) {
-            Button(
-              action: {
-                viewModel.saveChanges(itemID: item.id, dataService: dataService) { labels in
-                  commitLabelChanges(labels)
-                  presentationMode.wrappedValue.dismiss()
-                }
-              },
-              label: { Text("Save") }
-            )
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    .onAppear {
-      viewModel.load(item: item, dataService: dataService)
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift
index 535eb577e..a45f7daad 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ import Views
           .onSubmit(of: .search) {
             viewModel.loadItems(dataService: dataService, searchQuery: searchQuery, isRefresh: true)
           }
+          .sheet(item: $viewModel.itemUnderLabelEdit) { item in
+            ApplyLabelsView(item: item) { labels in
+              viewModel.updateLabels(itemID: item.id, labels: labels)
+            }
+          }
         } else {
           HomeFeedView(
             prefersListLayout: $prefersListLayout,
@@ -58,6 +63,11 @@ import Views
             itemToSnooze: $itemToSnooze,
             viewModel: viewModel
           )
+          .sheet(item: $viewModel.itemUnderLabelEdit) { item in
+            ApplyLabelsView(item: item) { labels in
+              viewModel.updateLabels(itemID: item.id, labels: labels)
+            }
+          }
           .toolbar {
             ToolbarItem {
               if viewModel.isLoading {
@@ -167,11 +177,6 @@ import Views
             }
           }
         }
-        .sheet(item: $viewModel.itemUnderLabelEdit) { item in
-          ApplyLabelsView(item: item) { labels in
-            viewModel.updateLabels(itemID: item.id, labels: labels)
-          }
-        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/ApplyLabelsView.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/ApplyLabelsView.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95ff997dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/ApplyLabelsView.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+import Models
+import Services
+import SwiftUI
+import Views
+
+struct ApplyLabelsView: View {
+  let item: FeedItem
+  let commitLabelChanges: ([FeedItemLabel]) -> Void
+
+  @EnvironmentObject var dataService: DataService
+  @Environment(\.presentationMode) private var presentationMode
+  @StateObject var viewModel = LabelsViewModel()
+  @State private var labelSearchFilter = ""
+
+  var innerBody: some View {
+    List {
+      Section(header: Text("Assigned Labels")) {
+        if viewModel.selectedLabelsForItemInContext.isEmpty {
+          Text("No labels are currently assigned.")
+        }
+        ForEach(viewModel.selectedLabelsForItemInContext.applySearchFilter(labelSearchFilter), id: \.self) { label in
+          HStack {
+            TextChip(feedItemLabel: label)
+            Spacer()
+            Button(
+              action: {
+                withAnimation {
+                  viewModel.removeLabelFromItem(label)
+                }
+              },
+              label: { Image(systemName: "trash").foregroundColor(.appGrayTextContrast) }
+            )
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      Section(header: Text("Available Labels")) {
+        ForEach(viewModel.unselectedLabelsForItemInContext.applySearchFilter(labelSearchFilter), id: \.self) { label in
+          HStack {
+            TextChip(feedItemLabel: label)
+            Spacer()
+            Button(
+              action: {
+                withAnimation {
+                  viewModel.addLabelToItem(label)
+                }
+              },
+              label: { Image(systemName: "plus").foregroundColor(.appGrayTextContrast) }
+            )
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      Section {
+        Button(
+          action: { viewModel.showCreateEmailModal = true },
+          label: {
+            HStack {
+              Image(systemName: "plus.circle.fill").foregroundColor(.green)
+              Text("Create a new Label").foregroundColor(.appGrayTextContrast)
+              Spacer()
+            }
+          }
+        )
+        .disabled(viewModel.isLoading)
+      }
+    }
+    .navigationTitle("Assign Labels")
+    .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.inline)
+    .toolbar {
+      ToolbarItem(placement: .navigationBarLeading) {
+        Button(
+          action: { presentationMode.wrappedValue.dismiss() },
+          label: { Text("Cancel").foregroundColor(.appGrayTextContrast) }
+        )
+      }
+      ToolbarItem(placement: .navigationBarTrailing) {
+        Button(
+          action: {
+            viewModel.saveItemLabelChanges(itemID: item.id, dataService: dataService) { labels in
+              commitLabelChanges(labels)
+              presentationMode.wrappedValue.dismiss()
+            }
+          },
+          label: { Text("Save").foregroundColor(.appGrayTextContrast) }
+        )
+      }
+    }
+    .sheet(isPresented: $viewModel.showCreateEmailModal) {
+      CreateLabelView(viewModel: viewModel)
+    }
+  }
+
+  var body: some View {
+    NavigationView {
+      if viewModel.isLoading {
+        EmptyView()
+
+      } else {
+        if #available(iOS 15.0, *) {
+          innerBody
+            .searchable(
+              text: $labelSearchFilter,
+              placement: .navigationBarDrawer(displayMode: .always)
+            )
+        } else {
+          innerBody
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    .onAppear {
+      viewModel.loadLabels(dataService: dataService, item: item)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+private extension Sequence where Element == FeedItemLabel {
+  func applySearchFilter(_ searchFilter: String) -> [FeedItemLabel] {
+    if searchFilter.isEmpty {
+      return map { $0 } // return the identity of the sequence
+    }
+    return filter { $0.name.lowercased().contains(searchFilter.lowercased()) }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Profile/LabelsView.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/LabelsView.swift
similarity index 68%
rename from apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Profile/LabelsView.swift
rename to apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/LabelsView.swift
index 852b64e8c..e89c6144f 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Profile/LabelsView.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/LabelsView.swift
@@ -4,65 +4,6 @@ import Services
 import SwiftUI
 import Views
 
-final class LabelsViewModel: ObservableObject {
-  private var hasLoadedInitialLabels = false
-  @Published var isLoading = false
-  @Published var labels = [FeedItemLabel]()
-  @Published var showCreateEmailModal = false
-
-  var subscriptions = Set<AnyCancellable>()
-
-  func loadLabels(dataService: DataService) {
-    guard !hasLoadedInitialLabels else { return }
-    isLoading = true
-
-    dataService.labelsPublisher().sink(
-      receiveCompletion: { _ in },
-      receiveValue: { [weak self] result in
-        self?.isLoading = false
-        self?.labels = result
-        self?.hasLoadedInitialLabels = true
-      }
-    )
-    .store(in: &subscriptions)
-  }
-
-  func createLabel(dataService: DataService, name: String, color: Color, description: String?) {
-    isLoading = true
-
-    dataService.createLabelPublisher(
-      name: name,
-      color: color.hex ?? "",
-      description: description
-    ).sink(
-      receiveCompletion: { [weak self] _ in
-        self?.isLoading = false
-      },
-      receiveValue: { [weak self] result in
-        self?.isLoading = false
-        self?.labels.insert(result, at: 0)
-        self?.showCreateEmailModal = false
-      }
-    )
-    .store(in: &subscriptions)
-  }
-
-  func deleteLabel(dataService: DataService, labelID: String) {
-    isLoading = true
-
-    dataService.removeLabelPublisher(labelID: labelID).sink(
-      receiveCompletion: { [weak self] _ in
-        self?.isLoading = false
-      },
-      receiveValue: { [weak self] _ in
-        self?.isLoading = false
-        self?.labels.removeAll { $0.id == labelID }
-      }
-    )
-    .store(in: &subscriptions)
-  }
-}
-
 struct LabelsView: View {
   @EnvironmentObject var dataService: DataService
   @StateObject var viewModel = LabelsViewModel()
@@ -100,7 +41,7 @@ struct LabelsView: View {
         .listStyle(InsetListStyle())
       #endif
     }
-    .onAppear { viewModel.loadLabels(dataService: dataService) }
+    .onAppear { viewModel.loadLabels(dataService: dataService, item: nil) }
   }
 
   private var innerBody: some View {
@@ -111,7 +52,7 @@ struct LabelsView: View {
           label: {
             HStack {
               Image(systemName: "plus.circle.fill").foregroundColor(.green)
-              Text("Create a new Label")
+              Text("Create a new Label").foregroundColor(.appGrayTextContrast)
               Spacer()
             }
           }
@@ -123,7 +64,7 @@ struct LabelsView: View {
         Section(header: Text("Labels")) {
           ForEach(viewModel.labels, id: \.id) { label in
             HStack {
-              Text(label.name)
+              TextChip(feedItemLabel: label)
               Spacer()
               Button(
                 action: {
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/LabelsViewModel.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/LabelsViewModel.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b38109c72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/LabelsViewModel.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import Combine
+import Models
+import Services
+import SwiftUI
+import Views
+
+final class LabelsViewModel: ObservableObject {
+  private var hasLoadedInitialLabels = false
+  @Published var isLoading = false
+  @Published var selectedLabelsForItemInContext = [FeedItemLabel]()
+  @Published var unselectedLabelsForItemInContext = [FeedItemLabel]()
+  @Published var labels = [FeedItemLabel]()
+  @Published var showCreateEmailModal = false
+
+  var subscriptions = Set<AnyCancellable>()
+
+  func loadLabels(dataService: DataService, item: FeedItem?) {
+    guard !hasLoadedInitialLabels else { return }
+    isLoading = true
+
+    dataService.labelsPublisher().sink(
+      receiveCompletion: { _ in },
+      receiveValue: { [weak self] allLabels in
+        self?.isLoading = false
+        self?.labels = allLabels
+        self?.hasLoadedInitialLabels = true
+        if let item = item {
+          self?.selectedLabelsForItemInContext = item.labels
+          self?.unselectedLabelsForItemInContext = allLabels.filter { label in
+            !item.labels.contains(where: { $0.id == label.id })
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    )
+    .store(in: &subscriptions)
+  }
+
+  func createLabel(dataService: DataService, name: String, color: Color, description: String?) {
+    isLoading = true
+
+    dataService.createLabelPublisher(
+      name: name,
+      color: color.hex ?? "",
+      description: description
+    ).sink(
+      receiveCompletion: { [weak self] _ in
+        self?.isLoading = false
+      },
+      receiveValue: { [weak self] result in
+        self?.isLoading = false
+        self?.labels.insert(result, at: 0)
+        self?.unselectedLabelsForItemInContext.insert(result, at: 0)
+        self?.showCreateEmailModal = false
+      }
+    )
+    .store(in: &subscriptions)
+  }
+
+  func deleteLabel(dataService: DataService, labelID: String) {
+    isLoading = true
+
+    dataService.removeLabelPublisher(labelID: labelID).sink(
+      receiveCompletion: { [weak self] _ in
+        self?.isLoading = false
+      },
+      receiveValue: { [weak self] _ in
+        self?.isLoading = false
+        self?.labels.removeAll { $0.id == labelID }
+      }
+    )
+    .store(in: &subscriptions)
+  }
+
+  func saveItemLabelChanges(itemID: String, dataService: DataService, onComplete: @escaping ([FeedItemLabel]) -> Void) {
+    isLoading = true
+    dataService.updateArticleLabelsPublisher(itemID: itemID, labelIDs: selectedLabelsForItemInContext.map(\.id)).sink(
+      receiveCompletion: { [weak self] _ in
+        self?.isLoading = false
+      },
+      receiveValue: { onComplete($0) }
+    )
+    .store(in: &subscriptions)
+  }
+
+  func addLabelToItem(_ label: FeedItemLabel) {
+    selectedLabelsForItemInContext.insert(label, at: 0)
+    unselectedLabelsForItemInContext.removeAll { $0.id == label.id }
+  }
+
+  func removeLabelFromItem(_ label: FeedItemLabel) {
+    unselectedLabelsForItemInContext.insert(label, at: 0)
+    selectedLabelsForItemInContext.removeAll { $0.id == label.id }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Utils/ColorUtils.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Utils/ColorUtils.swift
index 7718fbf88..2c20306f6 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Utils/ColorUtils.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Utils/ColorUtils.swift
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ public extension Color {
   }
 
   private func toHex() -> String? {
-    let uic = UIColor(self)
-    guard let components = uic.cgColor.components, components.count >= 3 else {
+    guard let components = UIColor(self).cgColor.components, components.count >= 3 else {
       return nil
     }
     let red = Float(components[0])
@@ -60,4 +59,13 @@ public extension Color {
       lroundf(blue * 255)
     )
   }
+
+  var isDark: Bool {
+    guard let components = UIColor(self).cgColor.components, components.count >= 3 else {
+      return false
+    }
+
+    let lum = 0.2126 * Float(components[0]) + 0.7152 * Float(components[1]) + 0.0722 * Float(components[2])
+    return lum < 0.50
+  }
 }
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Views/TextChip.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Views/TextChip.swift
index b25bb7c94..cb55573e8 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Views/TextChip.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Views/TextChip.swift
@@ -24,13 +24,9 @@ public struct TextChip: View {
       .padding(.horizontal, 10)
       .padding(.vertical, 5)
       .font(.appFootnote)
-      .foregroundColor(color)
+      .foregroundColor(color.isDark ? .white : .black)
       .lineLimit(1)
-      .background(color.opacity(0.1))
+      .background(color)
       .cornerRadius(cornerRadius)
-      .overlay(
-        RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: cornerRadius)
-          .stroke(color.opacity(0.3), lineWidth: 1)
-      )
   }
 }