Interest in urban quality of life is growing, and with it, various city categories and tools for assessing urban areas are being developed. Of particular interest is so-called benchmarking, including city ranking, which identifies the best and worst places to live. The following article presents the author's overview of various city labels with their characteristics, including the liveable city, the sustainable city, the smart city, the digital city, the resilient city, the healthy city, the age-friendly city and the 15-minute city. In addition, urban assessment tools are discussed along with their classification according to the type of assessment instrument, the approach regarding the development of assessment indicators, the type of comparative analysis based on the study area, and how the comparative analysis is carried out. Significant differences found between the tools are pointed out. The labels of the cities and the available instruments with evaluation criteria can provide a starting point for design recommendations aimed at increasing the quality of life of city dwellers. This article is part of the author's doctoral dissertation entitled "Note: title to be completed, has been removed so as not to indicate author details".