Organize Apps

With a few more apps installed, soon the question pops up: How to keep a clear overview? The list in the app drawer can grow quite long, and does not necessarily stay lucid. Scrolling up and down multiple times to find the app in question is no fun: How easily you push to strong, and the list flies by with ludicrous speed. Or you don't push enough, and the app below your finger gets started instead. Plastering your home screen with icons is no solution either. So what to do?

On this page you should find some tools to help you out on this topic. The list is far from being complete – but hopefully gives you at least an idea. Or maybe the ideal candidate for you is even contained on it?

App Organizer

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How to organize apps in a way to always easily find the one looking for?

CircleLauncher light (4.4@15,619) Ǥ 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-10-12 / CircleLauncher (4.5@4,725; ~EUR 1.00) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-10-12
JINA Drawer - Apps Organizer (4.3@7,785) Ǥ 26 2
Draweroid (4.3@2,356) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-01-14 / Draweroid donation key (4@82; ~EUR 1.50) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-01-03
Glextor Folder Organizer Basic (4.2@3,101) Ǥ 20 2 / Glextor App Folder Organizer (4.6@1,140; ~EUR 6.50) Ǥ 14 1
AppFinder - Alternative Drawer (4.2@216) Ǥ 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-12-01
My Drawer (4.1@5,444) Ǥ 11 4 LastUpdate: 2022-08-17
Apps Organizer (4.1@11) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-11-10
Smart Folder - App Organizer (3.8@1,691) Ǥ 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-12-14
Contextual App Folder (C.A.F.) (3.8@257) Ǥ 15 2 LastUpdate: 2017-02-15 Review 6/2017; „intelligent folder“ showing apps fitting your situation
Smart Shortcuts (3.7@4,494) 6 1 LastUpdate: 2013-12-26
Smart Drawer - Apps Organizer (3.7@3,197) Ǥ 23 2 LastUpdate: 2021-03-28 Review 6/2017
Organized Drawer (3.7@800) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-01-29
Auto App Organizer free (3.6@3,769) 9 1 LastUpdate: 2018-08-29
App Launcher Free (3.6@498) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-02-22
Drawers (3.4@744) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Assistive Drawer (3.4@311) Ǥ 14 5 LastUpdate: 2018-02-28
CatApplus - Smart Automatic Apps Folder Organizer (3@103) Ǥ 8 5
Apps Organizer-Create Folders (3@57) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2017-01-11
Auto App Category (2.8@246) Ǥ 7 1 LastUpdate: 2018-12-31

Manage Default Apps

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Starting an action, Android sometimes asks you to chose the App to use – and you can tell it to remember your choice. But how to change that at a later time, in an easy and convenient way? The following Apps come to help you out:

Default App Manager (5@147; ~EUR 4.00) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Home Control (4.4@286) Ǥ 7 1 LastUpdate: 2014-09-05
Target Home Launcher (4.2@176) 5 1 LastUpdate: 2014-02-20
Better Open With (3.8@5,163) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ XDA 12/2021
Launch By Default App Reset (2.8@277) 2 1 LastUpdate: 2015-04-25
Launch by default (2.3@197) 2 2 LastUpdate: 2015-01-06

Additional candidates can be found in the section Manage Default Apps.

Remove apps

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How to get rid of them again? Apart from on-board methods, there are some nice helpers available:

Batch Uninstaller (5@33) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-11-24 Github
Revo Uninstaller Mobile (4.8@12) Ǥ 13 3
Uninstaller - Uninstall App (4.6@23,327) Ǥ 9 2
Easy Uninstaller (4.5@4,486) Ǥ 12 2
APK Manager (4.4@3,364) 8 1 LastUpdate: 2020-01-08 install & uninstall
Easy Uninstaller App Uninstall (4.3@186,465) Ǥ 15 10 Review 7/2015
Multi Uninstaller (4.2@819) 2 2 LastUpdate: 2014-06-28
Uninstall Perfect Uninstaller (4@31,299) 3 5 LastUpdate: 2020-02-06 Test 1/2017
Uninstaller (3.9@69,998) Ǥ 9 8 / Uninstaller Pro (4.9@325; ~EUR 1.00) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Apps Uninstaller (3.6@689) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-04-07
AppRemover (3.4@5,980) Ǥ 5 3 LastUpdate: 2019-01-24
UnApp — Batch Uninstall Apps (2.8@1,441) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Video Intro 1/2019

Remove pre-installed Apps

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Starting with Android 4.0, the user finally can de-activate most unwanted apps (Settings → Apps → All, tap the unwanted app's entry, select "uninstall updates" (if available), select "deactivate") – but to really get rid of them, it still requires root (except you uninstall them per user):

Root Uninstaller (5@13) 7 4 LastUpdate: 2022-08-28
De-Bloater Pro (ROOT) (4.4@66; ~EUR 0.75) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; needs root & Magisk
ROM Toolbox Lite (4.3@59,191) Ǥ 27 21 / ROM Toolbox Pro (3.3@25,182; ~EUR 10.00) Ǥ 26 17
SystemCleanup (4.3@3,694) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-06-14
App Freezer (4@50,108) 5 2 LastUpdate: 2023-03-05
Root Uninstaller (3.6@3,310) Ǥ 8 3 LastUpdate: 2021-08-09
NoBloat Free (3.4@3,757) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-02-16 / NoBloat (4.3@519; ~EUR 1.50) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-12-26
Bloatware Remover Free [Root] (3.4@1,996) Ǥ 15 6 LastUpdate: 2018-10-18
Service Freezer (Root) (3.4@1,658) Ǥ 8 3
Disable Bloatware - Hide Apps (3@1,607) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2014-08-07
Titanium Backup (root needed) (2.7@367,823) 22 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-11-24 / Titanium Backup PRO Key (root (3.3@71,041; ~EUR 6.50) Ǥ 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-10-27 Testbericht 5/2016; Howto EN 11/2013 | DE 11/2014; Video Tutorial 1/2014 (DE) | 9/2018 (EN); DroidWiki (DE)
FreezeYou! (0@0) 20 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-06-05 Github; (un)freeze apps automatically, e.g. on display on/off, lauch/end, etc.
Disabler (0@0) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-03-06 Github
App Mount (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-02-26 Github; (temporarily) disable (aka "unmount") apps you don't like on Android, without root
/d/gapps (0@0) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-09-24 GitLab; delete/disable GApps
Canta (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Universal Android Debloater: Debloats via ADB
Universal Android Debloater GUI: GUI for the above
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Move apps to your SD card (and back)

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AppMgr III (App 2 SD) (4.6@567,357) Ǥ 18 4
DroidSail Super App2SD Lite (4.3@22) 14 3 LastUpdate: 2014-07-05
App2SD &App; Manager-Save Space (3.8@35,815) 6 9 LastUpdate: 2019-03-18
Link2SD (3.6@343,014) Ǥ 11 1 LastUpdate: 2018-06-21 / Link2SD Plus (3.3@14,444; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-01-02 Tutorial 1/2014 (EN) | 7/2017 (EN); Howto 8/2014; Vorstellung 10/2014; Video Howto 4/2015
Move app to SD card (3.5@349,762) Ǥ 10 2

Screentime & App Usage

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ActivityWatch (4.8@167) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; track how you spend your time on your devices
AppsMonitor - Monitor app tim (4.5@17) 7 1 LastUpdate: 2020-01-09 Github
Screen Time - StayFree (4.4@201,425) Ǥ 14 8 app stats: how much time did you spend in which app?
ActionDash: Screen Time Helper (4.3@67,167) Ǥ 19 3 Video Intro 1/2019; granular app stats
App Usage Tracker (3.6@1,073) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-07-18
QualityTime : Phone Addiction (2.7@20,660) Ǥ 20 10 Vorstellung 1/2015 | 1/2015; Video Promo 1/2015; Intro 1/2015 | 5/2015; Review 2/2015
usageDirect (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Museum of a broken API (0@0) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Codeberg; app usage stats, with graphs and more. See what you did when / Codeberg
Beat Addiction (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-03-30 Github; track your daily app usage time

Other app helpers

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应用管理（Xposed） (5@174) Ǥ 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-11-12 / Thanox (0@0) Ǥ 17 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; X-APM app manager (needs Xposed framework) / Github; successor of X-APM
AppMgr III (App 2 SD) (4.6@567,357) Ǥ 18 4
Pie Launcher (4.5@437) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; alternative app drawer with Pie Menu for favorites
Skit - apps manager (4.4@2,675) Ǥ 11 2 / Skit Premium - apps manager (4.3@465; ~EUR 2.75) Ǥ 9 1 Video Review 6/2020; app manager
FolderMount [ROOT] (4.4@11) Ǥ 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-05-23 Video Tutorial 8/2014; Tutorial 5/2014
Mini App Manager (4.3@20) 4 3 LastUpdate: 2022-10-14
Package Manager (4.1@533) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Aplin (4.1@165) Ǥ 8 1 Github; app manager
ML Manager: APK Extractor (4@3,616) Ǥ 5 2 Intro 5/2015; Github
Let Me Downgrade (4@19) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; LSXposed module allowing you to downgrade apps on Android 13
OpenAPK (4@1) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-12-15 Github
ManageApps (MoveApps - App2SD) (3.8@7,976) 8 3 LastUpdate: 2016-11-13
/system/app mover (3.6@8,814) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-12-09 Github
Inure App Manager (Trial) (3.6@107) 22 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; inspect apps, sensors & more
Blocker - App Controller (3.5@207) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; controls activities and broadcasts
OFFTIME – Digital disconnection (2.9@18,269) Ǥ 28 2 LastUpdate: 2020-11-10
TimesApp - App timer for bette (2@110) Ǥ 11 2 LastUpdate: 2020-07-21 Github
SAI (0@0) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-06-10 Github; install and export split APKs
Hail (0@0) 15 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
APK Explorer & Editor (0@0) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; incl. (split-) APK/ABB installer
KingInstaller (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Install packages „as Google Play Store“, to work around restrictions
SimpleAppDowngrader [ROOT] (0@0) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-07-16 Github; uses root powers to downgrade apps
Watt (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-06-01 Github; disable or enable components
Installalogs (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-12-01 Github; check installation logs: what was installed when, and more
UnApkm - Convert APKM to APKS (0@0) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-01-31 Github; decrypt Apk Mirror's APKM files

Postscriptum: Some Launchers have some of those functionalities integrated already . Or you might even be content with the app folders on the home screen itself, which were introduced with Android 4.0 aka Ice Cream Sandwich?

Further Readings:

App Remover
- How to Remove Unwanted Pre-Installed Apps on Android Without Root (8/2021)
- How to delete preinstalled apps on Android (6/2019)
- How to remove unwanted apps from your Android phone (2/2017 - 12/2020)
- Windows/OS X: Debloater Blocks, Disables, or Removes Bloatware on Android
  So könnt Ihr vorinstallierte Apps löschen und deinstallieren (10/2015 - 4/2022)
- How to completely uninstall an app on Android Lollipop? (12/2014 - 4/2017)
Miscellaneous
- How to Auto-Archive Apps to Save Space on Android (9/2023)
- Unique Ways to Organize Your Android Apps (1/2022 - 10/2023)
- How to Remove, Change, and Set Default Apps in Android (3/2020 - 10/2022)
- Bloatware: Vorinstallierte Apps ersetzen (10/2016 - 3/2022)

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