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

2022-05-19

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

JINA: App Drawer, Sidebar & Folder Organizer (5@11) Ǥ 22 2 Video Intro 8/2016
CircleLauncher light (4.4@15,723) Ǥ 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-10-12 / CircleLauncher (4.4@4,690; ~EUR 1.00) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-10-12
Application Folder (4.3@7,351) 7 LastUpdate: 2013-02-11
Draweroid (4.3@2,184) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Draweroid donation key (4.5@83; ~EUR 1.50) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-01-27
Glextor Folder Organizer Basic (4.2@3,038) Ǥ 18 4 / Glextor App Folder Organizer (4.6@977; ~EUR 6.50) Ǥ 15 2
AppFinder - Alternative Drawer (4.2@216) Ǥ 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-12-01
Apps Organizer (4.1@11) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-11-10
My Drawer - Smart & Organized Place for Your Apps (4@3,763) Ǥ 11 3
App Launcher Free (4@503) 4 2 / App Launcher Plus (4.7@124; ~EUR 2.50) 2
Smart Drawer - Apps Organizer (3.8@2,970) Ǥ 23 2 Review 6/2017
Smart Folder - App Organizer (3.8@1,704) Ǥ 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-12-14
Contextual App Folder (C.A.F.) (3.8@252) Ǥ 15 2 LastUpdate: 2017-02-15 Review 6/2017; „intelligent folder“ showing apps fitting your situation
Folder Organizer lite (3.6@9,085) 11 6 LastUpdate: 2019-07-09 / Folder Organizer (3.9@8,453; ~EUR 1.00) Ǥ 12 2 LastUpdate: 2019-07-09
Auto App Organizer free (3.6@3,769) 9 1 LastUpdate: 2018-08-29 / AutoAppOrganizer Full (ticket) (3.6@91; ~EUR 2.50) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2010-09-08
Smart Shortcuts (3.5@4,560) 7 1 LastUpdate: 2013-12-26
Drawers (3.4@750) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-11-14
Assistive Drawer (3.4@304) Ǥ 14 5 LastUpdate: 2018-02-28
Organized Drawer (3.3@767) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-01-29
Auto App Category (3.2@248) Ǥ 7 1 LastUpdate: 2018-12-31
CatApp - Smart Automatic Apps Folder Organizer (3@103) Ǥ 9 5
Apps Organizer-Create Folders (3@57) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2017-01-11

Manage Default Apps

2022-05-15

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) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Better Open With (4.2@4,694) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Target Home Launcher (4.2@176) 5 1 LastUpdate: 2014-02-20
Home Control (3.8@291) Ǥ 7 1 LastUpdate: 2014-09-05
Launch By Default App Reset (2.8@219) 2 1 LastUpdate: 2015-04-25
Launch by default (2.3@197) 2 2 LastUpdate: 2015-01-06
Alternate App Picker (KK) (0@0) LastUpdate: 2014-12-19 1-tap „complete-with“ action with checkbox (as it was in ICS)
AlternateAppPicker: ICS-style default app chooser for JB (0@0) Github; 1-tap „complete-with“ action with checkbox (as it was in ICS)
Doubletap in AppPicker (0@0) double-tap to „use once“ (as introduced with JB 4.2) for JB 4.1

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

Remove apps

2022-05-20

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

Batch Uninstaller (5@33) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-04-06 Github
Easy Uninstaller (4.7@3,720) Ǥ 10 2 LastUpdate: 2020-11-02
Uninstaller - Uninstall App (4.5@21,766) 5 2 LastUpdate: 2020-10-17
Easy Uninstaller App Uninstall (4.3@184,062) Ǥ 14 11 Review 7/2015
APK Manager (4.3@3,094) 8 1 LastUpdate: 2020-01-08 install & uninstall
Multi Uninstaller (4.2@819) 2 2 LastUpdate: 2014-06-28
Uninstaller (4@70,578) 5 4 / Uninstaller Pro (4.7@282; ~EUR 1.00) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-08-14
Uninstall Perfect Uninstaller (4@31,299) 3 5 LastUpdate: 2020-02-06 Test 1/2017
Revo Uninstaller Mobile (3.9@6,092) Ǥ 15 4
AppRemover (3.6@6,050) Ǥ 5 3 LastUpdate: 2019-01-24
Apps Uninstaller - Delete Multiple Applications (3.4@727) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-04-07
UnApp — Batch Uninstall Apps (3.1@963) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Video Intro 1/2019

Remove pre-installed Apps

2022-05-12

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):

De-Bloater Pro (ROOT) (5@17; ~EUR 0.75) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; needs root & Magisk
ROM Toolbox Lite (4.6@36) Ǥ 27 5 LastUpdate: 2019-04-04 / ROM Toolbox Pro (3.3@25,543; ~EUR 6.00) Ǥ 30 6 LastUpdate: 2019-04-03
SystemCleanup (4.3@3,694) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-06-14
App Freezer (3.8@44,079) 5 1 LastUpdate: 2020-09-15
Titanium Backup (root needed) (3.6@372,870) 22 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-11-24 / Titanium Backup PRO Key (root needed) (3.9@72,031; ~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)
Root Uninstaller (3.6@3,310) Ǥ 8 3
NoBloat Free (3.4@3,757) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-02-16 / NoBloat (4.4@524; ~EUR 1.50) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-12-26
Bloatware Remover [Root] (3.4@1,821) Ǥ 15 6 LastUpdate: 2018-10-18 / Bloatware Remover VIP (3.8@26; ~EUR 12.00) 13 2 LastUpdate: 2018-09-18
Service Disabler (3.3@1,584) Ǥ 8 3
Root Uninstaller (2.9@39,126) 7 2 LastUpdate: 2018-12-17 / Root Uninstaller Pro ver 4.0 (4.6@78; ~EUR 2.50) Ǥ 7 2 LastUpdate: 2018-12-12
Disable Bloatware - Hide Apps (2.9@1,575) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2014-08-07
自冻 - 冻结、加速、省电 (0@0) 20 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; (un)freeze apps automatically, e.g. on display on/off, lauch/end, etc.
Disabler (0@0) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ 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
Universal Android Debloater: Debloats via ADB

Move apps to your SD card (and back)

2022-05-24

DroidSail Super App2SD Lite (4.3@22) 14 3 LastUpdate: 2014-07-05
App2SD Pro: All in One Tool [ROOT] (3.9@30,056) Ǥ 17 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-09-12 Link apps, Dalvik & more 2 SD
App2SD - poupa armazenamento (3.8@35,815) 6 9 LastUpdate: 2019-03-18
Move app to SD card (3.5@353,018) Ǥ 10 2
Link2SD (3.5@347,215) Ǥ 11 1 LastUpdate: 2018-06-21 / Link2SD Plus (New) (3.2@14,650; ~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
AppMgr III (App 2 SD) (3.1@13) Ǥ 18 3

Screentime & App Usage

2022-05-07

ActivityWatch (5@85) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; track how you spend your time on your devices
AppsMonitor - Monitor app time and traffic usage (4.5@17) 7 1 LastUpdate: 2020-01-09 Github
StayFree - Stay Focused (4.4@122,245) Ǥ 12 5 app stats: how much time did you spend in which app?
ActionDash: Screen Time Helper (4.3@43,819) Ǥ 20 4 Video Intro 1/2019; granular app stats
App Usage Tracker (3.6@1,082) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-07-18
QualityTime : Phone Addiction (3.1@20,333) Ǥ 24 17 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 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; track your daily app usage time

Other app helpers

2022-05-18

应用管理 (5@174) Ǥ 18 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-11-12 / Thanox (0@0) Ǥ 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; X-APM app manager (needs Xposed framework) / Github; successor of X-APM
Pie Launcher (5@38) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; alternative app drawer with Pie Menu for favorites
Skit - apps manager (4.2@1,799) Ǥ 14 2 / Skit Premium - apps manager (4.4@313; ~EUR 2.50) Ǥ 8 Video Review 6/2020; app manager
ML Manager: APK Extractor (4.1@2,792) Ǥ 5 2 Intro 5/2015; Github
Aplin (4@136) Ǥ 5 5 Github; app manager
OpenAPK (4@1) 3 LastUpdate: 2017-12-15 Github
ManageApps (MoveApps - App2SD) (3.8@7,976) 8 3 LastUpdate: 2016-11-13
Package Manager & Split APK/App bundle Installer (3.7@220) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
/system/app mover ★ ROOT ★ (3.6@8,904) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-12-09 Github
AppMgr III (App 2 SD) (3.1@13) Ǥ 18 3
( OFFTIME ) - Distraction Free (2.9@18,269) Ǥ 28 2 LastUpdate: 2020-11-10
FolderMount [ROOT] (2.2@34,756) Ǥ 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-05-23 Video Tutorial 8/2014; Tutorial 5/2014
TimesApp - App timer for better productivity (2@110) Ǥ 11 2 LastUpdate: 2020-07-21 Github
SAI (0@0) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; install and export split APKs
Hail (0@0) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
APK Explorer & Editor (0@0) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; incl. (split-) APK/ABB installer
SimpleAppDowngrader [ROOT] (0@0) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-07-16 Github; uses root powers to downgrade apps
Mini App Manager (0@0) 5 3
Watt (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; disable or enable components
xSuite (0@0) 3 LastUpdate: 2014-05-22 change names & icons of your apps
Installalogs (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; check installation logs: what was installed when, and more
UnApkm - Convert APKM to APKS (0@0) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ 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 Organizer
- Five best Android app organizers recommended for you (11/2013 - 7/2015)
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)
- Windows/OS X: Debloater Blocks, Disables, or Removes Bloatware on Android
  So könnt Ihr vorinstallierte Apps löschen und deinstallieren (10/2015)
- How to completely uninstall an app on Android Lollipop? (12/2014)
- How to Remove Bloatware or Unwanted Apps from Your Android Smartphone (2/2014)
Miscellaneous
- 10 Unique Ways to Organize Your Android Apps (1/2022)
- How to Remove, Change, and Set Default Apps in Android (3/2020)
- Bloatware: Vorinstallierte Apps ersetzen (10/2016 - 7/2019)
- Welche Apps die Hersteller ungefragt auf Smartphones installieren (8/2014)

2022-05-24

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