Home Replacements (Launchers/Homescreens)

Car Launcher

2020-09-19

TabCar Dock DEMO (4.6@25) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-06-28 / TabCar Dock Client (4.5@8) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-06-21 / TabCar Dock PRO (5@3; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-07-01
AGAMA Car Launcher (4.3@19,047) Ǥ 13 3
Droid Car Trial (4.3@29) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-03-06 / Droid Car Pro (1@1; ~EUR 2.25) 9 LastUpdate: 2019-03-06 Video Walk-Through 3/2017
Android Auto - Google Maps, Media & Messaging (4.1@1,196,284) Ǥ 29 2
Drivemode: Handsfree Messages And Call For Driving (4.1@31,401) Ǥ 47 10
AutoMate - Car Dashboard: Driving & Navigation (4@8,050) Ǥ 36 6 Kurzvorstellung 1/2016
iBOLT Dock'n Drive 2.0 (4@1,928) 17 2 LastUpdate: 2018-03-23
Car Home Ultra (3.9@11,967) 22 1 LastUpdate: 2019-03-07 / CarHome Ultra Unlocker (4@2,045; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-06-18
Car dashdroid-Car infotainment (3.9@9,562) Ǥ 27 4
Smart Car Dock (3.9@108) Ǥ 23 4
Custom Car Dock with swipe (3.9@58) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Car Dock with swipe control (3.4@8) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
InDrive: Custom Car Home (3.7@846) 15 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-09-21
CarAuto BT: Bluetooth Car Home (3.7@240) Ǥ 19 4 / CarAuto BT Unlocker (4.2@6; ~EUR 3.75) Ǥ 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Frontend car launcher (3.7@184) 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-07-21
Dashlinq - Car Dashboard Launcher (3.6@719) Ǥ 29 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Car Widget (3.5@2,163) 14 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Car Widget Pro (4@545; ~EUR 1.50) 18 1
Car GPS Expert, Speed Limit &Floating speedometer. (3.5@199) Ǥ 24 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-03-11

Desk and Nightstand Launcher

2020-09-19

Dock Station Digital Clock (4.3@17,544) 3 3 LastUpdate: 2014-04-11
Weather Night Dock Free (4.3@8,486) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Weather Night Dock PRO (4.3@810; ~EUR 1.75) Ǥ 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Day and night clock (4.3@4,721) Ǥ 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Night Alarm Clock (4.3@3,176) Ǥ 11 3 LastUpdate: 2019-01-12
Night Clock (Alarm Clock) (4.2@2,675) 10 3 LastUpdate: 2017-06-11 / NightClock Donate (4.1@387; ~EUR 2.50) Ǥ 12 2 LastUpdate: 2017-05-15
Night Clock (3.9@309) 3 7 LastUpdate: 2017-09-27

Tablet optimized Launcher

2020-09-19

… doesn't mean they can't be used on non-tabbies. Neither does it mean those of the section General Launcher cannot be used on tablets. This is just a selection of tablet optimized launchers.

Nova Launcher (4.5@1,246,115) Ǥ 23 3 / Nova Launcher Prime (4.7@335,670; ~EUR 5.25) Ǥ 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-01-18 Free vs. Prime 7/2014; Test 2/2017
Apex Launcher - Customize,Secure,and Efficient (4.3@314,383) Ǥ 30 21 / Apex Launcher Pro (4.5@21,763; ~EUR 7.50) Ǥ 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-08-31
ADW Launcher 2 (4.3@183,287) Ǥ 25 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-09-15 / ADWLauncher 1 EX (3.8@28,664; ~EUR 2.50) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Test 2/2017; Quick Review 4/2018
Holo Launcher for ICS (4.3@34,808) 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-06-14 / Holo Launcher Plus (4.1@2,270; ~EUR 5.50) Ǥ 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-01-06
Google Now Launcher (4.3@44) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-12-07 Vorstellung 2/2014; Intro 2/2014; Video Review 2/2014
Action Launcher: Pixel Edition (3.8@101,402) Ǥ 27 3 Vorstellung 12/2013 | 12/2013

Launchers for "old folks"

2020-09-23

Don´t get me wrong here – it´s in no way meant derogative. But with a certain age comes the wish for more simplicity, "bigger letters", and the like …

Koala Phone Launcher Free (4.4@1,414) Ǥ 32 4 LastUpdate: 2019-01-29
Simple Mode (4.3@1,193) Ǥ 19 1
BIG, EASY PHONE CALLS for senior (4.3@202) Ǥ 19 4
Simple Launcher ( Big Launcher,Easy Mode,no ads) (4.2@2,277) Ǥ 26 1
Elder Launcher (Home screen for Seniors) (4.1@17) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
BIG Launcher (4@5,149) 24 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
GrandPhone Senior Launcher (4@209) 15 2 LastUpdate: 2017-03-06
Senior Safety Phone - Big Icons Launcher (4@200) Ǥ 20 3
Crescendo Launcher (3.8@250) Ǥ 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-07-07
Fontrillo - The easy launcher (3.8@186) 28 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-05-22
Senior Homescreen (3.7@103) Ǥ 5 3 / Senior Homescreen Pro (4.5@39; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 4 3
Oscar Senior (3.5@116) Ǥ 36 9
Simple Senior Phone (3.4@302) Ǥ 37 2 LastUpdate: 2018-11-28
Grand Launcher Demo - big launcher for seniors (3.3@67) 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Grand Launcher - big launcher for seniors (3.8@29; ~EUR 9.00) 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Phonotto Simple Phone Launcher (2.5@325) Ǥ 33 7
BaldPhone (0@0) 22 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Intro 1/2020
Senior Launcher (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-01-08 Github

Minimalistic / simple launchers

2020-09-06

Card Launcher: a textual home screen for everyone (5@2) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Olauncher - Minimal and Open Source (4.7@37) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Linux CLI Launcher (4.5@14,254) 22 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Video Review 9/2017; Video intro 7/2019; emulates a Linux Shell and its interface
Minimalist launcher for focus | Before Launcher (4.4@4,594) Ǥ 11 2 Video Intro 8/2018; minimalistic, distraction-free launcher
Hayai Search Launcher (4.4@91) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-04 Github; small, light-weight, no permissions!
KISS Launcher (4.3@3,017) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Intro 1/2018
Hg Launcher (4.3@46) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Review 4/2019
Essential Launcher (3.9@281) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; simple no-frills launcher
Slim Launcher - Fewer distractions, more life (3.8@1,288) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; very minimalistic launcher
Keikai Launcher (0@0) 1 LastUpdate: 2018-11-10 Github
Ubuntu Launcher (0@0) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Joker Launcher (0@0) 0 Github; minimalistic launcher
T4 Launcher (0@0) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Unlauncher (0@0) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Last Launcher (0@0) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; simple, minimalist launcher
Minimum (0@0) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
LukeLauncher (0@0) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ GitLab
TinyBit Launcher (0@0) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Emerald Launcher - Light & Fast (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; simple and light-weight

General Launcher

2020-09-19

Niagara Launcher 🔹 fresh & clean (5@2) Ǥ 20 2 Video Intro 12/2018; Video Walk-Through 5/2019
Yahoo Aviate Launcher (4.8@19) Ǥ 48 3 LastUpdate: 2017-05-20 Vorstellung 6/2014 | 6/2014; Video Promo 6/2014
Computer Launcher (4.7@148,411) Ǥ 25 3 Video Review 5/2020
MXHome Launcher 3.1.8 (4.7@18) 25 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-03-13
Evie Launcher (4.6@190,829) Ǥ 31 4
Aris - Linux Launcher, shell and command lines (4.6@5,892) Ǥ 22 2
GO Launcher - 3D parallax Themes & HD Wallpapers (4.5@7,557,131) Ǥ 67 29 Vorstellung 3/2014
APUS Launcher - 3d wallpaper&Themes,Hide apps (4.5@5,863,587) Ǥ 44 16
Microsoft Launcher (4.5@1,185,046) Ǥ 44 9 Review 9/2019
AIO Launcher (4.5@8,594) Ǥ 30 3
Smart Launcher 5 (4.4@546,176) Ǥ 27 3 / Smart Launcher 3 (4.4@41,035; ~EUR 9.50) Ǥ 21 1 Vorstellung 2/2014; Test 7/2015; Free vs. Pro 8/2014
KK Launcher -Lollipop launcher (4.4@187,109) 42 LastUpdate: 2017-02-21 Video Review 2/2014
Anole Launcher (4.4@3,568) Ǥ 27 1 LastUpdate: 2017-07-28 incl. app-locker & more
Atom Launcher (4.4@20) Ǥ 29 1 LastUpdate: 2017-03-06
Solo Launcher-Clean,Smooth,DIY (4.3@2,851,042) Ǥ 38 1 Intro 7/2014
LINE Launcher (4.3@755,921) Ǥ 37 15
TSF Launcher 3D Shell (4.3@165,689) Ǥ 22 1 LastUpdate: 2019-02-23
Lawnchair 2 (4.3@25,287) 29 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Pixel Launcher 3 ( Lawnchair Beta) (5@1) 11 LastUpdate: 2018-07-25 Github; Video Review 11/2017 | 5/2018 | 7/2018; Review 12/2019 / Github
Rootless Launcher (4.3@17,150) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Intro 8/2018
Lucid Launcher (4.3@11,251) Ǥ 15 4 Kurztest 2/2014
Computer Launcher (PRO) (4.3@8,607) Ǥ 26 1
Lean Launcher (4.3@7,539) Ǥ 15 1 LastUpdate: 2018-10-09 Github; Video Review 3/2018; Pixel Launcher with a few added useful options
UR Launcher (4.3@5,869) Ǥ 46 9 LastUpdate: 2018-03-06 / UR 3D Launcher—Customize Phone (4.1@32,331) Ǥ 32 9 LastUpdate: 2017-07-17 Test 4/2016
Shade Launcher (4.3@5,061) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Vorstellung 5/2019; Intro 5/2019; Video Intro 7/2019
Lightning Launcher (4.3@3,364; ~EUR 4.50) Ǥ 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ if you thought you knew what "customize" means, check this!
Next Launcher 3D Shell Lite (4.3@129) Ǥ 42 3 LastUpdate: 2017-10-03
ASAP Launcher (4.2@14,057) Ǥ 23 1 LastUpdate: 2019-03-08 Intro 7/2016; Vorstellung 7/2016; Test 7/2016
Lens Launcher (4.2@10,573) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Kurzvorstellung 7/2016; Video Hands-On 7/2016
Siempo - A Launcher for Humans (4.2@776) Ǥ 32 2 Github; Video Intro 7/2018
VIRE Launcher (4.1@15,911) Ǥ 24 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-01-17
BlackBerry Launcher (4.1@12,391) Ǥ 29 2
Launcher+ (4.1@7,380) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-07-28 Vorstellung 12/2013
SquareHome.Phone (Launcher) (4.1@3,208) 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-01-11 / SquareHome.Tablet (Launcher) (4@4,668) 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-02-22 Kurzvorstellung 8/2014; Win8 style
DistroHopper • The Linux desktop in your pocket (4.1@160) Ǥ 7 2 Github; make your homescreen look like your favorite Linux distro
WP Launcher (Windows Phone Style) (4.1@30) Ǥ 37 5
ICS Launcher (4.1@11) 12 LastUpdate: 2013-12-09
hyperion launcher (4@12,397) Ǥ 31 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Video Review 9/2019
Blinq Lollipop Launcher (4@4,739) 20 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-03-02
Lessphone - The Original Distraction Free Launcher (4@3,148) Ǥ 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
OpenLauncher (Alpha/Unstable) (4@211) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Piping (4@14) 15 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-08-08 Github; Geeky launcher
Mega Launcher : Home Screen (3.9@4,365) Ǥ 22 7
Bazooka Launcher (3.9@2,122) 14 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-09-01
ssLauncher (3.9@18) 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-02-26
SF Launcher Classic (3.8@2,833) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-01-17 / SF Launcher Classic Unlocker (4.2@330) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-11-29
posidon launcher (early access) (3.8@577) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; w/ scrollable RSS feed
Buzz Launcher-Smart&Free Theme (3.8@17) Ǥ 33 2 LastUpdate: 2017-11-15 / Buzz Widget (4.1@83,792) Ǥ 14 4 LastUpdate: 2018-09-12 Vorstellung 2/2014 / Vorstellung 8/2014
Flick Launcher (3.7@355) Ǥ 31 3 / Flick Launcher PRO (4.6@20; ~EUR 3.75) Ǥ 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Pixel style launcher
ZenUI Launcher (3.7@25) Ǥ 43 4 LastUpdate: 2019-01-02
Qute Launcher - Beta (3.7@11) Ǥ 4 2
Wallfeed (3.6@3,260) Ǥ 15 3 LastUpdate: 2015-05-13
Blur - A Launcher Replacement (3.6@3,252) 21 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-09-26
Kcin Launcher (3.5@1,044) Ǥ 15 3 LastUpdate: 2017-01-20
EZ Launcher (3.3@21) 20 1 LastUpdate: 2013-09-30
Launcher (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
ReLaunchX (0@0) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; for eInk devices
LaunchTime (0@0) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Website w/ screenshots
Launcher OnePlus (0@0) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Fairphone 2 Launcher (0@0) 17 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-06-13
Fairphone 1 Launcher (0@0) 15 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-07-02
Zim Launcher (0@0) 27 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github

Default Launcher Switcher

2020-09-19

Home Manager (4.4@2,073) Ǥ 8 2 LastUpdate: 2016-11-25
Home Control (4.3@291) Ǥ 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-09-05
Target Home Launcher (4.2@173) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-03-10
Twisted Home Manager (4.1@1,582) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-07-14
Home Switch (4.1@826) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$

Other Launcher Helpers

2020-09-19

Activity Launcher (4.1@8,268) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Launcher for XBMC™ (3.9@694) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; helper to use XBMC as launcher

Further Readings:

Wikipedia: List of Android launchers
Android launchers for seniors
The 6 Best Simple Android Launchers for Parents and Grandparents (10/2019)
Best Android Launchers (4/2019)
Best Android Launcher (1/2019)
Die 15 besten Android-Launcher (10/2018)
Die besten Android-Launcher (9/2018)
7 Android Launchers That Completely Transform The Look of Your Phone (6/2016)
App launchers for senior citizens (9/2014)
5 Best Simple Android Launchers For Seniors (7/2014)
Freiheit vs. Komfort: Wie intelligent dürfen Launcher sein? (6/2014)
3 mädchenhafte Launcher: Niedlichkeit auf dem Homescreen (6/2014)
Drei weniger bekannte Launcher, die jeder ausprobieren sollte (5/2014)
Nova und Apex: Launcher im Vergleich (5/2013 - 6/2014)
Android-Launcher im Vergleich (5/2013 - 12/2018)
Best Launcher apps for Android tablets (12/2012 - 10/2016)
Ford Sync with Tasker, Android CarHome Ultra and Vlingo via Bluetooth (Video 3/2012)

2020-09-23

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