Home Replacements (Launchers/Homescreens)
Car Launcher
2023-05-18
- Drivemode: Handsfree Messages (4.4@786) Ǥ 47
9
LastUpdate: 2020-09-17
- Car dashdroid-Car infotainment (4.3@564) Ǥ 25
6
- AutoZen-Car Dashboard&Launcher (4.3@134) Ǥ 18
3
Video Intro 12/2021
- Android Auto (4.2@3,550,813) Ǥ 38
2
- AGAMA Car Launcher (4.1@1,284) Ǥ 16
2
- iBOLT Dock'n Drive 2.0 (4@1,928) 17
2
LastUpdate: 2018-03-23
- Car Home Ultra (4@609) Ǥ 29
4
/ CarHome Ultra Unlocker (4.4@186; ~EUR 12.00) Ǥ 1
LastUpdate: 2013-06-18
- CarAuto BT: Bluetooth Car Home (4@249) Ǥ 19
4
LastUpdate: 2021-03-26 / CarAuto BT Unlocker (5@6; ~EUR 3.75) Ǥ 1
LastUpdate: 2020-06-04
- AutoMate - Car Dashboard: Driv (3.8@480) Ǥ 38
3
LastUpdate: 2021-02-11 Kurzvorstellung 1/2016
- Car Widget (3.5@119) Ǥ 16
LastUpdate: 2020-11-07 / Car Widget Pro (4.1@55; ~EUR 1.50) Ǥ 18
LastUpdate: 2020-11-07
- Custom Car Dock with swipe (3@5) 2
LastUpdate: 2020-08-03 / Car Dock with swipe control (3@8) 2
LastUpdate: 2020-07-30
Desk and Nightstand Launcher
2023-05-18
- Night Clock (Alarm Clock) (4.5@137) 10
3
LastUpdate: 2017-06-11 / NightClock Donate (4.1@34; ~EUR 2.50) Ǥ 12
2
LastUpdate: 2017-05-15
- Day and night clock (4.4@1,067) Ǥ 17
- Weather Night Dock with clock (4.4@605) Ǥ 21
10
/ Weather Night Dock PRO (4.3@842; ~EUR 1.75) Ǥ 12
LastUpdate: 2020-09-24
- Dock Station Digital Clock (4.3@414) 7
2
- Night Clock (1@322) 3
1
LastUpdate: 2021-11-06
Tablet optimized Launcher
2023-05-18
… 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 (5@1,315,289) 23
2 / Nova Launcher Prime (5@361,623; ~EUR 5.25) Ǥ 1
LastUpdate: 2020-12-22 Test 2/2017; Review 4/2017
- ADW Launcher 2 (4.3@3,401) Ǥ 25
LastUpdate: 2019-05-31 / ADWLauncher 1 EX (4.2@1,114; ~EUR 2.50) 14
LastUpdate: 2019-05-29 Github; Test 2/2017; Quick Review 4/2018
- Holo Launcher for ICS (4.3@630) 12
LastUpdate: 2018-06-14 / Holo Launcher Plus (4.4@181; ~EUR 5.50) Ǥ 1
LastUpdate: 2014-01-06
- Google Now Launcher (4.3@44) 2
LastUpdate: 2017-12-07
- Action Launcher: Pixel Edition (4.1@2,882) Ǥ 29
3
Review 11/2017
- Apex Launcher (4@8,414) Ǥ 32
12
/ Apex Launcher Pro (4.3@2,115; ~EUR 7.50) Ǥ 1
LastUpdate: 2018-08-31
Launchers for "old folks"
2023-05-21
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 …
- Elder Launcher: UI for Seniors (4.5@148) 3
Github
- Simple Launcher ( Big Launcher (4.3@3,857) Ǥ 26
1
LastUpdate: 2020-01-28
- Help Launcher (4.2@969) 16
- BIG, Easy Phone Calls (4.1@254) 17
- BIG Launcher (3.8@6,648) 20
LastUpdate: 2021-08-16
- Simple Mode (3.8@2,385) Ǥ 21
1
- Grand Launcher for seniors (3.8@37; ~EUR 9.00) 18
- Senior Safety Phone - Big Icon (3.7@370) Ǥ 26
3
- Oscar Enterprise (3.7@124) Ǥ 38
7
- Senior Homescreen (2.7@128) 5
3
LastUpdate: 2020-11-12 / Senior Homescreen Pro (3.5@44; ~EUR 2.00) 2
3
LastUpdate: 2020-11-10
- BaldPhone (0@0) 23
LastUpdate: 2020-10-12 Github; Intro 12/2019 | 1/2020 | 1/2020
- Easy-Phone (0@0) 12
LastUpdate: 2021-09-25 Github
- Senior Launcher (0@0) 2
LastUpdate: 2019-01-08 Github
Minimalistic / simple launchers
2023-05-24
- Joker Launcher (5@1) 0
LastUpdate: 2020-09-24 Github; minimalistic launcher
- Olauncher. Minimal AF Launcher (4.8@12,201) 10
Github
- Linux CLI Launcher (4.6@16,369) 22
LastUpdate: 2019-10-17 Github; Video Review 9/2017; Video intro 7/2019; emulates a Linux Shell and its interface
- KISS Launcher (4.6@3,968) 7
Github; Intro 1/2018
- Blue Line Console (4.6@27) 6
Github; keyboard based launcher
- ap15 Launcher (4.4@15,738) Ǥ 8
- Before Launcher | Go Minimal (4.4@7,375) 12
2
Video Intro 8/2018; minimalistic, distraction-free launcher
- Hg Launcher (4.4@61) 4
LastUpdate: 2020-12-18 Github; Review 4/2019
- Card Launcher: a textual home screen for everyone (4.4@5) 0
LastUpdate: 2019-07-23 Github
- Slim Launcher - Fewer distract (4.3@1,591) 2
Github; very minimalistic launcher
- Sentien Launcher | Clear focus (4.3@1,562) 6
LastUpdate: 2021-01-23 Github
- Text Launcher (4.2@200) 1
GitLab
- Discreet Launcher (4@366) 1
Github; distraction-free home screen
- Essential Launcher (4@316) 1
LastUpdate: 2019-09-28 Github; simple no-frills launcher
- Emerald Launcher - Light & Fas (4@49) 4
LastUpdate: 2020-08-09 Github; simple and light-weight
- Hayai Search Launcher (3.6@140) 0
LastUpdate: 2017-03-04 Github; small, light-weight, no permissions!
- mLauncher (0@0) 9
Github; fork of OLauncher
- Olauncher Light (0@0) 3
LastUpdate: 2020-12-28 Github
- Olauncher Clutter Free (0@0) 9
Github; fork of OLauncher
- Keikai Launcher (0@0) 2
LastUpdate: 2021-01-31 Github
- NoLauncher (0@0) 2
- AndME Launcher (0@0) 1
Github; supports work profile
- T4 Launcher (0@0) 0
LastUpdate: 2021-07-22 Github
- Unlauncher (0@0) 4
Github
- Hex Launcher (0@0) 3
Github
- Focus Launcher (0@0) 6
Github
- Last Launcher (0@0) 3
Github; simple, minimalist launcher
- Minimum (0@0) 1
LastUpdate: 2020-05-23 Github
- LukeLauncher (0@0) 9
GitLab
- launch (0@0; ~EUR 0.50) 0
GitLab
- TextLaunch (0@0) 1
LastUpdate: 2020-11-03 GitLab
- Speedy Launcher (0@0)
Github; minimalist, distraction-free – and very small APK
- Lunar Launcher (0@0) 10
Github; low memory footprint but still feature-rich
- TinyBit Launcher (0@0) 5
Github
General Launcher
2023-05-18
- Microsoft Launcher (5@1,545,428) Ǥ 47
4
Review 9/2019
- POCO Launcher 2.0 - Customize, (5@672,956) Ǥ 74
3
- Smart Launcher 6 (5@608,387) Ǥ 28
2
/ Smart Launcher 3 - Classic (4.6@4,376; ~EUR 7.00) Ǥ 21
1
LastUpdate: 2021-08-16 Test 7/2015; Review 5/2018
- DistroHopper • Linux desktop (5@190) Ǥ 7
Github; make your homescreen look like your favorite Linux distro
- Yahoo Aviate Launcher (4.8@19) Ǥ 43
3
LastUpdate: 2017-05-20
- Computer Launcher (4.7@20) Ǥ 25
3
Video Review 5/2020
- APUS Launcher: Theme Launcher (4.6@30,417) Ǥ 46
22
- Square Home (4.6@2,210) 18
/ Square Home Key (4.9@1,284; ~EUR 6.50) Ǥ 1
Review 2/2018; Video Review 3/2021
- AIO Launcher (4.6@405) Ǥ 31
2
- Lean Launcher (4.6@172) Ǥ 15
2
LastUpdate: 2018-10-09 Github; Video Review 3/2018; Pixel Launcher with a few added useful options
- Evie Launcher (4.5@193,328) Ǥ 31
3
LastUpdate: 2019-06-19
- GO Launcher -Themes&Wallpapers (4.5@97,844) Ǥ 67
16
- Solo Launcher-Clean,Smooth,DIY (4.5@17,980) 34
1
- Total Launcher (4.5@738) 23
- Shade Launcher (4.5@171) 14
LastUpdate: 2020-09-15 Github; Vorstellung 5/2019; Intro 5/2019 | 11/2020; Video Intro 7/2019; Review 2/2020
- Lawnchair 2 (4.4@869) 31
LastUpdate: 2019-12-04 / Lawnchair (0@0) 19
Github; Video Review 11/2017 | 5/2018 | 7/2018; Review 12/2019 | 12/2019
- Lightning Launcher (4.4@273; ~EUR 4.50) Ǥ 16
LastUpdate: 2019-06-24 if you thought you knew what "customize" means, check this!
- Launcher (4.4@10) 3
LastUpdate: 2021-01-03 Github
- posidon launcher (4.3@1,173) 12
Github; w/ scrollable RSS feed
- Rootless Launcher (4.3@437) 9
LastUpdate: 2020-01-01 Github; Intro 8/2018
- Aris Launcher, Hacker Style UI (4.3@220) Ǥ 28
7
- ASAP Launcher (4.2@14,238) Ǥ 23
1
LastUpdate: 2019-11-28 Intro 7/2016; Vorstellung 7/2016; Test 7/2016
- Lens Launcher (4.2@183) 0
Github; Kurzvorstellung 7/2016; Video Hands-On 7/2016
- SF Launcher Classic (4.2@101) 11
LastUpdate: 2015-01-17 / SF Launcher Classic Unlocker (4.3@24) 0
LastUpdate: 2013-11-29
- LessPhone - Minimal Launcher (4.2@94) Ǥ 3
LastUpdate: 2020-09-11
- OpenLauncher (Alpha/Unstable) (4.2@13) 9
LastUpdate: 2021-01-01 Github
- Vire Launcher (4.1@15,911) Ǥ 25
LastUpdate: 2016-01-17
- BlackBerry Launcher (4.1@13,295) Ǥ 29
2
LastUpdate: 2020-03-08
- hyperion launcher (4.1@325) Ǥ 33
2
/ hyperion supreme (4.1@15; ~EUR 2.25) Ǥ 1
LastUpdate: 2020-11-30 Video Review 9/2019
- ICS Launcher (4.1@11) 12
LastUpdate: 2013-12-09
- Niagara Launcher ‧ fresh/clean (4@67,249) Ǥ 23
2
Video Intro 12/2018; Video Walk-Through 5/2019
- Lucid Launcher (4@150) Ǥ 15
4
LastUpdate: 2020-03-19
- Piping (4@14) 15
LastUpdate: 2017-08-08 Github; Geeky launcher
- Mega Launcher : Home Screen (3.9@4,434) Ǥ 21
4
LastUpdate: 2019-03-30
- Buzz Launcher (3.8@17) Ǥ 13
2
LastUpdate: 2017-11-15
- QuteLauncher (3.8@12) Ǥ 4
LastUpdate: 2019-06-23
- Simple Launcher (3.7@24) 4
Github
- EZ Launcher (3.3@21) 20
1
LastUpdate: 2013-09-30
- Kcin Launcher (3@8) Ǥ 15
3
LastUpdate: 2017-01-20
- Flick Launcher (2.9@9) Ǥ 33
3
LastUpdate: 2020-10-09 / Flick Launcher PRO (3.3@28; ~EUR 3.75) Ǥ 4
LastUpdate: 2019-09-15 Github; Pixel style launcher
- Schildpad Launcher (0@0) 1
Github
- W Launcher (0@0) 4
Github; based on webOS
- Factor Launcher (0@0) 4
Github
- ReLaunchX (0@0) 11
LastUpdate: 2019-12-20 Github; for eInk devices
- Ox Shell (0@0; ~EUR 5.50) 7
Github; launcher with the feel of a classic video game system
- LaunchTime Homescreen (0@0) 5
LastUpdate: 2019-08-31 Github; Website w/ screenshots
- Neo Launcher (0@0) 37
Github; fork of LawnChair
- Ubuntu Launcher (0@0) 4
Github
- Fairphone 2 Launcher (0@0) 17
LastUpdate: 2018-06-13
- Fairphone 1 Launcher (0@0) 15
LastUpdate: 2018-07-02
- Smart Dock (0@0) 17
Github; Desktop Launcher
- Kvaesitso (0@0) 24
1 Github
- Bliss Launcher (0@0) 11
LastUpdate: 2020-02-22
- Starlight Launcher (0@0) 11
Github; search-driven launcher
Default Launcher Switcher
2023-05-18
- Target Home Launcher (4.2@176) 5
1
LastUpdate: 2014-02-20
- Home Switch (4@842) 2
LastUpdate: 2019-03-30
- Home Switcher / Manager (3.9@51) 0
LastUpdate: 2017-07-14
- Home Control (3.8@288) Ǥ 7
1
LastUpdate: 2014-09-05
Other Launcher Helpers
2023-05-18
- Activity Launcher (5@22,771) 2
Github
- Shortcut Maker (4.3@468) 9
Review 12/2022
- Launcher for XBMC™ (4.1@25) 0
LastUpdate: 2019-10-26 Github; helper to use XBMC as launcher
- Bookmarks (0@0) 9
Github; save Intents as an organized collection of bookmarks, use as widgets & more
- Activity Launcher fork (0@0) 2
Github; fork of Activity Launcher
Further Readings:
- Wikipedia: List of Android launchers
- Android launchers for seniors
- Are Third-Party Android Launchers Safe to Use? (7/2022)
- The Best Android Launchers for Every Purpose (7/2022)
- The 7 Best iPhone Launchers for Android (5/2022)
- The 7 Best Lightweight Launchers That Will Run on Any Android Phone (11/2021)
- Best Android Launchers (10/2021)
- Top 5 weird & Interesting launchers to transform your Android phone’s interface (6/2021)
- 7 best Android launchers for your device (6/2021)
- The 7 Best Simple Android Launchers for Seniors (12/2019 - 10/2022)
- The 7 Best Simple Android Launchers for Parents and Grandparents (10/2019 - 5/2021)
- Best Android Launchers (4/2019 - 2/2022)
- Best Android Launcher (7/2018)
- Die besten Android-Launcher (9/2018 - 6/2020)
- 7 Android Launchers That Completely Transform The Look of Your Phone (6/2016)
- Android-Launcher im Vergleich (5/2013 - 8/2019)
- Best Launcher apps for Android tablets (12/2012 - 10/2016)
2023-05-30