Home Replacements (Launchers/Homescreens)

Car Launcher

2019-04-06

Droid Car Trial (4.6@25) 9 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ / Droid Car Pro (1@1; ~EUR 2.25) 9
TabCar Dock DEMO (4.6@16) 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-06-28 / TabCar Dock Client (4.3@6) 3 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-06-21 / TabCar Dock PRO (5@3; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 7 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-07-01
Drivemode: Handsfree Messages And Call For Driving (4.5@28,848) Ǥ 48
Car dashdroid-Car infotainment (4.4@9,148) Ǥ 29
Dock n Roll - Car Dock App (4.4@77) Ǥ 31 LastUpdate: 2017-03-28
Car Home Ultra (4.2@11,783) 25 / CarHome Ultra Unlocker (4.5@2,011; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 1 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-06-18 Intro 11/2013
CarAuto BT: Bluetooth Car Home (4.2@189) Ǥ 16 / CarAuto BT Unlocker (4.2@6; ~EUR 2.50) Ǥ 1 LastUpdate: 2015-05-09
AutoMate - Car Dashboard: Driving & Navigation (4.1@5,359) Ǥ 41 Kurzvorstellung 1/2016
Smart Car Dock (4.1@95) Ǥ 25
iBOLT Dock'n Drive (4@1,928) 28 Video Promo 4/2013 (~10 min)
InDrive: Custom Car Home (4@824) 15 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-09-21
Car Dashboard (Free) (3.9@866) 13 LastUpdate: 2015-01-20 / Car Dashboard Pro (4.3@220; ~EUR 2.50) 13 LastUpdate: 2015-01-20 Review 1/2013; find the dev at Stack Exchange
Car GPS Expert, Speed Limit &Floating speedometer. (3.9@191) Ǥ 30 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
Frontend car launcher (3.9@164) 12 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
Custom Car Dock with swipe (3.9@58) 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-03-07 / Car Dock with swipe control (3.4@8) 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-07-12
Ultimate Car Dock (3.8@2,217) Ǥ 24 / Drive Safe Hands Free (Pro) Driving App - UCD (4@161; ~EUR 5.00) 20

Desk and Nightstand Launcher

2019-04-06

Dock Station Digital Clock (4.4@15,477) 3 LastUpdate: 2014-04-11
Weather Night Dock Free (4.4@5,630) 10 / Weather Night Dock PRO (4.6@600; ~EUR 1.75) Ǥ 12
Day and night clock (4.4@3,123) Ǥ 14
Night Clock (Alarm Clock) (4.4@2,485) 10 LastUpdate: 2017-06-11 / NightClock Donate (4.5@357; ~EUR 2.50) Ǥ 12 LastUpdate: 2017-05-15
Night Alarm Clock (4.3@3,148) Ǥ 12
Night Clock (3.7@289) 3 LastUpdate: 2017-09-27

Tablet optimized Launcher

2019-04-06

… 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 (4.6@1,174,702) Ǥ 23 / Nova Launcher Prime (4.8@315,639; ~EUR 5.25) Ǥ 1 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Review 3/2012 | 7/2013; Testbericht 6/2012; Video Review 8/2013; Free vs. Prime 7/2014; Test 2/2017
Holo Launcher for ICS (4.4@33,949) 12 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ / Holo Launcher Plus (4.5@2,255; ~EUR 4.75) Ǥ 1 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-01-06 Review 6/2012
Apex Launcher - Customize,Secure,and Efficient (4.3@287,575) Ǥ 28 / Apex Launcher Pro (4.4@20,815; ~EUR 7.50) Ǥ 1 XDA Home Intro 1/2012; Video Review "Apex vs. Nova" 4/2013; Video Review 4/2013; IzzyOnDroid recommendation for phone & tab
ADW Launcher 2 (4.3@182,340) Ǥ 27 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ / ADWLauncher 1 EX (4.3@28,697; ~EUR 2.50) 12 LastUpdate: 2013-07-27 Github; Testbericht 6/2010 | 2/2012; Review 10/2012; Test 6/2013
Google Now Launcher (4.2@867,779) 3 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Vorstellung 2/2014; Intro 2/2014; Video Review 2/2014
Action Launcher: Pixel Edition (4.2@94,700) Ǥ 25 Vorstellung 12/2012 | 5/2013 | 12/2013 | 12/2013; Review 9/2013

Launchers for "old folks"

2019-04-10

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 / Koala Phone Launcher GOLD (4.4@157; ~EUR 4.75) 32
BIG, EASY PHONE CALLS for senior (4.3@110) Ǥ 20
BIG Launcher FREE DEMO (4.2@4,292) 35 / BIG Launcher (4.3@948; ~EUR 11.00) 35 Kurzvorstellung 10/2011; Video Demo 6/2013
Help Launcher (4.2@500) Ǥ 17 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ / Help Launcher Deluxe (4.4@209) Ǥ 17 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
Necta Launcher(for senior) (4@1,772) Ǥ 44
Large Launcher - Big Icon,Font (4@570) Ǥ 42
GrandPhone Senior Launcher (4@209) 15 LastUpdate: 2017-03-06
Mega Icon Launcher (easy mode) (3.9@64) Ǥ 18 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
Senior Safety Phone - Big Icons Launcher (3.9@55) 14
Wiser launcher, a simple & easy phone experience. (3.8@2,216) Ǥ 40
Crescendo Launcher (3.8@250) Ǥ 13 LastUpdate: 2017-07-07
Fontrillo - The easy launcher (3.8@186) 28 LastUpdate: 2014-05-22
Senior Homescreen (3.8@80) Ǥ 4 / Senior Homescreen Pro (4.7@26; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 4
Oscar Senior (3.7@95) Ǥ 26
Phonotto Simple Phone Launcher (3.6@290) Ǥ 42
Simple Senior Phone (3.4@302) Ǥ 37
Grand Launcher Demo (3.1@42) 32 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ / Grand Launcher (3.9@21; ~EUR 8.50) 32
BaldPhone (0@0) 19 Github
Senior Launcher (0@0) 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github

General Launcher

2019-04-06

Flick Launcher (5@1) Ǥ 30 / Flick Launcher PRO (0@0; ~EUR 2.50) Ǥ 4 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github; Pixel style launcher
ZenUI Launcher (4.7@1,173,525) Ǥ 39
Linux CLI Launcher (4.7@11,835) 22 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github; Video Review 9/2017; emulates a Linux Shell and its interface
MXHome Launcher 3.1.8 (4.7@18) 26 LastUpdate: 2014-03-13 Review 5/2011
Launcher 8 WP style (4.6@14) Ǥ 109 LastUpdate: 2017-02-20 Vorstellung 6/2013
GO Launcher - 3D parallax Themes & HD Wallpapers (4.5@7,525,625) Ǥ 66 Testbericht 3/2011; Review 3/2011; Video Review 5/2011; Vorstellung 3/2014
Solo Launcher-Clean,Smooth,DIY (4.5@2,858,077) Ǥ 41 Video Review 5/2013; Vorstellung 10/2013; Intro 7/2014
TSF Launcher 3D Shell (4.5@161,642) Ǥ 22
Rootless Launcher (4.5@10,263) 9 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github
Lawnchair Launcher (4.5@9,270) 12 / Pixel Launcher 3 ( Lawnchair Beta) (0@0) 11 Github; Video Review 11/2017 | 5/2018 | 7/2018 / Github
Lean Launcher (4.5@6,120) Ǥ 15 Github; Video Review 3/2018; Pixel Launcher with a few added useful options
Hayai Search Launcher (4.5@81) 0 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-04 Github; small, light-weight, no permissions!
Atom Launcher (4.5@22) Ǥ 28 LastUpdate: 2017-03-06
Hg Launcher (4.5@8) 4 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github
LINE Launcher (4.4@745,395) Ǥ 37
Smart Launcher 5 (4.4@522,876) Ǥ 25 / Smart Launcher 3 (4.6@40,883; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 19 Intro 10/2012; Vorstellung 5/2013 | 2/2014 | 10/2015; Kurztest 7/2013; Test 7/2015; Free vs. Pro 8/2014
KK Launcher -Cool,Top launcher (4.4@187,109) 41 LastUpdate: 2017-02-21 Video Review 2/2014
Lightning Launcher Trial (4.4@9,106) Ǥ 16 LastUpdate: 2016-11-27 / Lightning Launcher (4.4@3,286; ~EUR 4.50) Ǥ 16 Kurzvorstellung 3/2012; if you thought you knew what "customize" means, check this!
Anole Launcher (4.4@3,568) Ǥ 26 LastUpdate: 2017-07-28 incl. app-locker & more
Next Launcher 3D Shell Lite (4.4@260) Ǥ 42 Vorstellung 12/2012; Review 12/2012; Kurzvorstellung 8/2013
Slim Launcher - Fewer distractions, more life (4.4@249) 2 Github; very minimalistic launcher
ASAP Launcher (4.3@13,400) Ǥ 24 Intro 7/2016
Lens Launcher (4.3@9,930) 4 Kurzvorstellung 7/2016
UR Launcher (4.3@5,869) Ǥ 46 / UR 3D Launcher—Customize Phone (4.1@32,440) Ǥ 32 LastUpdate: 2017-07-17 Test 4/2016
KISS Launcher (4.3@2,255) 5 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github
DistroHopper • The Linux desktop in your pocket (4.3@82) Ǥ 7 Github; make your homescreen look like your favorite Linux distro
Lucid Launcher (4.2@10,763) Ǥ 15 Kurztest 2/2014
SF Launcher Classic (4.2@2,846) 11 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-01-17 / SF Launcher Classic Unlocker (4.3@323) 0 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-11-29 Vorstellung 1/2013
Yahoo Aviate Launcher (4.2@54) Ǥ 47 LastUpdate: 2017-05-20 Vorstellung 6/2014 | 6/2014; Video Promo 6/2014
VIRE Launcher (4.1@15,911) Ǥ 24 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-01-17 Kurzvorstellung 3/2013
Launcher+ (4.1@7,380) 9 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-07-28 Vorstellung 12/2013
Mega Launcher : Home Screen (4.1@4,256) Ǥ 22
SquareHome.Phone (Launcher) (4.1@3,208) 16 LastUpdate: 2016-01-11 / SquareHome.Tablet (Launcher) (4@4,668) 16 LastUpdate: 2016-02-22 Kurzvorstellung 8/2014; Win8 style
OpenLauncher (Alpha/Unstable) (4.1@191) 8 Github
Essential Launcher (4.1@69) 1 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github; simple no-frills launcher
ICS Launcher (4.1@11) 12 LastUpdate: 2013-12-09
Blinq Lollipop Launcher (4@4,739) 19 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-03-02
Kcin Launcher (4@979) Ǥ 15 LastUpdate: 2014-11-27
Piping (4@14) 15 LastUpdate: 2017-08-08 Github; Geeky launcher
Bazooka Launcher (3.9@2,122) 14 LastUpdate: 2016-09-01 Vorstellung 1/2013
Hola Launcher-Simple,Fast (3.9@249) Ǥ 37 Video Promo 11/2014; Vorstellung 1/2015; Test 3/2015
ssLauncher (3.9@18) 12 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-02-26 / ssLauncher the Original (4.5@2,486; ~EUR 5.00) Ǥ 22 LastUpdate: 2015-06-11
EverythingMe Launcher (3.8@86) Ǥ 58 Review 6/2013; Vorstellung 2/2014 | 2/2014; Kurzvorstellung 2/2014
Wallfeed (3.6@3,260) Ǥ 15 LastUpdate: 2015-05-13
Blur - A Launcher Replacement (3.6@3,252) 19 LastUpdate: 2016-09-26 Vorstellung 8/2012; Kurzvorstellung 8/2012
Buzz Launcher-Smart&Free Theme (3.6@46) Ǥ 32 / Buzz Widget (4.1@83,792) Ǥ 14 Vorstellung 4/2013 | 2/2014; Review 4/2013 / Vorstellung 8/2014
Qute Launcher - Beta (3.6@12) Ǥ 4
EZ Launcher (3.3@21) 21 LastUpdate: 2013-09-30 Video Intro 11/2012
Keikai Launcher (0@0) 1 Github
ReLaunchX (0@0) 11 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github; for eInk devices
Light Android Launcher (0@0) 0 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github; minimalistic launcher
LaunchTime (0@0) 4 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github; Website w/ screenshots
* HPROF (0@0) 17 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
Fairphone 1 Launcher (0@0) 15 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
ZimLX (0@0) 10 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github
Emerald Launcher - Light & Fast (0@0) 3 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github; simple and light-weight

Default Launcher Switcher

2019-04-06

Home Manager (4.4@2,080) Ǥ 8 LastUpdate: 2016-11-25
Home Control (4.4@292) Ǥ 7 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-09-05
Target Home Launcher (4.3@167) 5 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-03-10
Home Switcher / Manager (4.2@1,556) 0 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-07-14
Home Switch (4.2@816) 0

Other Launcher Helpers

2019-04-06

Launcher for XBMC™ (3.8@673) 0 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github; helper to use XBMC as launcher

Further Readings:

Android launchers for seniors
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)
Die besten Android Launcher im Überblick (7/2014+)
Freiheit vs. Komfort: Wie intelligent dürfen Launcher sein? (6/2014)
Nova und Apex: Launcher im Vergleich (6/2014)
3 mädchenhafte Launcher: Niedlichkeit auf dem Homescreen (6/2014)
Drei weniger bekannte Launcher, die jeder ausprobieren sollte (5/2014)
Top 5 Android Launchers of 2013 - YouTube (1/2014)
Nova und Apex: Launcher im Vergleich (5/2013)
Krempel Dein Smartphone um: Diese Android-Launcher musst Du testen! (5/2013)
5 TOP Launcher für Android (1/2013)
Android-Tutorial: Was Launcher können, welche gut sind (12/2012)
Best Launcher apps for Android tablets (12/2012)
Ford Sync with Tasker, Android CarHome Ultra and Vlingo via Bluetooth (Video 3/2012)

2019-04-10

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