Home Replacements (Launchers/Homescreens)

Car Launcher

2022-05-21

AutoZen-Car Navigation&Launche (4.4@702) Ǥ 18 6 Video Intro 12/2021
Android Auto (4.4@17) Ǥ 38 2
AGAMA Car Launcher (4@28,838) Ǥ 16 2
iBOLT Dock'n Drive 2.0 (4@1,928) 17 2 LastUpdate: 2018-03-23
CarAuto BT: Bluetooth Car Home (4@249) Ǥ 19 4 / CarAuto BT Unlocker (5@6; ~EUR 3.75) Ǥ 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-06-04
Car dashdroid-Car infotainment (3.9@9,705) Ǥ 25 4
Drivemode: Handsfree Messages And Call For Driving (3.8@32,106) Ǥ 47 9 LastUpdate: 2020-09-17
AutoMate - Car Dashboard: Driving & Navigation (3.6@10,640) Ǥ 38 3 Kurzvorstellung 1/2016
Car Home Ultra (3.5@12,066) 22 2 LastUpdate: 2019-04-01 / CarHome Ultra Unlocker (4.5@2,072; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-06-18
Car Widget (3.4@2,228) Ǥ 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-11-07 / Car Widget Pro (4@560; ~EUR 1.50) Ǥ 18 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-11-07
Custom Car Dock with swipe (3@57) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-08-03 / Car Dock with swipe control (3@8) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-07-30

Desk and Nightstand Launcher

2022-05-21

Night Clock (Alarm Clock) (4.5@2,743) 10 3 LastUpdate: 2017-06-11 / NightClock Donate (4.1@396; ~EUR 2.50) Ǥ 12 2 LastUpdate: 2017-05-15
Weather Night Dock (4.3@10,043) Ǥ 21 10 / Weather Night Dock PRO (4.3@842; ~EUR 1.75) Ǥ 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-09-24
Day and night clock (4.3@5,693) Ǥ 18 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Dock Station Digital Clock (3.9@18,022) 7 2
Night Clock (1@322) 3 1

Tablet optimized Launcher

2022-05-21

… 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 (4.3@1,301,051) Ǥ 24 2 / Nova Launcher Prime (4.6@355,341; ~EUR 5.25) Ǥ 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Test 2/2017; Review 4/2017
Google Now Launcher (4.3@44) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-12-07
ADW Launcher 2 (3.9@16) Ǥ 25 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-05-31 / ADWLauncher 1 EX (3.9@28,637; ~EUR 2.50) 14 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-05-29 Github; Test 2/2017; Quick Review 4/2018
Apex Launcher - Customize,Secure,and Efficient (3.8@351,183) Ǥ 33 15 / Apex Launcher Pro (4.1@22,175; ~EUR 7.50) Ǥ 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-08-31
Holo Launcher for ICS (3.7@35,336) 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-06-14 / Holo Launcher Plus (4.2@32; ~EUR 5.50) Ǥ 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-01-06
Action Launcher: Pixel Edition (3.7@15) Ǥ 29 4 Review 11/2017

Launchers for "old folks"

2022-05-17

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 (Home screen for Seniors) (4.5@88) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Simple Launcher ( Big Launcher,Easy Mode,no ads) (4.4@3,463) Ǥ 26 1 LastUpdate: 2020-01-28
BIG, Easy Phone Calls (4.1@249) 17 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
BIG Launcher (3.8@6,240) 20 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Simple Mode (3.8@2,109) Ǥ 21 1
Senior Safety Phone - Big Icons Launcher (3.7@329) Ǥ 25 2
Oscar Enterprise (3.7@124) Ǥ 40 9
Grand Launcher Demo - big launcher for seniors (3.7@82) 18 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Grand Launcher - big launcher for seniors (3.8@37; ~EUR 9.00) 18 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Senior Homescreen (2.7@119) 5 3 LastUpdate: 2020-11-12 / Senior Homescreen Pro (3.5@44; ~EUR 2.00) 2 3 LastUpdate: 2020-11-10
Phonotto Simple Phone Launcher (2.5@341) Ǥ 33 8 LastUpdate: 2020-06-19
BaldPhone (0@0) 23 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-10-12 Github; Intro 12/2019 | 1/2020 | 1/2020
Easy-Phone (0@0) 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Senior Launcher (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-01-08 Github

Minimalistic / simple launchers

2022-05-13

Joker Launcher (5@1) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-09-24 Github; minimalistic launcher
Discreet Launcher (4.9@9) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; distraction-free home screen
Olauncher. Minimal AF Launcher (4.7@6,558) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
KISS Launcher (4.7@3,723) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Intro 1/2018
Blue Line Console - keyboard based launcher (4.6@27) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; keyboard based launcher
Linux CLI Launcher (4.5@15,776) 22 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-10-17 Github; Video Review 9/2017; Video intro 7/2019; emulates a Linux Shell and its interface
ap15 Launcher (4.4@15,236) Ǥ 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Before Launcher | Go Minimal (4.4@6,563) 10 3 Video Intro 8/2018; minimalistic, distraction-free launcher
Hg Launcher (4.4@61) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Review 4/2019
Card Launcher: a textual home screen for everyone (4.4@5) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-07-23 Github
Slim Launcher - Fewer distractions, more life (4.3@1,494) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; very minimalistic launcher
Sentien Launcher | Clear focus. (4.3@1,355) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Text Launcher (4.2@200) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ GitLab
Essential Launcher (4@316) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-09-28 Github; simple no-frills launcher
Emerald Launcher - Light & Fast (4@49) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-08-09 Github; simple and light-weight
Hayai Search Launcher (3.6@116) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-04 Github; small, light-weight, no permissions!
Olauncher Light (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Olauncher Clutter Free (0@0) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; fork of OLauncher
Keikai Launcher (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
T4 Launcher (0@0) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Unlauncher (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Hex Launcher (0@0) 3 Github
Last Launcher (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; simple, minimalist launcher
Minimum (0@0) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-05-23 Github
LukeLauncher (0@0) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ GitLab
TextLaunch (0@0) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-11-03 GitLab
TinyBit Launcher (0@0) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github

General Launcher

2022-05-21

DistroHopper • The Linux desktop in your pocket (5@190) Ǥ 7 2 LastUpdate: 2020-06-19 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@272,479) Ǥ 26 3 Video Review 5/2020
Microsoft Launcher (4.6@1,459,894) Ǥ 46 4 Review 9/2019
Square Home (4.6@85,610) 18 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Square Home Key - Launcher: Windows style (4.8@12,990; ~EUR 6.50) Ǥ 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-08-31 Review 2/2018; Video Review 3/2021
Total Launcher (4.6@23,302) 23 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
AIO Launcher (4.6@11,923) Ǥ 32 4
Shade Launcher (4.6@11,256) 14 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-09-15 Github; Vorstellung 5/2019; Intro 5/2019 | 11/2020; Video Intro 7/2019; Review 2/2020
Niagara Launcher ‧ fresh/clean (4.6@11) Ǥ 20 2 Video Intro 12/2018; Video Walk-Through 5/2019
Evie Launcher (4.5@193,328) Ǥ 31 3 LastUpdate: 2019-06-19
Lean Launcher (4.5@8,234) Ǥ 15 3 LastUpdate: 2018-10-09 Github; Video Review 3/2018; Pixel Launcher with a few added useful options
GO Launcher - 3D parallax Themes & HD Wallpapers (4.3@7,591,582) Ǥ 67 32
APUS Launcher: Theme Launcher (4.3@5,909,259) Ǥ 47 15
POCO Launcher 2.0 - Customize, Fresh & Clean (4.3@629,078) Ǥ 72 4
Aris - Linux Launcher, shell and command lines (4.3@21,944) Ǥ 27 8
Lessphone - The Original Distraction Free Launcher (4.3@3,754) Ǥ 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-09-11
posidon launcher (rss/atom) (4.3@1,130) 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; w/ scrollable RSS feed
Solo Launcher-Clean,Smooth,DIY (4.2@2,843,872) Ǥ 39 3
Lawnchair 2 (4.2@34,405) 31 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-12-04 / Lawnchair (0@0) 18 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Video Review 11/2017 | 5/2018 | 7/2018; Review 12/2019 | 12/2019
ASAP Launcher (4.2@14,207) Ǥ 23 1 LastUpdate: 2019-11-28 Intro 7/2016; Vorstellung 7/2016; Test 7/2016
SF Launcher Classic (4.2@2,821) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-01-17 / SF Launcher Classic Unlocker (4.3@330) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-11-29
OpenLauncher (Alpha/Unstable) (4.2@236) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Launcher (4.2@124) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Vire Launcher (4.1@15,911) Ǥ 25 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-01-17
BlackBerry Launcher (4.1@13,295) Ǥ 29 2 LastUpdate: 2020-03-08
Lucid Launcher (4.1@11,580) Ǥ 15 4 LastUpdate: 2020-03-19
Lens Launcher (4.1@11,378) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Kurzvorstellung 7/2016; Video Hands-On 7/2016
ICS Launcher (4.1@11) 12 LastUpdate: 2013-12-09
Rootless Launcher (4@19,776) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-01-01 Github; Intro 8/2018
hyperion launcher (4@14,748) Ǥ 34 2 / hyperion supreme (4.3@500; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Video Review 9/2019
Lightning Launcher (4@3,389; ~EUR 4.50) Ǥ 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-06-24 if you thought you knew what "customize" means, check this!
Piping (4@14) 15 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-08-08 Github; Geeky launcher
Mega Launcher : Home Screen (3.9@4,434) Ǥ 21 4 LastUpdate: 2019-03-30
ssLauncher (3.9@18) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-02-26
Buzz Launcher (3.8@17) Ǥ 13 2 LastUpdate: 2017-11-15
QuteLauncher (3.8@12) Ǥ 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-06-23
ZenUI Launcher (3.7@26) Ǥ 39 4 LastUpdate: 2020-04-01
Flick Launcher (3.3@473) Ǥ 33 3 LastUpdate: 2020-10-09 / Flick Launcher PRO (3.3@28; ~EUR 3.75) Ǥ 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-09-15 Github; Pixel style launcher
EZ Launcher (3.3@21) 20 1 LastUpdate: 2013-09-30
Kcin Launcher (3@1,162) Ǥ 15 3 LastUpdate: 2017-01-20
Smart Launcher 6 (2.9@596,364) Ǥ 28 3 / Smart Launcher 3 - Classic (4.2@40,965; ~EUR 7.00) Ǥ 21 1 Test 7/2015; Review 5/2018
Factor Launcher (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
ReLaunchX (0@0) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-12-20 Github; for eInk devices
LaunchTime Homescreen (0@0) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-08-31 Github; Website w/ screenshots
Omega Launcher (0@0) 36 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; fork of LawnChair
Ubuntu Launcher (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ 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
Kvæsitso (0@0) 21 1 Github
Bliss Launcher (0@0) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-02-22
Zim Launcher (0@0) 27 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-05-30 Github

Default Launcher Switcher

2022-05-21

Target Home Launcher (4.2@176) 5 1 LastUpdate: 2014-02-20
Home Switcher / Manager (4@1,595) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-07-14
Home Switch (4@842) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-03-30
Home Control (3.8@291) Ǥ 7 1 LastUpdate: 2014-09-05

Other Launcher Helpers

2022-05-21

Launcher for XBMC™ (4.1@714) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-10-26 Github; helper to use XBMC as launcher
Activity Launcher (3.8@19,932) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github

Further Readings:

Wikipedia: List of Android launchers
Android launchers for seniors
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)
7 best Android launchers for your device (6/2021)
The 7 Best Simple Android Launchers for Parents and Grandparents (10/2019 - 5/2021)
Best Android Launchers (4/2019 - 5/2021)
Best Android Launcher (1/2019)
Die besten Android-Launcher (9/2018 - 6/2020)
Die 15 besten Android-Launcher (5/2018)
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)

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