Home Replacements (Launchers/Homescreens)

Car Launcher

2019-06-05

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@29,324) Ǥ 48
Car dashdroid-Car infotainment (4.4@9,223) Ǥ 29
Dock n Roll - Car Dock App (4.4@77) Ǥ 31 LastUpdate: 2017-03-28
Car Home Ultra (4.2@11,816) 22 / CarHome Ultra Unlocker (4.5@2,013; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 1 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-06-18 Intro 11/2013
CarAuto BT: Bluetooth Car Home (4.2@193) Ǥ 16 / CarAuto BT Unlocker (4.2@6; ~EUR 2.50) Ǥ 1 LastUpdate: 2015-05-09
AutoMate - Car Dashboard: Driving & Navigation (4.1@5,603) Ǥ 35 Kurzvorstellung 1/2016
Smart Car Dock (4.1@98) Ǥ 23
iBOLT Dock'n Drive (4@1,928) 28 Video Promo 4/2013 (~10 min)
InDrive: Custom Car Home (4@825) 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 find the dev at Stack Exchange
Car GPS Expert, Speed Limit &Floating speedometer. (3.9@194) Ǥ 30 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
Frontend car launcher (3.9@165) 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) 15

Desk and Nightstand Launcher

2019-06-05

Dock Station Digital Clock (4.4@15,783) 3 LastUpdate: 2014-04-11
Weather Night Dock Free (4.4@6,200) 10 / Weather Night Dock PRO (4.5@653; ~EUR 1.75) Ǥ 12
Day and night clock (4.4@3,352) Ǥ 14
Night Clock (Alarm Clock) (4.4@2,508) 10 LastUpdate: 2017-06-11 / NightClock Donate (4.5@363; ~EUR 2.50) Ǥ 12 LastUpdate: 2017-05-15
Night Alarm Clock (4.3@3,168) Ǥ 12
Night Clock (3.7@292) 3 LastUpdate: 2017-09-27

Tablet optimized Launcher

2019-06-05

… 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@1,183,650) Ǥ 24 / Nova Launcher Prime (4.8@318,272; ~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@34,042) 13 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ / Holo Launcher Plus (4.5@2,258; ~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@289,985) Ǥ 31 / Apex Launcher Pro (4.4@20,964; ~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@182,485) Ǥ 25 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ / ADWLauncher 1 EX (4.3@28,705; ~EUR 2.50) 12 Github; Testbericht 2/2012; Review 10/2012; Test 6/2013
Google Now Launcher (4.2@869,085) 3 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Vorstellung 2/2014; Intro 2/2014; Video Review 2/2014
Action Launcher: Pixel Edition (4.2@95,760) Ǥ 26 Vorstellung 12/2012 | 5/2013 | 12/2013 | 12/2013

Launchers for "old folks"

2019-06-08

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@122) Ǥ 20
BIG Launcher FREE DEMO (4.2@4,304) 35 / BIG Launcher (4.3@948; ~EUR 11.00) 35 Video Demo 6/2013
Help Launcher (4.2@561) Ǥ 17 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ / Help Launcher Deluxe (4.4@224) 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
Senior Safety Phone - Big Icons Launcher (3.9@71) 15
Mega Icon Launcher (easy mode) (3.9@64) Ǥ 18 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
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@83) Ǥ 4 / Senior Homescreen Pro (4.5@27; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 4
Phonotto Simple Phone Launcher (3.6@295) Ǥ 31
Oscar Senior (3.6@98) Ǥ 26
Simple Senior Phone (3.4@302) Ǥ 37
Grand Launcher Demo (3@44) 16 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ / Grand Launcher (4@21; ~EUR 9.00) 16
BaldPhone (0@0) 19 Github
Senior Launcher (0@0) 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github

General Launcher

2019-06-05

Niagara Launcher ???? fresh & clean (5@2) Ǥ 17 Video Walk-Through 5/2019
Flick Launcher (5@1) Ǥ 31 / Flick Launcher PRO (0@0; ~EUR 2.50) Ǥ 4 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github; Pixel style launcher
Evie Launcher (4.7@166,453) Ǥ 31
Linux CLI Launcher (4.7@12,129) 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
Microsoft Launcher (4.6@898,701) Ǥ 58
GO Launcher - 3D parallax Themes & HD Wallpapers (4.5@7,532,341) Ǥ 67 Vorstellung 3/2014
APUS Launcher - Theme, Wallpaper, Hide Apps (4.5@5,851,353) Ǥ 45
Solo Launcher-Clean,Smooth,DIY (4.5@2,857,855) Ǥ 38 Vorstellung 10/2013; Intro 7/2014
Rootless Launcher (4.5@11,495) 9 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github
Lawnchair Launcher (4.5@10,179) 12 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ / Pixel Launcher 3 ( Lawnchair Beta) (5@1) 11 Github; Video Review 11/2017 | 5/2018 | 7/2018 / Github
Lean Launcher (4.5@6,341) Ǥ 15 Github; Video Review 3/2018; Pixel Launcher with a few added useful options
AIO Launcher (4.5@6,119) Ǥ 31
Hayai Search Launcher (4.5@81) 0 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-04 Github; small, light-weight, no permissions!
LINE Launcher (4.4@746,964) Ǥ 35
Smart Launcher 5 - 2019 Custom home screen (4.4@526,093) Ǥ 26 / Smart Launcher 3 (4.6@40,921; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 19 Intro 10/2012; Vorstellung 5/2013 | 2/2014; Kurztest 7/2013; Test 7/2015; Free vs. Pro 8/2014
WP Launcher (Windows Phone Style) (4.4@426,747) Ǥ 109 Vorstellung 6/2013
KK Launcher -Cool,Top launcher (4.4@187,109) 42 LastUpdate: 2017-02-21 Video Review 2/2014
TSF Launcher 3D Shell (4.4@162,643) Ǥ 22
Lightning Launcher Trial (4.4@9,106) Ǥ 16 LastUpdate: 2016-11-27 / Lightning Launcher (4.4@3,300; ~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 27 LastUpdate: 2017-07-28 incl. app-locker & more
Slim Launcher - Fewer distractions, more life (4.4@511) 2 Github; very minimalistic launcher
ASAP Launcher (4.3@13,491) Ǥ 24 Intro 7/2016
Lens Launcher (4.3@9,959) 4 Kurzvorstellung 7/2016
UR Launcher (4.3@5,869) Ǥ 46 / UR 3D Launcher—Customize Phone (4.1@32,435) Ǥ 32 LastUpdate: 2017-07-17 Test 4/2016
KISS Launcher (4.3@2,314) 6 Github
LessPhone Launcher - Tone Down Your Phone Use (4.3@1,904) 2
Lucid Launcher (4.2@10,831) 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@325) 0 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-11-29
Aris - Terminal Launcher (4.2@738) Ǥ 17
Siempo - A Launcher for Humans (4.2@599) Ǥ 40 Github
DistroHopper • The Linux desktop in your pocket (4.2@91) Ǥ 7 Github; make your homescreen look like your favorite Linux distro
VIRE Launcher (4.1@15,911) Ǥ 24 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-01-17
Launcher+ (4.1@7,380) 9 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-07-28 Vorstellung 12/2013
Mega Launcher : Home Screen (4.1@4,272) 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
Hg Launcher (4.1@14) 5 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github
ICS Launcher (4.1@11) 12 LastUpdate: 2013-12-09
Blinq Lollipop Launcher (4@4,739) 20 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-03-02
Kcin Launcher (4@981) Ǥ 15 LastUpdate: 2014-11-27
Piping (4@14) 15 LastUpdate: 2017-08-08 Github; Geeky launcher
BlackBerry Launcher (3.9@11,198) Ǥ 29
Bazooka Launcher (3.9@2,122) 14 LastUpdate: 2016-09-01 Vorstellung 1/2013
ssLauncher (3.9@18) 12 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-02-26
Essential Launcher (3.8@101) 1 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github; simple no-frills launcher
Wallfeed (3.6@3,260) Ǥ 15 LastUpdate: 2015-05-13
Blur - A Launcher Replacement (3.6@3,252) 20 LastUpdate: 2016-09-26 Vorstellung 8/2012; Kurzvorstellung 8/2012
Qute Launcher - Beta (3.6@12) Ǥ 4
EZ Launcher (3.3@21) 21 LastUpdate: 2013-09-30 Video Intro 11/2012
Next Launcher 3D Shell Lite (0@129) Ǥ 42 LastUpdate: 2017-10-03 Vorstellung 12/2012; Kurzvorstellung 8/2013
Hola Launcher-Simple,Fast (0@45) Ǥ 37 Video Promo 11/2014; Vorstellung 1/2015; Test 3/2015
ZenUI Launcher (0@22) Ǥ 41
Atom Launcher (0@20) Ǥ 29 LastUpdate: 2017-03-06
Yahoo Aviate Launcher (0@19) Ǥ 48 LastUpdate: 2017-05-20 Vorstellung 6/2014 | 6/2014; Video Promo 6/2014
EverythingMe Launcher (0@19) Ǥ 59 Review 6/2013; Vorstellung 2/2014 | 2/2014; Kurzvorstellung 2/2014
Buzz Launcher-Smart&Free Theme (0@17) Ǥ 33 LastUpdate: 2017-11-15 / Buzz Widget (4.1@83,792) Ǥ 14 Vorstellung 4/2013 | 2/2014; Review 4/2013 / Vorstellung 8/2014
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) 5 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github; Website w/ screenshots
* HPROF (0@0) 17 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
Fairphone 1 Launcher (0@0) 15 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
Zim Launcher (0@0) 27 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github
Emerald Launcher - Light & Fast (0@0) 3 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github; simple and light-weight

Default Launcher Switcher

2019-06-05

Home Manager (4.4@2,081) 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@1,563) 0 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-07-14
Home Switch (4.2@820) 0

Other Launcher Helpers

2019-06-05

Activity Launcher (4.2@4,968) 2 Github
Launcher for XBMC™ (3.8@678) 0 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-11-26 Github; helper to use XBMC as launcher

Further Readings:

Android launchers for seniors
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)

2019-06-09

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