Task Switcher

"Why that?" some might ask. "If I long-press the Home key, isn't that a task switcher?" Yes and no. Many but not all users know: this shortcut only lists the most recently used apps – regardless whether they are still running, or you incidentally closed them. So if you want to switch between running tasks, or like to have your "most important shortcuts" available wherever you are, that's not the place to look. But the following apps might be:

Cleanup Overview of „Recent Apps“

2020-01-19

[root] Recently (4.3@3,201) Ǥ 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-12-02 Vorstellung 4/2015

Task Switcher

2020-01-19

DIESEL : App Switcher (4.6@845) Ǥ 8 / Recent App Switcher (DIESEL Pro) (4@1,345; ~EUR 0.50) 4
EAS: Easy App Switcher (4.5@3,077) 10 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-08-19 / EAS: Easy App Switcher Donate (4.9@61; ~EUR 3.25) 0 LastUpdate: 2017-04-14
PreHome (4.4@1,844) 7 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-01-03
LAS: Last App Switcher (4.2@5,820) 6 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-05-28 Intro 8/2014
Sidebar, Edge Screen, Shortcuts - Swiftly Switch (4.1@5,212) Ǥ 24 / Swiftly switch - Pro (4.4@1,651; ~EUR 5.00) Ǥ 23
Side Apps Bar - Edge Sidebar (4.1@4,514) Ǥ 17 LastUpdate: 2017-07-02
Switchr - App Switcher (4@17,601) 9 LastUpdate: 2018-05-05 / Switchr Pro Key (3@1,905; ~EUR 2.00) 0 LastUpdate: 2014-11-10 Vorstellung 10/2013 | 11/2013; Video Review 10/2013 | 1/2014; Review 10/2013; Testbericht 10/2013
GMD GestureControl Lite ★ root (3.8@4,317) 16 / GMD GestureControl ★ root (4.1@3,045; ~EUR 6.00) 16 LastUpdate: 2018-01-10 Intro 8/2013; Video Review 12/2013; root required
AppSwipe! (Task Switcher) (3.8@685) 6 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-02-03
Recent Bar (3.8@605) 6 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-09-15

Task Manager including Task Switchers

2020-01-26

Express Task Manager Free (4.1@192) 3 LastUpdate: 2014-09-02 / Express Task Manager (4.5@44; ~EUR 1.00) Ǥ 3 LastUpdate: 2014-09-02

Other Also-Task-Switcher

2020-01-26

Smart Taskbar 2 (V2) (4.2@811) 16 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-14 / Smart Taskbar 1 (V1) (3.9@5,451) 17 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-26

Quick Starter

2020-01-26

SwipePad - Gesture Launcher (4.7@19) Ǥ 10 LastUpdate: 2017-02-10
JINA: App Drawer, Sidebar & Folder Organizer (4.6@4,405) Ǥ 21 / JINA Apps Organizer (4.5@254) 5 LastUpdate: 2015-04-01 Video Intro 8/2016
AppDialer Pro, instant app/contact search, T9 (4.6@2,487) Ǥ 11 Intro 11/2013
Floating Bar V40 (4.6@1,955) Ǥ 20 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
Home Button Launcher (4.5@3,604) 3 Vorstellung 2/2013; Kurzvorstellung 11/2013; Intro 5/2014
Floating ToolBox - Assistive Touch (4.5@2,992) Ǥ 12 Kurzvorstellung 2/2015 | 3/2015; Video Demo 3/2015
Floating Toolbox (4.4@5,773) Ǥ 11 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-03-24 / Floating Toolbox (Pro) (4.2@336; ~EUR 1.75) Ǥ 11 LastUpdate: 2018-01-13
Bar Launcher (4.4@4,677) 1 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-02-09 Intro 4/2014; Vorstellung 6/2014; Test 12/2013
Sub Launcher (Quick ignition) (4.4@577) Ǥ 25 / Sub Launcher Lite (4.3@99) Ǥ 25
Fast Access (Floating Toolbox) (4.4@107) Ǥ 8 LastUpdate: 2018-01-02
App Swap Drawer - T9 Search (4.3@4,099) Ǥ 16 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-12-16 Vorstellung 8/2014; Intro 6/2016
Swapps! All Apps, Everywhere (4.2@20,561) Ǥ 9 LastUpdate: 2017-12-18 Video Review 2/2013; Review 5/2013
Circle SideBar (4.2@13,909) Ǥ 19 LastUpdate: 2018-03-01 / Circle Sidebar Pro (3.9@726; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 18 LastUpdate: 2018-02-27
SideControl (4.2@4,615) 21 LastUpdate: 2014-12-14 Vorstellung 3/2014
Taskbar - PC-style productivity for Android (4.2@3,428) 8 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github
Everywhere Launcher - Sidebar Edge Launcher (4.1@480) Ǥ 16 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
Sidebar Plus (Multi-bars) (4@8,473) Ǥ 32 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-08-23 Vorstellung 9/2013
Launchify- Quick App Shortcuts (3.9@1,057) Ǥ 15 Review 1/2016
Multi Window Sidebar (3.9@75) Ǥ 16 LastUpdate: 2017-08-03
Floatoo - Floating Launcher (3.8@333) Ǥ 25 LastUpdate: 2018-03-07
Smart Drawer - Apps Organizer (3.7@1,732) Ǥ 22 Review 6/2017
Quickr - Action Launcher (3.6@926) Ǥ 23 LastUpdate: 2014-10-01 Vorstellung 2/2014
Taskbar (0@11) Ǥ 27 LastUpdate: 2017-08-23 Vorstellung 12/2014; quick starter in the style of the Windows taskbar/menu

Other Task Switchers

2020-01-18

Parallel Space - Multiple accounts & Two face (4.6@4,165,816) Ǥ 104 / Parallel Space - 64Bit Support (4@140,763) Ǥ 93 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ use multiple instances of an app

Further Readings:

2020-01-26

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Task Switcher

Cleanup Overview of „Recent Apps“

Task Switcher

Task Manager including Task Switchers

Other Also-Task-Switcher

Quick Starter

Other Task Switchers