15 best Android launcher apps to make your home screen perfect - Android
Android launcher apps have long been an integral part of the Android experience. If you don’t like the way your home screens look or act, you can simply download an app to change all of it. There is no doubt that Android launcher apps have a far more diverse set of features than any other genre of application and you can really do some amazing things with these apps. Let’s take a look at the best Android launchers! We would list the Google Pixel Launcher if it were available for more than a handful of devices.
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Price: Free / $4.99+
Action Launcher has long been a favorite Android launcher of our readers. It comes with a stock Android feel. However, there are some extra features over top that add some uniqueness. Quicktheme lets you customize the colors of your UI based on your wallpaper. Shutters lets you check out an app’s widget without actually setting one on the home screen. It even has theming and customization elements to make your phone feel more like Android Oreo. There is also icon pack support, frequent updates, and a lot more. There’s a lot to like about this one. Even the app drawer is configurable.
Price: Free / $1.99
AIO Launcher does it differently than many Android launcher apps. It does away with the standard home screen in favor of an information-packed list of stuff. It shows things like your latest SMS and missed calls, your media player, your system info (RAM, battery, storage, etc), and even stuff like news, Bitcoin price, Twitter, and more. The paid version also includes integration for Telegram and your regular widgets from other apps. Not everything has to look like stock Android and AIO Launcher certainly shows that it can be done effectively. It’s free for most features. The full version is a very reasonable $1.99.
Price: Free / $3.99
Apex Launcher has been around for a very long time and remains one of the most iconic Android launcher apps ever. Like Action Launcher, it aims to give a stock Android look and feel with a few extra features thrown in for good measure. Among those include the ability to alter things like transition animations, scrolling habits, and there is even a scrolling dock where you can lay plenty of icons. Apex Launcher also includes a theme engine. The app underwent some big changes in 2018. It looks much more modern now.
Price: Free
APUS Launcher is a fun app if you like a ton of customization. It boasts a collection of over 50,000 wallpapers along with a ton of extra themes. Some other features include a news feed, the ability to hide apps from the app drawer, a built-in app lock function, and a few other goodies. It’s not quite as light or efficient as Pixel Launcher style launchers like Nova Launcher, Hyperion, Lawnchair, etc. However, it’s a lot more colorful and flamboyant. Some people prefer it that way. The launcher is free with ad support. Our only real complaint is that you can’t purchase the app to remove ads.
Price: Free
Evie Launcher was one of our picks for the best Android apps of 2016. It’s still an excellent launcher to this day. The launcher features a fairly typical home screen layout along with a universal search, custom shortcuts, and plenty of personalization options. The dock is a little more customizable than most stock launchers on most phones. You can also change things like icon sizes, the app drawer, and some other stuff as well. Of course, the launcher manages to stay clean, light, and stock-ish for people who care about that. It may be the best totally free Android launcher on the market right now.
Price: Free / $2.99
Hyperion Launcher is the new kid on the Android launcher block. It slots in nicely between heavier launchers like Action and Nova and the stock Android experience of Lawnchair. The UI is decidedly stock looking without a ton of bloat or flair. There are plenty of customization features, though. They include third party icon support, an icon shape changer, theming elements, and some other neat stuff. It supports Google Feed, but it requires a separate download just like most other launchers. It’s new, but it’s already slots in favorably among the best launchers on Android.
Price: Free
Lawnchair Launcher is an excellent Android launcher for fans of minimalism. It’s an open source project that mimics much of the look and feel from the Pixel Launcher. It features many similar features to the Pixel Launcher along with a few others. Those features include icon pack support, Google Now integration (with optional and free plugin), adaptive icons, and various other customizations. The original was highly touted for its stock-like appearance plus its customization features. The developers now list the app as Lawnchair 2 and it’s still in beta, but includes some more modern Android features. The app is also entirely free.
Price: $4.99 + $1.99
Lightning Launcher used to be a fairly decent, minimal Android launcher. It has since grown into one of the most customizable Android launchers ever made. It’s still super lightweight too. It gives you the ability to change virtually anything on the home screen. You can even have multiple sets of home screens for multiple occasions. Perhaps its most unique feature is its scripting support. You can use JavaScript to make Lightning do all kinds of stuff. There are also additional plugins, language packs, and more available for download. The feature list isn’t all that long comparatively, but it seems to tick all the right boxes. The app also has a learning curve, but it’s worth learning.
Price: Free
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