Android-Launcher-Comparison-Table/README.md

# [The Definitive Android Launcher Comparison Table](https://www.notion.so/6671f3b62d8043c4aaaae22a241e3f05)

> **Last Updated: February 2026**

This table is made to help find a launcher that checks all boxes in terms of need. If you're new to Android theming or Android in general, create a filter below with customizability set to Basic to get started! Credits to [Grabstertv](https://www.reddit.com/user/Grabstertv/) for doing most of the heavy lifting.


## Comparison Basis

We are going to mark the launchers on the following properties:
- Price
- Ads/Bloatware
- Update Frequency
- Source Code Availability
- Customisability
- App Drawer Style
- KLWP Support
- Widget Support
- Material You Colors
- Tablet/Landscape Support
- QuickSwitch Support
- Supported Android Version
- Privacy Policy 

**Note:**

*▪️ Icon pack support is not a property in this table because every launcher in this list support Icon packs… except some that are marked with “less than basic” features.*

*▪️ Privacy report for each launcher is provided via Exodus Privacy. I can’t tell you how accurate or updated it is, so take it with a grain of salt.*

## Comparison
| **Name** | **Price** | **Ads/Bloat Free** | **Update Frequency** | **Customisability** | **App Drawer Style** | **KLWP  Support** | **Widget Support** | **Material  You Colors** | **Landscape  Support** | **Code  Availability** | **QuickSwitch  Support** | **Android  Version** | **Privacy** | **Download** |
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| Nova Launcher | Freemium | 🟢 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Advanced | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔒 | ❌ | 8.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.teslacoilsw.launcher/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher) |
| Smart Launcher 7 | Freemium | 🟢 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Advanced | ↕️ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔒 | ❗ | 7.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/ginlemon.flowerfree/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ginlemon.flowerfree) |
| Niagara Launcher | Freemium | 🟢 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Intermediate | ↕️ | ➰ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔒 | ❌ | 5.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/bitpit.launcher/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bitpit.launcher) |
| Lightning Launcher | Paid | 🟢 | 💀 | God mode | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❓ | 🔒 | ❗ | ❓ | N/A | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.pierrox.lightning_launcher_extreme) |
| Lawnchair 15 (Beta) | Free | 🟢 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Advanced | ↕️ | ➰ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔓 | ✅ | 8.0+ | N/A | [Link](https://github.com/LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair/releases) |
| Lawnchair 2 (Play Store version) | Free | 🟢 | 💀 | Advanced | ↕️ | ➰ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | 🔓 | ✅ | 8.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/ch.deletescape.lawnchair.plah/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.deletescape.lawnchair.plah) |
| OneUI Home | Free | 🟢 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Advanced | 🔄 | ➰ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔒 | ❗ | 9.0+ | N/A | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sec.android.app.launcher) |
| Action Launcher | Freemium | 🟢 | ⭐⭐ | Advanced | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔒 | ❗ | 5.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.actionlauncher.playstore/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.actionlauncher.playstore) |
| Neo Launcher | Free | 🟢 | ⭐⭐ | Advanced | ↕️ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔓 | ❌ | 8.0+ | N/A | [Link](https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Launcher/releases) |
| Neo Launcher (Sci-Fi) | Freemium | 🔴 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Intermediate | Other | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❓ | 🔒 | ❗ | ❓ | N/A | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=appmania.launcher.scifi) |
| Nothing Launcher | Free | 🟢 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Basic | ↕️ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | 🔒 | ❗ | 8.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.nothing.launcher/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nothing.launcher) |
| Flick Launcher | Freemium |  | 💀 | Intermediate | ↕️ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |  | 🔒 | ❗ | 5.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.universallauncher.universallauncher/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.universallauncher.universallauncher) |
| Hyperion Launcher | Freemium | 🟢 | 💀 | Advanced | ↕️ | ➰ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | 🔏 | ❗ | 5.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/projekt.launcher/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=projekt.launcher) |
| Evie Launcher | Freemium | ❓ | 💀 | Intermediate | ↕️ | ➰ | ✅ | ❌ | ❓ | 🔒 | ❗ | ❓ | N/A |  |
| Pear Launcher | Freemium |  | 💀 | Intermediate | ↕️ | ➰ | ✅ | ❌ |  | 🔒 | ❗ | 5.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.pearlauncher.pearlauncher/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pearlauncher.pearlauncher) |
| Rootless Pixel Launcher | Free | 🟢 | 💀 | Basic | ↕️ | ➰ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | 🔓 | ✅ | 5.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/amirz.rootless.nexuslauncher/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=amirz.rootless.nexuslauncher) |
| Microsoft Launcher | Free | 🟡 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Advanced | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔒 | ❗ | 8.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.microsoft.launcher/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.launcher) |
| Mint Launcher | Free | 🟡 | ⭐⭐ | Intermediate | ↕️ | ➰ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | 🔒 | ❗ | 5.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.mi.android.go.globallauncher/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mi.android.go.globallauncher) |
| Alphabet Launcher | Free |  | 💀 | Less than basic | ↕️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |  | 🔒 | ❗ |  | N/A | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grosalex.alphabeticallauncher) |
| Computer Launcher | Freemium |  | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Intermediate | Other | ➰ | ✅ | ❌ |  | 🔒 | ❗ | 5.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.protheme.launcher.winx.launcher/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.protheme.launcher.winx.launcher) |
| Square Home | Freemium | 🟢 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Intermediate | Other | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔒 | ❗ | 5.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/reports/com.ss.squarehome2/latest) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ss.squarehome2) |
| Go Launcher | Freemium | 🔴 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Advanced | 🔄 | ➰ | ✅ | ❌ | ➰ | 🔒 | ❗ | 5.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.gau.go.launcherex/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gau.go.launcherex) |
| HiOS Launcher 8 | Free | 🔴 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Advanced | ↕️ | ➰ | ✅ | ❌ | ➰ | 🔒 | ❗ | 7.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.transsion.hilauncher/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.transsion.hilauncher) |
| Holo Launcher | Freemium | 🟢 | 💀 | Basic | ↕️ | ➰ | ✅ | ❌ |  | 🔒 | ❗ | 4.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.mobint.hololauncher/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobint.hololauncher) |
| Google Now | Free | 🟢 | 💀 | Basic | ↕️ | ❓ | ✅ | ❌ |  | ❓ | ❌ | 4.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.google.android.launcher/latest/) | [Link](https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-now-launcher/google-now-launcher-1-4-large-release/) |
| ASAP launcher | Freemium |  | ⭐ | Intermediate | ↕️ | ➰ | ❌ | ❌ |  | 🔒 | ❗ | 5.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/reports/com.citc.asap/latest) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.citc.asap) |
| Yasan Launcher | Freemium |  | ⭐⭐ | Intermediate | ↕️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |  | 🔒 | ❗ | 7.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/yasan.space.mnml.ai.launcher/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=yasan.space.mnml.ai.launcher) |
| AIO Launcher | Freemium |  | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Advanced | ↕️ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | 🔒 | ❗ | 5.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/ru.execbit.aiolauncher/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.execbit.aiolauncher) |
| XOS Launcher | Freemium | 🟡 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Intermediate | ↕️ | ➰ | ✅ | ❌ | ➰ | 🔒 | ❗ | 7.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.transsion.XOSLauncher/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.transsion.XOSLauncher) |
| Total Launcher | Freemium | 🟢 | ⭐⭐⭐ | God mode | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | 🔒 | ❌ | 5.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.ss.launcher2/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ss.launcher2) |
| Wide Launcher | Freemium |  | ⭐⭐ | Advanced | ↕️ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |  | 🔒 | ❗ | 6.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.shouter.widelauncher/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shouter.widelauncher) |
| Linux CLI Launcher | Free | 🟢 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Advanced | Other | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |  | 🔓 | ❗ | 4.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/ohi.andre.consolelauncher/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ohi.andre.consolelauncher) |
| ADW Launcher 2 | Freemium |  | 💀 | Intermediate | ↕️ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | 🔒 | ❗ | 2.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/org.adw.launcher/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adw.launcher) |
| Lean Launcher | Free | 🟢 | 💀 | Basic | ↕️ | ➰ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | 🔓 | ✅ | 5.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.hdeva.launcher/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hdeva.launcher) |
| Ap15 Launcher | Freemium | 🟢 | ⭐⭐ | Less than basic | ↕️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | 🔒 | ❗ | 4.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/reports/com.aurhe.ap15/latest) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aurhe.ap15) |
| Ruthless Launcher | Free | 🟢 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Advanced | ↕️ | ➰ | ✅ | ❌ |  | 🔒 | ❗ | 7.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/shubh.ruthless/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=shubh.ruthless) |
| Apex Launcher | Trialware | 🟡 | ⭐⭐ | Advanced | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | 🔒 | ❗ | 4.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.anddoes.launcher/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anddoes.launcher) |
| Launcher iOS 18 | Freemium | 🟢 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Advanced | ↔️ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | 🔒 | ❗ | 4.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.luutinhit.ioslauncher/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.luutinhit.ioslauncher) |
| Launcher<3 | Free | 🟢 | ⭐⭐ | Basic | ↕️ | ➰ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | 🔓 | ✅ | 4.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.jasonkung.launcher3/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jasonkung.launcher3) |
| Ratio Launcher | Freemium | 🟢 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Advanced | 🔄 | ➰ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | 🔒 | ❗ | 8.0+ | N/A | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bllocosn) |
| KISS Launcher | Free | 🟢 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Intermediate | ↕️ | ❓ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔓 | ❗ | 4.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/fr.neamar.kiss/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.neamar.kiss&hl=en&gl=US) |
| Sentien Launcher | Free | 🟢 | ⭐ | Basic | ↕️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | 🔓 | ❗ | 4.0+ |  |  |
| Indistructable Launcher | Freemium |  | ⭐⭐ | Basic | ↕️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | 🔒 | ❗ | 4.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.indistractablelauncher.android/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.indistractablelauncher.android) |
| OLauncher | Free | 🟢 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Basic | ↕️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ➰ | 🔓 | ❗ | 6.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/app.olauncher/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.olauncher) |
| Kvæsitso | Free | 🟢 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Intermediate | ↕️ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔓 | ❗ | 8.0+ | N/A | [Link](https://github.com/MM2-0/Kvaesitso/releases) |
| Blank Launcher | Free | 🟢 | 💀 | Less than basic | ↕️ | ➰ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | 🔒 | ❗ | 4.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/tyastono.taufiq.blanklauncher/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tyastono.taufiq.blanklauncher) |
| Apus Launcher | Freemium | 🔴 | ⭐⭐ | Intermediate | 🔄 | ➰ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | 🔒 | ❗ | 5.0+ | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.apusapps.launcher/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apusapps.launcher) |
| Minimal Launcher | Free | 🟢 | ⭐⭐ | Less than basic | ↕️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | 🔓 | ❗ | 4.0+ | N/A | [Link](https://f-droid.org/packages/com.finnmglas.launcher/) |
| Emerald Launcher | Free |  | ⭐ | Basic | ↕️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | 🔓 | ❗ | 2.0+ | N/A | [Link](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/ru.henridellal.emerald/) |
| Tiny bit Launcher | Free | 🟢 | ⭐⭐ | Basic | Other | ➰ | ❌ | ❌ | ❓ | 🔓 | ❗ |  | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/org.n277.lynxlauncher/latest/) | Download |
| Lens Launcher | Free | 🟢 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Basic | Other | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❓ | 🔓 | ❗ |  | [via Exodus   Privacy](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/nickrout.lenslauncher/latest/) | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nickrout.lenslauncher&hl=en&gl=US) |
| Starlight Launcher | Free | 🟢 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Basic | Other | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❓ | 🔓 | ❗ |  | N/A | [Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kenneth.app.starlightlauncher) |
| Fossify Launcher | Free | 🟢 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Basic | 🔄 | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | 🔓 | ❗ | 6.0+ | N/A | [Link](https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Launcher/releases) |
| µLauncher | Free | 🟢 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Less than basic | Other | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔓 | ❗ | 7.0+ | N/A | [Link](https://github.com/jrpie/launcher/releases) |
| Stario | Free | 🟢 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Intermediate | ↕️ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❓ | 🔓 | ❗ | 8.0+ | N/A | [Link](https://github.com/albu-razvan/Stario/releases) |
| Discreet Launcher | Free | 🟢 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Basic | 🔄 | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | 🔓 | ❗ | 5.0+ | N/A | [Link](https://github.com/falzonv/discreet-launcher/releases) |
| Lunar Launcher | Free | 🟢 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Intermediate | ↕️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | 🔓 | ❗ | 7.0+ | N/A | [Link](https://github.com/iamrasel/lunar-launcher/releases) |
| Pie Launcher | Free | 🟢 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Basic | Other | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❓ | 🔓 | ❗ | 4.4+ | N/A | [Link](https://github.com/markusfisch/PieLauncher) |

## Legend
| Sym | Def |
|---|---|
| ✅ | Available/Supported |
| ❌ | Unavailable/Unsupported |
| ❓ | Unknown |
| ❗ | Not Tested |
| ➰ | Partially Supported |
| 💀 | Dead/Discontinued |
| 🟢 | None |
| 🟡 | Mild |
| 🔴 | Excessive |
| ↕️ | Vertical |
| ↔️ | Horizontal |
| 🔄 | Multi-Layout |
| 🔒 | Closed-Sourced |
| 🔓 | Open-Sourced |
| 🔏 | Partially Open-Sourced |

## TO-DO
- Add Icons
- Improve Readability
- Fix Broken Links
- Verify QuickSwitch support for untested launchers
## Acknowledgements

 - [Grabster Studios](https://x.com/grabsterstudios)