Best Android Launchers (2024) | Top Ten Reviewed!

[@Legitti]

Nova is actually one man team now, been looking for replacement for while now but haven't find anything reliable with similar shortcuts and folders. Sad that they let the dev team go, been using it for over a decade now.

[@AmanSharmaLovely]

Best launcher ever, there were good launchers like apex and adw, also liked asap but they're all gone now. I hope Nova stays.

[@kindofanmol]

Niagara still reigns supreme imo. One of the only few apps that I ever paid for to get the full version.

[@williamjp7352]

Agreed. Nothing comes close.

[@indiraarnold8827]

This is the only launcher I use and ive had it for a minute now

[@anuvette]

niagara keeps randomly freezing and being unresponsive for me so unfortunately i had to stop using it

[@Jedbullet29]

Aye, it takes some getting used to but once you are on it, you never leave it. Peoples watch me accessing my apps so fast with wonder on their tiny little minds lol😊

[@franklingoodwin]

It's boring. Some say simple - I say boring. Nova is still the king.​@@williamjp7352

[@musicbysazid]

Niagara is the only launcher app that actually transform the homesreen experience, so my vote goes for Niagara.

[@BozQ]

Nova is still awesome after so many years. Prime purchase well worth it. 👍

[@tanujnotes]

6:54 O actually stands for Open-Source but I like yours better. 😄 Hi, I'm Tanuj, developer of Olauncher. Very happy to see that it made it to the top 10.

[@Sharky_0456]

yeah thats makes a lot more sense tech spurts explanation caught me off guard lmao

[@justthenormal489]

Hey man I absolutely adore your launcher thank you so much for making it

[@axelfaiz8642]

Thanks for making such a good and simplistic launcher, love it. It's one of 2 launchers I always recommend for my friends and colleagues when they got bored with their phone default launcher.

[@Bobbybats4295]

I was just looking for a video like this. You come again to save the day, mate!

[@GGMan]

Smart Launcher - I like the widget that allows multiple widgets in one

[@dgreensuperhoops]

100% Microsoft Launcher. Best feature is you can have 3 or 4 levels deep of the dock

[@josho1191]

I've always liked Microsoft launcher however find it lags my Pixel 8 a little too much for my liking

[@saturnblue]

​@@josho1191 Sounds about right for Microsoft software! 😂 ... with Microsoft changing course to becoming an advertising company that collects user data I would be dubious about putting their software on my phone. With the automatic spying feature about to be relaunched in Windows 11, I have just switched my desktop pc to Linux.

[@macdonaldquarshie8557]

I agree with you Microsoft launcher is awesome

[@dgreensuperhoops]

​@@macdonaldquarshie8557I use it on my s24 Ultra but not on my Tab S9 as when used in landscape the app and folder labels disappear which doesn't work for me.

[@al9709]

The news does no work on mine... 😢

[@MizrieAlex]

Seeing Thrown on your phone made me jump in my seat, been listening to that album at work today

[@chinyimbamulenga3108]

Nova was the favourite but these days I just use the default.

[@vintageMEW81]

These type of vids should have the name of the app/phone on screen at all time too.

[@dwnsdp]

Currently loving kvaevisto

[@RishiKollabathina13]

Is it safe to use launchers?

[@dwnsdp]

@@RishiKollabathina13 100% yes. they just act like an app on your phone and setting them as the launcher can be done in system settings, no work around required. Home screens on most androids are just apps set as the launcher in the first place.

[@RishiKollabathina13]

@dwnsdp thanks

[@SoroSorrow]

My favorite launcher so far is the AIO launcher. Feels like minimalist and maximalist at the same time. You can just just what you want, where you want. Doesn't feel like a classic launcher, but I like it so much

[@mrbedford]

Nova, just does everything, used it for over 12 years.

[@franklingoodwin]

I've never understood people complaining about apps cluttering up their homescreens. Don't they know your can remove them? You can even go into the settings and select "don't add new apps to the homescreen". You don't need a launcher to have a clutter free homescreen. That's why app draws exist. Surely it's quickest to swipe up than to do funky scrolling gestures that take longer too get apps you want

[@Emppu_T.]

People think that youtube doesn't exist on their phone because android puts the app in the folder that none of them ever press.

[@orange25i]

I need a launcher to fine tune gesture control (nova) and to customize my folders and to customize my app drawer and also to set the rows and columns on the home screen to be able to custom fit some widgets.

[@moto_matt]

It's a shame Nothing don't release their Nothing OS launcher as a standalone product because it's pretty good. Nice and zippy, with lots of widgets, monochrome support and app folders that can have customised icons and be various different shapes and sizes. It's definitely my favourite OEM launcher.

[@shankthenoob]

These Ai bot comments now on Uncle Spurts videos too? Give me a break already!!!

[@hydrokinetic]

Which

[@TheRealSlickGoku]

Wild name

[@definitelynotclickbait8283]

im sure Spurt loves them in weird perverted way...

[@UltraVegito-GodKiller-1995]

​@@TheRealSlickGoku let's Hakai these bots to Oblivion

[@adamkeith11]

​@@UltraVegito-GodKiller-1995 dbsuv fanboy

[@jamesmancuso3666]

Pay the small extra fee for Nova. It is what I use it on every device for the past 5 years.

[@porvoonosho]

OLauncher is SO GOOD it makes me cry. I have it in all my devices.

[@jajararakoi8000]

No way. I decided today to get a new launcher and you uploaded this!

[@JosephByrn]

Good video. Never seen any of your earlier videos like this, so for me it was a nice change from the ordinary review.

[@DanPyjamas]

I've been using Nova prime for as long as I can remember. Total launcher sounds awesome though.

[@DeusRegum]

I wish Nova Launcher could be used in Fold 6 like One UI (two different home screens for cover and inner).

[@jz6367]

Square Home & Total launcher are my favorites

[@Jedbullet29]

Well UncleSpurt, like you i spent many a fiddling hour with Nova, and then discovered Niagara, fell into her and have never left. Errm that didn't come out right in writing. I better drink that pint and forget that I wrote this...

[@camotech1314]

This comment will probably be deleted on Thursday then. 😆

[@khyatigoyal]

😂😂bwahahahahahH

[@ashb7]

I've been using Nova Launcher Prime since at least 2013, and bought Nova Prime in December 2015 at the very reasonable price of INR 10 (that's US$ 0.12 lol). Tried to find a replacement sometimes, but the way I've customized it carries over so seamlessly to every one of my new devices that I've never felt I HAD to switch. Love Nova to bits, best 10 Rupees I ever spent tbh.

[@franklingoodwin]

True. I've tried pretty much much of all the launchers but alway come back to Nova Launcher. The beta version is even better.

[@zgboy23]

Guys do you have good animation when closing apps is nova launcher?

[@mariussm7797]

Surprised he didn't cover Wide Launcher. One of the best and unique ones.

[@SneezingEagle]

Nova, undisputed android launcher champion imo

[@ImperatorSomnium]

True

[@jh221177]

Uncle spurt wearing specs on could see your reflection in the phone screens

[@peggyklingele7458]

I love Niagra launcher, I have tried total launcher but the weather not being able to be local for my location is a deal breaker for me, when all others work fine. Great Video as always.

[@BrianHartman]

I'm a Total Launcher guy. If I were to guess, right now I probably take advantage of about a tenth of its features, but I do have some customizations, and it's kind of incredible all the functionality you can cram into the interface.

[@SwedishGamer322SG322]

2:50 You have good taste in music my good sir!

[@rottingcorpse21]

Square Launcher, Pop up Launcher, ASAP Launcher, Lime Launcher ara good too.

[@Riz_]

Thank you Uncle Chris, I always look forward to these videos.

[@The_Arby]

Tried loads of launchers over the years, but always come back to paid Nova...By far the best 🙂

[@Saji_0]

My preferred launcher is Total Launcher, which is excellent for tablets. It's particularly great if you enjoy displaying your wallpapers with different gestures and unique clicks for opening apps or an app drawer window, which is also resizable for tablet use. It's just boring to use phone launchers on a such big screen, with all spaced out 5x5 icons on the entire screen.

[@Wunnabeanbag]

I remember a time when I was obsessed with launchers back in the android KitKat/jellybean days

[@Vitrooz]

well done for showing us the most awefull launchers this year 👍👍👍

[@strangebaaza]

Niagara!! Love it I keep switching between Niagara and pixel UI

[@Wunnabeanbag]

My dad used to adore the “ap15 Launcher”

[@IWGIWGIWG]

Square Home is my favourite.

[@SPIDERHIDER]

thrown and ERRA. Good man! I subbed.

[@satyathakeria]

Takan launcher, best I've ever tried clean, simple and fast

[@speedc-]

love the cowboy bebop poster in the background ❤❤❤

[@bogarttheweeb789]

I don't care about the phones. What caught my attention was your wallpaper, 'Dan Da Dan.'!!!!

[@saturnblue]

Have you ever considered doing a video on custom ROMs? I'm not just talking about changing a Chinese ROM for the Global ROM, I mean actual custom ROMs written by the enthusiast community.

[@metalafro]

I once again see that the Uncle has exquisite taste in music 😎✌️

[@13lucasryan]

4:11 luv itttt

[@funnytiktokvideos1176]

Been using nova since 2014

[@Random-KP]

I loved Nova for years. But since the APIs for animations support has been broken on Samsung since One UI 6, I've resorted back to my boring stock launcher. I'm hoping we will see the fix on One UI 7 to allowed animation support for 3rd party launchers

[@franklingoodwin]

@@Random-KP Animation support? Most people want fewer animations. This a niche concern it appears only you have lol

[@Random-KP]

@@franklingoodwin most people? Not sure you've got that part right mate. Yeah, course, some people don't care about animations. But there's quite a few of us who want a smoother experience on a phone.

[@franklingoodwin]

@@Random-KP if you want a smooth experienced you turn them down or turn animations off. This has already been known about Android for at least a decade

[@Random-KP]

@@franklingoodwin each to their own pal 👍🏻

[@franklingoodwin]

@MystiKal76 Bet you loved TouchWiz too lol

[@ThePriestHole]

@1:42 How are you finding Natwest as a bank?

[@Topromn]

The most slept on, upcoming launchers is Octilauncher

[@adamkeith11]

Kudos to uncle spurts❤

[@megasxlrsebas2]

I see the ERRA and Northlane, I salute a fellow modern metal brother!

[@Anamae5451]

Never thought I would love another KZbinr tech channel like I ❤️ Flossy. You are definitely in my top five top tech KZbinr recommendations that is a must watch for most 😊

[@Mekurukito1234]

Uncle Spurt rocken the new Dandadan wallpaper 🔥

[@shiro214okane]

total launcher reminds me of like rainmeter for windows. thoo i usually only use the default launcher.

[@camotech1314]

I havent used a custom launcher for years now, probably because my main daily driver is a Pixel.

[@arkiesketch]

You should review smart launcher too... it's my default launcher for a while now

[@petern3363]

I don't know, never used an independentl launcher. If I use one on top of up to date Samsung One UI, (1) what would I gain and (2) what are the chances I would f**k up my phone? Are they like Linux and really for enthusiasts only?

[@internetfrnd6496]

Ahhhh launchers. I remember spending hours if not days trying to get the perfect setup. Eventually I just started using the default launcher because getting the “perfect” setup was such a pipe dream. I switched to iOS a few years ago and though I miss the customization, I appreciate the simplicity nowadays. And RIP to the Evie Launcher - I hope the dev teams socks are always slightly damp.

[@thetravelingdad]

That's kinda rude brother. but man, Evie Launcher. Those were the days hahaha

[@Jedbullet29]

Evie! Loved fiddling with that. But iOS? Really?

[@internetfrnd6496]

@@Jedbullet29 Yeah really. Was an Apple hater since day 1 but realized I had never really given it an honest chance. Went from the Pixel 3 XL to the iPhone 11 out of curiosity and the switch wasn’t as difficult as it was made out to be. The apps I need/use on a daily basis just work better for me on iOS. Sure iOS can be boring, but it’s consistent. Sometimes I’ll scoop up a Pixel or Galaxy on sale just to get a taste though. Nowadays I daily my 15PM after gifting my Mom my Pixel 7 Pro. Still keep my old Mi 10 Pro around when I get that tinkerer itch though!

[@internetfrnd6496]

@@thetravelingdad I’m saying it with my chest bro. I had scooped up an S21 to try out and went to redownload Evie as it was my FAVORITE launcher. Whoever the dev team sold the project to ran the launcher into the ground. Basic functionality and animations were broken and they decided to plaster ads in the search, app drawer, AND push out full screen ads every time you went to your home page. I hope every soda the Evie Launchers dev team tries to drink is flat.

[@jaughnekow]

Pixel UI is the best.

[@carlos10571]

I miss the 3D heavy launchers 😢

[@nilakanthaclubnanput991]

I want a stable launcher with one ui style and custom sorting of apps in app drawer

[@TerryCoupe]

Nova pro , but alternate after x months with Microsoft. Love both.

[@nibolyoung7921]

Where is Lawnchair? Most of the launchers you listed are not practicality enough.😅

[@Medicoboi]

Lawnchair beta 2 is the ultimate pixel experience fr

[@NotPascal]

Nice musical taste ahahahah. I see Thrown 👀

[@louis8216]

Niagara is always going to be king for me, 4years with Niagara and there is no regret.

[@shankthenoob]

Thing about launchers is when you have a mid range phone it won't be all smooth experience specially free launchers mostly featuring too much Ads

[@harukiishiga]

Bluds commenting on each video

[@dukejukem413]

change your dns to one that blocks ads

[@TheRealSlickGoku]

I use apk

[@Jedbullet29]

Just buy it for less than a cup of coffee ffs

[@happe8653]

I miss NEXT launcher😢

[@itz.mattex]

I used Niagara for more than a year and i really love it, only problem is that I can only use one widget at a time with the free version, maybe i'll buy the premium idk

[@Reenetned]

Again a nice review lad. I need a drink after all this nice information.

[@RoyBarSayag]

where was that video when i searched for it last week uncle spurt?

[@mojoleaker]

In production. :)

[@BogdanCunita]

For me, using s23 ultra, I cannot used any custome launcher. Because when ever I exit an app, samsung have a zoom out animation and I cannot open a new app until animation is finished.. and seams I cannot disable that or I dont know how

[@definitelynotclickbait8283]

Niagara launcher premium is so expensive

[@QuicknStraight]

Sorry, can't beat Microsoft Launcher. Been using it for years and it's always the first thing I install on a new Android phone.

[@Jedbullet29]

Aye, probably not popular but it has been brilliant and gone under the radar for years.

[@OeHomestead]

Nova? I wouldn't go anywhere near that one. It was sold to Branch, a well-known data mining company.

[@xdyt2007]

Smart launcher is the goat

[@ancientslav4863]

If you grow a longer beard and mustache, I personally will make sure you get 1.3M by Christmas!

[@arcaine345]

mate whats ur daily phone ? love ur videos btw

[@shethsa]

Can you do an add on chapter for folding phones? Because nova doesn't work too well with the oneplus open, for example.

[@henrylee8510]

Wide launcher

[@raku10000]

4:44 fellow Niagara and ERRA enjoyer? Nice

[@im2102]

Apex Launcher Pro user. Even since it changed name/taken over?

[@anthonybeaman]

Unky Spurt, I don't want another thing added to my phone for things it already does. What do you recommend to get rid of the bloatware that comes on a new phone, that idiots like me cannot delete

[@Exemi]

Why is no one talking about kvaesitso? It's amazing.

[@JeremyDrysdale]

A shame you didn't cover Smart Launcher, which absolutely rocks.

[@mhjeechan1171]

USED NOVA BETA FOR MONTHS AND MOVED TO SMART LAUNCER !!!:)

[@rangojango2698]

Uncle Spurt how do you keep up with watching all these anime shows ?! just curious lol.. I love anime myself but can't seem to watch a full show with like every episode, I get through 1 and then kids prevent me going back to them so I just forget, literally only one I've got all way through was last samurai on Netflix lol what's your secret to a full anime binge all the time ? Ps love that dandadan wallpaper you have found, it's now on my phone lol not seen or heard of it before but just watched the trailer and I think I might have a crack at trying to watch it all lol

[@CallMeSnake.]

I always come back for Niagra launcher

[@murtazachaudhary3339]

Very nice video

[@Resurrected46]

Which Android phone are you using in the video?

[@aungmon4592]

This channel uses a strange English... I'm taking notes so that I can impress my English teacher

[@glengab7731]

Is the microsoft launcher good ?

[@dougm1971]

what is the phone he used for nova ?

[@Glenrsi]

What is the make of phone shown for the Lawnchair app ? 👍

[@JohnHallberg-v4o]

Cocktail music ❤

[@ma-banks6804]

Just a pity some of us have redmi phones and we can't use 3rd party launchers 😭

[@yosemitysam]

Nova has a glitch now where gestures don't fully work instead freezes the phone or will open up another app the gesture is not set too.

[@MuhammadSalman7236]

Man I really hope google fixes recent app animations