Escape Launcher vs Rootless Pixel Launcher
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Escape Launcher
Escape Launcher is a minimalist home screen launcher app with features to help with phone and social media distractions. Features: * Screen time tracking * Support for work apps (Android 15+) * Support for private space (Android 15+) * Colour themes * Fonts * Weather * Search * Widgets * Double tap to lock * Hide apps * Countdown before opening apps you choose * You can disable the screen time dashboard * Customisable alignments, positioning of items * Fuzzy find in search
Rootless Pixel Launcher
Pixel Launcher is a close to AOSP launcher that only changes the necessary code to allow for small extensions and backporting to older Android versions. If you want a more feature packed launcher use Nova, Action or Lawnchair. Pixel Launcher is focused on simplicity and rock solid stability. Features include: * Search bar at the bottom * Wallpaper based theme selection * Regular Icon Packs * Adaptive Icon Packs, such as my Google Icons * Icon Shape selection on Android 8.0 For Pixel users, there's also a Magisk version.
| Feature | Escape Launcher | Rootless Pixel Launcher |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | ProductivityLauncher | ProductivityLauncher |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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