pin vs Simple-App-Launcher

A minimalistic note-taking app for android utilizing your phone's notification area. (by nproth)

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A simple holder for favourite apps for quick & easy app launcher icon management (by SimpleMobileTools)

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pin		Simple-App-Launcher
	Project
4	Mentions	5
110	Stars	404
-	Growth	1.0%
1.8	Activity	8.1
over 1 year ago	Latest Commit	5 months ago
Java	Language	Kotlin
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 only

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Posts with mentions or reviews of pin. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-06-18.

Do you guys use the double tap the back feature?
1 project | /r/Pixel6 | 23 Jun 2022
Notification Reminder
2 projects | /r/fossdroid | 18 Jun 2022

Something like this? https://github.com/nproth/pin
⟳ 0 apps added, 32 updated at f-droid.org
11 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 10 Nov 2021

p!n (version 1.2.11): Pin notes to the notification area.
Best (native) way to set quick one-off fleeting reminders in Android?
1 project | /r/androidapps | 24 Aug 2021

More info on how to use (not long): https://github.com/nproth/pin

Simple-App-Launcher

Posts with mentions or reviews of Simple-App-Launcher. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-06-24.

⟳ 6 apps added, 53 updated at f-droid.org
15 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 24 Jun 2022

Simple App Launcher (version 5.9.1): A simple holder for quick access to your favourite apps, easy icon management
⟳ 0 apps added, 32 updated at f-droid.org
11 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 10 Nov 2021

Simple App Launcher - Find your apps quickly (version 5.7.0): A simple holder for your favourite app launchers.
Looking for an app that launches other apps (but is not a full launcher)
3 projects | /r/androidapps | 5 Jun 2021

Try one of these; BlueLineConsole, Simple App Launcher
SIMPLE APP LAUNCHER (ANDROID)
1 project | /r/OpenSourceApps | 4 Jun 2021

Source: https://github.com/SimpleMobileTools/Simple-App-Launcher
Help need to uninstall bloatware from rooted phone
1 project | /r/degoogle | 21 Dec 2020

Before you uninstall, install a few things - like alternative browser, alternative launcher, alternative file browser - I recommend simple launcher - and their simple file browser - mainly because it is opensource. Nova launcher will work too and definitely is more feature rich.

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When comparing pin and Simple-App-Launcher you can also consider the following projects:

Transportr - Free Public Transport Assistant without Ads or Tracking

Simple-Contacts - Easy and quick contact management with no ads, handles groups and favorites too.

NotiNotes - A Notes app living in your notification panel

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souvenirs-android - Android app for souvenirs albums

LifeHQ - Design Your Life

ridesharing-uber-lyft-app - Ride-Sharing Uber Lyft Android App - Learn to build a ride-sharing Android Taxi Clone App like Uber, Lyft - Open-Source Project

bluelineconsole - Blue Line Console, keyboard based launcher for Android

bide_et_musique_flutter - Ecouter et consulter la web radio "Bide et Musique"

Simple-File-Manager - Easy app for managing your files without ads, respecting your privacy & security