Comparison

Minimal Launcher vs Sors

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Minimal Launcher

This app offers an extremely minimalist home screen experience, designed to reduce distractions and encourage mindful phone usage. It allows you to curate a select list of essential apps and utilize widgets to break phone habits.

Highlights
  • Minimalist home screen
  • Curated app list
  • Home screen widgets
  • Reduces phone habits
  • Encourages mindful usage
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The most Simple Home Screen you can imagine. It’s on point: that’s actually the app’s name, it’s just “ . ” a dot – a point. Add your most important + least distracting apps within the app. Download + set the wallpaper. Remove all apps from your dock. And add both the small + large widget to your home screen. It’s super minimalistic. You gonna love it. It breaks your phone habits. Makes you think twice what you actually want to do with your phone. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Pro version purchase options: lifetime unlock or super cheap monthly subscription

About

Sors

Features
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Sors is a weekly planner that adapts to you — not the other way around. Instead of a fixed structure, you build your board from freely combinable sections, as many as you like, in any order: • Notes — multi-column Markdown board • Routines — weekly grid with a target per habit • Weeks — current, next, or as many more as you want, with time blocks • Goals — sorted by Today, Week, Month, Quarter, Year, with sub-steps • Lists — free-form tables with your own columns • Quick Notes — raw text while typing, formatted while reading Four complete looks to choose from, each with its own fonts and gradients. Your data stays yours: no ads, no tracking. Optionally sync between Mac and iPhone through a folder you choose (e.g. iCloud Drive) — no account required. Sors+ unlocks the app, one purchase covers both Mac and iPhone. Terms of Use: https://sors-legal.netlify.app/terms.html

Screenshots

Minimal Launcher4 screens
Sors4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sors at every 4 days against Minimal Launcher's every 6 weeks. Sors also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 27.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Minimal Launcher sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Sors sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minimal Launcher ships an update every 6 weeks, Sors every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Minimal Launcher versus Sors: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinimal LauncherSors
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS27.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerriedel.wtf apps S.L.Lukas Urich

Bugs and requests

Minimal Launcher

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Apps disappearing from widget after update
  • Shortcuts not working as expected
  • Inability to add widgets to home screen

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for more default iOS apps (e.g. Camera, Photos, Clock)
  • Allow more widget configurations
  • Option to change font size and style
  • Randomize app order in widgets

Sors

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Minimal Launcher

Subscriptions1
  • on point pro$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • on point | lifetime unlock$9.95
1 purchases

Sors

Subscriptions1
  • Sors+7 Days trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Minimal Launcher free?
Minimal Launcher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sors free?
Sors is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Minimal Launcher or Sors have ads?
Neither Minimal Launcher nor Sors shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Minimal Launcher or Sors?
Minimal Launcher ships an update every 6 weeks, and Sors every 4 days. Most recently, Minimal Launcher was updated on October 30, 2026 and Sors on October 31, 2026.

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