Comparison

Smile App Launcher vs FlowBlock

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

Head to head
About

Smile App Launcher

This app offers a minimalistic launcher widget designed to declutter your smartphone screen and reduce distractions. It provides quick access to essential applications through a clean interface, helping you focus on what matters and enhance your digital wellbeing.

Highlights
  • Clean, no distraction interface
  • Quick access to essential apps
  • Customizable widget layout
  • 5 Widgets
  • Boost productivity
  • Enhance digital wellbeing
Features
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Simplify with a dumb phone Tired of cluttered screens and endless distractions? Smile turns your iPhone into a minimal dumb phone: a clean home screen with only the apps you need, launched from widgets you design yourself. Key features - Clean, distraction-free interface - Quick access to your essential apps - Customizable widget layout, fonts and colors - 10 widget types, including Weather, Calendar and Clock - Transparent widget mode - Extra-large widgets on iOS 27 and later - Available in 47 languages Why Smile? - Boost productivity: focus on what matters by reducing visual noise. - Improve digital wellbeing: less screen time, more real life. - Simplify your device: a streamlined, friendly interface. - Community-driven: your feedback shapes every update. Join the Discord. Perfect for minimalists, productivity enthusiasts, digital detox seekers, and anyone who wants a simpler phone. Our promise We keep things simple, including our business model. All core dumb phone features stay free. Premium is an optional in-app purchase that unlocks more widgets and supports development. Questions or ideas? Visit https://smileapplauncher.com/support Terms of Use (EULA): https://smileapplauncher.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://smileapplauncher.com/privacy

About

FlowBlock

Features
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Most planners give you a list and leave the hard part to you: deciding what to do, and when. FlowBlock builds the day for you. Tell it what needs doing and roughly how long it takes. It finds the hours, works around the things you can't move, and re-plans when the day changes. Open it and there is one block on screen: the one to do now. WHAT IT DOES • Auto-scheduling. Your tasks get real times in the hours you actually work, with breathing room built in. • One block at a time. The Up Now card picks the block that fits the hour, so there is no list to sort through. • Routines that bend. "Every day", "3× a week", "2 weeks after I last did it". Fixed at an hour, or just first thing or last thing. • Flow sessions. A timer that knows which block it belongs to, on your Lock Screen and your Apple Watch. • Not now, without guilt. Push a block to later, the evening or tomorrow. It comes back on its own. • Widgets. See your day on the Home and Lock Screen, and tick a block done from the Home Screen. • Made for iPad. Your pages in a sidebar, a block's details beside the list, and a week where you can draw new blocks and move them. BUILT FOR BRAINS THAT DON'T DO LISTS A streak that survives a rest day. No red overdue badges. Miss a day and FlowBlock simply re-plans, because that is what a plan is for. ON EVERY SCREEN YOU USE iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and the web app at app.flow-block.com for planning at your desk. One account, always in sync. SUBSCRIPTION FlowBlock is free for 14 days, no card needed. After that, one Flow Pass subscription covers iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and the web app. Flow Pass Monthly: US$11.99 per month. Flow Pass Yearly: US$89.99 per year. Local pricing is shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://flow-block.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://flow-block.com/terms

Screenshots

Smile App Launcher4 screens
FlowBlock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FlowBlock at every 5 days against Smile App Launcher's every 5 weeks. FlowBlock also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Smile App Launcher sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and FlowBlock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smile App Launcher ships an update every 5 weeks, FlowBlock every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Smile App Launcher versus FlowBlock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmile App LauncherFlowBlock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (361 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings361 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEggvelop ApsAlikhan Bulatov

Bugs and requests

Smile App Launcher

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Phone app shortcut not working
  • Some apps not available in the list
  • Widget disappearing after iOS update

Requested features

5 requests
  • More widget pages/slots
  • Ability to hide widget name
  • Support for iPad
  • More font options
  • Spacer widgets for layout customization

FlowBlock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Smile App Launcher

Subscriptions2
  • Smile Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Smile Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Smile Lifetime$23.99
2 purchases

FlowBlock

Subscriptions2
  • Flow Pass$11.991 Month
  • Flow Pass1 Year trial$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Smile App Launcher free?
Smile App Launcher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FlowBlock free?
FlowBlock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Smile App Launcher or FlowBlock have ads?
Neither Smile App Launcher nor FlowBlock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smile App Launcher or FlowBlock?
Smile App Launcher ships an update every 5 weeks, and FlowBlock every 5 days. Most recently, Smile App Launcher was updated on November 4, 2026 and FlowBlock on October 28, 2026.

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