Smile App Launcher vs Neutral Scroll
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Clean, no distraction interface
- Quick access to essential apps
- Customizable widget layout
- 5 Widgets
- Boost productivity
- Enhance digital wellbeing
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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
Neutral Scroll
This app offers a sensory pause from habitual phone use. It provides a calming, content-free experience with haptic feedback and visual gradients to help you disengage from endless scrolling. It also acts as a gentle reminder when you attempt to open other apps.
- Content-free scrolling experience
- Haptic feedback for engagement
- Visual gradients and color shifts
- Time-boxed usage periods
- Optional app opening reminder
- Privacy-focused, no tracking
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A sensory pause for the moment your hand reaches for the feed. The urge to scroll isn't really about content. It's about regulation - a fidget, a friction, something to hold. Neutral Scroll gives you that, without the algorithm underneath. You open it. You stay for a time boxed period of time. The screen quietly winds itself down, and you put your phone away. — TWO MODES — Scroll A paged gradient of muted hues. Each swipe snaps cleanly to the next color, with one soft haptic pulse per page. No content. No counter. Just rhythm. Find A target somewhere on the screen, invisible. The closer your finger gets, the faster and heavier the haptic feedback. Land it, and the colour collapses to your fingertip and washes in a new hue. — A SOFTER DOOR — Pick the apps you reach for out of habit. When you open them, Neutral Scroll catches you at the door with a gentle reminder, and points you here instead. Built on Apple's Screen Time framework. Always opt-in. Always your choice. — WHAT IT DOESN'T DO — No likes, no streaks, no scores. No notifications, ever. No tracking, no analytics, no account. No social features, no sharing, no leaderboards. No reason to come back besides the experience itself. — PRIVACY — Neutral Scroll collects nothing. No analytics, no telemetry, no account. The optional shield runs entirely on-device through Apple's Family Controls. Nothing leaves your phone. — REQUIREMENTS — iPhone running iOS 17 or later. Uses the Taptic Engine, so iPhone only — no iPad, no Mac. One-time purchase. No subscription. No in-app purchases. No ads. neutralscroll.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Neutral Scroll at none against Smile App Launcher's 3. Neutral Scroll also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 91%). Smile App Launcher's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ads, device support 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
Both are free to download. Smile App Launcher sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Neutral Scroll asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smile App Launcher ships an update every 5 weeks, Neutral Scroll every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Smile App Launcher | Neutral Scroll |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (356 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 90.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 356 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eggvelop Aps | ProfoundLabs Ltd |
Customer experience
Smile App Launcher
Neutral Scroll
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
Neutral Scroll
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Smile App Launcher
- Smile Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
- Smile Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- Smile Lifetime$23.99
Neutral Scroll
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Smile App Launcher free?
Is Neutral Scroll free?
Do Smile App Launcher or Neutral Scroll have ads?
Which is updated more often, Smile App Launcher or Neutral Scroll?
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