Comparison

Smile App Launcher vs Threadspore

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

Threadspore

Features
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Threadspore is one warm, simple home for your volunteers: conversations, to-dos, events, files, and polls, all in one place, under your organization's own name and colors. Simple enough for every volunteer. Threads read like the group texts already on everyone's phone, so nobody learns a new way to talk. There are no passwords to forget: people sign in with a six-digit code sent to their email. Big text, gentle screens, and no noisy notifications. What is in it: - Chat: threaded conversations for each team, with @mentions that reach the people who need them. - To-dos: see who is doing what, and tick things off as they get done. - Events and a shared calendar: post a gathering on a team and it lands on your whole organization's calendar. - Files and photos: keep the sign-up sheet where everyone can find it. - Polls: settle the date without a reply-all. - Your group, your portal: your logo, your colors, your name. Threadspore is invite-only. You join with a link or a printed QR code from an organization that already uses it; there is nothing to set up on your end. Organizations can ask to join the beta at threadspore.com. Made by volunteers, not venture capital. No ads, ever. No data mining: your people's information is theirs, and we never sell it. No dark patterns. Small, independent, and made by people who spend their own weekends volunteering too. Privacy policy: https://threadspore.com/privacy/ Delete your account at any time: https://threadspore.com/delete-account/

Screenshots

Smile App Launcher4 screens
Threadspore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Threadspore at none against Smile App Launcher's 3. 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

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. Threadspore asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Smile App Launcher versus Threadspore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmile App LauncherThreadspore
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (361 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings361 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEggvelop ApsVesper Technologies Limited Liability CO

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

Threadspore

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
None

Threadspore

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smile App Launcher free?
Smile App Launcher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Threadspore free?
Threadspore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smile App Launcher or Threadspore have ads?
Neither Smile App Launcher nor Threadspore shows ads.

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