Minimal App Launcher (△) vs AppList.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minimal App Launcher (△)
Design custom minimalist launchers and menus for your iPhone using simple widgets. Reduce distractions and boost productivity with customizable shortcuts, automations, and styles. Turn your smartphone into a focused, minimalist device.
- Custom minimalist launchers
- Simple widgets
- Customizable shortcuts
- Automations
- Minimalist device transformation
- Reduced distractions
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Create custom minimalist launchers and menus for your iPhone with simple widgets. Focus better by reducing distractions with customizable shortcuts, automations, and styles. Transform your phone into a dumb, minimalist device for enhanced productivity.
AppList.
Organize your favorite applications into a clean, minimalist list. This free launcher focuses on reducing distractions and visual noise, making your phone feel like a tool. It prioritizes privacy with no ads or tracking.
- Minimalist app list design
- Customizable text styling
- Reduced clutter and distractions
- Privacy-focused, no tracking
- Supports up to 65 apps
- Widgets for fullscreen list
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A free minimalist home screen with your favorite apps, beautifully listed. That's it. • Beautifully Minimal – Turn your app grid into a sleek, organized list – Clean design with customizable alignment and text styling – Designed to reduce clutter and visual noise • Mindful by Design – Focus on what matters by removing distractions – Curate your essential apps with intention – Make your phone feel like a tool, not a trap • Private and Honest – No ads – No tracking – No hidden analytics – Your data stays on your device – Open source app catalog • Additional notes - This app is completely free with optional donations to support the solo developer :-) - Two widgets combine into a fullscreen list of apps, or on iOS 27 one extra-large widget fills the screen - The app comes with the equivalent of 5 fullscreen lists (for up to 65 apps!)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AppList. at 4.8 against Minimal App Launcher (△)'s 1.0. AppList. also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Minimal App Launcher (△) sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and AppList. sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AppList. holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AppList. has 34 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Minimal App Launcher (△) ships an update every 3 months, AppList. every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minimal App Launcher (△) | AppList. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 34 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Timur Nurislamov | Clement Boissiere |
Customer experience
Minimal App Launcher (△)
AppList.
In-app purchases
Minimal App Launcher (△)
- Launcher Pro - 1 month$0.991 Month
- Launcher Pro - 1 year$4.991 Year
- Launcher Pro Lifetime$2.99
AppList.
- Small Tip$2.99
- Extra Pages$2.99
- Big Tip$9.99
Questions
Is Minimal App Launcher (△) free?
Is AppList. free?
Which has better reviews, Minimal App Launcher (△) or AppList.?
Do Minimal App Launcher (△) or AppList. have ads?
Which is updated more often, Minimal App Launcher (△) or AppList.?
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