AppLauncherPro vs TapFi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AppLauncherPro
Create a personalized Home Screen widget for instant access to your most used apps and services. Customize layouts, themes, and icons to match your workflow. Offers premium features for enhanced flexibility and advanced customization options.
- Customizable launcher widgets
- Multiple widget layouts (4, 8, 10, 15 apps)
- Light, dark, and transparent themes
- Popular app presets
- Custom app setup with URL schemes
- Premium widget styles and layout tools
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AppLauncher Pro lets you build a clean Home Screen widget for quick access to your favourite apps and services. Choose your layout, pick a theme, customize app icons and create a launcher widget that fits the way you use your iPhone or iPad. Configure popular apps in seconds or add your own custom apps with a URL scheme. AppLauncher Pro also includes premium features for users who want more flexibility, including additional widget styles, saved presets, advanced tuning and premium layout tools. Please note: Some apps may not support public URL schemes and some launch options may change depending on the app version installed on your device. Key Features: • Create launcher widgets with 4, 8, 10 or 15 apps • Support for iPhone and iPad, including larger iPad widget layouts • Light, dark and transparent widget themes • Popular app presets plus custom app setup with URL schemes • Optional app labels • Premium widget styles: Minimal, Glass, Outlined and Solid • Premium saved presets: Main, Work and Travel • Premium slot tools: Duplicate and reorder configured apps • Premium feature for multiple preset-based widgets • Premium advanced tuning: Icon shape, background intensity and spacing density • Built-in help for widget setup and URL scheme notes
TapFi
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Is that a capital I, a lowercase l, or a one? You know the moment. The WiFi password is scrawled on a chalkboard, laminated in a welcome pack, or Blu-Tacked behind the kettle in the Airbnb. You type it carefully. Wrong. Three times. TapFi ends that. Point your camera at the sign and you're connected. That's the whole app. WHAT IT ACTUALLY DOES TapFi reads the network name and password off almost anything: printed cards, chalkboards, stickers, receipts, and handwriting that would embarrass a doctor. Then it joins the network for you. It also knows the ways signs lie. Spaces that aren't really in the password. Capitals that are actually lowercase. Two networks listed and no hint which one is real. TapFi quietly tries the sensible variations until one connects, and only keeps the one that actually worked. WiFi QR codes are read instantly, on your device. Hidden networks that don't broadcast their name work too. THEN IT GETS BETTER Every network you join lands in an encrypted list, so next visit is one tap. And when someone asks for the WiFi, stop spelling it out across the room. TapFi turns any saved network into a clean, printable QR card. AirDrop it, save it to Photos, or print it and stick it by the door. Guests scan it with their camera. They don't need the app. If you run a cafe, a B&B, or a spare room that's never empty, that card alone pays for the app in a weekend. THE BORING BUT IMPORTANT BIT Passwords live in your iPhone's Keychain, encrypted, on your device. No account. No ads. No tracking. No subscription. You buy it once, and it reads WiFi signs forever. That's the deal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AppLauncherPro at Free against TapFi's $0.99. TapFi's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 days). On 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
AppLauncherPro is free to download; TapFi costs $0.99 up front. AppLauncherPro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TapFi asks for nothing beyond the download.
AppLauncherPro ships an update every 8 days, TapFi every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AppLauncherPro | TapFi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wolfram Wacker | John Mckay |
In-app purchases
AppLauncherPro
- Premium Features$1.99
TapFi
No in-app purchases







