Comparison

Minimal Launcher vs Scheme

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

Head to head
About

Minimal Launcher

This utility app helps you reduce distractions and manage screen time by providing a clean interface to access only essential applications. It features a focus mode to limit app access and integrates with system screen time controls for effective app management.

Highlights
  • Minimal app launcher interface
  • Focus mode to limit app access
  • Screen time integration for app control
  • Temporary app unlock feature
  • Simple and fast performance
Features
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Minimal Launcher: Focus helps you reduce distractions and stay in control of your screen time. Designed with simplicity in mind, it provides a clean and minimal way to access only the apps you need — without the noise. FEATURES • Minimal App Launcher Access your essential apps in a clean, distraction-free interface. • Focus Mode Limit access to selected apps and stay focused throughout your day. • App Control with Screen Time Uses Apple’s Screen Time framework to manage app access with your permission. • Temporary Unlock Need quick access? Temporarily unlock apps anytime. • Simple & Fast Lightweight design with smooth performance. HOW IT WORKS 1. Grant Screen Time permission 2. Choose allowed apps 3. Start Focus Mode Only selected apps remain accessible while others are restricted through the system interface. PRIVACY FIRST This app does not track or collect your personal data. All controls are handled securely using Apple’s built-in Screen Time system. Take control of your time. Stay focused.

About

Scheme

Features
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Scheme turns your iPhone Home Screen into something that's unmistakably yours — with real, useful widgets and a coordinated set of themes, wallpapers, and fonts that all match. TERMINAL-STYLE WIDGETS • Apps — your selected apps as a simple text list, not a grid of icons — one tap to open each • Clock — a terminal-style clock: date, time, or both • Calendar — your next events, "Up Next" at a glance • Reminders — what's due, with overdue flags • Scratchpad — a quick note you can edit right from the Home Screen • Weather — current conditions and the day's high/low Every widget comes in multiple sizes, and each one is themed to match the rest of your Home Screen. THEMES THAT MATCH EVERYTHING Choose from 16 hand-tuned color themes — light and dark, drawn from the kind of palettes developers already love. Pick one and your widgets, fonts, and wallpaper all follow it, so nothing clashes. Generate a matching wallpaper in a range of styles — Minimal, Terminal, Gradient, and more — sized for your device and saved to Photos, ready to set in a couple of taps. MAKE IT YOURS • 7 fonts, including JetBrains Mono, Fira Code, and IBM Plex Mono • Tap the Calendar or Reminders widget to open straight into your calendar or reminders — and choose which app it opens FREE TO START Scheme is genuinely usable for free — no trial required: 6 themes, the Apps, Clock, and Scratchpad widgets, 3 wallpaper styles, and 3 fonts. SCHEME PRO Unlock everything: all 16 themes, the Calendar, Reminders, and Weather widgets, the large Apps widget, all 8 wallpaper styles, and all 7 fonts. • Yearly $14.99 with a 7-day free trial • Lifetime $29.99 — pay once, yours forever Family Sharing supported on both plans. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Your calendar and reminders are read on-device only and never leave your iPhone. Privacy Policy: https://vfreitas.com/scheme/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Minimal Launcher4 screens
Scheme4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minimal Launcher at none against Scheme's 2. 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. Scheme sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. Minimal Launcher asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Minimal Launcher versus Scheme: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinimal LauncherScheme
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMd Zahidul Islam MazumderVitor de Freitas

In-app purchases

None

Minimal Launcher

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Scheme

Subscriptions1
  • Scheme Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Scheme Pro (Lifetime)$29.99

Questions

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

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