Zeroed vs DS Launcher
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Zeroed
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Stuck with a few cents of store credit you can't get rid of? Apple won't let you change your App Store country while any balance remains. And leftover odd amounts are nearly impossible to spend down to exactly zero, because nothing costs that. Zeroed does the math. Tell it your balance and whether you have a working card on file. It reads the real prices in your own currency, then shows you the exact plan to reach zero: โข With a card โ buy one small item priced just above your balance. Your credit pays first, the few cents of overage go to your card, and you land on exactly zero. โข Without a card โ Zeroed finds an exact combination of items that sums to your balance, never more than four purchases. โข When zero is impossible โ it spends you down as far as it can, then writes the message to send Apple Support asking them to remove the last bit. WHAT WE WON'T DO If your balance is more than a few dollars, Zeroed refuses to take it. You'll get a screen telling you to spend it on things you'd actually enjoy, and to come back only if you're left with odd cents that won't clear. We'd rather lose the sale than waste your money. NO ACCOUNT, NO TRACKING Zeroed cannot see your balance โ no app can. You type it in, and it stays on your device. No sign-in, no analytics, no data collected at all. HONEST ABOUT THE MONEY Store credit is spent, never refunded. When you buy an item here, that money goes to us, and you get a real keepsake card that's yours to keep. You could do all of this yourself for free โ we do the arithmetic and write the wording so you don't have to. BEFORE YOU SWITCH Clearing your balance is the hard part, but it isn't the only one. Zeroed finishes with a short checklist so nothing else blocks the move: subscriptions, pending purchases, Family Sharing, and a payment method for the new country.
DS Launcher
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Organize your TV home screen from your iPhone or iPad with DS Launcher. DS Launcher is a companion app for compatible TV devices already running DS Launcher. Arrange app tiles into rows, hide apps you do not use, choose a built-in background or frame a personal photo, and sync your changes to the connected television. FEATURES โข Arrange app tiles using your touchscreen. โข Hide unused apps and keep frequently used apps easy to find. โข Choose from built-in wallpapers or crop your own image to a 16:9 TV frame. โข Save named setups on this device and load them as drafts before syncing. โข Choose Standard, Medium or Extra Large home-row tiles with a compatible updated TV launcher. โข Open installed apps on your paired TV with its separate PIN consent. โข Adjust supported TV caption language, text size and placement; recording consent stays on the TV. โข Manage a compatible device in your home or help with a device in another location. โข Explore the app with a built-in practice box before connecting your own device. CONNECT YOUR DEVICE Enter the six-digit pairing code displayed by DS Launcher on your TV device. The code identifies the device you want to manage. Pairing does not purchase access or grant a paid entitlement. No separate DS Launcher account is required. ACCESS AND IN-APP PURCHASES Each new box has a 14-day free trial. Continued layout editing after the trial and grace period requires an unlock for that box. Choose Lifetime Box Unlock as a one-time in-app purchase, or Yearly Box Unlock as an annual subscription. Available prices are displayed on the purchase screen. The yearly subscription renews automatically unless canceled through your Apple Account subscription settings. Restore Purchases is available for eligible previous App Store purchases. Your TV keeps working when the trial ends; the unlock enables further layout changes from the companion app. COMPATIBILITY A separate compatible TV device running DS Launcher is required to manage a real TV home screen. Size and photo features require a compatible updated TV launcher and sync service. Saved setups stay on this device and are removed when the app or its data is deleted. Caption commands request TV settings, not confirmation that capture is running; supported TV hardware, consent and playable audio are required. This app does not change the iPhone or iPad system launcher and does not play video or install apps on your TV device. Support: https://vc-launcher.rork.app/support Terms of Use: https://vc-launcher.rork.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://vc-launcher.rork.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Zeroed at every 6 days against DS Launcher's fortnightly. DS Launcher's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Zeroed sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and DS Launcher sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Zeroed ships an update every 6 days, DS Launcher fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Zeroed | DS Launcher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days โ better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.5 | 18.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Appfinity Ltd | Giuseppe Giannetto |
In-app purchases
Zeroed
- Keepsake Card 1$0.29
- Keepsake Card 2$0.39
- Keepsake Card 6$0.79
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- Keepsake Card 7$0.89
- Keepsake Card 8$0.99
- Keepsake Card 9$1.49
- Keepsake Card 10$1.99
- Keepsake Card 11$2.49
- Keepsake Card 12$2.99
- Keepsake Card 14$4.99
DS Launcher
- Unlock This Box (Yearly)$6.991 Year
- Unlock This Box$9.99









