Niagara Launcher ‧ Home Screen

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4.6
144K reviews
10M+
Downloads
Content rating
PEGI 3
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About this app

The traditional home screen we know was made more than a decade ago when phone screens were smaller than your credit card. Smartphones keep growing, but not your fingers. The minimalist Niagara Launcher makes everything accessible with one hand and lets you focus on what matters.

🏆 "The best Android app I've used in years" · Joe Maring, Screen Rant

🏆 "It changed the way I look at the full device—big time" · Lewis Hilsenteger, Unbox Therapy

🏆 Among the best launchers of 2022, according to Android Police, Tom's Guide, 9to5Google, Android Central, Android Authority, and Lifewire

▌ Top reasons to use Niagara Launcher:

✋ Ergonomic efficiency · Access everything with one hand - no matter how big your phone is.

🌊 Adaptive list · In contrast to a rigid grid layout used by other Android launchers, Niagara Launcher's list can adapt to your needs. The media player, incoming messages, or calendar events: everything pops in when it needs to.

🏄‍♀ Wave alphabet · Efficiently reach every app without even having to open an app drawer. The launcher's wave animation does not only feel satisfying but also helps you navigate your phone with just one hand.

💬 Embedded notifications · Not just notification dots: Read and respond to notifications right from your home screen.

🎯 Stay focused · The streamlined and minimalist design declutters your home screen, reduces distractions, and is super easy to use.

⛔ Ad-free · Having to endure advertisements on a minimalist launcher designed to keep you focused does not make sense. Even the free version is also completely ad-free.

⚡ Lightweight & lightning fast · Being minimalist and fluid are two of the most important aspects of Niagara Launcher. The home screen app runs smoothly on all phones. With just a few megabytes in size, no space is wasted.

✨ Material You Theming · Niagara Launcher adopted Material You, Android's new expressive design system, to make your home screen truly yours. Set an awesome wallpaper, and Niagara Launcher instantly themes around it. We went one step further by bringing Material You to everyone by backporting it to all Android versions.

🦄 Personalize your home screen · Impress your friends with Niagara Launcher's clean look and customize it to your needs. Personalize it with our integrated icon pack, fonts, and wallpapers, or use your own.

🏃 Active development & great community · Niagara Launcher is in active development and has a very supportive community. If you ever have a problem or want to voice your opinions about the launcher, please join us:

🔹 Twitter: https://twitter.com/niagaralauncher

🔹 Discord: https://niagaralauncher.app/discord

🔹 Telegram: https://t.me/niagara_launcher

🔹 Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/NiagaraLauncher

🔹 Press kit: http://niagaralauncher.app/press-kit

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📴 Why we offer an accessibility service · Our accessibility service has the sole purpose of letting you quickly turn off your phone's screen with a gesture. The service is optional, disabled by default, and neither collects nor shares any data.
Updated on
Sep 3, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, App info and performance, and Device or other IDs
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, App activity and 2 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.6
138K reviews
Patrick Sedgwick
August 3, 2025
Absolutely superb. At first sight, it looked a bit plain and spartan: just lists. But the more you get familiar with it, and the more you discover about how customisable it is, the more you appreciate the design philosophy. No more wondering which garish icon your apps or app groups are hiding behind, on which home screen. Just slide your thumb up the side of the screen to get at them easily through a full A to Z listing — which can itself have groups and icons applied, for differentiation.
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jerryteamo
August 6, 2025
This launcher is like no other. it's not boring, it's beautiful. learning curve definitely, but once you learn how to interact you are hooked. customize, simple to use, clean. I just love it. I have been using Niagara for 1 year now. I purchased the yearly subscription after about 1 week on the trail. I see myself using Niagara for the long term
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Cherry Hamlett
July 24, 2025
This made my phone bearable to use again after some awful tray updates. I am thankful for apps like this that help save our operating systems from the constant tinkering and adding of unnecessary features that seems endemic within development pipelines. However Niagara does randomly freeze on occasion, sometimes badly enough to need a phone restart. The big crashes happen rarely, but my organisation widget often stops being interactive which is a near daily issue.
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What’s new

🎨 One Tap, New Look – Discover Our New Theme Collection
Check out our new themes and apply handcrafted setups with a single tap. Experiment with three new Anycon icon packs and explore many other improvements across the app.