BetterLauncher

A launcher for the apps you actually use.

BetterLauncher shows the apps you choose in a four-column grid, sorted by the ones you opened most recently, or most often over the last day or week.

Adding apps

1. Tap the gear at the top right, then Add Apps.
2. Search for an app and tap it. Its App Store icon is added to your grid.

How apps are opened

iOS only lets one app open another through a link the other app supports: a URL scheme (like spotify://) or a link on the developer's website. BetterLauncher finds these for you:

• It checks its catalog of known links, which is updated online without an app update.
• For other apps it tries likely names and the developer's website.
• If an app has no link at all, tapping it opens the app's App Store page, where Open launches it. These apps show a small arrow badge.

If you know an app's URL scheme, enter it under Settings › Apps › (the app), and tap Test to check it.

Sorting and layout

• Sort Apps By: most recent, or most opened in the last 24 hours or 7 days. Only opens from BetterLauncher count, because iOS doesn't share Home Screen usage with other apps.
• Start Apps From: top left going down, or bottom right going up, so your top apps sit under your thumb.

Contact

Questions, bugs, a missing app, or ideas: kobus@marneweck.com

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