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Add to SafariWhen comparing Apex Launcher Pro vs Themer: Launcher, HD Wallpaper, the Slant community recommends Apex Launcher Pro for most people. In the question“What are the best launchers for Android?” Apex Launcher Pro is ranked 4th while Themer: Launcher, HD Wallpaper is ranked 32nd. The most important reason people chose Apex Launcher Pro is:
Apex Launcher lets the user customize the app drawer, including its style (Horizontal Paginated, Vertical Paginated, Vertical Continuous or Vertical List), the method of sorting and the background transparency.
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Pros
Pro Highly customizable app drawer
Apex Launcher lets the user customize the app drawer, including its style (Horizontal Paginated, Vertical Paginated, Vertical Continuous or Vertical List), the method of sorting and the background transparency.
Pro Customize grid size
Apex Launcher allows the user to change the grid size of their home screens (up to a maximum size of 10 rows and columns) and adjust the margins on the left, right, top and bottom. Icons can be made larger by as much as 150% or reduced to as little as 50% of their original size.
Pro Stock Android experience
Made to look like stock Android with additional features.
Pro Has a theme shop
A marketplace where the user can download extra themes is provided. Some of the themes must be purchased via Google Play, but many are free. Paid version allows the use of themes from other launchers.
Pro Sort drawer by most used
There is an option in the Apex Launcher drawer to sort apps by the most used, making for a convenient way for users to get back to their most often used apps.
Pro Can hide apps
Apex Launcher also allows users to hide unused or unwanted apps from the drawer.
Pro Gestures are free
The free version of Apex comes with swipe gesture support.
Pro Unread count (paid version)
Unread count notifications create badges for home screen, dock and drawer icons that let the user know how many unread messages they have.
Pro Infinite scrolling
Infinite scrolling allows you to cycle among your home screens without ever changing directions.
Pro Tablet support
Apex, which requires Android 4.0 or later, boasts a dedicated tablet UI mode. Turning this on enables the persistent search bar at the top of the display, and somewhat inexplicably disables the dock at the bottom of the screen.
Pro Offers a wide variety of themes to choose from
Once Themer is installed it will direct the user to a theme library with hundreds of unique themes that can then be set up with a single click.
Pro Provides a way to create a completely unique homescreen
Themer includes a powerful theme editor that allows creating unique homescreens. It includes a collection of highly customizable widgets as well as custom icons and wallpapers that can be used to customize the homescreen in a wide variety of ways. It of course also allows using any other third-party components.
Homescreen customizations including settings and various components can be bundled as shareable themes by exporting them as zip files.
Cons
Con Can be overwhelming at first
Apex Launcher offers lots of customization in terms of user interface and functionality that can be overwhelming at first.
Con Slow to implement new features
Development of Apex Launcher can some times be slow, lagging behind in features when compared to more frequently updated launchers.
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Con Version 4 changed everything
The look, the options, animations and sizes.
Con Drains battery quickly and uses up a lot of resources
Themer is not yet well optimized. It will considerably reduce how long the battery lasts and requires a a mid to high end phone to run smoothly.
Con Lots of poor quality themes
Majority of themes lack animations, tend to stutter or have clunky functionality.
