When comparing Hola Launcher vs Lawnchair 2, the Slant community recommends Lawnchair 2 for most people. In the question“What are the best launchers for Android?” Lawnchair 2 is ranked 28th while Hola Launcher is ranked 54th. The most important reason people chose Lawnchair 2 is:
Offers Google Now page via Lawnfeed add-on.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Can automatically organize apps into folder
Hola organizes apps in folders such as Media, Education, Themes that are then accessible from the homescreen. If something gets miscategorized it can be fixed manually. Once one of the folders is open it's possible to swipe horizontally to switch between folders. All apps are also available from the app drawer where they are organized alphabetically.
Pro Lightweight and small
Hola weighs just 2.3MB and does not use a lot of system resources.
Pro Cute themes
There are so many ways to customize the home screen. And they're user created as well. There's so much variety
Pro Works with Android Gingerbread
Hola is one of the rare modern launchers that works with Android 2.3 and later.
Pro Google Now
Offers Google Now page via Lawnfeed add-on.
Pro Gestures
Has gestures, such as swipe on fingerprint sensor to pull down notification menu / pull up app drawer.
Pro Pixel-like features
Has a Pixel home screen overview widget that can be cutomized.
Pro Widgets
Widgets can be stretched to full-screen.
Pro Dock
Possibility to have single- / double-row dock.
Pro App icons
Supports icon packs and offers different app icon shapes.
Pro Customizable
Offers amazing customization options.
Cons
Con Adware with popups ads
Con In app spam
Hola Launcher has a tendency to spam users with notifications to use some of the other products offered by the developer which can get annoying over time.
Con Weather settings
Weather widget has to be set up manually with API and has some localization issues.
Con Lawnfeed has to be downloaded from an untrusted source
It's the only way to get Google Now feed.
Con Updates
Resets certain features with Google/Lawnfeed updates.
