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Add to SafariWhen comparing SF Launcher 2 vs Next Launcher 3D Shell, the Slant community recommends Next Launcher 3D Shell for most people. In the question“What are the best launchers for Android?” Next Launcher 3D Shell is ranked 22nd while SF Launcher 2 is ranked 51st. The most important reason people chose Next Launcher 3D Shell is:
The launcher offers a variety of animations and themes for different parts of the UI that can all be changed to suit individual preferences.
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Pros
Pro Easy to use, card-based interface
The home screen is organized into cards that can be scrolled vertically. Cards can contain widgets or collections of apps. Swiping from the left gives access to all apps and swiping from the right gives access to all widgets. These can then be added to the homescreen. It's possible to customize the order, color, transparency, size and what how much information or apps a card displays.
Pro Clean, material design inspired aesthetic
The look of the launcher is inspired by Android 5.0 Lollipop and material design. It follows material design color scheme, has a card-based layout and a Google Now-like, header with a stylized image of a city at the top of the homescreen that changes throughout the day.
Pro Highly customizable aesthetic
The launcher offers a variety of animations and themes for different parts of the UI that can all be changed to suit individual preferences.
Pro Lots of eye-candy
The launcher has a lot of flashy animations and transitions. For example, the app drawer by default imitates a cube when switching between pages, tapping applications create ripples around the application icon, the live wallpapers are affected by gravity, etc.
Pro A time trial version is available
A "Lite" limited time free trial version is available.
Cons
Con Interface is not optimized for widgets that can be scrolled
Since the interface is based on vertical scrolling cards, widgets that can be scrolled (like a calendar widget) can get in the way of easily scrolling through the list of cards. It is possible to turn off widget scrolling in the settings to avoid these issues, but limits functionality of widgets.
Con Expensive
At $16.99 it's one of the most expensive launchers available.
Con Intense resource usage
The rendering of all advanced 3D animations and effects takes up a lot of resources.
