When comparing CM Launcher vs Hyperion Launcher, the Slant community recommends Hyperion Launcher for most people. In the question“What are the best launchers for Android?” Hyperion Launcher is ranked 31st while CM Launcher is ranked 37th. The most important reason people chose Hyperion Launcher is:
It runs very fast.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Personalization
CM Launcher contains a variety of wallpapers,
themes and icons to make your Android reflect you.
Pro Simple interface
CM Launcher includes only the basics in order to make it as lightweight as possible. It has no effect or resource intensive advanced functionality. The interface is clean and intuitive if somewhat basic.
Pro Little resource usage
CM Launcher is very lightweight both in terms of size (3.6 - 8.6 MB depending on the device) and resource usage. It even pauses the launcher itself when it's not used to conserve resources.
Pro Fast Performance
It runs very fast.
Pro User friendly
The interfaces are easy to use.
Pro High Customization
You can change any theme, colour, icon, font, and behaviour of the launcher.
Cons
Con Misleadingly drains battery life
Cheetah Mobile products, despite being advertised as saving battery life, actually drain battery life.
Con Freemium
Following features are not available for free version :
• Gestures
• Further icon customizations including label size, text color, display/hide text shadow and multiple lines for labels
• Custom launcher font (by importing your own .TTF files)
• Disabling app suggestions from the top of your drawer
• Two row dock
• Google Smart Widget + customizations
