Lawnchair Launcher is a surprisingly beautiful free alternative to Nova Launcher

Nova Launcher is one of the most well known and revered 3rd-party launchers available in the Google Play Store. It used to work great and still does it job pretty well without compromising on speed and stability. However, the best thing I liked about Nova was its ability to transform any Android device with custom manufacturer skin into a clean, stock-Android like experience. Years went by and suddenly I had the urge in me to look for an alternative to Nova Launcher. These days there are plenty of launchers out on the Play Store claiming to provide a Pixel-like experience and I tried dozens of them only to be disappointed by their lack of aesthetic taste and eagerness for earning money. Then I stumbled upon the Lawnchair Launcher and something magical happened. I switched from Nova Launcher and couldn't be happier.

Lawnchair is a customizable homescreen replacement based on the Pixel Launcher. Unlike Pixel Launcher, Lawnchair boasts a huge amount of customization features but still falls short in front of Nova Launcher. But the most awe inspiring things about this launcher are its beautiful aesthetics, smooth animations and true Pixel-like UI. I used the launcher on my MIUI ROM based phone along with Pix UI Icon Pack 2 (Free) and achieved a pure stock-Android look on the device. The screenshots actually speak more than my words.

The app is surprisingly better than Nova in its ability to visually clone the appearance and general functionality of the Pixel Launcher, even down to including the slide-out Google Feed. Plenty of other features includes ability to hide apps, support for icon packs, app shortcuts, notification badges, animated clock icon and more. Best of all, though, is that it is completely free (unlike Nova Launcher and Action Launcher) and available on Play Store. So there is really nothing stopping you from giving it a shot.

Author: Debmalya Ghosh
Updated on: Aug 28, 2018

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