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Head-to-head · Android Launchers

Nothing Launcher vs Nova Launcher

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Nothing Launcher #3 in Android Launchers 8.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 5 features Visit Nothing
Nova Launcher #6 in Android Launchers 7.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Nova Launcher

Nothing Launcher leads on 0 checks, Nova Launcher on 0, and 6 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreNothing Launcher · 8.2/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresNova Launcher · 5 of 5

Nothing Launcher scores higher on our rubric for android launchers: 8.2 against 7.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #6.

On icon customization, Nova Launcher gives you Advanced where Nothing Launcher offers Basic.

Nothing Launcher is the better fit for nothing users who prefer its design and widgets. Nova Launcher is the better fit for android power users who want launcher customization.

  • Nothing Launcher fits best

    Nothing users who prefer its design and widgets

  • Nova Launcher fits best

    Android power users who want launcher customization

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Side by side

Feature Nothing Launcher 8.2/10 Visit ↗ Nova Launcher 7.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.2 7.8
Ranking #3 in Android Launchers #6 in Android Launchers
Best for Nothing users who prefer its design and widgets Android power users who want launcher customization
Pricing model Free Free plan + paid
Starting price Free plan —
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Mobile Mobile
Platforms Android Android
Support Email, Docs Email, Community
Built for Solo, Small business Solo, Small business
Features Nothing Launcher 2/5 · Nova Launcher 5/5
App drawer ✓ ✓
Gesture controls Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Grid customization ✓ ✓
Backup and restore Not checked yet ✓ (best)
App search Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Specs
Icon customization Basic Advanced
Our review
Pros
  • Bespoke Nothing widgets and a recognizable visual design
  • Max Icons, Max Folders, and home-screen grid customization
  • Hidden-apps page and Private Space access in the app drawer
  • Adjust the home screen, app drawer, dock, folders and icon appearance
  • Search across apps, contacts and other services
  • Back up and restore launcher setups
Cons
  • Requires Nothing OS 2.5.0 or newer
  • Intended for supported Nothing OS devices, not all Android phones
  • Icon customization is basic
  • Prime is required for gestures, app hiding and notification badges
  • Prime yearly and lifetime purchases have different feature descriptions
  • Designed for Android; it has no listed non-Android platform
Our verdict

Nothing Launcher brings the Nothing OS home-screen design to supported Nothing devices. It is aimed at people who want Nothing’s visual style, bespoke widgets, and home-screen controls rather than a general-purpose launcher for Android…

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Nova Launcher replaces an Android device’s home screen with controls for customizing the home screen, app drawer, dock, folders and icons. It is aimed at people who want more control over launcher layout and app organization, including…

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  1. Nothing LauncherAndroid Launchers 8.2Free plan
  2. Nova LauncherAndroid Launchers 7.8Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Nothing Launcher — where it wins

    • Bespoke Nothing widgets and a recognizable visual design
    • Max Icons, Max Folders, and home-screen grid customization
    • Hidden-apps page and Private Space access in the app drawer

    Where it doesn't

    • Requires Nothing OS 2.5.0 or newer
    • Intended for supported Nothing OS devices, not all Android phones
    • Icon customization is basic

  • Nova Launcher — where it wins

    • Adjust the home screen, app drawer, dock, folders and icon appearance
    • Search across apps, contacts and other services
    • Back up and restore launcher setups

    Where it doesn't

    • Prime is required for gestures, app hiding and notification badges
    • Prime yearly and lifetime purchases have different feature descriptions
    • Designed for Android; it has no listed non-Android platform

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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