Calm at a glance
Time, date, weather, battery, and your chosen apps. Without filling the screen with clutter.
Minimal Android Launcher
Less Noise.
More Presence.
Your attention has become a currency.
Spade Launcher was designed to protect it, helping you save
time, reduce distractions, and use your phone with intention.
No ads
No account required
No analytics
The Core Experience
Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.
Spade Launcher keeps your most useful information and actions close while keeping the home screen visually quiet.
Fast app access
Open the drawer, search instantly, and reach any app in seconds.
Weather at a glance
The forecast directly on your home screen, powered by our private weather backend — no extra app needed.
- No ads
- No account
- No analytics
Private by design
No account required, no advertising, no tracking of any kind.
Why Spade Launcher
Different
by design.
There are plenty of minimal launchers worth trying. Spade Launcher is simply the one I wanted for myself: useful features, no unnecessary clutter, and no business model built around your attention or your data.
Most launchers report how you use your phone back to their servers: which apps you open, how often, for how long.
Spade Launcher collects nothing.
No account, no analytics, no data leaving your device. What you do on your phone is your business.
"Minimal" launchers often strip out things you actually need to hit a feature count.
Less clutter. Same capability.
Time, weather, search, your apps. Everything that earns its place. Nothing that doesn't.
Home screens are designed to pull you back in. Badges, feeds, and widgets all competing for your attention.
Built to let you leave.
No notification badges on the launcher, no feed, nothing competing for your focus. Find what you need and go.
Most apps answer to investors, ad networks, or growth targets. Not to you.
One person. No agenda.
No funding, no ads, no dark patterns. Just a launcher that does what it says.
Minimalism ≠ less functionality.
Spade Launcher: Ace Edition
More control.
Still minimal.
Ace Edition adds deeper personalization and advanced features while keeping the same calm, minimal experience.
- Premium clock styles & fonts
- Exclusive themes
- Canvas layout editor & home widgets
- Custom icon pack support
- Future Ace features included
About
Built with
purpose.
As an aerospace engineering student, I rely on being able to focus. Spade Launcher began as a passion project to make my home screen less cluttered and less stimulating, so my phone could feel more like a tool and less like something constantly asking for my attention.
Every feature earns its place by answering one simple question: does it make the phone more useful without making it more distracting?
FAQ
Does Spade Launcher collect my data?
No personal data is collected. When purchasing Ace Edition, a cryptographic receipt issued by Google Play is sent to a self-hosted server to verify the purchase — no personal information is included. See the Privacy Policy for full details.
Can I switch back to my old launcher?
Yes, anytime. Just change your default home app in Android Settings. No hoops.
What is Ace Edition?
It's the premium version of the launcher with more customization, widgets, Themes, App Icons available, as well as the possibility to add your own icon packs and so on.
Are there ads?
No. Never will be.
Why the name Spade Launcher?
I just like magic tricks with playing cards and the spade suit is in my opinion the coolest looking suit.