Any thoughts on Apex launcher vs Nova?

[benhmadison]

Sense lags quite a bit compared to apex and nova though. If it had horizontal scrolling and no blinkfeed i wouldn't mind it so much.

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I couldn't stand the vertical scroll on sense 5 either. To me Nova prime is the best.

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[pergerson6]

I couldn't stand the vertical scroll on sense 5 either. To me Nova prime is the best.

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I mean either apex or nova are a win win situation, but I think nova is faster and has zero lag and more customization.

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[coldjeanz]

Sense lags quite a bit compared to apex and nova though. If it had horizontal scrolling and no blinkfeed i wouldn't mind it so much.

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Really? Honestly I haven't noticed any lag at all on my One. Guess I'll try out a Launcher to see how much difference there is

 

[SC1]

I use Nova. I only wish I could also have a Blinkfeed home screen with Nova.

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[pergerson6]

Really? Honestly I haven't noticed any lag at all on my One. Guess I'll try out a Launcher to see how much difference there is

Well if you have never used nova would probably be the reason the sense lag isn't that noticeable. There is a setting in nova to set the speed to faster than light that makes the transitions super smooth.

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[LonestarROB]

Used to use Nova but it was always the top battery eater on my ONE so I've gone back to stock. It is a GREAT launcher otherwise.

Rob

 

[msndrstood]

Nova Prime.

Quick, customizable, has what I want, gives me what I need.

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[bosotros]

I use Apex pro. It's by far the best from my experience, on both the One and my Asus TF700 tablet. No lag, great battery, notifications, 9 screens, even HTC Sense5 and Blinkfeed work on the One if I want them. I could never be happy being stuck with a stock launcher again.

 

[Raptor007]

I have played around with Nova Launcher, enough to actually say I would consider using it on my recently converted GPe (from a standard DE H1). I would even pay for the Pro version.

 

[pergerson6]

I have played around with Nova Launcher, enough to actually say I would consider using it on my recently converted GPe (from a standard DE H1). I would even pay for the Pro version.

The pay version is definitely worth it. Lots more customizations.

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[Greg C]

Here's a good side by side comparison:

Which Android Launcher is The Best? Apex Pro vs Nova Prime | AW Center

 

[anonymous495876038576]

I have both apex and nova. I used to use apex on my phone and nova on my nexus 7. They seem similar to me though

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[Belhade]

I've been using Nova Launcher (lite). I'm not much of a power user; I just like a launcher that I can use in landscape mode. Eventually I'll upgrade to Prime (once I get my $25 Google Play card).

 

[GeekMoxie]

I am fairly new to Android so I definitely don't have all that much experience - but so far I have been using Go Launcher.
I had Apex for a while and really liked it, one thing that Go Launcher has is writing gestures. I set it up to where if I double tap on the screen a box will pop up allowing me to draw a symbol which I have set to do an action. Similar to the Note 2's S-Pen commands.

Do any of the other launchers offer this? That is the only thing I really don't want to give up. I hate the bloatware they shoved on my phone though - and the ads in my notification center. I may just go ahead and pay the fee to get it ad-less if Nova and Apex don't offer a similar writing gesture command thing.