Kvaesitso
Ranked 6 of 9 Android launchers by recommenders
Free, open-source, search-focused Android launcher that people find good, fast and feature rich. Its most common caveat is that you cannot set the order of favourites.
Free, open-source, search-focused Android launcher that people find good, fast and feature rich. Its most common caveat is that you cannot set the order of favourites.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 92%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 11 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Free and open source
“Kvaesitso is open source, so since writing this I downloaded it, removed the dynamic ordering and updated it on my phone.”
Comment from 20 Jan 2026 in “Nova Launcher Added Facebook and Google Ads Tracking” “Kvaesito is a great search-focused FOSS launcher”
Comment from 20 Jan 2026 in “Nova Launcher Added Facebook and Google Ads Tracking” “it's been amazing and it's open source”
Comment from 20 Jan 2026 in “Instabridge has acquired Nova Launcher” - Comment from 20 Jan 2026 in “Nova Launcher Added Facebook and Google Ads Tracking”
Search-focused, like Nova
“search-focused exactly how I used to configure Nova”
Comment from 21 Jan 2026 in “Instabridge has acquired Nova Launcher” “Kvaesito is a great search-focused FOSS launcher”
Comment from 20 Jan 2026 in “Nova Launcher Added Facebook and Google Ads Tracking” Grows on you over time
“I've been having fun with Kvaesitso after it was recommended here.”
Comment from 20 Jan 2026 in “Nova Launcher Added Facebook and Google Ads Tracking” “after using it a while I've come to love it”
Comment from 20 Jan 2026 in “Nova Launcher Added Facebook and Google Ads Tracking” Good balance, feature rich
“I found Kvaesitso to be a good balance.”
Comment from 20 Jan 2026 in “Kiss Launcher – fast launcher for Android” “it is very performant and feature rich”
Comment from 20 Jan 2026 in “Nova Launcher Added Facebook and Google Ads Tracking”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Cannot set favourites order
“The annoying thing that might drive me away is that you cannot set the order of favourites”
Comment from 20 Jan 2026 in “Nova Launcher Added Facebook and Google Ads Tracking”
Other Android launchers people recommend
The four most recommended other Android launchers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Launcher | 45 | 63 | 42% | 6 | 10 yrs13 owners | — |
| Kiss Launcher | 29 | 4 | 88% | 2 | 6 yrs8 owners | — |
| Lawnchair Launcher | 27 | 7 | 79% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Niagara Launcher | 23 | 2 | 92% | 2 | — | — |
| KvaesitsoThis page | 11 | 1 | 92% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
13 of the 15 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“search-focused exactly how I used to configure Nova”
“Holy crap nice! Well done!”
“Kvaesitso is open source, so since writing this I downloaded it, removed the dynamic ordering and updated it on my phone.”
“The annoying thing that might drive me away is that you cannot set the order of favourites”
“it's been amazing and it's open source”
“I just tried kvaesitso and it seems good so far.”
“I found Kvaesitso to be a good balance.”
“after using it a while I've come to love it”
“Different style of launcher that I don't want, so out.”
“I've been having fun with Kvaesitso after it was recommended here.”
“A great FOSS alternative is Kvaesitso”
“it is very performant and feature rich”
“Kvaesito is a great search-focused FOSS launcher”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.