I've been using Niagara and it took a little getting used to but it's simple and nice. Privacy policy seems less bad than a lot of others?
this post was submitted on 19 Jan 2026
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Is this true only for the non-paid, free version Nova Launcher? I checked for info about Nova Launcher Prime, the paid version which I've used for years, and don't see anything about trackers being included.
As far as paid Android apps go, I will vouch for them. I paid for prime and have continued to use it, unlike many paid apps - such as weather apps - that after less than a year became worthless and were basically a ripoff. Nova Launcher has always seemed good.
The person who developed the launcher is not with them. So, why would you Considering, the increased push for tracking it would be stupid to use nova.
There are plenty of launchers which are useful. There's literally no reason to still use Nova.
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This is the free version? Last I read the paid version is ad/tracking free.
The code is on the launcher itself. Prime is a separated app that is supposed to unlock paid features and disable the ads. I've seen some comments on Reddit of people claiming to have prime and seeing ads, so I don't know what's going on.
It's pretty common to have a free version with ads and a paid version/unlocked version. Are people just mad that the free version has more tracking/ad sources now?
I don't know what people are mad at. I assume that the users with Prime still seeing ads aren't happy, but I have no idea.
Me personally, I don't like to have my launcher selling data to Meta/Facebook. I also can see the change in strategy, from where a paid app supported development, to one where tracking and ads is at the centre of the monetization of the app. That's something I try to avoid these days. I prefer to pay or use open-source and donate, and have a clean app.
Switched a few months ago. I'm really happy with Niagara. Took a few days to get used to it but now it's so much nicer than the standard launcher.
I see some recommendations to switch to Niagara and smart launcher but do those not have trackers as well? Is FOSS the only way to go?