Try a quieter home screen.
Android launcher
A text-only launcher that replaces distraction with intention. No icons. No feeds. Just the apps you actually need.
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What makes it different
Choose which apps show up and reorder them yourself. No icons, no colors. The full drawer is still there, with grayscale icons, for everything else.
Group apps into named folders in the drawer. Collapse them, rename them, or dig in for the one you rarely open — still plain text.
For apps you struggle with, Intento asks why before opening. That one-second pause is often all it takes.
Set daily limits per app. Intento warns you when you're approaching the limit — no hard blocks, just awareness.
Add a countdown before specific apps open — or before the drawer itself, with a custom prompt. Enough friction to break the reflex.
Swipe up, down, right, or double tap to open any app, switch presets, or search — fully configurable.
One tap from the home screen opens your chosen task app or notes app — for the two things you need fast, without the drawer.
A quiet count next to an app's name when something's waiting for you — no icons, no colors, just a number.
See how long you've actually used each app today, right next to its name on the home screen.
A quiet number at the bottom of your screen — set a threshold so it becomes more noticeable once you've unlocked too many times.
A today/week log of how often you open each app, sorted by frequency — the fuller picture behind the counter.
A plain-text log of recent notifications, kept for a week — for the one you dismissed by accident and need to find again.
An optional button on the home screen for a quick voice chat with ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini — your choice — one tap in, one tap out, no drawer required.
Killer feature
Create named presets — Work, Evening, Weekend, Focus — each with its own set of apps. Switch manually or let Intento activate them on a schedule, automatically.
Mindful opening
Enable the intention prompt for apps where you lose time. Before opening, you write what you're looking for. One line. That's it. You'll be surprised how often you close the app instead.
Personalization
Pick a font, size text for home, drawer, and settings independently, choose text and background colors — or set a background photo — align text left, center, or right, and decide whether drawer icons show in color, grayscale, or not at all. Text-only is the default. How far you take it is up to you.
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The average person unlocks their phone 96 times a day. Most of those times, they don't know why.
How it compares
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