# Minimalist Launcher - Flow

> Dumb Phone for Digital Detox and Reduce Screen Time

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.app.flowlauncher](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.app.flowlauncher)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.app.flowlauncher`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Thinklikepro
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 397,327
- **Rating:** 4.31 / 5 (15,379 ratings)
- **Version:** 40.1.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-31
- **First published:** 2022-05-12
- **Publisher country:** IN
- **Size:** 66 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.flowlauncher)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://flow-launcher.notion.site/flow-launcher/Flow-Launcher-Privacy-Policy-97c41b4491624f09b4ff45dee1397606](https://flow-launcher.notion.site/flow-launcher/Flow-Launcher-Privacy-Policy-97c41b4491624f09b4ff45dee1397606)

## Description

Flow Minimalist Productivity Launcher is your essential companion for reducing screen time, improving digital wellbeing, and staying focused. With a minimalist UI and powerful features like focus mode, digital detox, and customizable widgets, Flow keeps distractions at bay while letting you prioritize tasks and manage time effectively.

Enjoy a categorized app drawer with screen-time indicators, built-in calendar and to-do widgets, and an app usage tracker — all designed for a distraction-free Android launcher experience. An optional accessibility gesture can turn off the screen, and Flow has already helped over 100,000 users adopt a minimalist lifestyle without sacrificing necessary features.

## Rankings

- #112,705 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY`
- `android.permission.BIND_APPWIDGET`
- `android.permission.EXPAND_STATUS_BAR`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SHORT_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES`
- `android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.READ_CALENDAR`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.alarm.permission.SET_ALARM`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.app.flowlauncher.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

Users praise the smooth, minimalist UI and its ability to curb screen time, along with good value for the price and a useful timer feature. Recurrent downsides include heavy premium paywalls and payment issues, inaccurate usage statistics, limited free-version customization, and concerns about developer support.

### Pros

- Smooth, soothing, minimalist UI that feels aesthetically pleasing
- Intuitive and simple to use with a clear, minimalistic design
- Helps reduce screen time by promoting focused usage
- Good value for money with a lot of features for the price
- Timed usage feature to auto-close the app (received positively)

### Cons

- Premium features are heavily locked behind a paywall, with many core features gated behind subscription
- Subscription/payments issues (difficulty subscribing, premium not unlocking, payments reverting)
- Inaccurate usage metrics (screen time and per-app usage numbers can be inconsistent)
- Limited customization in the free version (wallpaper changes restricted; home screen customization limited; widgets support inconsistent)
- Customer support concerns (perceived lack of responses from developers and refund handling)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.app.flowlauncher)