LessPhone - Minimal Launcher

Name: LessPhone - Minimal Launcher
Rating: 3.86 (4212 reviews)
Author: Aswin Mohan

By: Aswin Mohan

Minimal Launcher to reduce your phone use and improve your productivity.

This app was removed from Google Play Store on 2025-08-29

Features & Capabilities

Discover LessPhone, the Minimal Launcher that helps you break free from digital distractions and reclaim your time. Designed for Android, LessPhone offers only essential features like phone calls, directions, and a built-in task manager. Its sleek, minimalist design encourages a digital detox by eliminating social media and unnecessary apps, allowing you to focus on what truly matters.

Join over a million users who have transformed their phone experience with LessPhone. Enjoy a distraction-free interface, improved productivity, and meaningful connections without the constant pull of notifications. Download LessPhone now and take control of your digital life to live more intentionally and fully.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Version:

8.0.1 Last updated: 2025-03-31

Version code:

8010000

Creation date:

2018-06-09

Permissions:

android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES High risk
android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
com.android.alarm.permission.SET_ALARM Low risk
com.android.vending.BILLING Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE Safe
me.aswinmohan.nophone.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Size:

30.09MB

Email:

su*****@aswinmohan.me

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2025-08-29

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Developed by:

Aswin Mohan

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.aswinmohan.nophone

Email:

su*****@aswinmohan.me

Website:

https://aswinmohan.me

User Reviews

Users appreciate LessPhone for its effective digital minimalism that simplifies phone use without sacrificing functionality, making it a great alternative to buying a minimalist device. The app enhances productivity and has useful customizations like dark mode. However, users commonly want more flexibility such as extra app slots, app renaming, notification filtering, and some interface improvements. Despite minor usability issues, it successfully helps reduce distraction and phone addiction for many.

Pros

Effectively promotes digital minimalism by limiting visible apps and reducing distractions.
Allows users to maintain full phone functionality without needing to buy a separate minimalist device.
Customizable with options like paid dark mode and additional app slots, enhancing user experience.
Improves productivity by simplifying phone usage and reducing impulsive app access.
Highly praised for developer's responsiveness and ongoing updates improving the app.

Cons

Limited number of app slots on the home screen can restrict functionality for some users.
Lack of notification filtering makes managing alerts less efficient and can distract users.
No option to rename apps on the home screen reduces personalization and clarity.
Some user interface issues such as unregistered button presses and back button requiring multiple taps.
No built-in utilities like calculator or notepad, and limited background customization options.

Recent reviews

Less than 1/10 of the price of Minimalist Phone and has a permanent lite mode. Not as feature rich, but you don't need to pay THIRTY UNITED STATES DOLLARS for it. It's basically Samsung UPSM but you get 4 apps + Calling instead of 8 apps. You have just enough room for the necessary apps. Only thing I would want (stolen from minimalist phone 🤫) is an option like giving chosen apps a timer before you're allowed to open them, so you don't just make one of your 4 apps TikTok and doomscroll anyway.

Je*****, 2024-10-31

Great if you have phone issues. I bought a flip phone to try to help me get off my phone, then I found this. It's not a perfect solution as you can still access the other parts of the phone but it helps me greatly not having the apps front and center. Also, it allowing you to still use your phone is really nice.