What's a launcher?
It's the part of your phone you see the most: the Home screen with your apps, widgets and wallpaper. Every time you unlock your phone, the launcher shows you your apps and takes you where you want to go.
Changing launcher doesn't change what your phone can do. It changes how it looks and how you use it: where your apps live, what they look like, how you find them. Comet makes all of this cleaner, tidier and more yours.
Why Comet?
Some launchers bury you in options, menus and effects until your phone feels more complicated than before. Others are so bare you can barely change anything.
Comet sits in between. It looks polished from the first launch, and when you want to make it yours, a few taps are enough: wallpaper, icons, clock, layout.
The idea is simple: pick up your phone and use it, without thinking about how the launcher works.
Fast, first of all.
Comet scrolls as smoothly as stock Android. It recognizes your phone and tones down effects when needed: if something doesn't help you, it isn't there.
See it in action.
Real screenshots of Comet, taken on a real phone.
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
Every setting has a reason to exist, and the defaults already work. Change everything, or nothing.
Glass everywhere
Icons, dock and widgets let your wallpaper shine through. Choose glass, solid or dark icons.
A clock of your own
Digits drawn from scratch that stretch without distorting, placed left, right or center.
App Library
Swipe up and find all your apps, sorted into categories automatically.
Instant search
Swipe down to search apps, contacts and quick actions.
Music always at hand
The widget shows what's playing, in the colors of the album cover.
Drag and arrange
Move apps and widgets wherever you like. Apps removed from Home stay in the Library.
Your data stays yours.
No account, no ads, no analytics. Every permission has one job, and you can say no.
Only for weather: approximate coordinates go to Open-Meteo and nobody else.
For music controls and icon badges. Notification content is never read.
Only to find them in search, right on your phone.
For the steps widget, counted by your phone's sensor.
To apply the wallpaper you choose to the rest of the system too.
Comet is coming.
The first public version is almost ready. You'll download it right here, the only official source.
Download Comet- Download the APK file from this page.
- Open it and allow installation when Android asks.
- Tap Install, open Comet and follow the setup.
- At the end, choose Comet as your default Home app.
Frequently asked questions
Is Comet free?
Yes, free and ad-free. There are no in-app purchases.
Why isn't it on the Play Store?
For now Comet can only be downloaded from this site. Installing an APK is legal and safe if you get it from the official source and check its fingerprint.
Which phones does it work on?
Android 8.0 or later. On less powerful phones Comet automatically reduces effects to stay smooth.
Can I go back to my old launcher?
Yes: Android Settings, Default apps, Home app, and pick another launcher. You can also uninstall Comet like any app.
Does Comet collect my data?
No. The only network requests are for weather (Open-Meteo) and for web searches you make yourself.