Grid - Windows Phone launcher

LiveIncrement2 apps · 101.2K installsPersonalizationFreeIn-app purchases: $0.99 per itemio.karn.grid

Tile home screen: dynamic tiles, folders, widgets. No ads, no subscription.

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Total installs
101,094
exact · Play shows 100,000+
Installs / day
+187
7-day avg · last day +373
Rating
4.2★
1.1K ratings · 63 reviews
Released
18 Apr 2021
5.5y ago
Last update
19 Sept 2026
v0.0.161 · 24d ago
Countries
—
not checked yet

Installs per day

gain of the exact counter
010020030040012 Oct13 Oct

Lifetime avg ≈ 50/day (all installs ÷ days since release)

Daily tracking since 11 Oct 2026 · history grows every day

Install history

exact counter from Google Play
100.7K100.8K100.9K101.0K101.1K101.2K11 Oct12 Oct13 Oct
020K40K60K80K100K120K18 Apr 202111 Oct 202613 Oct 2026

Dashed: estimate from the release date (no daily data before 11 Oct 2026) · time axis compressed before that day

Daily tracking since 11 Oct 2026 · history grows every day

Change timeline

Full history

No changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.

Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

Top countries

Country data will be available soon.

We estimate where downloads come from using the app’s position in Google Play’s top charts in about 140 countries. This app is not in any chart we have collected yet; the estimate appears as soon as it is.

Top chart positions

Not in any tracked top chart.

App manifest

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Manifest analysis reads only the required APK ranges. Base APK downloads may need separate device splits to install.

Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play
  • Shares data with third parties App activity, App info and performance, and Device or other IDs
  • Collects data App activity, App info and performance, and Device or other IDs
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can ask for your data to be deleted

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

7 in 4 groups
2 Sensitive2 Notable3 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

  • See every contact saved on your phone, including names, numbers and emails
  • See all events in your calendar, including details like guests, places and notes
CalendarSensitive1

Access to your calendar events and their details

  • See all events in your calendar, including details like guests, places and notesread calendar events plus confidential information · READ_CALENDAR
ContactsSensitive1

Access to the contacts saved on your phone

  • See every contact saved on your phone, including names, numbers and emailsread your contacts · READ_CONTACTS
Wi-Fi connection informationRoutine1

Access to details about Wi-Fi networks your device sees or uses

  • See whether Wi-Fi is on and details of the network you are connected toview Wi-Fi connections · ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
OtherNotable4

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

  • Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
  • Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
  • Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description
A Lumia-style home screen for Android, inspired by Windows Phone. Grid puts your apps, contacts, and live information on a simple grid of tiles. Tap to open. Long-press to edit. Drop one tile on another to make a folder. home screen ‣ Four tile sizes — 1x1, 2x2, 4x2, 4x4 — on an endless vertical grid. ‣ Drag-and-drop edit mode with smart grid snapping. ‣ Android widgets sit alongside tiles, on the same grid. ‣ Folders by dropping one tile onto another. at a glance Some tiles update in place, so you can see what's happening without opening the app. The time. Upcoming calendar events. Recent messages and the contacts behind them. What's playing right now. Notification counts animate quietly on the icon. make it yours ‣ Six preset accent colors, plus a hex field for any custom color. ‣ System, light, and dark themes. ‣ Per-tile color, transparency, and icon overrides. ‣ Third-party icon pack support — Nova, ADW, Atom, KISS — plus Android 13+ monochrome icons. ‣ Any image from your gallery can be a tile icon. ‣ Wallpaper shown in full, blended behind tiles, or blurred. apps ‣ Search every installed app from the drawer. ‣ Alphabetical A–Z sections and a recently installed row. ‣ Work profile apps alongside personal apps, each with their own badge. ‣ Pin Android app shortcuts via long-press. ‣ Hide any app you'd rather not see. fast ‣ Smooth animations for edit mode, tile taps, and page transitions. ‣ Kind on your battery. ‣ Back up and restore your layout as a ZIP file, automatically or on demand. A home screen that stays out of your way. Every feature is free. No subscription, no ads, no tracking. Grid is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Microsoft Corporation.

What's new

0.0.161 - Customize what your tiles show with a new face picker, including contact styles - Bug fixes and improvements 0.0.160 - Bug fixes and improvements 0.0.159 - Monochrome Icons now work with more apps 0.0.158 - Bug fixes and performance improvements 0.0.156 - Set and position your wallpaper from Grid - Faster startup 0.0.155 - Frosted wallpaper behind the Action Center and app list - German and French language support 0.0.153 - Support for the Action Center

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