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android launcher · one-time buy
Hello.
FTW is a quiet launcher.
Just text. No icons, no ads, no feed begging for your attention. Your phone is about to say a lot less.
ftw is a minimalist Android launcher app available on Google Play as a one-time purchase. It replaces the icon grid with a text home screen and a Raycast-style command bar: swipe up to search apps, contacts, calculator, currency, habits, money logging, deep mode, and more. Search ranking and personal data stay on-device. No ftw account required.
no ads
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no accounts
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one-time
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Android 7.0+
the idea
Built for intention,
not engagement.
from
icon grid
→ text apps + one search bar
from
five separate apps
→ one field that figures it out
from
cloud account
→ JSON files you own and sync
Setup takes about forty seconds. We counted.
after a week
What changes
when home is quiet.
one place
Money, habits, focus — optional, inside the launcher.
your files
Backup is a folder. Sync however you like.
your data
One folder.
Yours.
Settings, spends, and habits live as plain files on your phone. No cloud account. Sync or backup however you want.
ftw-root
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your-root
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finance
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config.json
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budget.json
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2026-W28.json
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habit.json
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deep-work.json
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logs
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- Edit on a laptop. Sync with Dropbox, Drive, or Syncthing.
- Backup is copy-paste — not “export my data.”
- No server of ours ever sees these files.
privacy
Private by design.
Smart where it matters.
No ads. No tracking. No ftw account.
It learns you
An on-device neural engine ranks what you open — the more you use it, the faster it finds the right app. Nothing is sent to train a model in the cloud.
Stays on the phone
Search, spends, and habits run locally. The network only comes in when you ask — rates, web search, or sharing a file with AI.
Your AI, not ours
Type ask ai and hand files to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini —
whatever you already use. We don’t host a model.
Full policy on /privacy.
devices
Works where you
actually use a phone.
Android 7.0+
phones & tablets
landscape
e-ink friendly
18+ languages
one-time purchase
pricing
One payment.
Yours forever.
No subscription. No ads. No freemium wall after a week. Buy once — use the quiet home screen as long as you want.
faq
Straight answers.
What is ftw? +
A minimalist Android launcher: text home screen and a command bar. Swipe up, type, and open apps, contacts, math, money logs, deep mode, and more — ranked by an on-device neural engine.
How much does it cost? +
One-time purchase: $10. No subscription, no ads, no paid tiers later.
Does ftw collect my data? +
No analytics and no ftw cloud account. Search ranking, habits, and spends run on the device. Files you care about live in a folder you pick. Ask AI only shares files when you choose.
Do I have to use finance or habits? +
No. ftw is a launcher first. Life features are optional — turn them on when you want them, ignore them when you don’t.
Where is config.json? +
In the root folder you pick at setup. Edit on another device, then refresh config in settings if needed.
Which banks work for expense tracking? +
Axis and HDFC via SMS (plus some debit alerts from notifications).
Other banks can still be logged by hand from the command bar —
type something like coffee 220.
Does deep mode block calls? +
No. Deep mode enables Do Not Disturb and blocks launching social apps. Calls are not intercepted.
Which Android versions does ftw support? +
Android 7.0 (API 24) and newer, including phones, tablets, landscape, e-ink, and 18+ languages.
Use your phone.
Not the other way round.
That's it. Enjoy the quiet. One-time — $10.