Nova Launcher got bought by a data mining company a couple years ago. I left and went to Total Launcher. It is a little weird at first the way it works, but it is now my full time launcher.

I like it for the over lapping widgets that can be sized down to the pixel. It also has a bunch of built in widgets like icon widgets and allowing widgets to stick in place across home pages.

I like KISS, because it's different.

I have it set up with a blank screen, with a small number of pinned apps. So my home screen is a search bar at the bottom with 5 or so small icons above it.

When I tap the search bar, it shows me my most used apps. I can search for anything else, and choose to view the whole list if I want. You can also web search from it a bit like the Google one but without the data harvesting.

I also use gestures. A swipe left, right, up, or down on the home screen opens various apps for quick access.

Previously I used PieLauncher which was even more different.

Lawn chair, because it's unopinionated and stays out of the way, mostly

Neo-Launcher (you can find it on GitHub) is attempting to replace Nova.

They've done a decent job.

Lawnchair. Because I can remove the search bar and add a widget for my favorite search provider.

If you don't mind some self promotion--I use Mere Launcher. I created it to be minimalist and functional, but also still look nice. I also designed it with accessibility in mind--specifically for folks who don't like swipe gestures as much. If you're looking for something simple, give it a try.

Niagara. i pay the yearly subscription for it. but it's not for everyone

KISS: Search based and Fast

I switched to Kvaesitso from Nova. It takes a lot of getting used to because it does most stuff differently, but I'm finding it light, efficient and functional.

I've been using Lunar for the last few months and I really like it.

Strips back your home screen and app drawer to a very minimal appearance. I find it has helped me to use my phone less, I use it when I want to use it but I don't find myself in this dopamine hunt mode anymore.

Its also FOSS which is a bonus.

It was Nova Launcher, but they got bought out by an ad company, so now I just use the default launcher. You can't trust any company these days.

neo launcher. feels similar to nova, but Foss. still work to be done, but over all I like it

Used Nova for a long, long time. Would still be using it now, had I not made the mistake of switching to iPhone for the first time in many years. On my tablets however, I use Smart Launcher.

Smart launcher. Because it has automatic app categories and supports smart gestures and is a nice replacement for Nova launcher.

I also like Niagara launcher for its smoothness and fast search based app launch

Action Launcher is very customizable.

I have a number of preferred launchers, I rotate between them. Nova, smart, Niagara, Microsoft. Right now I'm on smart.

Kvaesisto ... full of features , meets my needs and tastes

I use nova for the simplicity of the look, black and white app logos.

nova to customize a few icon's