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Default Apex or Nova and why?

So I have been using Apex lately but want to know which one everyone prefers and why

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I really dont see that big of a difference between the two.
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Honestly, apex. It has features in the free version that you have to pay for in Nova. I like the app drawer setting to hide apps from the drawer. It seemed smoother for me too. I put apex, nova, trebuche and miui launchers through the paces and I found apex to be the best. If miui launcher wasn't so buggy, I'd use that but yea. I use apex on miui and cm9

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You can always try this one:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1577123

Its actually pretty nice. Features arent all there, but still nice for a simple launcher.
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Apex because of the options and customizing I can do with it.

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Yeah I prefer apex too, just a better experience overall than nova. I've got the paid version but as mentioned before if you're going for free, apex is absolutely the way to go.

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Honestly, apex. It has features in the free version that you have to pay for in Nova. I like the app drawer setting to hide apps from the drawer. It seemed smoother for me too. I put apex, nova, trebuche and miui launchers through the paces and I found apex to be the best. If miui launcher wasn't so buggy, I'd use that but yea. I use apex on miui and cm9

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I agree with everything you said and for the same reasons, 100%

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Isn't Apex for ICS (4.0)? If so then why is this even in DX2 ?

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Anyone? :roll: I'm travelling this weekend and I would really like to carry my collection of addictive flash games with me
Because CM9 and MIUI that we have are ICS albeit without the kernel

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Its too bad that the X2 is not on a nightly CM9 build schedule like the Nook Color. The CM9 trebuche launcher is getting better everyday and is almost on par with Apex now. Soon it will exceed in features, but we are stuck on an old build of CM9.
Days of free media are almost over as the biggies look for more revenue streaming from your wallet... ...Don't believe me? Take a look at all the flagship models now being sold WITHOUT microSD card slots.

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