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Scratchpad Launcher vs Entropy's Defiance: catalog facts
Scratchpad Launcher	Entropy's Defiance
Free Free and open source under the GPLv3.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Android	Android, Command line
Note box always on the home screen Deliberately short app list reduces distraction	Tasks grouped by five time horizons from today to lifetime Plain JSON storage that syncs with Syncthing
Minimal by design, with no widgets or app drawer extras Small, young project	Replaces the whole home screen, which not everyone wants Little documentation beyond the repository
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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