Frederico Carnales

Price: Free (basic version), $3.49 (Plus Unlocked version)

LauncherPro isn't really a performance boosting tool -- it's more of a replacement launcher that typically loads and works quicker than the native Android launcher. If you're getting long delays and lockups when navigating your home screens and apps page, it can potentially help. It also has additional memory features to keep screens in memory to speed up loading.

LauncherPro adds a Preference menu to your main menu that offers a bunch of settings to customize your interface. You can add more screens and docks, change the number of columns and rows for icons, change dock shortcuts, hide apps, customize behavior and appearance, and change themes.

During testing, LauncherPro did indeed help the performance of my Android device, a Sanyo Rio. My only gripe is that doesn't import your existing shortcuts and widgets from the native Android launcher, so it can take a while to set up. However, it doesn't delete the native interface or launcher so you can revert back to it if for some reason you don't like LauncherPro.