Start Designer Pro 2.5.0.0
Those who own a Windows Phone device will surely enjoy having at their disposal a means of redesigning to a certain extent the Start screen, as it is the part of the system they come in contact with the most and Start Designer Pro is one of applications that can take care of this job.
Friendly front-end, with a well thought design
As soon as you open the app you will be greeted by a nice interface that puts on display the capabilities of the utility by showing off some of the animated tile models you can make for yourself.
The content as well as all the functions are kept at hand, easy to reach and use, while moving around the application has a smooth feel to it.
Unfortunately, some relentless prompts to rate the app will appear every time the utility is started, after you open it a couple of times.
Create custom tiles on the fly
Start Designer Pro will allow you to put together some really neat looking tiles for your Start screen and they can be static, flip or cycle tiles.
Once you decide the type, you can move on to choosing the task that will be carried out when that shortcut is tapped. Thus, you can assign it the function of launching a specific app, opening a web address, the phone setting or dialing a phone number.
The personalization can continue with the selection of a color or picture to be displayed as background and you also have the possibility to type in the text that will appear onto the tile as well as to pick an icon, should you want one to appear onto the freshly brewed tile.
Ready-made tiles for settings and third-party apps
With Start Designer Pro you also get a nice selection of shortcuts for various system settings and commonly used applications, so you can chose one of those if you find some to appeal to you.
These tiles are neatly organized in several categories, so when looking for a tile for a specific app, make sure to load all the listed items and seek it under Tools, Media, Social and Other sections.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI9
The utility has a pretty neat aspect, with high quality tiles inside, but the prompts to rate the app and to try out other tools can be really annoying. |
Function9
The tile design abilities and the numerous shortcuts provided by default are great, but a dedicated transparency control would make the feature set complete. |
Security9
A fairly well-behaved app, Start Designer Pro mostly looks into system areas that are related to its functionality. |
Battery6
The application needs a considerable amount of power to function correctly and this translates into a high battery usage. |
Price9
A very good deal by most standards, this utility offers everything it has free of costs, but not of nuisances. |
Compatibility9
In order to have this app work correctly it has to be installed and run only on Windows Phone 8 and higher handsets. |
Specifications
- price:
- 0.99
- current version:
- 2.5.0.0
- reviewed version:
- 2.2.0.0
- developer:
- FancyApps
- category:
- SYSTEM & SHELL
- os version req.:
- 8, 8.1
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- No
- hits:
- 315