I have become a huge fan of the Android Operating System since switching over to the HTC Hero.  The OS is versatile and extremely user friendly.  Even still, it is not perfect.  One of the big complaints I have had is that the apps in the All Programs screen are arranged alphabetically…that’s it.  There is no way to group similar apps together, no way to move frequently used apps to the top, no way to change the organization at all.  Which is why I am now such a big fan of Apps Organizer.

Apps Organizer is a pretty small app on your device, but it adds enormous functionality.  It allows you to create labels, which you can then assign to any app on your device.  Anyone who uses Google’s myriad of online apps (including Gmail) is probably familiar with labels as an organizational tool.

To use Apps Organizer, all you need to do is scroll through the list of apps and select the one to which you wish to assign a label.  Selecting an app will then bring you to a pop-up list of labels.  Simple check the one you wish to use, or create a new label from there.

You can even launch or uninstall any app from here by using the tap and hold menu.

You can also switch over to label view, which will show a list of all the labels you have created, with an expandable list of apps assigned to each label. 

Tap and hold on any label to pull up an additional menu.  From here you can rename the label, and even change the icon to personalize things a little.Really, the only thing missing here was the ability to drag and drop an app from one label to another.

The best part of the app, however, is the functionality it adds to your home screen.  Regardless of whether you use the Android Home Screen, HTC SenseUI, or one of the other myriad of home screen replacements, you can add any label to your app launcher screen.  This makes the launcher into a far more versatile and useful screen, giving you easy access to all of your apps instead of a select few favorites.  Simply add the label just like you would add any other app.  When you then tap on the label from the launcher screen, you will find a pop-up screen containing all of the apps which have been assigned to that label.

All I can say is WOW!  The lack of control over app organization on the All Programs page has been one of my biggest pet peeves about Android.  In one fell swoop, Apps Organizer wipes that concern away.  The system of using labels as folders is familiar and extremely intuitive, making it easy to use and control; and the interface blends perfectly into the Android system, with the pop-up windows for each label.  Not only that, but it also gives you complete control over the labels and their contents, making your device work for you.  Flexible and customizable…and the price is right…There is really no excuse for passing by this one in the Android Market.

Apps Organizer was developed by Fabio Collini, and is available for free in the Android App Market.  This review was based on version 1.4.7.