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KISS is probably my favorite "app" on Android. I don't need to remember where an icon is located, just a few taps (sometimes even just one) of its name in the search bar and it'll show up immediately. It's amazingly fast and does just what I need it to.

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Why would I need an app to do that though, when it's at least one click less to just open the app drawer and start typing into its search input? Seems like it's the same results but without the app and extra click to open it. And the app drawer search remembers my results (I don't know if this app does) which reduces the number of letters I need to type for future searches.

This isn't a traditional app, its a launcher

On Android, you can download replacement launchers in the form of an App. That app replaces your default launcher.

In this case, KISS is the app drawer, because it is the default UI of your phone once installed and configured. It's a really good app drawer at that!

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