I swear if someone looks at Nova and simply went “yeah let’s replicate its functionality 1:1”, it would become number one in no time

because they don’t have some little additions that make a bigger impact on my workflow than I’d expect. like being able to add an empty home screen to make my KLWP setup work properly. or using folders in the app drawer. or swiping sideways on the home screen to launch an app. and so on.