Wanted to get rid of the google bar on my Moto G5 homescreen so I needed a new launcher.
Tried a few...the best by far was the Microsoft Launcher (hell hath frozen over, I know).
Turn off the Bing crap, and the cards, and you're left with a very nice clean looking launcher, with notification badges, a nice easy to navigate app drawer (opened with an upwards swipe, or the drawer button), Recent Apps with a downward swipe. The bottom button tray pulls up to reveal a second row of shortcuts and various settings widgets. All configurable.
Much happier with my Android setup now. The other half even likes it on her Huawei.