Kinda like it, and mostly because it's FOSS, but will keep using "Home Launcher" (app.homelauncher, 28.0.28):
Allows to tie gestures to certain actions, though it still can't bind double tap on an empty area of the screen to turn it off. I wish either one had this option
Won't distort the icons in any way besides their sizing, as Ion Launcher does
No need to thank me, I'd like to contribute by coding but I have no idea about Java/Kotlin/Dart/etc so... I hope you keep with it though - I'd try it again in the future to see how it's going and hopefully move to Ion. Again, the fact it its FOSS it's a big plus.