diff --git a/applications/build.gradle.kts b/applications/build.gradle.kts
index 7a5c27e2..65eaee1e 100644
--- a/applications/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/applications/build.gradle.kts
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ dependencies {
 
     implementation(libs.koin.android)
 
+    implementation(libs.commons.text)
+
     implementation(project(":search"))
     implementation(project(":base"))
     implementation(project(":preferences"))
diff --git a/applications/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/applications/AppRepository.kt b/applications/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/applications/AppRepository.kt
index a18f1298..8a5a8ef1 100644
--- a/applications/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/applications/AppRepository.kt
+++ b/applications/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/applications/AppRepository.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import de.mm20.launcher2.search.data.LauncherApp
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.*
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
+import org.apache.commons.text.similarity.FuzzyScore
+import java.util.*
 
 interface AppRepository {
     fun search(query: String): Flow<List<Application>>
@@ -188,22 +190,17 @@ internal class AppRepositoryImpl(
 
         merge(installedApps, hiddenItems, installations).collectLatest {
             withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+                val fuzzyScore = FuzzyScore(Locale.getDefault())
                 val appResults = mutableListOf<Application>()
                 if (query.isEmpty()) {
                     appResults.addAll(installedApps.value)
                     appResults.addAll(installations.value)
                 } else {
                     appResults.addAll(installedApps.value.filter {
-                        it.label.contains(
-                            query,
-                            ignoreCase = true
-                        )
+                        fuzzyScore.fuzzyScore(it.label, query) >= query.length * 1.5
                     })
                     appResults.addAll(installations.value.filter {
-                        it.label.contains(
-                            query,
-                            ignoreCase = true
-                        )
+                        fuzzyScore.fuzzyScore(it.label, query) >= query.length * 1.5
                     })
                 }