Is there a way for searching installed apps? (Dumb Search alternative)

I have been a victim of the infamous "let's turn off anything that Apple might have a patent for" aka "dumb search " on the Galaxy S3, and looking for a simple way to return my phone to the 21st century. All I want is the ability to find an App quickly and launch it by name, without visually finding the Icon. --- **What I want is a set of features that existed in older versions of Android** 1. In the Apps main screen, have the ability to search (currently works only for widgets) 2. If I find an App, I can press and hold it, and it will allow me to place it on any home screen --- Use case #1 was removed and replaced by the Google Search app, which was as mentioned above downgraded to stop including local search (only shows web results) Use case #2 was removed and has no workaround, I need to visually find an app to add a shortcut to it I have searched in the Android Play store for "App Search", but found nothing, should I start writing my own app?