I have been, for all practical purposes, strictly a Gnome user since I started using Linux on Mandrake about two decades ago. Never thought I would ever use anything else. Until Gnome 3.38 wouldn’t play nice on ARM. I started looking for a replacement. I ended up with a themed configuration of Budgie-desktop I call my Pudgie-desktop. Budgie is based on Gnome, so it us not far fetched that I actually like it better than Gnome.
The AppMenu Widget allows two forms of listing the apps. Sort of a Gnome style
OR a more traditional Menu type. In the upper left of the AppMenu one can switch between the two modes wth just a click. I prefer the Gnome style as above.
I also find the work flow a little easier. Such as on Gnome to switch desktops you have to bump the upper left corner, take the cursor clear to the right and bump that corner then choose your desktop. On Budgie, click on the white box with the desktop number (1 in this Case) then a small box comes up and choose which desktop you want. There are also a few other things that I think makes the work flow better.
Pudge