diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b21b7b82..fb13b94c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- Named the app in compact readiness messages and kept app-card actions aligned at the bottom.
+- Removed duplicate Mempool cards caused by frontend container aliases in restored inventory.
+
 - Kept installed apps visible through restarts and hard refreshes, and delayed app launches until their web interface is ready.
 - Made Bitcoin version selection readable and usable in the ThinkPad kiosk, above the pruning settings.
 - Restored GitWorkshop build files in installation/update payloads and made slow image-pull progress clearer.
diff --git a/app-catalog/catalog.json b/app-catalog/catalog.json
index f07af908..e7d14094 100644
--- a/app-catalog/catalog.json
+++ b/app-catalog/catalog.json
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@
       ],
       "category": "money",
       "tier": "optional",
-      "icon": "/assets/img/app-icons/angor.svg",
+      "icon": "/assets/img/app-icons/angor-green.png",
       "repoUrl": "https://github.com/block-core/angor"
     },
     {
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@
       "requires": [],
       "category": "nostr",
       "tier": "optional",
-      "icon": "/assets/img/app-icons/angor.svg",
+      "icon": "/assets/img/app-icons/angor-green.png",
       "repoUrl": "https://github.com/hoytech/strfry"
     }
   ]
diff --git a/apps/angor-indexer/README.md b/apps/angor-indexer/README.md
index 5db43976..dfa2e5ad 100644
--- a/apps/angor-indexer/README.md
+++ b/apps/angor-indexer/README.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Mempool recreation does not require editing IP addresses or restarting this app.
 No app-specific Rust installer is required.
 
 Source documentation: [Angor's official deployment guide](https://github.com/block-core/angor/blob/869dd43cf38332dd7128a284a6bf4c1cac44c1a7/docker/DEPLOY-INDEXER-AND-RELAY.md).
-The unmodified icon comes from [angor.io/images/logo-text.svg](https://angor.io/images/logo-text.svg), retrieved 2026-09-30.
+The app icon is based on [Angor’s dark-mode app icon](https://angor.io/images/app-icon-dark-mode.png), retrieved 2026-09-30. At the operator’s request, the outer corners use the same green as the background. The built-in imagegen edit preserved the black mark and filled the square green; the project asset is `neode-ui/public/assets/img/app-icons/angor-green.png`.
 
 Tests and release acceptance are recorded in the next-release checklist. The
 health probe establishes backend availability, not a guarantee that every
diff --git a/apps/angor-indexer/manifest.yml b/apps/angor-indexer/manifest.yml
index f792e9a4..d28c96a2 100644
--- a/apps/angor-indexer/manifest.yml
+++ b/apps/angor-indexer/manifest.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ app:
     sync_required: true
     pruning_support: false
   metadata:
-    icon: /assets/img/app-icons/angor.svg
+    icon: /assets/img/app-icons/angor-green.png
     tier: optional
     repo: https://github.com/block-core/angor
     features:
diff --git a/apps/angor-relay/manifest.yml b/apps/angor-relay/manifest.yml
index 1b7055e6..74ecbddc 100644
--- a/apps/angor-relay/manifest.yml
+++ b/apps/angor-relay/manifest.yml
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ app:
       protocol: http
       path: /
   metadata:
-    icon: /assets/img/app-icons/angor.svg
+    icon: /assets/img/app-icons/angor-green.png
     tier: optional
     repo: https://github.com/hoytech/strfry
     features:
diff --git a/docs/next-release-20260930.md b/docs/next-release-20260930.md
index 2c730fbd..5035874f 100644
--- a/docs/next-release-20260930.md
+++ b/docs/next-release-20260930.md
@@ -120,3 +120,25 @@ smart-HTTP response type, current branch ref and Compose contents. Its
 slirp4netns route and all production app containers survived. The temporary
 Portainer fixture was absent. This verifies the repaired production route
 across reboot; it does not substitute for final new-runtime delivery checks.
+
+## Follow-up acceptance: app cards and Angor icon
+
+- Mempool duplicate traced to `archy-mempool-web` durable inventory alias being
+  restored beside the real `mempool` frontend. Shared scanner canonicalization
+  fixes live and absent-container paths without deleting installed markers.
+  Frontend suppresses aliases only while a canonical tile exists.
+- Readiness text names the app: “Waiting for Gitea…”. It shares the status row,
+  with full text available through its title; card actions use bottom alignment.
+- Angor uses the operator-supplied dark-mode icon with green outer corners.
+  Built-in imagegen prompt: fill transparent/white corners with the existing
+  flat green, preserve the black symbol, square opaque PNG, no added details.
+- Backend alias suite: 1608 passed, 4 ignored. Focused readiness/frame UI tests:
+  30 passed. Production UI build passed and is live on dev. Browser checks at
+  1440 and 1024 pixels verified named waiting text, bottom-aligned actions,
+  equal row heights, no overflow and one Mempool card after hard refresh.
+  The 390-pixel mobile icon layout also passed hard refresh. Final-source
+  isolated Mempool alias regression passed after the scanner simplification.
+- Managed Angor adapter acceptance: five stop/start/restart cycles, missing
+  prerequisite refusal, management restart and cleanup all passed. Both temporary
+  fixtures and their network were removed. Actual dev API verification remains
+  pending after removing an incomplete legacy-created adapter.
diff --git a/neode-ui/public/assets/img/app-icons/angor-green.png b/neode-ui/public/assets/img/app-icons/angor-green.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a1d6064
Binary files /dev/null and b/neode-ui/public/assets/img/app-icons/angor-green.png differ
diff --git a/neode-ui/public/catalog.json b/neode-ui/public/catalog.json
index f07af908..e7d14094 100644
--- a/neode-ui/public/catalog.json
+++ b/neode-ui/public/catalog.json
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@
       ],
       "category": "money",
       "tier": "optional",
-      "icon": "/assets/img/app-icons/angor.svg",
+      "icon": "/assets/img/app-icons/angor-green.png",
       "repoUrl": "https://github.com/block-core/angor"
     },
     {
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@
       "requires": [],
       "category": "nostr",
       "tier": "optional",
-      "icon": "/assets/img/app-icons/angor.svg",
+      "icon": "/assets/img/app-icons/angor-green.png",
       "repoUrl": "https://github.com/hoytech/strfry"
     }
   ]
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/apps/AppCard.vue b/neode-ui/src/views/apps/AppCard.vue
index 63bf587c..32b3701b 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/views/apps/AppCard.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/apps/AppCard.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     :data-controller-launch="canLaunch(pkg) ? '' : undefined"
     tabindex="0"
     role="link"
-    class="glass-card p-6 transition-all hover:-translate-y-1 cursor-pointer relative min-w-0 overflow-hidden"
+    class="glass-card flex flex-col h-full p-6 transition-all hover:-translate-y-1 cursor-pointer relative min-w-0 overflow-hidden"
     :class="{ 'card-stagger': showStagger }"
     :style="{ '--stagger-index': index }"
     @click="$emit('goToApp', id)"
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@
       {{ description }}
     </p>
 
-    <div v-if="!isInstalling && !isUninstalling && pkg.state !== 'installing'" class="flex items-center gap-2">
+    <div v-if="!isInstalling && !isUninstalling && pkg.state !== 'installing'" class="flex items-center gap-2 min-w-0">
       <span
-        class="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2 py-1 rounded text-xs font-medium"
+        class="shrink-0 inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2 py-1 rounded text-xs font-medium"
         :class="getStatusClass(pkg.state, pkg.health, pkg['exit-code'])"
       >
         <svg
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@
         <span v-if="pkg.state === 'running' && pkg.health === 'unhealthy'" class="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-orange-400 animate-pulse"></span>
         {{ getStatusLabel(pkg.state, pkg.health, pkg['exit-code']) }}
       </span>
+      <p v-if="blockedReason" :title="blockedReason" class="min-w-0 truncate text-xs leading-snug text-yellow-200/80">
+        {{ blockedReason }}
+      </p>
     </div>
-    <p v-if="blockedReason" class="mt-2 text-xs leading-snug text-yellow-200/80">
-      {{ blockedReason }}
-    </p>
 
     <!-- Quick Actions — icon buttons in uniform dark containers -->
     <!-- Installing progress — replaces action buttons -->
-    <div v-if="isInstalling || pkg.state === 'installing'" class="mt-4">
+    <div v-if="isInstalling || pkg.state === 'installing'" class="mt-auto pt-4">
       <div class="flex items-center justify-between mb-1.5">
         <span class="text-xs text-white/70 flex items-center gap-1.5">
           <svg class="animate-spin h-3 w-3" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     </div>
 
     <!-- Uninstalling progress — truthful stage-driven bar (mirrors install) -->
-    <div v-else-if="isUninstalling" class="mt-4">
+    <div v-else-if="isUninstalling" class="mt-auto pt-4">
       <div class="flex items-center justify-between mb-1.5">
         <span class="text-xs text-white/70 flex items-center gap-1.5">
           <svg class="animate-spin h-3 w-3" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
       </div>
     </div>
 
-    <div v-else class="mt-4 flex gap-2">
+    <div v-else class="mt-auto pt-4 flex gap-2">
       <!-- Update available -->
       <button
         v-if="pkg['available-update'] && pkg.state !== 'updating'"
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/apps/__tests__/appsConfig.test.ts b/neode-ui/src/views/apps/__tests__/appsConfig.test.ts
index 6a967a05..76489275 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/views/apps/__tests__/appsConfig.test.ts
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/apps/__tests__/appsConfig.test.ts
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ describe('appsConfig service filtering', () => {
     pkg.health = null
     expect(isAppReadyForLaunch(pkg)).toBe(false)
     expect(canLaunch(pkg)).toBe(false)
-    expect(launchBlockedReason(pkg.manifest.id, pkg)).toContain('Starting up')
+    expect(launchBlockedReason(pkg.manifest.id, pkg)).toBe('Waiting for GitWorkshop…')
     pkg.health = 'healthy'
     expect(canLaunch(pkg)).toBe(true)
   })
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ describe('HTTP readiness independent of container health', () => {
       pkg.health = 'healthy'
       expect(canLaunch(pkg)).toBe(false)
       expect(isAppReadyForLaunch(pkg)).toBe(false)
-      expect(launchBlockedReason(id, pkg)).toContain('Waiting')
+      expect(launchBlockedReason(id, pkg)).toBe(`Waiting for ${resolveAppTitle(id, pkg)}…`)
       pkg['ui-ready'] = true
       expect(isAppReadyForLaunch(pkg)).toBe(true)
     }
@@ -224,3 +224,13 @@ describe('manifest-generated service names', () => {
     expect(resolveAppTitle('unknown-service', makePkg('unknown-service', 'unknown-service', ''))).toBe('unknown-service')
   })
 })
+
+it('does not display a stale Mempool frontend alias beside its live package', () => {
+  const main = makePkg('mempool', 'Mempool', 'money')
+  const alias = makePkg('mempool-web', 'Mempool', 'money')
+  alias.state = PackageState.Restarting
+  const entries: Array<[string, PackageDataEntry]> = [['mempool', main], ['mempool-web', alias]]
+  const shown = [...filterEntriesForTab(entries, 'apps', 'all'), ...filterEntriesForTab(entries, 'services', 'all')]
+  expect(shown.map(([id]) => id)).toEqual(['mempool'])
+  expect(filterEntriesForTab([['mempool-web', alias]], 'apps', 'all').map(([id]) => id)).toEqual(['mempool-web'])
+})
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/apps/appsConfig.ts b/neode-ui/src/views/apps/appsConfig.ts
index 235d1c0b..eb4e089c 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/views/apps/appsConfig.ts
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/apps/appsConfig.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,12 @@ export function filterEntriesForTab(
   activeTab: AppsTab,
   selectedCategory: string,
 ): Array<[string, PackageDataEntry]> {
+  const hasMempool = entries.some(([id]) => id === 'mempool')
   return entries.filter(([id, pkg]) => {
+    // Older daemons can retain the frontend manifest alias during a restart.
+    // Keep one tile while the updated scanner converges; a legacy-only node
+    // must still be able to see and operate its sole Mempool entry.
+    if (hasMempool && ['mempool-web', 'mempool-frontend', 'archy-mempool-web'].includes(id)) return false
     if (isInternalToolingPackage(id, pkg)) return false
     const wantsWebsites = activeTab === 'websites' || activeTab === 'services'
     const isWebsite = isWebsitePackage(id, pkg)
@@ -231,6 +236,7 @@ function serviceParentIcon(id: string): string | undefined {
 export const DEFAULT_APP_ICON = '/assets/icon/favico-black-v2.svg'
 
 export function resolveAppIcon(id: string, pkg: PackageDataEntry, curatedIcon?: string): string {
+  if (id === 'angor-indexer' || id === 'angor-relay') return '/assets/img/app-icons/angor-green.png'
   const rawIcon = (pkg["static-files"]?.icon || "").trim()
   const icon = rawIcon === '/assets/img/favico.png' ? '' : rawIcon
   if (
@@ -296,9 +302,10 @@ export function isAppReadyForLaunch(pkg: PackageDataEntry): boolean {
 
 export function launchBlockedReason(id: string, pkg?: PackageDataEntry | null): string {
   const appId = pkg?.manifest?.id || id
+  const title = pkg ? resolveAppTitle(appId, pkg) : id
   if (pkg?.['ui-ready'] === false && !isServicePackage(appId, pkg)) {
     if (pkg.state === PackageState.Stopped || pkg.state === PackageState.Exited) return 'App is stopped. Start it to open it.'
-    return 'Waiting for the app to be ready…'
+    return `Waiting for ${title}…`
   }
   if (
     (appId === 'fedimint' || appId === 'fedimintd') &&
@@ -307,7 +314,7 @@ export function launchBlockedReason(id: string, pkg?: PackageDataEntry | null):
     return 'Guardian opens a wait page until Bitcoin finishes initial sync.'
   }
   if (pkg && pkg.state === PackageState.Running && !isAppReadyForLaunch(pkg)) {
-    return 'Starting up — Launch will appear when the app is ready.'
+    return `Waiting for ${title}…`
   }
   return ''
 }