My latest rom made helix unstable. That really bummed me out. Launcher Pro Beta also gives extra screens and lets you anchor 4 apps to the app drawer launcher so that saved the day for me.
Actually it's up to 14now, or 15 if you don't need to get into the app drawer. The dev is very responsive and posts here.
Then of course there's Quick Desk.
With QD and LP people may not need as many screens as they think.
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14? I thought you meant screens at first, not apps. I've got v0.6.2 installed at the moment. ok, look at that, the 4 anchor apps scroll independently from the desktops. More android surprises, the fun just never stops!
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-applications/54932-quickdesk-app-awesome.html -- agreed, awesome app.
I also use Ultimatefave so my apps are organized in that tool too. I keep the middle two icon rows free on all desktop screens and made it one of my anchor apps.
More Icons Widget is another cool little app. 4 icons in the space of 1. Now you really don't need so many screens.
All of these apps are for stock phones.