App icon sizes for iOS, Android and PWAs
Updated 21 October 2026
Tool for this guide: App icon generator
Short answer: start from one 1024 × 1024 square image and run it through the app icon generator. You get an Xcode AppIcon set, Android launcher and adaptive icons, a 512 × 512 Play Store icon and PWA icons, in the folders Xcode and Android Studio expect.
The sizes
| Platform | What's needed |
|---|---|
| iOS (App Store) | 1024 × 1024, square, no transparency |
| iOS (devices) | Smaller sizes for home screen, Spotlight, Settings and notifications on iPhone and iPad |
| Android launcher | 48, 72, 96, 144 and 192 px (five screen densities), plus round versions |
| Android 8+ | Adaptive icon: separate foreground and background layers with XML |
| Google Play | 512 × 512 |
| PWA (installable web app) | 192 × 192 and 512 × 512, plus a maskable version |
Step by step
- Open the app icon generator and add a square image, ideally 1024 × 1024 or an SVG.
- Download the ZIP and copy the folders into your Xcode and Android Studio projects.
Everything runs in your browser.
Design rules that matter
- iOS icons are square and opaque. iOS rounds the corners itself, and Apple asks for no transparency.
- Leave a safe zone. Android launchers crop adaptive icons into circles, squircles or rounded squares; keep the important part in the middle 66%.
- Keep it simple. Icons appear very small in Settings and notifications; one bold shape reads better than detailed artwork.
- Test on dark and light backgrounds.
Questions
What size should my source image be?
1024 × 1024 pixels. Larger square images and SVGs also work. Smaller images look soft in the biggest icons; upscale them first if needed.
What is a maskable icon?
A PWA icon with extra padding so Android can crop it to any shape without cutting off your logo.
I need icons for a website, not an app.
Use the favicon generator or the full website asset pack. See the favicon checklist.
Try it now
Turn one 1024 × 1024 image into every app icon you need: an Xcode AppIcon set for iPhone and iPad, Android launcher and adaptive icons, a Play Store icon and PWA icons.
Open app icon generator