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Check Your iOS App Icon

Upload your app icon and test its size, transparency, Apple mask, appearance modes and small-size readability before adding it to Xcode.

Fix technical problems and export an opaque 1024×1024 icon for your Xcode workflow.

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Upload your app icon

Drop an image here, paste from your clipboard or browse your device.

PNG, JPG or WebP

1024×1024 recommended

Your file stays on your device.

Apple icon preview

Apple appearance simulation — not a pixel-perfect system render.

Upload to preview

Appearance preview: estimates only. They do not reproduce Icon Composer Liquid Glass materials, refraction or specular effects.

Check your flattened Apple app-icon artwork

Apple app icons can be configured using flattened asset-catalog artwork or a layered Icon Composer file. This checker evaluates a flattened source image. It can test measurable file properties, simulate several Apple appearances and generate an opaque 1024×1024 export. It cannot validate Icon Composer layers, Liquid Glass properties, Xcode build settings or your final app bundle.

  • Dimensions

    Check whether your source is square and available at 1024×1024 pixels.

  • Transparency

    Detect alpha channels, transparent pixels, empty corners and incomplete full-canvas backgrounds.

  • Artwork placement

    Identify excessive padding, off-center artwork and details close to the Apple icon enclosure.

  • Appearance previews

    Preview the icon on light and dark wallpapers and simulate monochrome and tinted treatments.

  • Small-size readability

    Inspect the icon at several smaller sizes to find text, thin lines and decoration that disappear.

  • Export readiness

    Convert the result to an opaque PNG and download an Xcode-oriented asset package.

Avoid baking the final icon shape into the artwork

Apple applies the final icon enclosure through the system. Artwork that already contains transparent rounded corners can appear overly padded or double-rounded after system processing. The checker can estimate whether your source contains a baked rounded boundary and show the likely result.

Flat asset catalog versus Icon Composer

A flattened asset catalog uses raster app-icon artwork inside Xcode. Icon Composer uses a multilayer icon file and gives you additional control over materials, platform presentation and appearance modes. This tool can prepare and check flattened artwork. Complete layered-icon creation must be finished in Apple’s Icon Composer and Xcode.

Icon Composer preparation guide

  1. Export a clean, full-canvas opaque master (or keep separate layer sources).
  2. Open Icon Composer and import your artwork layers.
  3. Configure Default, Dark and Mono appearances and material properties.
  4. Add the resulting icon file to your Xcode project (replaces the asset-catalog icon).
  5. Verify build settings and App Store Connect product-page icon treatments separately.

Review icon content manually

  • The icon accurately represents the app
  • The artwork is owned or properly licensed
  • The icon does not imitate another app
  • The icon does not use another developer’s brand without permission
  • The icon does not falsely imply an Apple partnership
  • The icon is consistent with the app’s identity
  • The app name and visual identity are not misleading

Common iOS app icon problems

iOS app icon size

Use a high-quality square master. A 1024×1024 source is the standard master size for App Store and Xcode app-icon workflows.

Apple App Store icon requirements

Flattened masters should be opaque. Transparent regions and alpha channels commonly fail large-app-icon validation.

iOS app icon 1024×1024

Export an opaque 1024×1024 PNG from this checker for asset-catalog workflows.

iOS app icon transparency

The checker separates alpha-channel presence from transparent pixels and can flatten the result onto an opaque background.

Invalid large app icon alpha channel

A PNG may declare an alpha channel even when every pixel is opaque. Flatten to an opaque RGB PNG before upload.

iOS app icon rounded corners

Do not bake Apple’s enclosure into the pixels. Transparent rounded corners can create padding or a double-rounded look.

Xcode app icon asset catalog

This tool can generate a flattened AppIcon.appiconset package for the marketing 1024×1024 configuration it supports.

Apple Icon Composer versus asset catalog

Icon Composer builds multilayer icons with appearance modes. This checker prepares flattened raster artwork only.

iOS app icon dark mode

Use the dark and tinted simulations to spot contrast problems before finishing appearances in Icon Composer.

Your icon stays private

All supported checking, previewing and image conversion happens locally in your browser. Your artwork is not uploaded, stored, published or used to train image-generation models.

Technical validity does not guarantee App Store approval

The checker can validate measurable image properties and provide design recommendations. It cannot verify your Xcode project configuration, the contents of your app bundle, App Review policy compliance, trademark or copyright ownership, similarity to another developer’s icon, or whether the icon accurately represents the application.

How iOS app icon requirements are verified

  • Required

    A measurable file or export requirement such as exact dimensions or opaque flattened output.

  • Apple guidance

    A design or workflow recommendation from Apple documentation, including appearance-mode readiness.

  • Automated estimate

    Browser-side analysis such as small-size readability, baked corners or monochrome silhouette risk.

  • Manual review

    A policy, ownership or Xcode-project issue that cannot be verified from one image.

Color profile is shown as not fully verified. Icon Composer layers, Liquid Glass materials and Xcode target settings are outside browser scope.

Frequently asked questions

What size should an iOS app icon be?+

Use a high-quality square master image. A 1024×1024 source is the standard master size for App Store and Xcode app-icon workflows.

Can an iOS app icon have transparency?+

Transparent regions can produce large-app-icon validation errors. The checker identifies transparent pixels and can export an opaque version.

Should I round the icon corners myself?+

Apple applies the final system enclosure. Transparent or baked rounded corners can create unwanted padding or a double-rounded appearance.

What is Apple Icon Composer?+

Icon Composer is Apple’s tool for building multilayer app icons and configuring visual materials and appearance modes before adding the icon to Xcode.

Can this tool create an Icon Composer file?+

No. It checks and exports flattened artwork. A true Icon Composer file must be built with Apple’s layered-icon workflow.

Can I test dark and tinted icons?+

The checker provides browser-based appearance simulations. These are useful for identifying contrast problems but are not exact Icon Composer renders.

Can the tool generate an Xcode asset catalog?+

It can generate a flattened asset-catalog package for a supported and tested Xcode configuration (marketing 1024×1024).

Does passing the checker guarantee App Store approval?+

No. Final approval also depends on the application, Xcode configuration, metadata, ownership and Apple’s review policies.

Need a stronger Apple app icon?

Technical resizing can fix dimensions and transparency, but it cannot always repair excessive detail, weak small-size readability or a design that fails in dark and monochrome appearances.

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