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App icon design

You’ve got a hot new app. Now let’s get you some customers. A perfect icon is the first step in inviting people to download your app. Start a Design Contest and our designers will create custom app icons you’ll love, guaranteed.

  • Icons from just £149
  • Dozens of design concepts
  • Step-by-step support
  • 100% money-back guarantee
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Love at first tap

We judge books by their covers and apps by their icons. Your icon is the only thing standing between you and a new user. Make sure you look great! Our designers are masters of the latest digital trends, and will create professional icons that make people click, tap and touch exactly where you want them to.

Get all this with your new icon design:

Multiple designers (who find you)

Our entire global design community will have access to your contest and will send you all sorts of creative design ideas, unique to your app.
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Ready-to-go files and total freedom

Your new icons come with production-ready files that you can hand off to a developer. Plus, the copyright is all yours.
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Satisfaction, guaranteed

We’ve got your back every step of the way. Don’t like your icon options? You get 100% of your money back. It’s that simple.
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How app icon design contests work

1. Tell us what you want
2. Get dozens of icon designs
3. Pick your favorite

1. Tell us what you want

Our interactive creative brief makes it simple to describe your design challenge and set your budget.

2. Get dozens of icon designs

Our global community of professional app icon designers present their ideas. You provide feedback.

3. Pick your favorite

Seven days later, choose your winning app icon design. It's like picking your favorite child.

From shopping to social, we’ve got an icon for that

Icon for an iOS app that generates Instagram's tags
£449
TrueTags is an IOS app that generates (automatically) Instagram tags for a picture...
152
entries
53
designers
App Icon - Bring a Vault to Life!
US$999 USD
App for sharing and storing data...
76
entries
11
designers
Create a minimalist iOS app icon for a workout and fitness tracking app
£699
Flex is an iOS app for logging gym workouts. Users can create workout routines, log them, and view graphs and statist...
113
entries
13
designers
Create a realistic wind turbine icon (SVG) for operations and maintenance tool
£419
Control room software for monitoring realtime status of offshore wind farm...
33
entries
7
designers
Design Following and Follower Icons
US$299 USD
Postreel is a social network platform, developed by a startup company with small team, the aim is to create a unique ...
78
entries
28
designers
Icon creation
£149
Department store...
29
entries
10
designers

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Icons for new garden office start up
£149
We design and build contemporary garden offices and studios....
11
entries
5
designers
App Icon Needed for an exciting new recipe app platform - The Lean Cook
£229
The Lean Cook is an app which will feature recipes which for those embarking on a lean eating & training lifestyle. ...
20
entries
9
designers
21 uber cool icons - Guaranteed prize!
£619
Titania’s software empowers people, companies (and even governments) to harden their IT systems against attack. We he...
29
entries
7
designers
App Icon For Social Writing/Reading app.
£229
TARGET - Readers and writers (ages 18-39) A social community app for people to share their writing with others....
178
entries
42
designers
Cheese Posties Logo/Icon Re-design
£149
We send cheese toastie (grilled cheese sandwich) kits in the mail. The kits arrive through your letterbox and you constr
67
entries
29
designers
Design a beautiful set of achievement badges for Smashbomb
£459
Smashbomb is a new social network for reviews. Review books, games, movies, music, mobile apps, products, places, and
47
entries
13
designers
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Professional icons, no matter your budget.

Got a great new game? We’ve got an icon. A cool photo app? We’ve got one for that, too. Whatever you need, we’ll get you ready to go with fast, quality custom app icons from the pros.

Bronze £149

  • Expect ~30 designs
  • Money back guarantee

Silver £229

  • Expect ~40 designs
  • Money back guarantee
  • Larger designer prize

Gold £459

  • Expect ~50 designs
  • Money back guarantee
  • Larger designer prize
  • Mid and Top Level designers only

Platinum £759

  • Expect ~40 premium designs
  • Money back guarantee
  • Larger designer prize
  • Top Level designers only
  • Prioritized support
  • Dedicated manager

Your burning app icon design FAQs, answered.

What will I get with my icon design?
Everything you need to move to development. Your app icon design will be uploaded in the correct file formats based on your stated needs. Typically this means a layered RGB Adobe Photoshop or Fireworks PNG file that’s ready to be uploaded.

Since not everyone has the correct design programs to open these files (your developer will), you will also get web preview files in PNG or JPEG file formats.

Plus, you’ll get the full legal copyright, so the design will be all yours.
What do I need to prepare for my app icon design contest?
Lots of ideas! If you’re looking for inspiration, explore 99designs for fantastic examples of icons created by our design community. 

Bring as many specifics as you can, too. Include platform(s), designs you like, brand details, images and any other specifications that would affect your design.

The more you give the designers, the better they can design an app icon for you!
Can I use my own images in my design?
Yes. If you have any specific images (like a logo) that need to be included in your icon design, please submit them to designers with your brief.
What if I need additional app icon sizes/types?
Your custom app icon design contest includes one winning icon. If you need a second icon for a different app, you have a few options: you can award multiple winners, run a second contest, or you can start a 1-to-1 Project with your winning designer to create the additional assets.
Can I work with my designer once my contest ends?
Absolutely (and we love it when that happens)! When your app icon design contest has finished, you can start a 1-to-1 Project with your winning designer.
Who owns what copyright and when?
On 99designs, designers agree to upload only original artwork, so each designer owns the rights to their design submissions until you choose your contest’s winner. During the design handover stage, the designer agrees to transfer the rights, and you become the owner of the copyright of your winning app icon design.
Which package should I choose for my app icon design contest?
We guarantee that you’ll get a great app icon at any pricing level, but our higher-priced packages give you more design options and better support.

Here’s how it works: When you pay more, the prize for the winning designer is bigger, too. More experienced designers participate in your contest, so you get more high-quality designs to choose from. More options means additional time that's needed to review your designs. That’s why our Gold and Platinum packages offer dedicated managers to help streamline that process by writing creative briefs and giving your designers feedback.

When selecting your app icon contest package, think about how much time you’ll have and what experience you have writing briefs and working with designers. If you're still unsure, contact us for a design consultation.
How can I protect my design contest with an NDA?
Choose “Make your contest private” from the Contest options section before you launch your app icon design contest. This will prohibit designers from using their designs elsewhere, and your contest will be unsearchable on the web.

This will automatically attach a standard NDA template to your contest. If you prefer, you can also upload your own NDA.
Is there really a 100% money back guarantee?
We offer a 100% money-back guarantee within 60 days of payment on all App Icon Design Contests, except those with a guaranteed prize and those that have entered the Final Round. You can also call us anytime to help you rewrite your brief, reopen your project to ensure you get a good result and help you pick a winning design. Remember, if we refund your contest, you aren’t legally entitled to use any of the designs submitted to your contest.

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