App Icon Sizes 2026: iOS, Android, macOS & watchOS — Every Slot, One Reference
Every app icon size across iOS, Android (including adaptive-icon safe zones), macOS, and watchOS — with one-click copy and notes on what actually gets cropped, padded, or masked. Free, no signup.
Headline sizes at a glance
iOS — icon sizes
Click any size to copy. Covers App Store, Home Screen, Spotlight, Settings, and notification slots.
| Usage | Size (px) | Scale | Required? | Tip |
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App Store listing icon |
1x | Required | Uploaded once in App Store Connect. Apple applies the rounded-corner mask automatically — do not add it yourself. Flatten transparency to a solid background. |
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Home Screen (iPhone) |
3x (60pt) | Required | The icon most users actually see. Test at real size — fine detail disappears below ~40pt on screen. |
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Home Screen (iPhone, older/2x) |
2x (60pt) | Required | Still required in the asset catalog for 2x devices even though most active iPhones render at 3x. |
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Home Screen (iPad) |
2x (76pt) | Required | iPad-specific slot. Required if your app supports iPad as a distinct idiom in Xcode. |
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Home Screen (iPad Pro) |
2x (83.5pt) | Required | Distinct from the standard iPad slot — Xcode's asset catalog treats iPad Pro separately. |
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Spotlight search |
3x (40pt) | Required | Shown in Spotlight search results. Xcode's asset catalog generates this automatically from your source image if you use a single-size app icon set. |
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Settings app |
3x (29pt) | Required | Displayed in the iOS Settings app if your app has in-app settings deep-linked from there. |
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Notification icon |
3x (20pt) | Required | Shown next to push notifications. Keep it simple and legible — it renders very small. |
Android — icon sizes
Adaptive icons (foreground + background layers) plus legacy launcher densities and the Play Store listing icon.
| Usage | Size (px) | Scale | Required? | Tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adaptive icon foreground layer |
xxxhdpi (4x) | Required | Only the center 72×72dp "safe zone" is guaranteed visible — the outer 18dp on each side gets cropped by circle, squircle, or rounded-square masks depending on the launcher. |
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Adaptive icon background layer |
xxxhdpi (4x) | Required | Keep this layer simple (solid color or subtle pattern) — complex art here fights with the foreground when the launcher applies parallax/mask effects. |
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Legacy launcher icon (xxxhdpi) |
4x | Required | Still required for pre-Android-8.0 devices/launchers that do not support adaptive icons. |
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Legacy launcher icon (xhdpi) |
2x | Required | Part of the mipmap density set generated by Android Studio's Image Asset tool from a single source image. |
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Legacy launcher icon (mdpi baseline) |
1x | Required | The baseline density — every other Android icon size is a multiple of this 48px reference. |
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Google Play Store listing icon |
1x | Required | Uploaded once in Play Console's store listing graphics — separate from the in-app launcher icon assets bundled in the APK/AAB. |
macOS — icon sizes
The full .icns density set. Unlike iOS, macOS icons need visible padding inside the canvas — see the tip on each row.
| Usage | Size (px) | Scale | Required? | Tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
App Store & Finder (Retina) |
2x (512pt) | Required | Unlike iOS, macOS icons are NOT edge-to-edge — Apple's Big Sur+ style expects ~10% padding around the artwork inside the 1024px canvas. |
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Finder, Dock (Retina) |
2x (256pt) | Required | Part of the standard .icns asset set alongside 1024, 256, 128, 32, and 16px variants. |
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Finder list/column view (Retina) |
2x (128pt) | Required | Xcode's macOS AppIcon asset catalog slot generates the full .icns from these sizes automatically. |
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Finder (small icon view) |
2x (16pt) | Required | Smallest commonly-visible size. Simplify detail here — fine shapes blur at 16–32px. |
watchOS — icon sizes
Apple masks every watch icon to a circle at render time — keep detail inside the inscribed circle.
| Usage | Size (px) | Scale | Required? | Tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Screen (45mm/49mm) |
2x | Required | Apple Watch masks every icon to a circle at render time — keep important content within the inscribed circle, not the square corners. |
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Home Screen (41mm/40mm) |
2x | Required | Smaller watch case size slot. Required alongside the 45mm asset for full watchOS device coverage. |
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App Store (watch app) |
1x | Required | Same master-icon size as the iOS App Store icon; Apple recommends deriving the watch icon from one shared 1024×1024 source. |
The platform difference that trips up most developers
The single most important thing to know about icon art across platforms:
Edge-to-edge art, no baked-in mask. Apple applies rounded corners (iOS) or a circle (watchOS) automatically — ship a square, unmasked source image.
Adding your own rounded corners or circle produces a visible double-mask artifact on device.
Two separate layers, and only a 72×72dp safe zone is guaranteed. Different launchers apply different masks (circle, squircle, rounded square) to the same foreground/background art.
Keep any critical logo detail inside the safe zone or it gets clipped inconsistently across devices.
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What size should an iOS App Store icon be?
The App Store listing icon must be 1024×1024px, PNG, with no alpha channel and no rounded corners — Apple applies the corner mask automatically when it displays the icon on device and in the App Store.
What is the safe zone for an Android adaptive icon?
Only the center 72×72dp of the 108×108dp adaptive icon canvas is guaranteed visible across all launcher mask shapes (circle, squircle, rounded square). Keep any critical logo detail inside that 72dp safe zone — the outer 18dp per side gets cropped on some devices.
Do macOS app icons need padding, unlike iOS icons?
Yes. Apple's macOS icon style (Big Sur and later) expects roughly 10% padding around the artwork inside the 1024×1024 canvas, unlike iOS icons which are edge-to-edge. Ignoring this makes a macOS icon look oversized next to system app icons in the Dock.
What is the smallest app icon size still commonly displayed?
On macOS, Finder can display icons as small as 16×16px (list/column view). On Android, the mdpi baseline launcher icon is 48×48px. Both sizes demand simplified artwork — fine detail and thin strokes disappear at these resolutions.
How many separate icon files does a cross-platform app actually need?
A full iOS + watchOS + macOS + Android icon set is typically 15–20 distinct exported files once you count every density, scale, and platform-specific slot (adaptive foreground/background, legacy launcher densities, Retina @1x/@2x, App Store master icons, and watch-specific circular assets).
Can I reuse one master icon file for every platform?
You can start from one square master artwork (usually exported at 1024×1024), but each platform needs different treatment: iOS wants edge-to-edge art with no corner mask baked in, macOS wants ~10% padding, Android adaptive icons need the art split into separate foreground/background layers, and watchOS needs the design to read clearly inside a circle.
Why does my Android icon look cropped on some phones but not others?
Different Android launchers apply different adaptive-icon masks — circle, squircle, or rounded square — to the same 108×108dp foreground/background layers. If your logo touches outside the 72×72dp safe zone, it gets clipped differently depending on which mask the device's launcher uses.
Sources & Changelog
Sourced from: Apple Human Interface Guidelines, Android Adaptive Icons docs, and Google Play Console Help. Maintained independently — always cross-check against the official docs before submitting.
- 2026-07-04 — Initial dataset published. Sizes verified against Apple HIG, Android adaptive icon docs, and Google Play Console Help.