iconTool vs ISD Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iconTool
Test your app icon designs directly on your phone's home screen. This tool allows designers to preview their creations in a realistic environment before final implementation. Get help and support at the provided website.
- Test app icons on home screen
- Realistic preview environment
- Supports iPhone and iPad
- Designers' utility tool
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You won’t know if your App Logo design truly works until you see it on the home screen! iconTool lets you quickly create multiple Logo test icons, preview them in a real mobile home screen environment, and compare them side by side with competitors — helping you decide faster which version is ready to ship. Need help? Visit icontool.app for support. Thanks to @Liang and @Zion for technical support.
ISD Buddy
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A conversational front-end of ISD Studio 3D. You answer a series of questions and the app opens ISD Studio 3D filled with a completed 3D model with its skeleton and a sample motion. You can also watch a sample animation and open ISD Studio 3D filled with the character's model and its skeleton to export the character as an avatar.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ISD Buddy at Free against iconTool's $0.99. ISD Buddy also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). iconTool's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
ISD Buddy is free to download; iconTool costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iconTool ships an update fortnightly, ISD Buddy every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iconTool | ISD Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 95.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 涵洋 王 | Lilysoft LLC |
In-app purchases
iconTool
No in-app purchases
ISD Buddy
No in-app purchases
