Next Icon vs Icon Changer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Next Icon
Easily install custom icon packs with a single click or design your own unique icons and packs. Personalize your home screen with a vast library of pre-built elements and save your creations for future editing. This app simplifies icon customization without needing additional shortcut apps.
- One-click icon pack installation
- Create custom icons and packs
- Customize icons with pre-built elements
- Save and edit icons anytime
- Preview icons before installation
- No 'Shortcuts' app needed
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Install stylish Icon pack with only ONE click or design your icons/Packs and directly add them to your home screen. ◆No more need for the 'Shortcuts' app to create icons◆ ◆ Main features: * Install stylish icon pack with one click * So many icon packs for different themes * Create your icon and install icons directly * Customize your icons with 12000 prebuilt icons, text, backgrounds, etc * Save your icons and edit them any time * See your icons preview before install them. * completely match with 'Next Widget' and 'Next Keyboard' App * Totally free app FOREVER * No ads FOREVER Install Icon Pack Steps: 1.open 'Next Icon' 2.choose your icon pack 3.press on install and that's it! Install custom icon : 1.open 'Next Icon' 2.press + bottom 3.create your icon and select your reference app 4.press on saving and install Install custom Pack: 1.open 'Next Icon' 2.press + with double square shape 3.enter your pack details 3.add/create your icons 4.press on saving and install ----------------------------- ►Notes: 〉All icon pack is under their own designer support. 〉Please note: Please Report to us all translation or functionality problems through the Instagram support page. (link is inside the app)
Icon Changer
Personalize your iPhone's home screen with custom icons and wallpapers. Easily change app icons individually or in batches to match your desired theme. Download complementary backgrounds to complete your personalized look.
- Custom app icon changer
- Theme packs for iPhone
- Batch icon changes
- Individual icon customization
- Downloadable wallpapers
- Home screen personalization
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This is a fun icon changer app which provides more fun themes to your iPhone. Tutorial: Choose the theme you like then go to the second tab and tap "change alll". This will add all default system icons to your desktop. You can also choose change each icon one by one. Go to third tab to download the background separately. Term of Use: https://appprivacyhtml-resource.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Icon%20Change/termofuser.html About Subscription: https://appprivacyhtml-resource.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Icon%20Change/termofuser.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Next Icon at 4.8 against Icon Changer's 3.5. Next Icon also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (467 vs 2). Icon Changer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Icon Changer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Next Icon asks for nothing beyond the download.
Next Icon holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Next Icon has 467 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of Next Icon's written reviews are positive against 100% of Icon Changer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Next Icon ships an update every 2 weeks, Icon Changer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Next Icon | Icon Changer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (467 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 467 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PURE PLANT PRO LTD. | Hubei Huoxin Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Next Icon
Icon Changer
Bugs and requests
Next Icon
Reported bugs
3 issues- App fails to load or connect to server
- Inability to save or apply custom icons
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Expand icon pack selection
- Add more app icon customization options
- Improve app stability and reliability
- Provide better documentation and tutorials
Icon Changer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Next Icon
No in-app purchases
Icon Changer
- VIP subscription for week$1.997 Days
- VIP subscription for month$3.991 Month
- VIP subscription for year$23.991 Year
Questions
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