Comparison

Icon Creator(Pro) vs CTRL Micro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Icon Creator(Pro)

Design custom icons and logos with a vast library and intuitive tools. Easily adjust size, color, position, and add text or images with advanced layering options.

Highlights
  • Extensive icon library
  • Intuitive search
  • Customizable properties (size, color, position)
  • Add text with font options
  • Incorporate gallery images
  • Layering of elements
  • Color picking and inversion
Features
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Icon Creator is a comprehensive tool designed to simplify the process of creating icons and logos. With an extensive library of icons, intuitive search functionality, and a range of customization options, users can easily tailor their designs to suit their needs. Modify properties such as alignment, position, rotation, opacity, size, and color, with additional features including icon shadows, backgrounds, and borders. Users can also leverage background color customization, gradients, and images, alongside options for border shapes and styles. Incorporate images from the gallery with customizable fit, filters, and borders, or add text with font selection, weight, style, spacing, and shadow effects. The app supports layering of icons, images, and text, with the ability to adjust layer order and even pick colors from existing images or invert them. Developed by Anvaysoft Programmer- Hrishi Suthar Made with love in India

About

CTRL Micro

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a tactile control surface for your Mac and AI agents. Enjoy haptic feedback, launch apps, manage media, and interact with AI tools like Codex and Claude. Dictate text and view your Mac's screen remotely for a seamless workflow.

Highlights
  • Haptic feedback control deck
  • Launch Mac applications
  • Control Mac volume, brightness, media, windows
  • Monitor AI agent progress
  • Dictate into desktop apps
  • View Mac screen remotely
  • End-to-end encrypted connections
Features
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CTRL Micro turns your iPhone or iPad into a tactile control deck for your Mac and AI agents. HAPTIC CONTROL DECK • Feel responsive haptics, sounds, and visual feedback • Arrange controls where they feel right • Switch between Mac, Codex, Claude, and Cursor from one deck CONTROL YOUR MAC • Launch applications • Control volume, brightness, media, and windows • Move the pointer, scroll, click, run Shortcuts, and talk to Siri MONITOR AI AGENTS • See task progress and attention states at a glance • Open recent tasks and start new ones • Use client-specific controls for Codex, Claude, and Cursor SPEAK NATURALLY • Dictate into desktop apps from your deck • Transcription is processed locally by CTRL Micro Host on your Mac SEE YOUR MAC • Watch your Mac respond as you use the control deck, Trackpad, or Keyboard • Open Desktop View nearby or through Remote Anywhere • Keep the live screen above your controls or expand it full screen • Pinch, pan, and double-tap to inspect your Mac screen PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No CTRL Micro account required • Nearby connections stay directly between your devices • Remote Anywhere is end-to-end encrypted; the relay forwards opaque data and cannot read your screen or control content • Screen frames, keyboard input, commands, and dictation content are not recorded or stored CTRL Micro requires the separate CTRL Micro Host app for Mac, available from ctrlmicro.com. Pair your iPhone or iPad with one selected Mac and control it nearby or through Remote Anywhere.

Screenshots

Icon Creator(Pro)4 screens
CTRL Micro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CTRL Micro at Free against Icon Creator(Pro)'s $2.99. CTRL Micro also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). Icon Creator(Pro)'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

CTRL Micro is free to download; Icon Creator(Pro) costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Icon Creator(Pro) against 5.0 for CTRL Micro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Icon Creator(Pro) ships an update every 2 weeks, CTRL Micro every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Icon Creator(Pro) versus CTRL Micro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIcon Creator(Pro)CTRL Micro
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHrishi SutharMedHue Labs

Customer experience

Icon Creator(Pro)

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CTRL Micro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Icon Creator(Pro)

No in-app purchases

None

CTRL Micro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Icon Creator(Pro) free?
Icon Creator(Pro) costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CTRL Micro free?
CTRL Micro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Icon Creator(Pro) or CTRL Micro?
Icon Creator(Pro) and CTRL Micro are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Icon Creator(Pro) or CTRL Micro have ads?
Neither Icon Creator(Pro) nor CTRL Micro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Icon Creator(Pro) or CTRL Micro?
Icon Creator(Pro) ships an update every 2 weeks, and CTRL Micro every 3 days. Most recently, Icon Creator(Pro) was updated on October 30, 2026 and CTRL Micro on October 31, 2026.

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