AppIcon Maker vs Codux
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AppIcon Maker
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AppIcon Maker helps iOS and iPadOS developers turn one 1024x1024 image into asset-catalog-ready app icon exports. Import your artwork, preview the generated result, check the output summary, and export a ZIP that is ready to add to an app icon asset catalog. Designed for developers: - Modern app icon export with a single universal 1024x1024 iOS app icon - Classic Full Size Set export for explicit iPhone and iPad icon sizes - Automatic Contents.json generation - Preview and validation before export - Share-sheet ZIP export to Files, AirDrop, Mail, or your favorite workflow - Fully local processing with no accounts, cloud upload, ads, analytics, or tracking The free app lets you import artwork, preview results, and inspect the export summary. A one-time lifetime unlock enables creating and sharing export ZIPs. AppIcon Maker is a focused developer utility: simple, fast, native, and built with system frameworks.
Codux
This open-source AI coding workspace allows secure remote management of development tasks from a mobile device. Connect to your desktop or agent to handle projects, files, Git, and terminal sessions.
- Manage projects and files
- Control remote terminal sessions
- Track AI CLI activity
- Synchronize state across devices
- Encrypted device connections
- Open-source code available
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Codux is an open-source AI coding workspace that lets you securely connect to Codux Desktop or a Codux Agent from your mobile device and manage remote development tasks wherever you are. Key features: • Manage projects, files, Git repositories, and worktrees • View and take control of remote terminal sessions • Track AI CLI activity and session information • Synchronize terminal and project state across desktop and mobile • Use encrypted device connections for remote development workflows Codux is open-source software. You can access the complete source code on GitHub and compile and use it yourself for free: https://github.com/duxweb/codux If you encounter connection, terminal, or compatibility issues, please submit a GitHub Issue with your device model, OS version, reproduction steps, and relevant logs: https://github.com/duxweb/codux/issues App Store reviews do not provide enough context for effective troubleshooting. Please avoid leaving a low rating without technical details; a clear Issue helps us identify and resolve problems much faster.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AppIcon Maker at Free against Codux's $4.99. Codux's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
AppIcon Maker is free to download; Codux costs $4.99 up front. AppIcon Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Codux asks for nothing beyond the download.
AppIcon Maker ships an update every 6 months, Codux weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AppIcon Maker | Codux |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Remi Herbiet | 鑫华 李 |
In-app purchases
AppIcon Maker
- Lifetime Unlock$14.99
Codux
No in-app purchases









