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AppIconKitchen – Free AI app icon generator I built for indie devs

AppIconKitchen – Free AI app icon generator I built for indie devs

by rickyLee_coder·Feb 23, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●●SolidSolve My ProblemCozy

Free, no-signup icon exporter with proper iOS/Android asset structure beats makeappicon's paywalls.

Strengths
  • •One-click export of iOS AppIcon.appiconset with Contents.json and Android mipmap structure is genuinely labor-saving for indie devs.
  • •No signup, no watermarks, no per-icon fees—directly undercuts existing paid tools (remove.bg, makeappicon).
  • •4 style variants (clay, flat, Mac, pixel) give meaningful aesthetic choice without overcomplication.
Weaknesses
  • •AI icon generation itself (Flux model) is commoditized; dozens of text-to-image tools already exist with similar fidelity.
  • •Success depends entirely on export automation; the UI and styles aren't defensible against competitors who add the same export logic.
Category
Design
Target Audience

Indie app developers, startups building iOS/Android apps

Similar To

Makeappicon · remove.bg · Looka

Post Description

Hey HN,

I built AppIconKitchen (https://www.appiconkitchen.com) - a free AI-powered app icon generator.

Background: I'm an indie dev and needed an app icon for my side project. Looked around at existing tools: - Most charge $10+ per icon - Require creating an account just to try - Don't export proper Xcode/Android Studio ready assets

So I spent a weekend building my own solution.

What it does: - AI generates icons in 4 styles (clay/flat/mac/pixel) - One click exports complete iOS AppIcon.appiconset with Contents.json - One click exports Android mipmap folders with adaptive icon layers - Includes Web/PWA icons in the same export - Free, no signup, no limits

Tech: Next.js 15, TypeScript, Replicate's Flux model, Cloudflare R2 storage.

Honestly built it for myself but thought others might find it useful. Would love feedback from the HN community - especially if something's broken or could be improved.

Link: https://www.appiconkitchen.com/

If anyone has feature requests or wants to know how it works under the hood, happy to share more details.

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