Custom app icons transform your iPhone home screen from a generic grid into something that reflects your personality — but most tutorials involve convoluted steps through the Shortcuts app. A custom app icons shortcut for iPhone simplifies the entire process. Describe the app you want to restyle, point to your chosen image, and Turin builds the shortcut that creates a custom icon launcher in seconds.
The shortcut acts as a launcher: when tapped from the home screen, it opens your chosen app directly. The icon displayed on the home screen is whatever image you assign to the shortcut — a photo, an illustration, or any image from your library. Turin builds the launcher shortcut and walks you through assigning your custom image as the icon.
Go to getturin.com and describe your shortcut (e.g., 'Create a custom icon for Spotify using a photo I choose').
Wait a few seconds for Turin's AI to build the custom icon launcher shortcut.
Tap the 'Install' button, then assign your chosen image as the shortcut icon in the Shortcuts app.
Use any image from your photo library as an app icon without paying for a theme app.
Create custom icons for native Apple apps, third-party apps, or any app on your device.
Your original app icons remain untouched — the shortcut launcher sits alongside them and can be deleted anytime.
Ready to build this?
Just describe it in plain English and tap install. No coding, no App Store, no subscription.
Build this shortcut freeWorks on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Installs in one tap.
Yes. You can build and install this shortcut using Turin's free tier. No subscription, no App Store download required — just describe what you want and tap install.
This shortcut works on any iPhone, iPad, or Mac running iOS 16 / iPadOS 16 / macOS Ventura or later. Install it directly from Safari in one tap.
No. Once installed the shortcut runs entirely on-device using Apple's built-in Shortcuts app. An internet connection is only needed during the initial build and install step.
Absolutely. You can describe any changes to Turin and get a new version in seconds, or open the shortcut in the Apple Shortcuts app and edit the actions directly.