Apple iPhone and iPad App Icon Sizes
Apple’s iPad and more recently iPad 2 have been with us for quite a while now so I thought it about time I follow up on my original iPhone Icon Sizes post and provide a short guide on the required icon sizes for the Apple iPhone and iPad, as well as the other assets required for iPad developers and Icon designers.
Luckily, Apple’s application icon file requirements are a little simpler than Android but for optimal results we still need to account for the high resolution displays on iPhone 4+ devices and include an additional size. The iPhone will scale automatically if we only supply the standard resolution version but we want things to look ‘gorgeous’ – right?
Icon App Sizes Summary
| Description | iPhone and iPod Touch | iPad |
|---|---|---|
| Application icon (required) |
57 x 57 114 x 114 (high res) |
72 x 72 |
| App Store icon (required) |
512 x 512 | 512 x 512 |
| Launch image (required) |
320 x 480 640 x 960 (high res) |
Portrait: 768 x 1004 Landscape: 1024 x 748 |
| Spotlight search results and Settings (recommended) |
29 x 29 58 x 58 (high res) |
50 x 50 for Spotlight results 29 x 29 for Settings |
| Document icon (recommended for custom documents) |
22 x 29 44 x 58 (high res) |
64 x 64 320 x 320 |
| Web clip icon (recommended for web apps and sites) |
57 x 57 114 x 114 (high res) |
72 x 72 |
| Toolbar and navbar icon (optional) |
Approx 20 x 20 Approx 40 x 40 (high res) |
Approx 20 x 20 |
| Tab bar icon (optional) |
Approx 30 x 30 Approx 60 x 60 (high res) |
Approx 30 x 30 |
| Newsstand icon for the App Store (required for Newsstand apps) |
Min 512 pixels on long edge | Min 512 pixels on long edge |
Note: The icon examples used in the image above are shown prior to iTunes automatically cropping to the normal rounded corner button shape and classic highlight applied (which can be overridden if so desired).
