CandyIcons vs CleanVector

CandyIcons is a web app for browsing app icons and generating new ones from descriptions. Users choose colors and styles, then create icons using more than 15 premade styles and over 1,000 presets. Generated output is a 1024×1024 PNG; SVG export is unavailable. The service includes iOS and macOS app icon assets aligned with Apple’s design guidelines, plus free tools for those assets and favicons. A free plan provides 15 generations per month. One-time packs cost $15 as a one-time purchase for 15 credits, $25, paid once for 50 credits, or $45, paid once for 120 credits. Lifetime costs $49, paid once and provides 40 credits per month. Each credit generates one image, and purchased credits do not expire. Batch generation and commercial use are supported. The FAQ says purchased or generated icons carry exclusive ownership and unlimited usage rights, including modification, resale, redistribution, or giving them away. Icons are stored on US servers operated by third-party partners, with private access links sent by email.

CleanVector creates illustrations, icons, logos and mascots, and turns uploaded raster images into editable SVG paths with transparent backgrounds. Its icon set generator makes a sheet from one prompt, removes the background and converts the icons into vector paths. A single pass is designed to give the set shared proportions, stroke and palette. Exports are available as one SVG, with each icon in its own group of paths, or as PNG; both formats can be exported after editing. The maker recommends six to ten icons per sheet and suggests separate sheets for larger libraries. A sheet uses 4 credits, while exporting again at another size is free. New accounts receive 10 credits without a card, and the free plan includes 10 credits each month. The Free plan includes one permanent SVG download and unlimited PNG exports; paid plans start at $5/month. Customers may use creations commercially on every plan. API and MCP execution require Plus or Pro, and MCP supports AI agents with setup instructions for Claude Code and Cursor.