Features & Capabilities

aHomeIcon lets you create custom icons and launch your favorites from your home screen with a single tap. Personalize icons with shapes, borders, filters, and photos, and quickly launch contacts, playlists, URLs, and apps—even offline. The app emphasizes speed, privacy and portability, keeps private data within the app, and supports sharing or backing up icons via Wi‑Fi.

User Growth & Download Statistics

By:
Mokten Pty Ltd
Rating:
5.00
(2)
0.60
Version:
4.3 Last updated: 2020-04-09
Version code:
835233713
Creation date:
2011-02-11
Compatible devices:
Size:
27.75MB
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-03
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Developed by:
Mokten Pty Ltd
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/in/app/ahomeicon/id417171558
Website:
http://www.mokten.com/ahomeicon

User Reviews

Users largely praise aHomeIcon for enabling customizable home screen icons and shortcuts, and for its usefulness across websites, photos, and other files. The app is valued for flexibility and ease of setup. However, multiple reviews warn of instability (crashes/freezes) and iOS version-related issues, and it requires installing a local profile with an unlock code, which can affect shortcuts and raise privacy concerns. Additionally, dialing shortcuts often route through Safari, adding steps and latency, and some users report poor support and unclear guidance.
Pros
  • Fulfills its core purpose by enabling home screen icons/shortcuts, including URL shortcuts.
  • Flexible and quick to set up with minimal keystrokes for creating icons.
  • Useful for customization and quick access to websites, music, and photos/files.
  • Many users regard it as one of the best/most-used icon-shortcut apps in its category.
Cons
  • Unstable/buggy behavior with freezing and temperamental performance, especially across iOS updates.
  • Requires installing a local profile (and an unlock code); deleting the profile can affect shortcuts and raises privacy concerns.
  • Dialing shortcuts often route through Safari, causing extra steps and latency (not truly one-tap).
  • Inconsistent support and guidance, with reports of poor help/resources and unclear directions.
Recent reviews
I don’t know if it’s possible to fix this app but it used to be the best.
by Co*****, 2025-07-17

This app does just what I need it to do. Great for me.
by Up*****, 2021-04-01

Sometimes personal home icons is a must and this app makes it easy for me. Thanks
by So*****, 2019-02-26
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