This is more of a musing thread than a question or anything, but I just realized the other day that the icon of an app is SOOOO important, more so even than the screenshots or description. For instance, Cube Runner is a perfectly nice game, but i hate the icon so much that it is on my last page and i always consider deleting it just because it looks so ugly on my device. Or, for example, Armageddon Squadron. From the reviews i read of it, it sounded like a terrible game, however i loved that icon so much and found the screenshot of the splash screen so impressive, that i bought it anyway. It also helps make people choose your app out of a list of simialar ones, like Arvale for example. All the reviews weren't that good, but it had the best icon. I'm not really sure why i made this thread, maybe just to remind developers or future developers that the icon is sooooo important, so make it pretty. And whoever developed Cube Runner, FindIt, Strategic Assault, The Corsair, Aircoaster 3d and Westward... PLEASE CHANGE YOUR ICON!!!
I agree, the only reason I actually still have "MayanTime" is because it's the awesomest icon I have. And I have iMaya which has the same thing Mayantime has but with lots more content So yeah, good icon is a winner
Same. I agree with you a lot on this one. On AppSniper, if the icon looks kinda dumb then I don't even look at it. If the icon actually looks kind of cool, then I would look at the screenshots and judge for myself if the game is any good.
Guilty....It's not a dealbreaker for me to buy a game I've heard about that has a crappy icon, but if I'm just browsing, nice icon's tend to draw my attention more. When Peter updates vector tanks the icon always gets better, and for some reason I just like it that much more
yeah, thats why Brothers in Arms and Hero of Sparta stayed at the top of my first page even after i never played them, just because i like looking at the icons lol
The thing that pisses me off is when the icon is amazing. I mean, it looks better the Xbox or Playstation game box art. It's glorious. The colors, the shading, the lighting. They went all out! Psyched, I check the game out. And it's the crummiest, ugliest, most pixelated piece of junk I've ever seen
Alright now let's make things interesting. What Icons do you guys like the most? I'm probably going to go with bobble surfer and kyper.
Armageddon Squadron, BiA, HoS, Edge, Sway, Arvale, Asphalt 4, Zen Bound, Lets Golf, Flick Fishing now to make in interesting, I will list the ones below that i HATE: Asphalt 4, Arvale, Armageddon Squadron, Flick Fishing see? icons and liking don't match up, but hey i bought them, so it worked on my pea-sized brain. SHINY!!!
That's funny I think the one Icon that really sold me on a crap game was pop. I just didn't think the game was very fun. And definitely not worth the $5.
I like the icons that come with the pocket god updates. iDracula's current icon is probably my favorite as of now.
Jailbreak. Anyone who is an art aficionado has to jailbreak to get themes, and thus solve the issue of having horrid icons. Join a nice themes site and there you go. No more problems with ugly icons. If you don't like the icon, either jailbreak, complain to the dev, or shut up.
This might be weird. But I Like to Organize my icons so they match by colour. For example I have a row of Tap Tap Dance, Tap Tap 2, guitar Rock Tour, then edge. Below that row I have Scoops, Upthere, Tetris, then Big brain. Etc.
