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AI Icon Creator vs Runway

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

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AI Icon Creator

Generate, edit and export app icons in 21 curated styles for iOS, Android and web

Free trial
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Verdict

AI Icon Creator and Runway are both Image & Visual AI tools. Runway scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.4 vs 7.7 out of 10). Only Runway has a free plan or trial. Only Runway is available on iOS and Android and offers an API.

Best overall

Runway

  • Filmmakers
  • Video creators
  • Marketers and ad teams
  • Designers

Choose AI Icon Creator if

  • You want a tool built for creating a first app icon without a designer.
  • 21 distinct styles with per-style colour and detail settings.
  • Area-based editing keeps every version instead of regenerating.

Choose Runway if

  • You want a tool built for Text-to-video and image-to-video generation.
  • Combines video, image and audio generation and editing in one workspace.
  • Offers Runway's own Gen-4.5 plus third-party models such as Seedance 2.0.
Best value
Runway
Best for beginners
Runway
Best for business
Runway

Features

19 features compared.

  • 21 curated styles
    AI Icon Creator
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Text to icon
    AI Icon Creator
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Image to icon
    AI Icon Creator
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Area editing
    AI Icon Creator
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Custom colours
    AI Icon Creator
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Icon pack export
    AI Icon Creator
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • SVG and PSD export
    AI Icon Creator
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Style Preview and ideas
    AI Icon Creator
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Free converters
    AI Icon Creator
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Credit refunds
    AI Icon Creator
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Gen-4.5 video model
    AI Icon Creator
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Creative Agent
    AI Icon Creator
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Multiple models
    AI Icon Creator
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Characters
    AI Icon Creator
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Aleph and Act-Two
    AI Icon Creator
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Audio tools
    AI Icon Creator
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Workflows and Recipes
    AI Icon Creator
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Runway Dev API
    AI Icon Creator
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Runway MCP
    AI Icon Creator
    Not available
    Runway
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    AI Icon Creator
    Free trial
    Runway
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    AI Icon Creator
    No
    Runway
    Yes
  • Starting price
    AI Icon Creator
    $14.90
    Runway
    $0
  • Plans
    AI Icon Creator
    4 plans
    Runway
    4 plans

AI Icon Creator plans

  • Lite

    $14.90/month

    400 credits a month, about 40 icons; $11.90 per month when billed yearly

    • All 21 styles
    • PNG and icon pack downloads
    • Image tools
    • Commercial use

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $29.90/month

    1,000 credits a month, about 100 icons; $23.90 per month when billed yearly; marked Recommended

    • Everything in Lite
    • SVG and PSD export
    • Image tools
    • Commercial use

  • Max

    $59.90/month

    From 2,400 credits a month, about 240 icons; larger tiers up to 9,300 credits at $199.90 per month

    • Everything in Pro
    • Higher credit tiers

  • Credit pack

    $9.90/one-time

    Pack S has 200 credits, about 20 icons; larger packs up to $299.90 for 11,200 credits; credits valid for 365 days

    • No subscription needed
    • SVG and PSD export
    • Commercial use

Runway plans

  • Free

    $0

    125 one-time credits that do not expire

    • A selection of generative models
    • 5GB storage

  • Standard

    $15/month

    625 credits per month; $12 per month billed annually

    • All video and image models
    • Creative Agent
    • 5 parallel generations
    • Music and voice and sound effects
    • Up to 3 projects
    • No watermarks
    • 4K upscaling
    • 20GB storage

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $35/month

    2,250 credits per month; $28 per month billed annually

    • Everything in Standard
    • 15 parallel generations
    • Up to 5 projects
    • 1 Brand Kit
    • 1 custom voice clone
    • Top-up credits
    • Runway MCP
    • Unlimited 4K video upscaling
    • 100GB storage

  • Max

    $95/month

    9,500 credits per month; $76 per month billed annually

    • Everything in Pro
    • Early access to new models
    • 20 parallel generations
    • Up to 10 projects
    • Up to 3 Brand Kits
    • Up to 3 custom voice clones
    • HDR and ProRes and image sequence outputs
    • 500GB storage

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.

AI Icon Creator
7.7overall
Runway
8.4overall

  • Output Quality

    AI Icon Creator
    7.5
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Style Variety

    AI Icon Creator
    8.0
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Editing Control

    AI Icon Creator
    8.0
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Ease of Use

    AI Icon Creator
    8.0
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    AI Icon Creator
    7.0
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Video Quality

    AI Icon Creator
    Not rated
    Runway
    9.0

  • Camera & Motion Control

    AI Icon Creator
    Not rated
    Runway
    8.8

  • Model Variety

    AI Icon Creator
    Not rated
    Runway
    8.5

  • Editing Tools

    AI Icon Creator
    Not rated
    Runway
    8.6

  • Pricing Clarity

    AI Icon Creator
    Not rated
    Runway
    7.2

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

AI Icon Creator

Pros

  • 21 distinct styles with per-style colour and detail settings
  • Area-based editing keeps every version instead of regenerating
  • One-click icon pack covers iOS, Android and web sizes
  • Failed generations are refunded automatically
  • Pricing page lists credit costs for every action before you generate
  • Free converters work without an account

Cons

  • No permanent free plan; sign-up credits expire after 7 days
  • Monthly list prices start at $14.90, with SVG and PSD limited to paid users
  • Text inside icons is unreliable
  • No public API or mobile app
  • Legal entity and location are not stated on the site

Runway

Pros

  • Combines video, image and audio generation and editing in one workspace
  • Offers Runway's own Gen-4.5 plus third-party models such as Seedance 2.0
  • Creative Agent builds videos from a conversation
  • Runway Dev API with Node and Python SDKs
  • Free plan with 125 credits that do not expire
  • Native iOS and Android apps

Cons

  • Credit-based pricing: a 5-second Gen-4.5 clip costs 60 credits, so the 625 credits on Standard cover about 10 such clips
  • Standard and Pro credits do not roll over at the end of the month
  • Some App Store reviewers complain about the cost of failed or unusable generations
  • 4K upscaling is unlimited only on Pro and Max

Platforms

  • Web
    AI Icon Creator
    Supported
    Runway
    Supported
  • Windows
    AI Icon Creator
    Not supported
    Runway
    Not supported
  • macOS
    AI Icon Creator
    Not supported
    Runway
    Not supported
  • iOS
    AI Icon Creator
    Not supported
    Runway
    Supported
  • Android
    AI Icon Creator
    Not supported
    Runway
    Supported
  • API
    AI Icon Creator
    Not supported
    Runway
    Supported
  • Browser Extension
    AI Icon Creator
    Not supported
    Runway
    Not supported

Integrations

AI Icon Creator

No integrations listed.

Runway

5 integrations
  • Runway MCP
  • ChatGPT plugin
  • Meta Ads
  • Google Ads
  • TikTok Ads

Company

  • Company
    AI Icon Creator
    Not listed
    Runway
    Runway AI, Inc.
  • Founded
    AI Icon Creator
    Not listed
    Runway
    2018
  • Headquarters
    AI Icon Creator
    Not listed
    Runway
    New York, NY
  • Listing
    AI Icon Creator
    Not claimed
    Runway
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is AI Icon Creator better than Runway?

It depends on your workflow. AI Icon Creator is built for creating a first app icon without a designer. Runway is built for Text-to-video and image-to-video generation.

What are the key feature differences between AI Icon Creator and Runway?

AI Icon Creator: Generate, edit and export app icons in 21 curated styles for iOS, Android and web. Runway: AI video, image and audio creation suite with Gen-4.5, agents and an API.

Does AI Icon Creator or Runway have a free plan?

Runway has a free plan or trial; AI Icon Creator is paid only.

Which is cheaper, AI Icon Creator or Runway?

AI Icon Creator starts at $14.90 and Runway starts at $0. See the pricing table above for what each tier includes.