ICOON picture dictionary Downloads & RevenueICOON picture dictionary · App Store
ICOON picture dictionary is #38 in Travel Paid in Japan and charting in 13 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026ICOON picture dictionary update history & changes
Last change · 11 events since 6 Dec 2008Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 10 events in the last 12 months
- 📈ICOON picture dictionary entered the top 100Top Paid · Travel · AU
- 📈ICOON picture dictionary entered the top 10Top Paid · Travel · KR
- 📈ICOON picture dictionary entered the top 100Top Grossing · Travel · KR
- 📈ICOON picture dictionary entered the top 100Top Paid · Travel · IN
- 📈ICOON picture dictionary entered the top 100Top Paid · Travel · GB
- 📈ICOON picture dictionary entered the top 100Top Paid · Travel · CA
- 📈ICOON picture dictionary charting in a new countryCanada
- 📈ICOON picture dictionary charting in a new country in 2 chartsIndonesia · India
- 🆕ICOON picture dictionary first spotted by AppInsider#65 in Top Paid · Travel · South Korea
- 🆕ICOON picture dictionary released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Travel PaidICOON picture dictionary at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-26. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
ICOON is a visual phrasebook featuring over 1,100 universal symbols across 13 categories, designed to help travelers communicate essential needs without language barriers. The app holds strong positions in paid travel charts across South Korea (#2), Brazil (#28), and Japan (#34), indicating sustained relevance for international tourists despite its age.
Similar apps: iTranslate, TripLingo, Pocket Phrasebook
ICOON picture dictionary on the App Store
App details
ICOON picture dictionary downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where ICOON picture dictionary's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | TravelPaid | #38 |
 China | TravelPaid | #70 |
 Brazil | TravelPaid | #29 |
 Germany | TravelPaid | #53 |
 France | TravelPaid | #43 |
 United Kingdom | TravelPaid | #83 |
| South Korea | TravelPaid | #65 |
 Italy | TravelPaid | #38 |
 Canada | TravelPaid | #92 |
 India | TravelPaid | #97 |
 Saudi Arabia | TravelPaid | #65 |
 United Arab Emirates | TravelPaid | #86 |
 Indonesia | TravelPaid | #153 |
Apps near ICOON picture dictionary on the chart
Travel Paid, around #38.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about ICOON picture dictionary
From the 12 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the app's utility for overcoming language barriers in Asia and its high-quality illustrations. However, significant complaints focus on the inability to copy or share icons and a lack of text definitions.
Mixed (50% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful. The main complaints are about missing features or content, and not being useful. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Useful: “Very useful, and also very funny!”
Common complaints
- Features & content: “I'm not sure why the developer(s) didn't make that option available”
- Useful: “A short definition would be useful”
About ICOON picture dictionary
CNET
"I am confident, ICOON will become one of the most useful application in your iPhone." iphone.blogvasion.com
„ICOON is a cool iPhone app based on a book of the same name. It’s an image dictionary, categorized for ease and speed“
NextGreatThing.com
The book bestseller ICOON global picture dictionary, is now conveniently available for your iPhone and iPad!
ICOON is a universal phrase book no savvy traveller is complete without. You don’t need dictionaries in different languages to communicate on your journeys: Just use ICOON! This collection is as hands-on as it is humorous and divides essential everyday symbols into twelve different categories: from clothing, hygiene products and health to administration and leisure activities. Regardless of whether you need a toothbrush, safety pin or swimsuit, or want to explain hay fever without using words. ICOON speaks the world’s most universal language: pictures.
This special digital version offers a selection of the most important symbols from the bestselling designer icon collection. Over 1,100 symbols from bandage to broccoli.
* Over 1,100 symbols in 13 categories
* Categories translated in several languages
* Works in every country in any language
* Life-saving symbols for emergencies
* World and continent maps
* For business and leisure travellers
CATEGORIES:
* Clothing
* Hygiene
* Health
* Money
* Leisure
* Accommodation
* Authorities
* Travel
* Measurements
* Emotions
* Food
* World
* Eco
Let ICOON speak for you and have fun traveling the world!
What the press writes about the idea of ICOON:
”The Little Book of Helpfulness”
(GQ)
"Europe is impressed! ICOON –
a dictionary without words" (ELLE)
"The wordless phrase book!"
(COSMOPOLITAN)
“The perfect travel companion”
(MOLESKINE City)
"Einfach wie praktisch. Ein Wörterbuch
ohne Worte im Taschenformat" (BILD)
"Wer ins ferne Ausland reist sollte
das globale Bildwörterbuch ICOON
im Gepäck haben." (Die Welt)
"Mensajes básicos que llevan lejos"
(EL PAIS)
What's new in this version:
iOS 13 compatibility
Over 1,100 symbols
100 new symbols
New category “eco”
Latest updates
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