November 29, 2023
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Apple has announced the winners of the 2023 App Store Awards for the best apps and games
Cupertino, California Apple has announced the winners of the 2023 App Store Awards, recognizing 14 apps and games that allow users to unleash their creativity, discover new adventures and have fun with family and friends. This year’s winners include developers from around the world, whose apps and games were selected by the App Store’s Editorial Team for providing meaningful user experiences and inspiring cultural change. App Store Award winners are selected from nearly 40 finalists for delivering exceptional technical innovation, user experience and design.
“It’s inspiring to see the ways developers continue to build amazing apps and games that redefine the world around us,” said Apple CEO Tim Cook. “This year’s winners represent the limitless potential of developers to bring their visions to life by creating apps and games with incredible ingenuity, exceptional quality and purpose-driven missions.”
This year’s winners showcase the breadth of innovation, technical innovation and design possible across the App Store and the Apple ecosystem. All tracks It fosters community by providing comprehensive trail guides and outdoor exploration for everyone. Ready for makeup Fostering inclusiveness and self-expression, it provides professional artists and casual users with realistic makeup visualization on the iPad. Photomator’s Tools powered by machine learning make advanced editing tasks streamlined and seamless. The bad Produces unique indie films and international documentaries with a human touch, and SmartGym It provides exercise, daily activity, and fitness reporting that shines through on Apple Watch.
In the game category, Honkai: Star Train Takes players through a narrative filled with complex characters and tactically rich combat on the iPhone Lost in Play It invites players to look into a beautiful and child-like imagination during an exciting point-and-click adventure. P It offers a wonderfully crafted dark fantasy world and Apple Arcade players Hello kitty island adventure It offers an immersive game world whose main goal is as sweet as possible: making friends.
2023 App Store Award Winners
Applications
iPhone app of the year: AllTrails, from AllTrails, Inc.
iPad app of the yearPrêt-à-makeup, from Prêt-à-template.
The best app of the yearPhotomator, from the UAB Pixelmator team.
Apple TV app of the yearMUBI, from MUBI, Inc.
Apple Watch App of the Year: SmartGym, from Mateus Abras.
Games
The best iPhone game of the year: Honkai: Star Rail, from COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD
iPad game of the yearLost in Play, from Snapbreak Games.
The best Mac game of the yearP lie, from NEOWIZ.
Apple Arcade Game of the Year: Hello Kitty Island Adventure, from Sunblink.
Winners of cultural influence
In addition to recognizing the best apps and games on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV, Apple App Store editors selected five Cultural Impact winners recognized for their ability to create positive change through apps and games. This year’s winners encouraged users to learn and grow in an inclusive and accessible space, contribute to sustainability, and engage in self-reflection and intergenerational engagement.
Pok Pok From Pok Pok
Designed with inclusivity in mind, Pok Pok It’s a digital playground for preschoolers of all backgrounds and abilities to see, explore, and experience the world as one.
I will speak From AssistiveWare
An accessibility app pioneer for over a decade, AssistiveWare’s I will speak The world is creating assistive and alternative means of communication that help people communicate in new ways.
It is very good to go
It’s great to go. It enables consumers to reduce food waste by connecting them to restaurants and shops that have surplus food.
Packing From Humble Bundle
Packing It blends meditative puzzles to create a soul-soothing triumph around the most common experiences of transformation and connection.
Finding Hannah From Fein Games GmbH
Finding Hannah It’s a colorful coming-of-age, hidden object game with an engaging and heartwarming story that explores the power of healing and self-discovery.
The trend of the year
Apps are a reflection of culture, and in In 2023, generative AI will evolve in real-time, capturing the collective imagination of users. Applications began to integrate AI in a variety of ways throughout the year. Although many features were still in their infancy, they gave users the opportunity to see the technology in action first-hand and draw their own conclusions about its benefits and risks. In addition to this year’s App Store Award winners, App Store editors from around the world highlighted a collection of AI apps that exemplify the year’s trends. Read more from App Store editors.
In the year Launched in 2008, the App Store is the world’s safest and most active app marketplace. With 1.8 million apps currently available and more than 650 million average weekly visitors in 175 countries and regions, the App Store is the engine of global economic growth, with developer accounts and sales expected to reach $1.1 trillion by 2022. The App Store helps creators, dreamers. And students of all ages and backgrounds will be connected to the tools and information they need to build a brighter future and a better world.
About Apple
Apple revolutionized personal technology when it introduced the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in innovation with the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV. Apple’s five software platforms – iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS – deliver seamless experiences across all Apple devices and empower people with new services including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay and iCloud. Apple’s more than 100,000 employees are committed to making the best products on earth and leaving the world a better place than we found it.
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