Apple reveals the winners of the App Store Awards and Best Apps and Games of 2023

November 29, 2023

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Apple reveals the winners of the App Store Awards and Best Apps and Games of 2023

Cupertino, California Apple today revealed the winners of the 2023 App Store Awards, honoring 14 apps and games that empowered users to unleash their creativity, discover a world of new adventures, and spend quality time 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 to provide users with meaningful experiences and inspiring cultural change. App Store Award winners were selected from nearly 40 finalists for delivering exceptional technology, user experience and design innovations.

“It’s inspiring to see the ways developers continue to create 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, creating apps and games with remarkable ingenuity, exceptional quality and goal-oriented missions.”

This year’s winners showcase the scope of creativity, technical innovation and design possible across the App Store and Apple ecosystem. AllTrails Fosters the community with comprehensive trail guides and outdoor exploration for all. Pre-makeup Offers a realistic iPad makeup canvas for professional artists and casual users, while promoting inclusivity and self-expression. Cameraman Machine learning-powered tools make advanced editing tasks streamlined and seamless. Moby He curates exceptional independent films and international documentaries with a human touch Smart Gym It shines on Apple Watch with its comprehensive library of powerful workouts, routines, and fitness reports.

In the games category, Honkai: Star Rail It takes players through a story filled with complex characters and rich tactical combat on iPhone, while Lost in play Invites players to tap into a magical, childlike imagination during an epic point-and-click adventure. P lies Offers players a beautifully designed dark fantasy world, and Apple Arcade’s Hello Kitty Island Adventure It offers an immersive game world and its main goal is to be as beautiful as possible: to make friends.

2023 App Store Awards Winners

Applications

iPhone App of the Year: AllTrailsfrom AllTrails, Inc.

iPad App of the Year: Pre-makeupfrom Pret-à-Template.

Mac app of the year: PhotomatorFrom the UAB Pixelmator team.

Apple TV app of the year: Mobyfrom Mobi Company.

Apple Watch app of the year: Smart Gymby Matthews Abras.

games

iPhone game of the year: Honkai: Star Rail, from Cognosphere Pte. Ltd.

iPad Game of the Year: Lost in playfrom Snapbreak Games.

MAC Game of the Year: P liesfrom Newiz.

Apple Arcade Game of the Year: Hello Kitty Island Adventurefrom Sun Blink.

Cultural Impact Winners

In addition to honoring the best apps and games on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV, App Store editors also 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 a more sustainable future, and explore self-reflection and connection across generations.

Book Book From Book Book
Designed with inclusivity in mind, Book Book is a digital playroom for kids, providing a global space for preschoolers of all backgrounds and abilities to play, explore, and see the world as one.

introduction From the assistance program
AssistiveWare’s has been a leader in accessibility applications for over a decade introduction It creates augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) tools that help the world communicate in new ways.

Too good to go It’s too good to go
Too good to go It enables users to reduce food waste by connecting them with restaurants and stores that have surplus unsold food at a reasonable cost.

unloading From a modest package
unloading He blends meditative mysteries to create a soul-soothing triumph over familiar experiences of change and connection.

Find Hannah From Fein Games GmbH
Find Hannah is a colorful hidden object game with sweeping and emotional stories that explore the power of healing and self-discovery.

General trend

Apps are a reflection of culture, and in 2023, productive AI has captured the collective imagination of users with its development unfolding in real time. Apps began incorporating AI over the year in several ways. Although many of the features are still in their infancy, it has given users a chance to see the technology in action firsthand and come to their own conclusions about the benefits and risks. In addition to this year’s App Store Award winners, App Store editors around the world highlighted a group of creative AI apps that exemplify the trend. Read more From the App Store editors.

The App Store, launched in 2008, is the world’s most secure and vibrant app marketplace. Currently home to 1.8 million apps and over 650 million weekly visitors on average across 175 countries and territories, the App Store is an engine of global economic growth, facilitating $1.1 trillion in developer billings and sales in 2022. The App Store helps creators and dreamers. , and learners of all ages and backgrounds connect with the tools and information they need to build a brighter future and a better world.

About Apple
Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV. Apple’s five software platforms — iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS — provide seamless experiences across all Apple devices and empower people with amazing services, including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay and iCloud. Apple’s more than 100,000 employees are dedicated to making the best products on Earth, and leaving the world better than we found it.

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