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The winners of App Store Awards 2023 announced by Apple, with 14 outstanding applications and games standing out. The winners, drawn from developers from every corner of the globe, were selected by the App Store editorial team for their contribution to “delivering meaningful experiences” and inspiring “cultural change”.
The selection process revealed nearly 40 finalists, with the final winners standing out for their outstanding technical innovation, user experience and design.
As better iPhone app of 2023 featured AllTrails, which promotes outdoor exploration by allowing the community to share trails they know about. On the other hand, as iPad application of the year was the Prêt-à-Makeup realistic makeup sketchpad. Finally, as Mac app of the year highlighted Photomator’s advanced machine learning-based editing tools.
Moving on to gaming, titles like Honkai: Star Rail and Lost in Play managed to captivate gamers, while Apple also awarded the souls-like game Lies of P.
The winners in detail:
The best apps of 2023 according to the App Store Awards 2023
iPhone App of the Year: AllTrailsby AllTrails, Inc.
iPad App of the Year: Prêt-à-Makeupfrom Prêt-à-Template.
Mac App of the Year: Photomatorby the UAB Pixelmator Team.
Apple TV App of the Year: MUBIby MUBI, Inc.
Apple Watch App of the Year: SmartGymby Mateus Abras.
The best games of 2023 according to the App Store Awards 2023
iPhone Game of the Year: Honkai: Star Rail, by COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD.
iPad Game of the Year: Lost in Playby Snapbreak Games.
Mac Game of the Year: Lies of Pby NEOWIZ.
Apple Arcade Game of the Year: Hello Kitty Island Adventureby Sunblink.
The ‘Cultural Impact’ winners of the App Store Awards 2023
Pok Pok by Pok Pok
Proloquo by AssistiveWare
Too Good To Go by Too Good To Go
Unpacking from Humble Bundle
Finding Hannah by Fein Games GmbH
