Apple today announced the list of winning apps for the 2022 App Store Awards, with a total of 16 apps and games. Apple says these apps and games are inspiring users to gain a deeper understanding of the world, expand their imagination, and stay in touch with friends and loved ones. This year's award-winning apps also represent a diverse community of developers from around the world. The award-winning apps and games were selected by the editorial team of Apple global app store, which provide an excellent experience and have a profound cultural impact.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said: “This year’s App Store Award winners reimagine our app experience, which offers a fresh, thoughtful and authentic perspective.” “From self-taught individual creators to international teams spread around the world, these entrepreneurs are making meaningful impacts and represent the way apps and games affect our communities and lives.”
This year’s award-winning apps show the rich possibilities of the App Store and Apple’s device ecosystem. The innovative social app BeReal lets users truly understand the lives of their family and friends, and the gentle stripes of the fitness tracker help users balance their fitness and rest to maintain a healthy lifestyle. GoodNotes 5 takes digital notes to a new level with the first-class Apple Pencil support. "MacFamilyTree 10" inspires exploration of family tree through its amazing visual genealogy and collaboration with relatives around the world, while the creator behind Vickers has lifted the Spanish story to the forefront of entertainment...
2022 App Store Award Winner:
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iPhone Application of the Year: "BeReal", from BeReal.
Annual iPad Application: "GoodNotes 5", from Time Base Technology Limited.
Mac application of the year: "MacFamilyTree 10", from Synium Software GmbH.
Apple TV Application of the Year: "ViX", from TelevisaUnivision Interactive, Inc.
Apple Watch Application of the Year: "Gentler Streak", from Gentler Stories LLC.
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iPhone game of the year: "Apex Legends Mobile", from Electronic Arts.
iPad game of the year: "Moncage", from X.D. Network Inc.
Mac game of the year: "Inscryption", from Devolver.
Apple TV Game of the Year: "El Hijo", from HandyGames.
Apple Arcade Game of the Year: "Wylde Flowers", from Studio Drydock Pty Ltd.
China Game of the Year: " League of Legends Esports Manager ", from Shenzhen Tencent Tianyou Technology Co., Ltd.
Cultural Influence
In addition to commending the best apps and games on Apple devices, the editor of the Apple App Store also selected five award-winning apps that have lasting impact on people’s lives and influence culture, encouraging users to participate more deeply in their emotions, truly connect with others, and pay tribute to their legacy and their predecessors, while looking forward to creating a better world.
"How We Feel" comes from How We Feel Project, Inc. By prompting users to use the convenience of daily check-in to explore their emotional health. "How We Feel" helps users express difficult emotions in language and proposes strategies to solve these emotions.
"Dot’s Home" comes from the Story of the Rise House project, "Dot’s Home" focuses on systemic housing injustice and its impact on the people of color through a compelling and thoughtful time travel story.
"Locket Widget" comes from Locket Labs, Inc., allowing users to send live photos directly to the home screen of family and friends. "Locket Widget" promotes intimate connections between lovers and get rid of the pressure of traditional social media.
Waterllama comes from Vitalii Mogylevets, and the author makes meeting hydration goals fun, using creative challenges, reminders and cute characters to keep users on track.
Inua - A Story in Ice and Time comes from ARTE Experience, Inua - A Story in Ice and Time provides users with a fascinating, mysterious adventure that explores historical events woven in elements of Inuit traditions, folklore and thrilling stories.
It is understood that for more than a decade, Apple has commended the best apps and games at the end of each year. To recognize the influence of the award-winning development team, each winner will receive a physical reward inspired by the iconic blue App Store icon developed through meticulous craftsmanship, which includes setting the App Store logo in 100% recycled aluminum used to make Apple products, with the winner's name engraved on the other side. The
App Store is a mobile app market launched by Apple in 2008. It currently has 1.8 million apps and more than 500 million people visit 175 regions a week, boosting $643 billion in bill revenue and sales in 2020 alone.
