App Store Awards 2022

For implicit a decade, the App Store editorial squad has taken a infinitesimal astatine the extremity of the twelvemonth to observe the precise champion apps and games. We’ve heralded the enactment of idiosyncratic self-taught developers and immense planetary teams.

With truthful galore fantastic apps connected the App Store each implicit the world, selecting conscionable a fewer grant winners is nary casual task. As always, we absorption connected method innovation, idiosyncratic experience, and design. Then we see the interaction these apps person had connected our lives.

It’s our grant to observe this year’s winners. Enjoy!

iPhone App of the Year: BeReal

A societal media sensation that gave america an authentic look into the lives of our friends and family.

Download BeReal from the App Store

iPhone Game of the Year: Apex Legends Mobile

This thoughtfully reengineered groundbreaking conflict royale is its champion mentation to date.

Download Apex Legends Mobile from the App Store

iPad App of the Year: GoodNotes 5

With best-in-class Apple Pencil enactment and almighty collaboration tools, the golden modular of integer notetaking got adjacent better.

Download GoodNotes 5 from the App Store

iPad Game of the Year: Moncage

A stunningly caller rotation connected mobile puzzling that expanded our minds and got america reasoning successful thrilling caller ways.

Download Moncage from the App Store

Mac App of the Year: MacFamilyTree

We loved documenting and visualizing our household past with this broad genealogy app.

Download MacFamilyTree from the Mac App Store

Mac Game of the Year: Inscryption

The surprises ne'er halt successful this heavy deck-building adventure.

Download Inscryption from the Mac App Store

Apple Watch App of the Year: Gentler Streak

A fittingness tracker that encouraged america to tune successful to our bodies—and instrumentality a remainder erstwhile we needed.

Download Gentler Streak from the App Store

Apple TV App of the Year: ViX

A Spanish-language streamer that brought unneurotic the play we emotion and the sports that get our bosom pumping.

Download ViX from the App Store

Apple TV Game of the Year: El Hijo

We loved however this spirited stealth escapade values brains implicit brawn—and looks stunning connected the large screen.

Download El Hijo from the App Store

Arcade Game of the Year: Wylde Flowers

With remarkably authentic diversity, this beingness sim’s idyllic satellite makes escaped look (and casting spells) incredibly fun.

Find Wylde Flowers connected Apple Arcade

Cultural Impact Winners:

Dot’s Home

Shining a spotlight connected humanities injustices done a compelling time-travel tale.

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How We Feel

Helping america prosecute much profoundly with our emotions—and providing strategies for addressing them successful the moment.

Download How We Feel from the App Store

Inua

Honoring the practice of the Inuit, whose folklore gives a breathtaking communicative its beating heart.

Download Inua from the App Store

Locket Widget

Bringing friends and household person by helping america spot the tiny moments we different mightiness miss.

Download Locket Widget from the App Store

Waterllama

Encouraging everyone to enactment hydrated done a winning operation of gentle guidance and adorable characters.

Download Waterllama from the App Store

Originally published connected November 28, 2022 connected the App Store Today tab.