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App Store Awards 2021

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Apps of the Year

The best apps this year made our lives easier, kept us informed, taught us something new, and helped make things more entertaining. Congratulations to the 2021 App of the Year winners and their developers for providing these extraordinary experiences.

  • Toca Life World
    Toca Life World
    Toca Boca
      • iPhone App of the Year
  • LumaFusion
    LumaFusion
    LumaTouch
      • iPad App of the Year
  • Craft
    Craft
    Luki Labs Limited
      • Mac App of the Year
  • DAZN
    DAZN
    DAZN Group
      • Apple TV App of the Year
  • CARROT Weather
    CARROT Weather
    Grailr
      • Apple Watch App of the Year

Games of the Year

Great games entertain, support, motivate, and connect people all over the world. From story-driven adventures to action-packed competitions, blockbusters to innovative indies, these best-in-class games truly changed the game.

  • League of Legends: Wild Rift
    League of Legends: Wild Rift
    Riot Games
      • iPhone Game of the Year
  • MARVEL Future Revolution
    MARVEL Future Revolution
    Netmarble Corporation
      • iPad Game of the Year
  • Myst
    Myst
    Cyan
      • Mac Game of the Year
  • Space Marshals 3
    Space Marshals 3
    Pixelbite
      • Apple TV Game of the Year

Top Trend of 2021: Connection

Join us to celebrate the apps that worked to restore our sense of togetherness by helping us find friendship, romance, community, and even some lighthearted competition.

  • Among Us!
    InnerSloth
  • Bumble
    Bumble Inc.
  • Canva
    Canva
  • EatOkra
    Anthony Edwards Jr. and Janique Edwards
  • Peanut
    Peanut App Limited

Apple Arcade Game of the Year

Of all the amazing games available on Apple Arcade, we’re proud to celebrate this winning Original with graphics and gameplay that transported us to some truly unique and stunning places.

  • FANTASIAN
    FANTASIAN
    Mistwalker

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