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App Store Awards 2022

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Apps of the Year

Congratulations to the incredible developers who built this year’s App Store Award winners. They helped us capture our ideas, connect more authentically with ourselves and our families, and discover the work of amazing creatives.

  • BeReal

    BeReal

    BeReal
      • iPhone App of the Year
  • GoodNotes 5

    GoodNotes 5

    Time Base Technology Limited
      • iPad App of the Year
  • MacFamilyTree 10

    MacFamilyTree 10

    Synium Software GmbH
      • Mac App of the Year
  • Gentler Streak

    Gentler Streak

    Gentler Stories LLC
      • Apple Watch App of the Year
  • ViX

    ViX

    TelevisaUnivision Interactive, Inc.
      • Apple TV App of the Year

Games of the Year

Spanning blockbusters and indies alike, this year’s App Store Award winners did more than entertain. Through creative twists, touching storytelling, and thrilling competition, they immersed us in worlds that showed off the breadth of the genre’s artistry.

  • Apex Legends Mobile

    Apex Legends Mobile

    Electronic Arts
      • iPhone Game of the Year
  • League of Legends eSports Manager (英雄联盟电竞经理)

    League of Legends eSports Manager (英雄联盟电竞经理)

    Shenzhen Tencent Tianyou Technology Ltd
      • China Game of the Year
  • Moncage

    Moncage

    X.D. Network Inc.
      • iPad Game of the Year
  • Inscryption

    Inscryption

    Devolver
      • Mac Game of the Year
  • El Hijo

    El Hijo

    HandyGames
      • Apple TV Game of the Year

Cultural Impact

By inspiring everyone to treat themselves and others with more care, these apps and games improved the world for us all. They encouraged healthy habits, told stories that need to be shared, and helped us express ourselves in new ways.

  • Dot's Home

    Rise-Home Stories Project
      • iPhone, iPad, Mac
  • How We Feel

    The How We Feel Project, Inc.
      • iPhone
  • Inua - A Story in Ice and Time

    ARTE Experience
      • iPhone, iPad
  • Locket Widget

    Locket Labs, Inc.
      • iPhone, Mac, Apple TV
  • Waterllama

    Vitalii Mogylevets
      • iPhone, Apple Watch

Apple Arcade Game of the Year

Of all the awesome games available on Apple Arcade, we celebrate this supernatural life sim for the way it let us form bonds with unforgettable characters, in a world where everyone is accepted for who they are.

  • Wylde Flowers

    Wylde Flowers

    Studio Drydock Pty Ltd

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