Announcing the 2024 App Store Awards: Celebrating the Best Apps and Games of the Year

Discover the top mobile app and game picks that captivated users in 2024.

Throughout the year, App Store Editors scour the digital shelves to uncover the most innovative, user-friendly, and technically impressive iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS apps and games. The annual App Store Awards is the culmination of this expert curation, honoring the titles that have elevated the mobile experience and showcased the heights of digital design.

With the sheer volume of outstanding apps and games available, selecting the cream of the crop is no easy feat. We're proud to celebrate this year's deserving winners, each of which has demonstrated exceptional capabilities in technical implementation, user experience, and overall product design.

Please note that some titles may not be available for download in all regions or on all compatible devices.

iPhone App of the Year: Kino

This simple video camera app transforms everyday footage into cinematic masterpieces with its exclusive film-inspired filters.

iPhone Game of the Year: AFK Journey

Blending idle roleplaying, tactical battling, and captivating storytelling, this fantastical adventure game offers more ways to play than you can shake a wand at.

iPad App of the Year: Moises

This AI-powered app empowers musicians to perfect their performances by playing alongside the original artists' recordings.

iPad Game of the Year: Squad Busters

Guide unlikely battalions of archer queens, hog-riding warriors, and googly-eyed chickens to victory in this inviting multiplayer game.

Mac App of the Year: Adobe Lightroom

Adobe Lightroom's latest AI-powered features have revolutionized how we edit and capture photos.

Mac Game of the Year: Thank Goodness You're Here!

This comedic adventure game bursts with creativity and absurdity, delivering nonstop laughs.

Apple Arcade Game of the Year: Balatro+

With ever-changing rules and audacious wild cards, this one-of-a-kind indie game is perfectly engineered for fun.

Apple Vision Pro App of the Year: What If...? An Immersive Story

By placing us at the center of the action, this captivating superhero story left us convinced we were Marvel's latest champion.

Apple Vision Pro Game of the Year: Thrasher

Nothing could have prepared us for the sights, sounds, and dangers of Thrasher's impossibly weird virtual worlds.

Apple Watch App of the Year: Lumy

Lumy encouraged us to embrace the natural experiences that await when we step outside and look up by putting the cycles of the sun and moon at a glance.

Apple TV App of the Year: F1 TV

Live video feeds from Formula 1 cars gave us a glimpse of the mind-blowing speed and extraordinary teamwork at the heart of the sport.

Cultural Impact Award Winners

Oko: This app, powered by AI and extensive field-testing, helps those who are blind or have low vision safely find their own way.

EF Hello: Drawing on decades of experience teaching languages, EF Hello offers one of the most encouraging and motivating English instructors we've seen (who just happens to be a ladybug).

DailyArt: By connecting great works of art with the world at large, DailyArt helped us take a much-needed beat for beauty, each and every day.

NYT Games: This word-puzzling wonder brought together friends, family, and fellow linguistic sleuths for a daily dose of good, wholesome fun.

The Wreck: This cinematic interactive story offers an unflinching look at how our minds work when dealing with a crisis.

Do You Really Want to Know 2: Told with humor and heart, this interactive story illuminates the complexities of living with HIV.

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