Apple officially announced the winners of this year’s 2023 App Store Awards, honoring 14 outstanding apps and games that inspire users to be creative and explore adventure. Created by teams of developers from around the world, these award-winning works bring unique and meaningful experiences to users while promoting cultural change, earning high praise from the App Store editorial team. This year’s App Store Award winners were selected from nearly 40 shortlisted works in recognition of their excellence in technological innovation, user experience and design.
This year’s winning entries showcase the endless possibilities of creativity, technological innovation and design in the App Store and Apple ecosystem. Among them, “AllTrails” nourishes the community by providing comprehensive hiking trail guides and outdoor exploration suggestions; “Prêt-à-Makeup” provides realistic makeup drawing boards on iPad for professional makeup professionals and ordinary users, while promoting inclusion and self-expression . The machine learning-driven tools of “Photomator” can streamline advanced editing processes and bring a simpler experience. In addition, MUBI carefully curates outstanding independent and international documentaries with a humanistic focus; while SmartGym shines on Apple Watch with its comprehensive workouts, daily training courses and powerful fitness report library.
In the games category, Honkai Impact delivers an unforgettable story on iPhone with its complex characters and tactically rich battlefields; while Lost in Play invites players to participate in an epic point-and-click adventure. An adventure game with a captivating and imaginative narrative. In addition, “Lies of P” presents players with an elaborate dark fantasy world; Apple Arcade’s “Hello Kitty Island Adventure” brings an immersive gaming experience where the main goal of the game is sweet friendship.
👇Winner List of App Store Awards 2023👇
App category
iPhone App of the Year: “AllTrails”, developed by AllTrails, Inc.
iPad App of the Year: “Prêt-à-Makeup”, developed by Prêt-à-Template.
Mac App of the Year: “Photomator”, developed by UAB Pixelmator Team.
Apple TV App of the Year: “MUBI”, developed by MUBI, Inc.
Apple Watch App of the Year: “SmartGym”, developed by Mateus Abras.
Game category
iPhone Game of the Year: “Honkai Impact”, developed by COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD.
iPad Game of the Year: Lost in Play, developed by Snapbreak Games.
Mac Game of the Year: Lies of P, developed by NEOWIZ.
Apple Arcade Game of the Year: Hello Kitty Island Adventure, developed by Sunblink.
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
“Cultural Impact” Winner
In addition to recognizing the best apps and games, Apple App Store editors also selected five “Cultural Impact” winners whose works have driven positive change through apps and games.
“Pok Pok”, developed by Pok Pok. This children’s digital toy room provides an inclusive space for play, exploration and visual worlds for preschoolers of all backgrounds and abilities.
“Proloquo”, developed by AssistiveWare. It has been a pioneer in accessibility for more than a decade, creating assistive communication (AAC) tools to help the world communicate in new ways.
“Too Good To Go”, developed by Too Good To Go. This app helps reduce food waste by connecting users with restaurants and stores that have unsold food at affordable prices.
“Unpacking”, developed by Humble Bundle. The app brings users soothing achievements through a variety of meditation puzzles, themed around experiences of transformation and connection.
