As every year at its WWDC developer conference, Apple took the opportunity to present its Design Awards. A trophy that rewards the “most innovative, creative and ingenious” mobile apps and games on the iPhone, iPad and even Apple TV.
The Sayonara Wild Hearts game // Source: Annapurna
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At Apple, the month of June is used to celebrate and honor the ecosystem of developers who work around apple products. And WWDC, the world developer conference organized by the Californian company, is the culmination and the great annual raout.
In addition to the presentations d’iOS 14, d’iPadOS, of watchOS 7, of tvOS 14 or macOS Big Sur last week, and between multiple sessions or labs for those interested, Apple took advantage of the event to reward the eight best developers of applications and mobile games designed for its platforms. Here is the list of Design Awards awarded in 2020, the must of ” design, innovation, ingenuity and technical achievement In terms of apps.
The best mobile apps
Darkroom (iPhone, iPad)
This photo and video editor is one of the most intuitive. It allows you to crop, add filters and customize them, change the background, create effects, touch up faces with a few clicks. Darkroom allows you to modify Live Photos, portraits and RAW images. It recalibrates the colors of the videos and even pushes some settings appreciated by professionals without losing novices in the middle of its different functions. And among its functions, we appreciate the management of the photo library on iPhone and iPad.
Note that some options are chargeable (free trial period)
The Darkroom photo and video editing app // Source: Apple
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Looom (iPad)
This application for iPad appeals to the creative spirit of users and their taste for music. The goal of Looom (with 3 O!) Is to complete the animation by exploring shapes, colors and rhythm. You just have to experiment by drawing. You can build on existing sequences or create your own. You will choose to animate it according to your desires, your colorful desires and your tempo.
The Apple Pencil is a serious ally for having fun with Looom.
The musical and creative game Looom // Source: Apple
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Shapr3D (iPad)
For architects and designers, Shapr3D is a computer-aided creation application on iPad. Using an Apple Pencil, designers can take advantage of a set of modeling tools to create more complex 3D models. The app will soon be able to use the iPad Pro 2020 LiDAR scanner to automatically generate a 2D plan and 3D model of a room. Shapr3D then allows you to use augmented reality to preview in a real digitized room.
The Shapr3D creation app // Source: Apple
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StaffPad (iPad)
Handwritten musical scores become digital scores in the blink of an eye. The musicians will be able to compose simply. Apple Pencil makes writing, dragging and dropping easy and intuitive.
The Staffpad music app // Source: Apple
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The best mobile games
Sayonara Wild Hearts (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV and other consoles)
One of the most striking games of 2019. The title edited by Annapurna has been multi-awarded around the world for its visual quality, its unique pop atmosphere and a top-notch music playlist. Sayonara Wild Hearts is a game of rhythm and reflex in which you play a young woman with a broken heart who becomes a biker and sets off in pursuit of pieces of heart so that the universe finds its balance.
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Sky: Children of the Light (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch)
Another game with a marked visual identity. Sky is a social adventure, through a world to explore solo or with friends. You have to spread hope to bring the fallen stars back into their constellation. All this by socializing with players from all over the world, by teaming up…
Sky : Children of the light // Source : Apple
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Song of Bloom (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch)
Apuzzle gamethrough a story that evolves as you progress. Song of Bloom focuses on design and innovative experience. You have to solve puzzles, but in the order you want and in changing styles.
The Song of Bloom mobile game // Source: Apple
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Where Cards fall (iPhone, iPad, Apple TV)
Another game of puzzles to test your imagination and your sense of thinking and strategy. In this story without dialogue, you have to immerse yourself in the musical atmosphere and artistic style in 3D. You build card houses to bring memories back to life in the form of puzzles.
Where Cards fall mobile game // Source: Apple
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