Overview
- Apple selected 17 apps and games from 45 finalists, with winners chosen by App Store editors for innovation, user experience, and design.
- Top app honors went to Tiimo on iPhone, Detail on iPad, Essayist on Mac, Explore POV on Apple Vision Pro, Strava on Apple Watch, and HBO Max on Apple TV.
- Game awards recognized Pokémon TCG Pocket on iPhone, DREDGE on iPad, Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition on Mac, Porta Nubi on Apple Vision Pro, and WHAT THE CLASH? on Apple Arcade.
- Six Cultural Impact winners were named for driving meaningful change: Art of Fauna, Chants of Sennaar, despelote, Be My Eyes, Focus Friend, and StoryGraph.
- Apple confirmed each winning developer will receive a physical App Store Award, as coverage also noted AI capabilities embedded in several winners such as Tiimo, Detail, StoryGraph, and Be My Eyes.