2023-06-06 02:15:00
Apple today announced the winners of the annual Apple Design Awards, recognizing 12 of the best apps and games. This year’s winners are development teams from around the world who have created creative and innovative apps built on great design.
The awards go to an app and a game in the six categories of inclusion, fun and enjoyment, interaction, social influence, visual and graphic design and innovation. The winners were selected from 36 finalists, all of whom impress with their outstanding technical implementation.
“Apps and games are an integral part of how we live, work and spend our free time. At Apple, we take great pride in recognizing outstanding developers who develop particularly creative and well-designed apps. All of this year’s winners of the Apple Design Awards have ensured that users around the world can do and experience more with well-thought-out app experiences and immersive gameplay.”
Susan Prescott, Vice President of Worldwide Developer Relations bei Apple
Category: Inclusion
Winners in this category provide a great experience for everyone by supporting people of different backgrounds, skills and languages.
App: Universe — Website Builder
Development team: Universe Exploration Company (USA)
Spiel: stitch.
Development team: Lykke Studios (Thailand)
Finalists in this category include “Passenger Assistance” by TRANSREPORT, “Anne” by Alessandro Di Maio, “Ancient Board Game Collection” by Klemens Strasser and “Finding Hannah” by Fein Games GmbH.
fun and pleasure
Winners in this category deliver memorable, engaging, and satisfying experiences enhanced by Apple technologies.
App: Duolingo
Development team: Duolingo, Inc. (USA)
Spiel: Afterplace
Development team: Evan Kice (USA)
Finalists in this category include The CREME Group Inc.’s “CREME”, IORAMA’s “Chantlings”, “Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On!” by GAME FREAK Inc. and “Knotwords” by Zach Gage and Jack Schlesinger.
interaction
The winners in this category offer intuitive interfaces and very simple controls perfectly tailored to the platform.
App: Flighty
Development team: Flighty LLC (USA)
Spiel: Railbound
Development team: Afterburn (Poland)
Finalists in this category include Pinterest’s “Shuffles” by Pinterest, Inc., “Tide Guide: Charts & Tables” by Condor Digital LLC, “Automatoys” by Idle Friday LTD, and “Kimono Cats” by HumaNature Studios Inc.
social influence
Winners in this category make a meaningful difference in people’s lives and raise awareness of important issues.
App: Headspace
Development team: Headspace (USA)
Spiel: Endling
Development team: HandyGames (Germany)
Finalists in this category include Duolingo, Inc.’s “Duolingo”, Sago Mini’s “Sago Mini First Words”, Team Hindsight’s “Hindsight” and Charles Games sro’s “Beecarbonize”.
visualization and graphics
Winners in this category feature stunning visuals, skillfully drawn surfaces, and high-quality animations that create a distinctive and cohesive visual.
Development team: Any Distance Inc. (USA)
Development team: CAPCOM Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Finalists in this category include Gentler Stories LLC’s “Gentler Streak Health Fitness”, Forge and Form GmbH’s “Riveo”, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. and NetEase, Inc.’s “Diablo Immortal” and HandyGames’ “Endling”.
Innovation
Winners in this category offer a premium experience through a novel use of Apple technology that sets them apart in their genre.
App: SwingVision: A.I. Tennis App
development team: SwingVision Inc. (USA)
Spiel: MARVEL SNAP
Development team: Second Dinner (China)
Finalists in this category include “Camo” by Reincubate Ltd.; “Rise: Energy & Sleep Tracker” by Rise Science Inc.; “Resident Evil Village” by CAPCOM Co.,Ltd. and “stitch.” by Lykke Studios.
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