Apple Announces 2022 App Store & Podcast Award Winners
App Store Awards
The App Store Awards have always been a great milestone for the awarded developers in the previous years. 2022 is now exception. Apple has just announced the 2022 App Store Award winners. Sixteen games and applications have been selected as the best in their respective category. Let’s dive into the winners.
Applications
iPhone App of the Year: BeReal, from BeReal
iPad App of the Year: GoodNotes 5, from Time Base Technology Limited
Mac App of the Year: MacFamilyTree 10, from Synium Software GmbH.
Apple TV App of the Year: ViX, from TelevisaUnivision Interactive, Inc.
Apple Watch App of the Year: Gentler Streak, from Gentler Stories LLC.
Games
iPhone Game of the Year: Apex Legends Mobile, from Electronic Arts.
iPad Game of the Year: Moncage, from X.D. Network Inc.
Mac Game of the Year: Inscryption, from Devolver.
Apple TV Game of the Year: El Hijo, from HandyGames.
Apple Arcade Game of the Year: Wylde Flowers, from Studio Drydock Pty Ltd.
China Game of the Year: League of Legends Esports Manager, from Shenzhen Tencent Tianyou Technology Ltd.
Cultural Impact Winners
Apart from the best apps and games throughout Apple’s ecosystem, Apple has chosen five Cultural Impact winners. According to Apple, these are apps “that have made a lasting impact on people’s lives and influenced culture. This year’s winners encourage users to engage more deeply with their emotions, authentically connect with others, and pay homage to their heritage and the generations that came before them while envisioning how to create a better world today.”
How We Feel from the How We Feel Project, Inc.
Dot’s Home from the Rise-Home Stories Project
Locket Widget from Locket Labs, Inc.
Waterllama from Vitalii Mogylevets
Inua - A Story in Ice and Time from ARTE Experience
You can view more details on Apple’s press release by clicking here.
Apple Podcasts Award Winner
For the first time ever, Apple recognises content creators who make an impact through their show, available in the Podcasts app. Slow Burn is the first Apple Podcasts Award Winner. for its latest season which was published throughout June 2022. More details are available here.
