Apple announces its App Store award winners for 2021

Apple announces its App Store award winners for 2021

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02 December 2021

Apple has released its annual list of the best apps and games in the App Store for 2021. Toca Boca won iPhone App of the Year for Toca Life World, and Riot Games’ League of Legends: Wild Rift was the iPhone Game of the Year.

The developers who won App Store Awards in 2021 harnessed their own drive and vision to deliver the best apps and games of the year — sparking the creativity and passion of millions of users around the world. From self-taught indie coders to inspiring leaders building global businesses, these standout developers innovated with Apple technology, with many helping to foster the profound sense of togetherness we needed this year”, said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO.

Here are this year's winners:

APPS

  • iPhone App of the Year: Toca Life World, Toca Boca.
  • iPad App of the Year: LumaFusion, LumaTouch.
  • Mac App of the Year: Craft, Luki Labs Limited.
  • Apple TV App of the Year: DAZN, DAZN Group.
  • Apple Watch App of the Year: Carrot Weather, Grailr.

GAMES

  • · iPhone Game of the Year: League of Legends: Wild Rift, Riot Games.
  • iPad Game of the Year: MARVEL Future Revolution, Netmarble Corporation.
  • Mac Game of the Year: Myst, Cyan.
  • Apple TV Game of the Year: Space Marshals 3, Pixelbite.
  • Apple Arcade Game of the Year: Fantasian, Mistwalker.

In addition to the best apps and games on Apple devices, the editors of the Apple App Store added a new category to the awards and named it Trend of the Year. The term Connection has been chosen as the top trend for 2021 and concerns the strong desire of users to come together in meaningful ways while meeting their social, personal and professional needs.

Here are the apps selected by Apple that helped keep people connected:

  1. Among Us!
  2. Bumble.
  3. Canva.
  4. EatOkra.
  5. Peanut.


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