Apple reveals 2025 App Store Award winners, including the iPhone App of the Year
Apple has announced the top apps and games of 2025 across its App Store on various product lines. Here is the full list of winners. | Technology News
Apps And Games
Mac Game of the Year
Cyberpunk 2027 Ultimate Edition won the Mac Game of the Year award. It was nominated alongside Assassin's Creed Shadows and Neva.
2. Apple Watch App of the Year
Strava won the Apple Watch App of the Year award. It is known for its fitness platform and was nominated alongside Pro Camera by Moment and Go Club.
3. iPad App of the Year
iPad App of the Year was awarded to Detail, which was nominated alongside Structured and Grain Touch. Detail offers AI-powered video editing for quick content creation.
4. iPhone App of the Year
iPhone App of the Year, Tiimo, is a visual planner that uses Artificial Intelligence to make tasks more actionable.
5. Mac App of the Year
Essayist, the Mac App of the Year, tackles the problem of time-consuming academic paper formatting with AI-powered efficiency.
6. Apple Vision Pro App of the Year
Explore POV, from James Hustler
7. Apple TV App of the Year
HBO Max, from WarnerMedia Global Digital Services, LLC.
8. iPhone Game of the Year
Pokémon TCG Pocket, from The Pokemon Company.
9. iPad Game of the Year
DREDGE, from Black Salt Games.
10. Apple Vision Pro Game of the Year
Porta Nubi, from Michael Temper.
11. Apple Arcade Game of the Year
WHAT THE CLASH?, from Triband ApS.
Apple Cultural Impact Winners
Apple also announced its Cultural Impact winners, recognising apps and games across its devices. These titles were selected for their ability to drive positive impact, offer helpful tools, promote understanding, and encourage a more inclusive world. The winners include:
Art of Fauna from Klemens Strasser
Chants of Sennaar from Playdigious
despelote from Panic, Inc.
Be My Eyes from Be My Eyes
Focus Friend by Hank Green from B-Tech Consulting Group LLC
StoryGraph from The StoryGraph
