Today, Apple announced the finalists for the Apple Design Awards in six categories:
Delight and Fun
Inclusivity
Innovation
Interaction
Social Impact
Visuals and Graphics
Each category includes three finalists for a total of 18 apps and games from across Apple’s platforms:
Delight and Fun
Finalists in this category provide memorable, engaging, and satisfying experiences enhanced by Apple technologies.
Apps
Blippo+ from Panic, Inc.
Metaballs from Apposite
grug from Ocho
Games
PowerWash Simulator from FuturLab Limited and published by Square Enix Collective
Is This Seat Taken? from Poti Poti Studio
Ball x Pit from Kenny Sun Studios
Inclusivity
Apps
Guitar Wiz from Bijoy Thangaraj
Hearing Buddy from Scott Krager
Structured from unorderly GmbH
Games
Sago Mini Jinja’s Garden from Sago Mini
Pine Hearts from Hyper Luminal Games Limited
Civilization VII from Firaxis Games
Innovation
Apps
Detail: AI Video Editor from Detail Technologies B.V.
NBA: Live Games & Scores from NBA Media Ventures, LLC
D-Day: The Camera Soldier from TARGO
Games
TR-49 from inkle
Blue Prince from Dogubomb and Raw Fury
Pickle Pro from Resolution Games AB
Interaction
Apps
The Outsiders: Athlete Tracker from Gentler Stories, LLC
Moonlitt: Moon Phase Tracker from Flipping Hues Srls
Tide Guide: Charts & Tables from Condor Digital
Games
TR-49 from inkle
Sago Mini Jinja’s Garden by Sago Mini
Grand Mountain Adventure 2 from Toppluva AB
Social Impact
Apps
Primary: News in Depth by Wood Metal Rocks LLC
Katha Room by Parjanya Creative Solutions
Harvee from Peak Labs Ltd.
Games
Consume Me by Jenny Jiao Hsia and AP Thomson (published by Hexecutable)
Despelote from Julián Cordero and Sebastian Valbuena (published by Panic, Inc.)
Spilled! from Lente Cuenen
Visuals and Graphics
Apps
Tide Guide: Charts & Tables from Condor Digital
Caradise from PSQV AB, Sweden
(Not Boring) Camera from Not Boring Software LLC
Games
Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition from CD PROJEKT RED
Arknights: Endfield from Hypergryph and Gryph Frontier PTE. LTD.
SILT from Spiral Circus, United Kingdom
There is a wealth of excellent apps and games here that do a good job of representing the breadth of design excellence on Apple’s platforms. Congratulations to all the winners.1