Other winners included iPad App of the Year Prêt-à-Makeup, Mac App of the Year Photomator, and Apple TV App of the Year MUBI. Google highlighted "multi-device" apps, naming Spotify as its best multi-device app and OUTERPLANE – Strategy Anime as the best multi-device game. Google also allowed users to vote for their favorites, with ChatGPT winning User’s Choice App of the Year and Monopoly Go! winning User’s Choice Game of the Year. Both companies also gave honorable mentions to various apps and games.
Key takeaways:
- Apple and Google announced their best apps and games of the year, with AllTrails winning as Apple’s iPhone App of the Year and Imprint: Learn Visually winning as Google Play’s best app. Both platforms chose Honkai: Star Rail as their Game of the Year.
- Apple's selection this year was different as it included apps that have been in the store for a while and have long deserved recognition, such as Duolingo and Flighty, instead of new or innovative apps.
- Neither Apple nor Google chose an AI app as its app of the year, despite the success of AI apps like ChatGPT and Instagram Threads. Apple did, however, name generative AI the “Trend of the Year.”
- Google highlighted "multi-device" apps this year, naming Spotify as its best multi-device app. It also allowed users to vote for their favorite apps, with ChatGPT winning as User’s Choice App of the Year.