Apple Announces 2022 App Store Award Winners

    Apple unveiled its favorite apps and games for 2022.
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    Apple announced its 2022 App Store award winners on Monday — and the top iPhone app prize went to the “anti-Instagram” social app?BeReal.
    Apple’s global App Store editorial team picked the winners: 16 apps and games that “inspired users to engage more deeply with the world, expand their imaginations, and stay connected to friends and loved ones.”
    In addition to BeReal, the winners span a wide range of genres and include games like?Apex Legends Mobile?and Apple Arcade’s Wylde Flowers.?
    “This year’s App Store Award winners reimagined our experiences with apps that delivered fresh, thoughtful, and genuine perspectives,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a statement. “From self-taught solo creators to international teams spanning the globe, these entrepreneurs are making a meaningful impact and represent the ways in which apps and games influence our communities and lives.” ?
    Here’s the list of this year’s App Store award winners:?
    Apps
    iPhone App of the YearBeReal?
Developer: BeReal
    See at App Store
    
    Social media app BeReal won iPhone app of the year.
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    iPad App of the YearGoodNotes 5
Developer: Time Based Technology
    See at App Store
    Mac App of the Year
MacFamilyTree 10
Developer: Synium Software
    See at App Store
    
    MacFamilyTree 10 won Mac App of the Year.
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    Apple TV App of the Year?ViX: Cine y TV en Espa?ol?
Developer: TelevisaUnivision Interactive
    See at App Store
    Apple Watch App of the Year?
Gentler Streak?
Developer: Gentler Stories
    See at App Store
    Games
    iPhone Game of the Year?
Apex Legends Mobile?
Developers: Electronic Arts
    See at App Store
    
    Apex Legends Mobile won iPhone Game of the Year.
    YouTube video screenshot by Shelby Brown/CNET
    iPad Game of the Year
Moncage?
Developer: X.D. Network
    See at App Store
    Mac Game of the Year?Inscryption?
Developer: Devolver
    See at App Store
    
    El Hijo won Apple TV Game of the Year.?
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    Apple TV Game of the Year?El Hijo?
Developer: HandyGames
    See at App Store
    Apple Arcade Game of the Year?Wylde Flowers?
Developer: Studio Drydock?
    See at Apple Arcade
    
    Wylde Flowers won Apple Arcade Game of the Year.
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    China Game of the Year?League of Legends Esports Manager?
Developer: Tencent?
    See at App Store
    Cultural Impact Award Winners?
    How We Feel?
Developer: How We Feel Project Inc.
    See at App Store
    Dot’s Home?
Developer: Rise-Home Stories Project
    See at App Store
    
    Dot’s Home was one of the Cultural Impact Award winners.
    
    Locket Widget?Developer: Locket Labs Inc.
    See at App Store
    Water Tracker Waterllama?
Developer: Vitalii Mogylevets?
    See at App Store
    Inua: A Story of Ice and Time?
Developer: ARTE Experience?
    See at App Store
    For more, check out Apple’s App Store award winners from 2021 and the winners from 2020.