Apple has announced the winners of the 2022 App Store Awards, with BeReal being a Your new social platform for snapping and snapping pictures, which shares a photo a day (one from the front of the phone and one from the phone’s rear camera), won this year’s App of the Year award.
App Store Awards
(opens in new tab) is an annual event where Apple honors developers creators and the apps they create that contribute the most to their users and companies. Whether it’s in social media, gaming or sports, they’ve all taken advantage of Apple’s recent hardware and software.
A bunch of games stood out this year, such as Wilde Flowers(opens in a new tab) and Inua
(opens in a new tab) won Apple Arcade Game of the Year and Cultural Impact respectively, while GoodNotes 5(opens in new tab)
, developed Time Base Technology Limited, won the Best iPad App Award of the Year.
Interesting that there are 16 winners here instead of 15 in previous years – this is due to the addition of a new “Chinese Game of the Year” to the list , which only shows the breadth of how one country can succeed on the App Store. With this in mind, TechRadar reached out to the developers of Wylde Flowers, Gentler Streak, and Inua after their wins to find out what their plans are for apps in the near future of these awards from Apple. Apple’s App Store shows no signs of slowing down
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Available on Apple Arcade(opens in a new tab)
, Wylde Flowers is a game reminiscent of Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley where you control the main character – Tara , build and run farms during the day, and work part-time as a witch at night.
is developed by Studio Drydock, and the developers told us they are proud to be the Apple Arcade Game of the Year, but there is also another one called “Endless Seasons and Romance” An upcoming update – due out in December – will feature different weather effects and new content players will be able to enjoy.
We asked the team if they would also include the ability to customize Tara eventually, and while they said they were aware of this request from many players, it wasn’t something they were considering for the time being.
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Inua
(opens in new tab) is a time travel adventure game with an immersive experience on iPhone and iPad, While developer Arte Experience told us that a version of the game appearing on Apple TV would be a good next step in what we recommend, they didn’t confirm if this is the future of expansion pack games. Aluminum In addition, Gentler Streak(opens in a new tab)
completed a Its unique mission is to encourage you to exercise in a calm and concise manner, and provide useful information in a well-designed application. The team also confirmed that Live Activities — an iOS 16.1 feature that allows widgets to display live updates on the lock screen — will be included in a future update to the app, along with adding workout photos and more complications to the watchOS app. Function. Overall, it’s encouraging to see so many different apps receiving awards this year, although it’s nice to see another award that highlights accessibility; as a separate award or be mentioned as part of another award.
Anyway, with rumors of an alleged Apple VR headset debuting in 2023, we could see an entirely different app at next year’s Store Awards. Now’s a great time to be an Apple user, with these independent developers still bringing innovation to the table, nearly 15 years after the App Store debuted with the iPhone 3G in 2008.
Daryl did before joining TechRadar Freelancer for 3 years now reporting all things software related. In his spare time, he’s written a book, The Making of Tomb Raider, and in addition to podcasting, he regularly plays games old and new on his PC and MacBook Pro. Drop him a note if you have an updated app, an upcoming app, or any software-related story.
