Like every year, Apple launches its own awardsoriented to App Storeits application and game store, where we can find millions of them. However, only one will win the award for each category, and that is what we will reveal today.
A few weeks ago, we were talking about the nominations for the App Store Awards 2025, something also very interesting, since, despite not knowing exactly which winner is, it did reveal several interesting apps and games that also deserve it.
App Store Awards 2025 Results
Although there are quite a few categories, we will focus on the winning apps and games for each device. If you want to know the finalists, we left you a link above, since, as we said, the winning game of the year may not convince you, but the nominees did, which were up to par, and depending on each taste, we would choose one or the other.
Winning apps
- iPhone App of the Year: Tiimo, tiimo.
- iPad App of the Year: Detail, by Detail Technologies BV.
- Mac App of the Year: Essayist, by Essayist Software Inc.
- Apple Vision Pro App of the Year: Explore POV by James Hustler.
- Apple Watch App of the Year: Strava, by Strava, Inc.
- Apple TV App of the Year: HBO Max, from WarnerMedia Global Digital Services, LLC.
Winning games
- iPhone Game of the Year: Pokémon TCG Pocket, from The Pokémon Company.
- iPad Game of the Year: DREDGE, by Black Salt Games.
- Mac Game of the Year: Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition, from CD PROJEKT SA.
- Apple Vision Pro Game of the Year: Porta Nubi, by Michael Temper.
- Apple Arcade Game of the Year: WHAT THE CLASH?, by Triband ApS
Apple CEO Tim Cook commented:
“Every year, we are inspired by the way developers turn their best ideas into innovative experiences that enrich people's lives,” said Apple CEO Tim Cook. “This year’s winners represent the creativity and excellence that define the App Store and demonstrate the significant impact that world-class apps and games have on people around the world.”
Now it's time to fight for a place in the 2026 awards, if you are a developer, something that is complicated with such large companies. However, if you are only a user who enjoys the content that the store provides us, you will have many options that you probably do not know, since yes, several, such as HBO or Cyberpunk, are famous, but others, at least for my part, I had never heard of, so it is time to start installing them. If they won the award, it must be for something, right?
And for you, what is the best app and game in each category? Surely you have one that you entertain yourself with for many hours a day, and that, logically, does not appear on this list. You can leave us a comment with it, so that we can all write it down too, even if it is not the TOP of the year, we will surely like it.
