Apple finally revealed yesterday its favorite apps and games, as well as its most influential trends that, as stated in the company's newsroom, "drove app culture in 2019." Apps help an individual in simplifying life and expressing creativity. They also connect people from anywhere in the world, and of course, provide fun in ever app installation. With this year's best apps, the editorial team of the Apple App Store has touted its top picks on each of its hardware platforms, from iPhones and iPads to Mac computers to Apple TV.
In a statement released on its website's newsroom, Apple senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, Phil Schiller, said that apps and games developers all over the world "inspire us all with innovative apps that have the power to impact culture and change lives." This 2019, Schiller continued, "that is as true as ever." The winners of this year's App Store Best Apps and Games, according to the company official, reflect Apple's worldwide desire for creativity, fun, and connection.
Apple's Best Picks 2019 Apps
For the last two days before this big announcement, everyone was curious about what Apple's invitation for its "Special Event" was all about. Though the company revealed they would soon announce their favorite apps and games, no other important details were unveiled. Yesterday, the company happily announced the diverse group of App Store winners in 2019 with Best Apps of 2019, and Best Games of 2019 is among the categories.
For the Best Apps of the Year, the iPhone App of the Year award goes to Spectre Camera (Lux Optics). iPad App of the Year is awarded to Flow by Moleskine (Moleskin). Affinity Publisher by Serif Labs won the Mac App of the Year. As for the TV App of the Year, The Explorers (The Explorers Network) got the award, while Storytelling Simplified garnered the App Trend of 2019 award.
The choices for 'app trend,' according to Apple via the list that came out on the newsroom page, are based on a set of apps or anything that can help tell people's stories. The apps include Anchor by Anchor FM, Unfold by Unfold Creative, Steller by Expedition Travel Advisor, Over by Over, Inc., and Wattpad by Wattpad Corp.
Favorite 2019 Apple Games
For the Best Games of 2019, they were also divided according to the hardware platform they belong to. This means that some games best suit the big screen or Apple TV while the others are more appropriate for the iPhone. Winners are Sky: thatgamecompany's Children of Light for the iPhone Game of the Year; Abylight S.L.'s Hyper Light Drifter for iPad Game of the Year; Devolver/Nomada Studio's GRIS for Mac Game of the Year; DotEmu's Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap for Apple TV Game of the Year; Simogo's Sayonara Wild Hearts for Apple Arcade Game of the Year; and Blockbusters Reimagined for Game Trend of 2019.
For those who want to see the complete list of winners, all names are available on the company's official website. With the iPhone maker's great contribution to the continuously growing content field, it is undoubtedly helpful to have the team responsible for the App Store highlight their personal favorites. Relatively, the newly redesigned App Store launched with iOS 12 was a big help. However, the public, specifically the iOS users, would like the lists easy and simple to read, too.
