Apple has today announced its 15 best apps and games that inspired the world in 2020. These applications proved to be essential for making life easier, healthier, and more connected this year. Notable for their high quality, creative design, usability, and innovative technology, these apps and games are equally celebrated for their positive cultural impact, helpfulness, and importance.
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In a statement, Apple Fellow Phil Schiller said; “This year, more than ever before, some of our most creative and connected moments happened in apps. This was thanks to the amazing work of developers who introduced fresh, helpful app experiences throughout the year. Around the world, we saw remarkable efforts from so many developers, and these Best of 2020 winners are 15 outstanding examples of that innovation. From helping us stay fit and mindful, to keeping our children’s education on track, to helping fight hunger, their impact was meaningful to so many of us”
The independent developer of Wakeout! brought gentle exercise to home offices and classrooms with light-hearted and inclusive movements designed for everyone. Vast fantasy worlds in games like “Genshin Impact,” “Legends of Runeterra,” “Disco Elysium,” “Dandara Trials of Fear,”and Apple Arcade’s “Sneaky Sasquatch”delivered a great escape, while Disney+ offered a sense of unlimited possibility that many craved. Whether it was to facilitate distance learning through Zoom, create daily routines with Fantastical or lull us to sleep with Endel, the App Store Best of 2020 winners helped us live our best lives at home.
Best Apps of 2020
iPhone App of the Year: Wakeout!
iPad App of the Year: Zoom
Mac App of the Year: Fantastical
Apple TV App of the Year: Disney+
Apple Watch App of the Year: Endel
Best Games of 2020
iPhone Game of the Year: Genshin Impact
iPad Game of the Year: Legends of Runeterra
Mac Game of the Year: Disco Elysium
Apple TV Game of the Year: Dandara Trials of Fear
Apple Arcade Game of the Year: Sneaky Sasquatch
App Trends of 2020
App Trend of the Year:
- Caribu, for connecting families to loved ones.
- Shine, for helping users practice self care.
- Pokémon GO, for reinventing the way we play
- ShareTheMeal, for helping users make a difference
Apps are a reflection of culture, and in 2020, developers overwhelmingly led a trend towards helpfulness. To help users get the daily self-care they needed, and to emphasize Black well-being, Shine launched a section specifically dedicated to the intersectionality of mental health and Black lives. For teachers and students needing to reinvent the classroom experience, Explain Everything Whiteboard offered a cloud-based collaboration tool so groups of students could continue to work on projects together, even remotely. For families seeking to connect with loved ones, Caribu added dozens of interactive games and more than a hundred books to its real-time video-calling platform. “Pokémon GO” reinvented their popular outdoor gameplay with at-home experiences. The United Nations World Food Programme’s ShareTheMeal app made it easy for users to make a difference in the lives of others, with more than 87 million meals shared to date. Around the world, app developers channeled their creative energy into helping users stay healthy, educated, connected, and entertained.
