As the year comes to an end, Apple highlights 45 apps and games from different platforms that are finalists for the 2025 App Store Awards.
From BandLab to Retro, Apple Announces Finalists for the 2025 App Store Awards Across All Platforms
The 2024 App Store Awards were really exciting, and we witnessed a lot of great wins across different platforms from Apple.
Today, Apple is taking things further with the announcement of finalists that will go against each other to win awards in several different categories, such as iPhone App of the Year, Vision Pro App of the Year, and more.
iPhone App of the Year Finalists
- BandLab
- LADDER
- Tiimo
iPhone Game of the Year Finalists
- Capybara Go!
- Pokémon TCG Pocket
- Thronefall
iPad App of the Year Finalists
- Detail
- Graintouch
- Structured
iPad Game of the Year Finalists
- DREDGE
- Infinity Nikki
- Prince of Persia Lost Crown
Mac App of the Year Finalists
- Acorn
- Essayist
- Under My Roof
Mac Game of the Year Finalists
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition
- Neva
Apple Arcade Game of the Year Finalists
- Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE
- PGA TOUR Pro Golf
- WHAT THE CLASH?
Apple Vision Pro App of the Year Finalists
- Camo Studio
- D-Day: The Camera Soldier
- Explore POV
Apple Vision Pro Game of the Year Finalists
- Fishing Haven
- Gears & Goo
- Porta Nubi
Apple Watch App of the Year Finalists
- GO Club
- Pro Camera by Moment
- Straya
Apple TV App of the Year Finalists
- HBO Max
- PBS KIDS Video
- Super Framing Boy 4K
Cultural Impact Finalists
- Art of Fauna
- A Space for the Unbound
- Be My Eyes
- Chants of Sennaar
- despelote
- Focus Friend
- Is This Seat Taken?
- Retro
- StoryGraph
- Venba
- Whoscall
- Yuka
I will be completely blown away if Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition doesn’t win the Mac Game of the Year award.
