Time’s up, and Apple has announced the winners of the 2025 App Store Awards. Can you take a guess which apps and games stood on top?

Winners of 2025 App Store Awards Officially Announced by Apple, Did Your Favorite App or Game Make it?

Apple announced the finalists for the 2025 App Store Awards just a while back, and a lot of great apps and games made it to the list. But today, a lot of apps and games were left behind and one from each category took the throne.

Rather than just tease who won the award, I’ll jump right into it:

Apps

  • iPhone App of the Year – Tiimo
  • iPad App of the Year – Detail
  • Mac App of the Year – Essayist
  • Apple Vision Pro App of the Year – Explore POV
  • Apple Watch App of the Year – Strava
  • Apple TV App of the Year – HBO Max

Games

  • iPhone Game of the Year – Pokémon TCG Pocket
  • iPad Game of the Year – DREDGE
  • Mac Game of the Year – Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition
  • Apple Vision Pro Game of the Year – Portable Nubi
  • Apple Arcade Game of the Year – WHAT THE CLASH?

Cultural Impact Winners

  • Art of Fauna from Klemens Strasser
  • Chants of Sennaar from Playdigious
  • despelote from Panic, Inc.
  • Be My Eyes from Be My Eyes
  • Focus Friend by Hank Green from B-Tech Consulting Group LLC
  • StoryGraph from The StoryGraph

So, what do you think?

Last Update: December 4, 2025