Apple names 45 finalists for 2024 App Store Awards

By Malcolm Owen

Apple has released the list of app and game finalists for the 2024 App Store Awards, celebrating the best apps in its ecosystem.

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The App Store Awards is Apple's annual recognition of apps that offer an exceptional user experience, design, and innovation. On Monday, it released a list of 45 finalists competing across 12 different categories.

For 2024, the list includes a new Apple Vision Pro category, which will highlight achievements in spatial computing using the Apple Vision Pro.

Following the nominees list, Apple will be announcing the award winners in the coming weeks.

"We're thrilled to celebrate this year's App Store Award finalists, whose imagination and craftsmanship have produced amazing apps that users love," said Apple's head of Worldwide App Store, Carson Oliver. "From games that transport players to fantastical new worlds, to apps that fuel creativity, these developers are delivering remarkable experiences that captivate and inspire."

iPhone App of the Year Finalists

iPhone Game of the Year Finalists

iPad App of the Year Finalists

iPad Game of the Year Finalists

Apple Arcade Game of the Year Finalists

Mac App of the Year Finalists

Mac Game of the Year Finalists

Apple Watch App of the Year Finalists

Apple Vision Pro App of the Year Finalists

Apple Vision Pro Game of the Year Finalists

Apple TV App of the Year Finalists

Cultural Impact Finalists