Apple Unveils 2025 App Store Award Winners: Tiimo, Pokémon TCG Pocket, Strava Shine
Apple has announced the 2025 App Store Award winners, honouring 17 top apps and games including Tiimo, Pokémon TCG Pocket, Strava, Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition, and more. Check the full list of category winners and cultural impact selections.
Apple Unveils 2025 App Store Award Winners: Tiimo, Pokémon TCG Pocket, Strava Shine
Apple has now revealed the 2025 App Store Award winners, an event that was awaited with great anticipation, and which brought to light the apps and games that shone the most this year. Among the tens of thousands of submitted applications, only 17 outstanding ones were selected through a process of elimination involving 12 categories — each applauded for its terrific design, cutting-edge technology, and significant cultural impact.
The winners of this year include not only efficient productivity apps but also AR that won the market, and indie games that have gained a fan base of their own globally. It’s a persistent and loud proclamation of the commitment of the developers to constantly challenge the limits and create the future of the Apple device usage experience.
2025 Apple App Store Awards: Full List of Winners
Best Apps of 2025
- iPhone App of the Year: Tiimo – Tiimo
- iPad App of the Year: Detail – Detail Technologies BV
- Mac App of the Year: Essayist – Essayist Software Inc
- Apple Vision Pro App of the Year: Explore POV – James Hustler
- Apple Watch App of the Year: Strava – Strava, Inc
- Apple TV App of the Year: HBO Max – WarnerMedia Global Digital Services, LLC
Best Games of 2025
- iPhone Game of the Year: Pokémon TCG Pocket – The Pokémon Company
- iPad Game of the Year: Dredge – Black Salt Games
- Mac Game of the Year: Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition – CD PROJEKT SA
- Apple Vision Pro Game of the Year: Porta Nubi – Michael Temper
- Apple Arcade Game of the Year: What The Clash? – Triband ApS
Cultural Impact Winners
This year, Apple also recognised six apps and games that went beyond entertainment and utility — tools that help users learn, connect, heal, and understand the world in new ways.
These winners were honoured for promoting empathy, accessibility, creativity, and social impact:
- Art of Fauna – Klemens Strasser
- Chants of Sennaar – Playdigious
- Despelote – Panic, Inc
- Be My Eyes – Be My Eyes
- Focus Friend by Hank Green – B-Tech Consulting Group LLC
- StoryGraph – The StoryGraph
Each of these titles contributes to a more inclusive, thoughtful, and empowering digital ecosystem.
