Apple Design Award Finalists Announced

Source: Apple

For the first time, Apple has announced the finalists in the running for its annual Apple Design Awards. The awards ceremony revealing the winners will be held during WWDC at 2:00 pm Pacific on June 10th.

The finalists have been divided into six categories that include six finalists each:

Inclusivity

1Password

A Monster’s Expedition

Alba

HoloVista

Me: A Kid’s Diary by Tinybop

Voice Dream Reader

Delight and Fun

Little Orpheus

Pok Pok Playroom

Poolside FM

RakugakiAR

South of the Circle

Wonderbox

Interaction

Bird Alone

CARROT Weather

Craft

Nova

Sp!ng

Wonderbox

Social Impact

Alba

Attentat 1942

Be My Eyes

Brief

If Found…

Klima

Visuals and Graphics

Beyond a Steel Sky

Genshin Impact

Little Orpheus

Loóna

Mission to Mars AR

(Not Boring) Weather

Innovation

Bird Alone

Blind Drive

LoL: Wild Rift

Museum Alive

NaadSadhana

Universe

The selections include a lot of games and entertainment apps, including several Apple Arcade titles, and a mix of apps from smaller developers like CARROT Weather, Craft, Nova, and Pok Pok Playroom as well as bigger publishers. Panic’s Nova also stands out from the rest of the finalists as the sole app that is not available in one of Apple’s stores.

I like that Apple has announced the finalists in advance. Winning an ADA is a big achievement for any developer, but it’s also nice to know who the finalists are because it, too, is quite an honor among the many apps that could be chosen.