Apple Announces Its 2026 Apple Design Award Finalists

Today, Apple announced the finalists for the Apple Design Awards in six categories:

Delight and Fun

Inclusivity

Innovation

Interaction

Social Impact

Visuals and Graphics

Each category includes three finalists for a total of 18 apps and games from across Apple’s platforms:

Delight and Fun

Finalists in this category provide memorable, engaging, and satisfying experiences enhanced by Apple technologies.

Apps

Blippo+ from Panic, Inc.

Metaballs from Apposite

grug from Ocho

Games

PowerWash Simulator from FuturLab Limited and published by Square Enix Collective

Is This Seat Taken? from Poti Poti Studio

Ball x Pit from Kenny Sun Studios

Inclusivity

Apps

Guitar Wiz from Bijoy Thangaraj

Hearing Buddy from Scott Krager

Structured from unorderly GmbH

Games

Sago Mini Jinja’s Garden from Sago Mini

Pine Hearts from Hyper Luminal Games Limited

Civilization VII from Firaxis Games

Innovation

Apps

Detail: AI Video Editor from Detail Technologies B.V.

NBA: Live Games & Scores from NBA Media Ventures, LLC

D-Day: The Camera Soldier from TARGO

Games

TR-49 from inkle

Blue Prince from Dogubomb and Raw Fury

Pickle Pro from Resolution Games AB

Interaction

Apps

The Outsiders: Athlete Tracker from Gentler Stories, LLC

Moonlitt: Moon Phase Tracker from Flipping Hues Srls

Tide Guide: Charts & Tables from Condor Digital

Games

TR-49 from inkle

Sago Mini Jinja’s Garden by Sago Mini

Grand Mountain Adventure 2 from Toppluva AB

Social Impact

Apps

Primary: News in Depth by Wood Metal Rocks LLC

Katha Room by Parjanya Creative Solutions

Harvee from Peak Labs Ltd.

Games

Consume Me by Jenny Jiao Hsia and AP Thomson (published by Hexecutable)

Despelote from Julián Cordero and Sebastian Valbuena (published by Panic, Inc.)

Spilled! from Lente Cuenen

Visuals and Graphics

Apps

Tide Guide: Charts & Tables from Condor Digital

Caradise from PSQV AB, Sweden

(Not Boring) Camera from Not Boring Software LLC

Games

Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition from CD PROJEKT RED

Arknights: Endfield from Hypergryph and Gryph Frontier PTE. LTD.

SILT from Spiral Circus, United Kingdom

There is a wealth of excellent apps and games here that do a good job of representing the breadth of design excellence on Apple’s platforms. Congratulations to all the winners.1

But especially congratulations to Detail. ↩