The winners of this year’s Apple Design Awards were chosen from 36 finalists. One app and one game are awarded from each category. The categories of Apple Design Awards include Inclusivity, Delight and Fun, Interaction, Social Impact, Visuals and Graphics, and Innovation. Here are the winners of the 2023 Apple Design Awards across six different categories:
Inclusivity
Under this category, Apple awards apps that offer a great experience for users from diverse backgrounds, abilities, and languages.
App – Universe Website Builder by Universe Exploration Company (United States) Game – Stitch by Lykke Studios (Thailand)
Delight and Fun
In Delight and Fun category, Apple chooses winners for providing memorable, engaging, and satisfying experiences that are enhanced by Apple technologies.
App – Duolingo by Duolingo, Inc. (United States) Game – Afterplace by Evan Kice (United States)
Interaction
The Interaction category is for apps that deliver intuitive interfaces and effortless controls that are perfectly tailored to the apps’ platform.
App – Flighty by Flighty LLC (United States) Game – Railbound by Afterburn (Poland)
Social Impact
This category celebrates apps that improve users’ lives in a meaningful way and highlight crucial issues.
App – Headspace by Headspace (United States) Game – Ending by HandyGames (Germany)
Visuals and Graphics
As evident from the category name, this category of Apple Design Awards includes apps that feature stunning imagery, skillfully drawn interfaces, and high-quality animations leading to a distinctive and cohesive theme.
App – Any Distance by Any Distance Inc. (United States) Game – Resident Evil Village by CAPCOM Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Innovation
Under the Innovation category, Apple awards those apps that offer a state-of-the-art experience by using Apple technologies.
App – SwingVision A.I. Tennis App by SwingVision Inc. (United States) Game – Marvel Snap by Second Dinner (China)
“Apps and games are integral to how we live, work, and play. At Apple, we love to recognize outstanding developers whose apps reflect incredible creativity and design excellence. We want to celebrate each of this year’s Apple Design Award winners for crafting thoughtful app experiences and compelling gameplay, empowering and entertaining users everywhere,” said Susan Prescott, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations in the blog post. To check out other finalists from each category, you can visit Apple’s official Apple Design Awards page.
