Apple Announces Design Award Finalists Ahead of WWDC 2024

As we near Apple’s 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC24), Apple on Tuesday announced its finalists for the Apple Design Awards. Apple annually selects the best apps and games, announcing the winners at the developer conference.

The apps have been selected in the following categories: Delight and Fun, Inclusivity, Innovation, Interaction, Social Impact, Visuals and Graphics, and Spatial Computing. The last category, “Spatial Computing” is a new addition this year, focusing on Vision Pro apps.

Delight and Fun

• Dudel Draw
• Bears Gratitude
• Rooms
• WHAT THE CAR?
• NYT Games
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure

Inclusivity

• Oko
• Complete Anatomy 2024
• Tiimo
• Unpacking
• Quadline
• Crayola Adventures

Innovation

• Copilot Money
• SmartGym
• Procreate Dreams
• Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile
• Lost in Play
• Wavelength

Interaction

• Procreate Dreams
• Arc Search
• Crouton
• Little Nightmares
• Rytmos
• finity.

Social Impact

• How We Feel
• Ahead: Emotions Coach
• Gentler Streak Fitness Tracker
• The Wreck
• Cityscapes: Sim Builder
• The Bear

Visuals and Graphics

• Sunlitt
• Meditate
• Rooms
• Death Stranding Director’s Cut
• Lies of P
• Honkai: Star Rail

Spatial Computing

• Sky Guide
• NBA
• djay
• Synth Riders
• Blackbox
• Loona: Cozy Puzzle Games

Apple will select one app and one game in each category, announcing winners during WWDC24. Winners will receive a physical award, as well as hardware to assist them in continuing to create apps and games.

Links to all of the nominated apps can be found on the Apple Design Awards website.