16 apps and games for 2022 have received Apple awards for their "unique experience and profound cultural impact," according to Engadget.
App and social networks
BeReal, a new social media app that has exploded in recent months, won the Apple App Store Award this year.
The technology giant said in its announcement that the social network won the iPhone App of the Year award for giving people a realistic look at the daily lives of friends and family, according to Engadget.
For BeReal, the fact that other social media applications have introduced or are testing similar features is a clear testament to the "implyment" of this social network.
BeReal users can share self-taken photos at the same time as photos of the space around them. At the same time, it was taken at a random time of two minutes per day.
An engineer found a similar experimental feature on Instagram in August, while TikTok revealed its own format for the feature in September this year.
Another major winning application of this year's awards is GoodNotes 5, which was named iPad App of the Year.
This is an app that takes digital notes "to new heights with the best Apple Pencil support in the segment". Users can turn their iPad into any book or notebook with this app, as it allows them to take sidelines and mark important text.
MacFamilyTree 10 won the Mac App of the Year award for its ability to create family trees and give users the ability to collaborate with relatives around the world, while ViX, a Spanish streaming service of TelevisaUnivision, won the Apple TV App of the Year award. The Apple Watch App of the Year award went to the fitness tracking app Gentler Streak.
Game
In terms of games, Apex Legends Mobile has surpassed all other titles for the iPhone, while the solve solve solve game Moncage and the Inscryption card game won the best game for iPad and Mac, respectively.
Wild West El Hijo won the Best Game award for Apple TV for its exceptionally beautiful appearance on the big screen. Wylde Flowers, a life simulation game combined with farming and magic, is known as the best Apple Arcade game.
In addition to the main winners, Apple also highlighted five apps that affect people's lives and culture.
Those apps include How We feel, which encourages users to record their happiness to help them express it better, and Dot's Home, a time travel story that highlights the injustice in the housing system.
Locket Widget can help create a connection between people by allowing users to send photos directly to the home screen of their friends and family, while Waterllama makes drinking water fun.
In addition, there is Inua - A Story in Ice and Time, taking users on an adventure rich in folk culture and traditions of the Inuit people.
