It's time for Apple's annual Apple Design Awards winners to be announced, and it's time for the company to honor the best apps on the App Store

14 winners were selected by the App Store editorial team and curated from a list of 42 finalists The categories have changed over the years, but the 2024 iteration has 7 categories: pleasure and fun, inclusivity, innovation, interaction, social impact, visual and graphics, and spatial computing

The awards in each category are given to both games and apps, so there will be a total of 14 awards in seven categories Winners are defined not by revenue or downloads, but by their commitment to creativity and design The 2024 winners will be honored at APPLE's WWDC6 10 Developer conference starting from 2024

Here is a complete list of winners as well as our favorite selection we recommend you check out

In a world where the term "doomscrolling" ends, Bears gratitude is a great reminder to encourage gratitude in our daily lives It is a journaling app with hand-drawn art and bear characters to celebrate life 

The supporting app awards stickers representing achievements and mini-inspirational articles 

It features a simple and thoughtful design that encourages you to write when and what you want to do, but hopefully you can write in an honest and acceptable way

Honorable Mention: The NYT Games app is great if you like crosswords, sudoku and other games, but you can't find it We are confident that we have achieved this goal

Oko is a navigation app to help visually impaired people The user holds their phone and Oko determines when the walking signal is changing with audio and haptic feedback 

Leveraging maps and AI, oko will provide turn-by-turn direction and help you explore the urban environment Many reviews from the visually impaired praise the function of the crosswalk and say that it helps them feel safer walking in the city

Honorable Mention: Crayola Adventures is fun, with plenty of options for character diversity, including body shape, pronouns, and skin color 

Cozy games are becoming increasingly popular on all gaming platforms Lost in Play is a cozy point-and-tap adventure game that follows brother and sister as they explore a fantastic world on their way home 

Full of caring puzzles, but family-friendly  The artwork feels like a Saturday morning cartoon, gently scratching the old LucasArts Monkey Island to itch 

Honorable Mention: Procreate Dreams, a design tool for 2D animation Think of it as an upgrade to the original Procreate Procreate makes great apps, but they've won awards from Apple before 

Crouton is an app my partner uses almost every day As the app claims, it's really great for managing recipes from websites, cookbooks, and stuff you've written The app helps to clean up recipes and condense them, especially from the website where the essay is attached to all the ingredients list 

A meal planner that fits into your grocery list feels good You can also create grocery lists directly from recipes The UI is easy to understand and quite intuitive 

Honorable Mention: Rytmos, we haven't tried, but the pathway puzzler looks interesting

Shipwreck is a 3D visual novel that follows a failed screenwriter Junon who navigates a difficult period in her life Most of the first chapters of the game are free, so you can see if the style and writing suits you 

With eloquent style and well-developed character, we think you will find it intriguing It's not for those who deal with some unpleasant and sad emotions and are probably looking for a lighter fare 

Honorable Mention: Gentle Streak Fitness Tracker focuses on wellness all around The UI looks pretty clean and is there when you're ready

Based on the story of Pinocchio, but much more grim, p Lies coined Pinocchio when the puppets fight an increasingly brutal enemy in a Gothic city It features ferocious action and great graphics It also seems to work well on modern Macs, making it a good case for gaming pleasure on Macs

Honorable Mention: Rooms is another cozy game about building and interacting rooms that you and others build It's just fun

The spatial computing category is primarily aimed at apps for Apple Vision Pro However, the djay pro app is available on all Apple devices It's a fun way to mix music with djs and turntables and interactive effects It's kind of like building your own electric daisy carnival set 

Honorable Mention: Blackbox is a puzzle game that is specifically for Apple Vision Pro and spreads on a spatial canvas within the headset