As we approach the end of 2025, Apple has determined this year’s finalists among the candidates evaluated within the scope of the App Store Awards. The 45 applications and games selected by the company’s App Store editorial team have a wide range of uses, ranging from productivity to creativity, from education to spatial experiences. The list details the technical diversity of apps developed for Apple’s iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV and Vision Pro platforms. In this context, each category is represented by examples reflecting the usage habits of the relevant platform and the prominent trends in 2025.
Below, the finalist list announced by Apple includes detailed information about which applications are included in each category.
iPhone App of the Year Finalists
- BandLab
- LADDER
- Tiimo
iPhone Game of the Year Finalists
- Capybara Go!
- Pokémon TCG Pocket
- Thronefall
iPad App of the Year Finalists
- Detail
- Graintouch
- structured
iPad Game of the Year Finalists
- DREDGE
- Infinity Nikki
- Prince of Persia Lost Crown
Mac App of the Year Finalists
- Acorn
- Essayist
- Under My Roof
Mac Game of the Year Finalists
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition
- Neva
Apple Arcade Game of the Year Finalists
- Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE
- PGA TOUR Pro Golf
- WHAT THE CLASH?
Apple Vision Pro App of the Year Finalists
- Camo Studio
- D-Day: The Camera Soldier
- Explore POV
Apple Vision Pro Game of the Year Finalists
- Fishing Haven
- Gears & Goo
- Porta Nubi
Apple Watch App of the Year Finalists
- GO Club
- Pro Camera by Moment
- Strava
Apple TV App of the Year Finalists
- HBO Max
- PBS KIDS Video
- Super Farming Boy 4K
Cultural Impact Finalists
- Art of Fauna
- A Space for the Unbound
- Be My Eyes
- Chant of Sennaar
- despelote
- Focus Friend
- Is This Seat Taken?
- retro
- StoryGraph
- venba
- whoscall
- yucca
Apple plans to announce the App Store Awards winners in December. This list of finalists fully demonstrates the prominent technical approaches and development trends oriented to user needs in the Apple ecosystem throughout 2025.