Like it did last year, Apple officially unveiled the 2025 Apple Design Awards winners a few days before WWDC. And while this time around, Spatial Computing didn’t get its own category, apps built for Apple Vision Pro played a larger role than ever.
This year’s awards picked one winning app and one winning game across six recurring categories, alongside two extra finalists for each. This year’s categories included Delight and Fun, Inclusivity, Innovation, Interaction, Social Impact, and Visuals and Graphics.
And while Vision Pro apps didn’t get their own standalone category like it did last year with Spatial Computing, this time around they were well represented among the winners and shortlisted titles.
Here’s the full list of winners:
Delight and fun
Winners and finalists in this category provide memorable, engaging, and satisfying experiences enhanced by Apple technologies.
Apps
- Winner: CapWords
- Finalists: Lumy, Denim – Playlist Cover Maker
Games
- Winner: Balatro
- Finalists: Thank Goodness You’re Here!, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Inclusivity
Winners and finalists in this category provide a great experience for all by reflecting a variety of backgrounds, abilities, and languages.
Apps
- Winner: Speechify
- Finalists: Evolve: Daily Self-Care Coach, Train Fitness
Games
- Winner: Art of Fauna
- Finalists: puffies., Land of Livia
Innovation
Winners and finalists in this category provide a state-of-the-art experience through novel use of Apple technologies that set them apart in their genre.
Apps
- Winner: Play
- Finalists: Moises, Capybara AI Meeting Translator
Games
- Winner: PBJ — The Musical
- Finalists: Pawz, Gears & Goo
Interaction
Winners and finalists in this category deliver intuitive interfaces and effortless controls that are perfectly tailored to their platform.
Apps
- Winner: Taobao
- Finalists: iA Writer, Mela – Recipe Manager
Games
- Winner: DREDGE
- Finalists: Gears & Goo, Skate City: New York
Social Impact
Winners and finalists in this category improve lives in a meaningful way and shine a light on crucial issues.
Apps
- Winner: Watch Duty: Wildfire Maps
- Finalists: Ground News, Opal
Games
- Winner: Neva
- Finalists: Ahoy! From Picardy, Art of Fauna
Visuals and Graphics
Winners and finalists in this category feature stunning imagery, skillfully drawn interfaces, and high-quality animations with a distinctive and cohesive theme.
Apps
- Winner: Feather: Draw in 3D
- Finalists: Vocabulary – Learn words daily, CellWalk
Games
- Winner: Infinity Nikki
- Finalists: Control Ultimate Edition, Neva
Congratulations to all the winners! Did one of your favorite apps make the list? Let us know in the comments.
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