After going through many votes, strict evaluations from the evaluation board, and the love from users, Apple recently announced a list of 14 most highly rated applications and games on the App Store.
Best Apps App Store 2023
- Best iPhone Apps: AllTrails (developer: AllTrails, Inc.);
- Best iPad Apps: Prêt-à-Makeup (developer: Prêt-à-Template);
- Best Apps on macOS: Photomator (developer: UAB Pixelmator Team);
- Best Apps on Apple TV: MUBI (developer: MUBI, Inc);
- Best App on Apple Watch: SmartGym (developer: Mateus Abras).
In addition to the best apps above, Apple also released a list of 5 apps that have had the most profound impact on culture and user habits. The specific list includes:
- Pok Pok (Pok Pok developer);
- Proloquo (developer of AssistiveWare);
- Too Good To Go (developer of Too Good To Go);
- Unpacking (developer of Humble Bundle);
- Finding Hannah (developer Fein Games GmbH).

Best App Store Games 2023
- Best iPhone Games: Honkai: Star Rail (developer: COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD);
- Best iPad Games: Lost in Play (developer: Snapbreak Games);
- Best Games on macOS: Lies of P (developer: NEOWIZ);
- Best Game on Apple Arcade: Hello Kitty Island Adventure (developer: Sunblink);
The App Store, which first launched in 2008, is now one of the most popular mobile app marketplaces in the world with around 1.8 million apps. The platform currently has an average monthly traffic of around 650 million users.
The App Store Awards are an annual awards show honoring the best apps and games of the year.