“Developers are pushing technological boundaries to create beautiful, meaningful experiences with creativity and craftsmanship,” said Susan Prescott, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations. “We’re thrilled to celebrate their efforts with you here at WWDC.”
Joy and Fun SectionIn the awards, Chinese HappyPlan Tech’s language learning app CapWords and Canadian LocalThunk’s card game Balatro won. CapWords made learning fun with its image-based interactive learning method, while Balatro showed off addictive gameplay combining poker and deck building.
Innovation sectorThe winners were Play, a prototyping app from Rabbit 3 Times in the US, and PBJ — The Musical, a rhythm game from Philipp Stollenmayer in Germany. Play is based on SwiftUI and enables real-time collaboration across iPhone and Mac, while PBJ has created a unique game world that combines theater and music.
Interaction sectorThe Chinese Taobao app, which provides a realistic shopping experience on Apple Vision Pro, and the mystery exploration game DREDGE from New Zealand's Black Salt Games were selected. They were praised for their intuitive UI and immersive interactivity.
Inclusion sector The winners were Speechify’s text-to-speech app from the US and Art of Fauna, a puzzle game from Klemens Strasser from Austria. Both were designed with accessibility and inclusion in mind, reflecting a diversity of languages and abilities.
Social Impact SectorThe winners were Watch Duty, a real-time wildfire information app from Sherwood Forestry Service in the US, and Neva, an emotional adventure game from Developer Digital in the US. Content that addresses crisis response and environmental messages drew strong sympathy.
Video and Graphics DivisionThe awards went to Feather, a 3D drawing app developed by Sketchsoft in Korea, and Infinity Nikki, an open-world game by Infold Games in Singapore. Feather made it easy for anyone to experience 3D modeling, while Infinity Nikki was recognized for its graphic perfection in color and presentation.
For detailed introductions of the winners and a list of nominees, visit the Apple Developer app or At developer.apple.com/design/awards You can check it.
