Apple Announces 2025 Design Award Winners Ahead of WWDC 2025

Tuesday June 3, 2025 10:14 am PDT by Juli Clover

As we wait for WWDC to kick off next Monday, Apple today announced the winners of its annual Apple Design Awards, recognizing apps and games for their innovation, ingenuity, and technical achievement.

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The 2025 Apple Design Award winners are listed below, with one app and one game selected per category:

Delight and Fun - CapWords (App) and Balatro (Game)
Innovation - Play (App) and PBJ - The Musical (Game)
Interaction - Taobao (App) and Dredge (Game)
Inclusivity - Speechify (App) and Art of Fauna (Game)
Social Impact - Watch Duty (App) and Neva (Game)
Visuals and Graphics - Feather: Draw in 3D (App) and Infinity Nikki (Game)

More details on the winning apps and games and the developers behind them can be found on Apple's website. Apple also has a selection of apps and games that were selected as finalists before the winners were chosen.

WWDC will begin on Monday, June 9 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time.

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Top Rated Comments

Roller

17 months ago

I guess I'm out of the loop, but not only have I not tried any of these, I haven't even heard of any of them.

If you live in an area that’s prone to wildfires, Watch Duty is a must have. It provides realtime alerts and information about fires, evacuations, and firefighting efforts.

Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)

flexwithmarius

17 months ago

A Temu copycat app won? Oy vey.

Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)