Some really came, and some finally came.
On December 2, Apple announced the list of this year’s App Store Award.The much-watched League of Legends mobile game has not unexpectedly appeared on this year’s list, with rave reviews. LumaFusion It has also successfully made the list, and many useful new tools have become the choice of this year’s Apple Store.
Although some apps need to use the non-mainland Apple ID experience, there is no barrier to take a look at the feature highlights of these apps.
App Store Award list
1. Annual trends: links
- Canva drawable⭐️
- Peanut
- Among Us!
- EatOkra
- Bumble
2. Game of the Year
- IPhone Game of the Year: League of Legends Mobile Game⭐️
- IPad Game of the Year: Marvel’s Future Revolution
- Mac Game of the Year:Myst
- Apple TV Game of the Year:Space Marshals 3
- Apple Arcade Game of the Year:FANTASIAN
3. App of the Year
- IPhone App of the Year:Toca Life World⭐️
- IPad App of the Year:LumaFusion⭐️
- Mac App of the Year:Craft⭐️
- Apple Watch App of the Year:CARROT Weather⭐️
- Apple TV App of the Year:DAZN
*⭐️: The marked stars are the apps that can be experienced in the App Store in mainland China
1. Annual trends: links
Annual Trend App: Canva draws ⭐️
Canva It is a design tool for ordinary users, a large number of template content allows users to make a beautiful picture in 3 steps.
Canva Although Kehua is an app made by foreign developers, it also performs very well in terms of localization.The pictures and video covers of social platforms such as WeChat, Xiaohongshu, Weibo, Station B, and Douyin can be found in Canva Find a large number of templates on the website, and you can generate an eye-catching exquisite cover in a few minutes.
This is also an old qualification app.Canva It has been 7 years since the iPad has been online and the iPhone has been online for 5 years. Different function templates have been continuously added.
▲ Canva has many localization features
Canva Co-founder Cameron Adams revealed in an interview with APPSO that his favorite feature is Canva Remove the background on the screen, one-click cutout. The launch of this function makes the original complex cutout processing easier, and users can also use the cutout content to create more interesting picture posters.
This is also Canva The significance of this tool is that ordinary users can also use it to make beautiful pictures. Whether it is creating video records for family and friends, or using it to make poster folds by yourself, it is an efficient tool with low barriers to entry.
Annual Trend App:Peanut
Peanut It is an application that is very consistent with the annual trend of “connection”, because it connects mothers trapped at home during the epidemic, forming a mature community. This is an app launched in 2017. It has developed rapidly during the epidemic. Millions of female users are socializing, sharing, and learning on it.Peanut It also completed the A round of financing in 2020.
A very important reason for ushering in new users during the epidemic is Peanut Provided spiritual support for mothers who were trapped at home.
The impact of the epidemic is in all aspects,Peanut The community formed above is very useful for female users. Novice mothers will share their concerns in the community and discuss how to ensure the baby’s outdoor activities; women in the “Planning Pregnancy” group will share their reproductive plans and discuss the impact of the epidemic on childbirth plans; mothers of multiple births will be exposed Use your own balance coup to relieve anxiety through sharing of practical problems.
As a vertical female dating community, you can find new friends in the community who are at the same stage of your life and have similar interests; you can summarize experiences and ask questions from other people’s stories; you can also directly learn professional knowledge Join a real-time audio conversation shared by an expert.
For women, you can always find your own connection on it.
Annual Trend App:Among Us!
Please close your eyes at dark and open your eyes at dawn.
This is a classic transitional line in the classic game “Werewolf”. Friends sit together and find the “werewolf” among the players through role-playing and judgmental reasoning. The same gameplay, different background settings, unique online experience, this is the annual trend app Among Us!
Among Us! There are many names, among us, inner ghost killing, space werewolf killing…These names have shown the similarities between its gameplay and werewolf killing.only Among Us! The background of the game is space. When the player’s spacecraft is about to set off, one or more random players in the crew are “pretenders”. If there is no way to find the TA, then your journey is dangerous.
As an online multiplayer game,Among Us! The threshold is lower, 4 players can board the spaceship online and start the journey. The setting of 4-15 players makes the game very inclusive, plus Among Us! There are also many small innovations that give players a new experience, and it becomes logical that it can catch fire in South Korea and Brazil.
For example, crew players need to complete basic system maintenance. Players killed by pretenders can turn into ghosts and continue to interact. In addition to spaceships, polar regions, airships, and skyscraper maps, each has its own difference. pleasure.
When you want to find an app that connects people around you, it’s nothing like Among Us! Such online multiplayer games are more suitable. There are not only happy game time, but also pleasant and interesting interactions.
Annual Trend App:EatOkra
The death of George Freud in 2020 made people realize that there is still a big gap between the real world and our imagination. Unbreakable stereotypes and indescribable invisible discrimination make many people feel uncomfortable. As an ordinary person, what can you do? It’s better to start with restaurants that support the ethnic minorities around you.
Born in 2016 EatOkra It is such an application. It has been supporting restaurants owned by blacks, connecting more than 330,000 diners with specific restaurants, and providing fairer opportunities for black entrepreneurs in the food and beverage industry.
Nowadays EatOkra There are already 8,700 black restaurants to choose from, and diners can learn about the history of restaurants and dishes directly on this app.In addition, diners can also participate EatOkra Black food festivals, virtual events, brunch parties held.
Express support through your own consumption,EatOkra This platform provides a path for everyone to learn more, and it deserves its name as an app that represents “links.”
▲ The founders of EatOkra and their applications
Annual Trend App:Bumble
The dating app Tinder is very popular, but the most popular dating app these days is still Bumble。
Behind the two excellent social applications, there are also gossip anecdotes about “Ex-Girlfriend’s Revenge”, which is the favorite of the people who eat melons.after all Bumble The ex-boyfriend of founder Whitney Wolfe Herd is Tinder’s co-founder Justin Mateen, and the breakup between the two parties is still very unpleasant.
▲ Whitney Wolfe Herd, founder of Bumble
Just put aside this eye-catching news,Bumble Such a product has its own appeal.Founder Whitney started from himself, for Bumble Many features have been added to enhance the female user experience. Ladies First is an innovation that breaks the rules of traditional dating apps.exist Bumble On the other hand, women need to take the first step to make it more likely for both parties to start a precious relationship under the premise of respect and equality.
Of course it’s not just appointments.Bumble BFF is a good choice to meet new friends. The purpose of finding new friends in this section is not so clear, and the whole process will be more relaxing.You can even Bumble Looking for a job,Bumble Bizz’s section can help users discover new business opportunities and find new job opportunities.
It is worth mentioning that,Bumble The initiative has a validity period. Any chat requires the user to reply within 24 hours, otherwise the other party’s initiative will become invalid. This limited-time gameplay that breaks the rules of the game is a heartbeat. No wonder its users have sent 3 billion treaty messages on this platform in the past few years.
2. Game of the Year
IPhone Game of the Year: League of Legends Mobile Game⭐️
From 2019 to 2021, from the autumnal equinox to the cold dew, from the Mid-Autumn Festival to the end of the National Day, the “League of Legends Mobile Games” national service, which has gone through three rounds of internal testing and countless bounces, was finally officially launched on the App Store in October. The official phrase “Anytime, Anywhere, League of Legends” has finally become a reality for domestic players.
If you are a veteran of the “League of Legends” end game, you will be pleasantly surprised that the hero skill mechanism, mending mechanism, fog of war and vision control, defense tower plating, return to the city to purchase equipment and other characteristics are almost all retained, more portable carrier and For mobile phone operation adaptation, there is no psychological burden for players to quickly play a game in fragmented time.
If you are a new player starting from the mobile game version, you can also explore more new things in the game, flip the map axisymmetrically, change the active props to the shoe enchant effect, cancel the potion and change to generate plants under the tower for the recovery state. The lower operating threshold makes it easy for fans of MOBA to get started.
The classic “Hextech” art style, cool character display animation, very “face-to-face” dubbing, smooth operation, and excellent hand feel. The annual iPhone game “League of Legends Mobile Games” is well-deserved.
IPad Game of the Year: Marvel’s Future Revolution
“Marvel’s first open-world RPG mobile game”, how can a Marvel fan resist such a simple description? With a world view similar to Marvel comics and an independently created game plot, both feelings and freshness are filled.
At the beginning of the game “Marvel Future Revolution”, players will gather with superheroes of different dimensions to join the “Marvel Universe” and personally save the earth facing the crisis of extinction. The control is simple and easy to use. It can control the spider silk of Spider-Man and the speed of light impact of Iron Man. The fighting experience and game graphics are excellent.
Since it is an “open world“, a huge game scene is of course indispensable. With many high-rise buildings and various players, you can better experience the beauty of free flight exploration on the iPad.
Mac Game of the Year:Myst
Even right Myst The name feels unfamiliar, but the mention of “Mysterious Island” must be somewhat heard. It is currently online in the macOS version of the App Store. Myst It is the remake of “Mysterious Island”, the gameplay is still the same, you need to solve the puzzles on the island.
This “best-selling game in the 90s” has attracted the attention of many puzzle-solving fans since it was born in 1993. It has also influenced many similar games in the future. It predicted the Great Hanshin Earthquake in Japan by mistake, and even more. It also adds a lot of fantasy colors.
As a remake,Myst The independent studio Cyan made a new construction of the original version from scratch, with high-quality graphics, appropriate dubbing, and interactive methods suitable for Mac users. The official also provides Chinese. The perfect display of various details is derived from the true feelings of the development team. .
Apple TV Game of the Year:Space Marshals 3
Space Marshals 3 The Chinese translation is “Space Criminal Police”. It is a science fiction-themed western strategy combat game.
What the player has to do is to become a space detective, complete various challenges in outer space with a few noisy teammates, choose appropriate equipment and adjust tactics for each teammate based on the plot, and jointly defeat the big villain.
The picture quality, operation, and battle settings are all excellent. Many users call it a work that “cannot be uninstalled after clearing the customs”. The effect on the big Apple TV screen is particularly exciting.
Although it is the “Apple TV Game of the Year”, you can download and experience it on your iPhone and iPad using your non-mainland Apple ID Space Marshals 3. It is worth mentioning that the game provides free trial levels, and the charging method is also very user-friendly:
We are an independent small game development studio that can only publish one chapter at a time (currently the second chapter has been published). Each chapter will be sold separately, but there will be no other in-game purchases.
Apple Arcade Game of the Year:FANTASIAN
Apple Arcade is a game subscription service launched by Apple. It can be experienced on iPhone, Mac, and Apple TV. Users only need to pay a monthly subscription fee of 4.99 US dollars (about 32 yuan) to play hundreds of paid packages. The games, high-quality content and stable update frequency left a good impression on many Apple Arcade subscribers.
FANTASIAN It is one of the members of Apple Arcade, which went live in early April this year. It is an “epic masterpiece” created by the studio of “Final Fantasy” creator Hironobu Sakaguchi over three years. The background of the game is established in a world dominated by machinery. Players will play the role of Leo who has lost his memory, constantly searching for memories and solving puzzles through diary and other materials.
The old-style turn-based combat style seems to make people return to the golden age of role-playing games. The test is strategy rather than fingertip operation. As long as you find the secret of victory, you can easily get a sense of satisfaction, supplemented by a unique game screen, which is amazing With its art style and wonderful soundtrack, the game creates a gorgeous and psychedelic atmosphere.
3. App of the Year
IPhone App of the Year:Toca Life World⭐️
Everyone wants to have their own “kingdom”, in Toca Life World In the world, you can do it.
This is an app for kids, and the developers firmly believe that “playing” is a way to help kids understand the world.so Toca Life World The style of painting is full of childishness, and at the same time, it is also very tolerant.
As the biggest players, the children have the “highest right of interpretation” in this game. They are free to write stories, design tasks, create new characters, and create new sparks.
Toca Life World It has also maintained a relatively fast update speed. Locations, roles, pets, everything is changing, to meet the needs of young users to explore and try.
At the moment when parents are controlling the time when their children use electronic products,Toca Life World It may be a game that parents are willing to play for their children.
IPad App of the Year:LumaFusion⭐️
LumaFusion It is definitely the most professional editing tool on iOS/iPadOS, and it can be called the mobile version of Final Cut Pro.
The interface looks simple, but the functions are very comprehensive. There are many material areas, preview areas, and timelines. Video processing, audio processing, and screen color adjustments can be done. Key frames, dynamic tracking, and mask transitions can be done.
“Professional” sometimes represents a high threshold, but in order to let more people get started quickly,LumaFusion Thoughtful novice help has been prepared. Even if you are a beginner and can’t remember the usage of each key, you can quickly understand the meaning of all the icons in the interface by long pressing the setting button in the lower right corner.
On the iPad,LumaFusion Very comprehensive optimization for touch. Gestures such as double-click operation, two-finger zoom, and long press to move are faster than an external mouse, and are fully in line with intuitive operation habits.
I have to sigh, I deserve it!
Mac App of the Year:Craft⭐️
There are many note-taking apps, but Craft It is a unique one.
It integrates notes, document creation and personal management tools. The concept of “blocks” runs through from the outside to the inside. Whether it is the layout of the homepage, every note, or even every paragraph in the note,Craft Both can be moved or processed to complete operations such as merging and adjusting text format.
Shortcut keys, grammar check, multi-person collaboration, formula insertion, complete functions are a big plus point, which can easily improve efficiency. As a Native App,Craft The interactive interface and operation consistent with the system design style make you feel as if you are using a macOS built-in product and double the comfort.
年度 Apple Watch App：CARROT Weather⭐️
The weather apps are the same, but CARROT Weather has not only been selected as the annual Apple Watch App, but also allowed users to voluntarily accept an annual subscription fee of $19.99. Some people say that this is a weather application that “tortures users for pleasure”, but users seem to enjoy its “torture”. Such a proud weather application has only one CARROT Weather.
Is the function of the weather app only to check the time? CARROT Weather says no, it can also give you a head start. Cold humor, poisonous chicken soup, poisonous tongue and sword are all CARROT Weather’s specialties.
Do you think I only watch the weather in CARROT Weather? No, there are also different comic strips, a weather forecaster and a lot of customizable features. To make a wrist weather app so wonderful is CARROT Weather.
Apple TV App of the Year: DAZN
DAZN Executive Chairman John Skipper once said: “I think in the world we are about to enter, the proportion of streaming media content will far exceed that of cable TV.” Perhaps it is precisely because of this prediction that DAZN’s experience on Apple TV has been achieved. most.
It simplifies the complicated process of streaming live sports programs, and presents the best local games and events to fans all over the world on Apple TV. “Seamless” viewing experience, high-definition real-time picture quality, and rich sports content. This is the Apple TV App in 2021-DAZN.
Author of this article: Leng Sizhen Liu Lingge
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