Apple has announced the winners of its 2021 App Store Awards and revealed this year’s most popular titles across the digital marketplace.
The award winners were chosen by Apple’s global App Store editorial team “for delivering exceptional quality, innovative technology, creative design, and positive cultural impact”.
They include iPhone Game of the Year League of Legends: Wild Rift, iPad Game of the Year Marvel Future Revolution, and Apple Arcade Game of the Year Fantasian.
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In terms of the most popular App Store titles this year, Among Us was the top downloaded free iOS game and Minecraft was the leading paid iOS game in both the UK and the US.
Arcade award-winner Fantasian didn’t appear in lists of the most popular games for the subscription service, which were headed by Sonic Racing in the UK and The Oregon Trail in the US.
2021 App Store Award winners
Games:
iPhone Game of the Year: League of Legends: Wild Rift, from Riot Games.
iPad Game of the Year: Marvel Future Revolution, from Netmarble Corporation.
Mac Game of the Year: Myst, from Cyan.
Apple TV Game of the Year: Space Marshals 3, from Pixelbite.
Apple Arcade Game of the Year: Fantasian, from Mistwalker.
Apps:
iPhone App of the Year: Toca Life World, from Toca Boca.
iPad App of the Year: LumaFusion, from LumaTouch.
Mac App of the Year: Craft, from Luki Labs Limited.
Apple TV App of the Year: DAZN, from DAZN Group.
Apple Watch App of the Year: Carrot Weather, from Grailr.
UK’s Most Downloaded Apps 2021
Top Free iPhone Games:
Among Us!
Roblox
Project Makeover
Water Sort Puzzle
High Heels!
Count Masters: Crowd Runner 3D
8 Ball Pool™
Magic Tiles 3: Piano Game
Shortcut Run
Subway Surfers
BitLife – Life Simulator
Roof Rails
Stacky Dash
Call of Duty®: Mobile
Score! Hero 2
Bridge Race
Parking Jam 3D
Pokémon GO
Happy Printer
Nail Salon 3D
Top Paid iPhone Games:
Minecraft
Football Manager 2021 Mobile
Monopoly
Heads Up!
Bloons TD 6
Plague Inc.
The Chase: Ultimate Edition
My Child Lebensborn
Geometry Dash
Tipping Point
Pocket Build
Countdown – The Official TV Show App
Earn to Die 2
Bloons TD 5
True Skate
Cluedo: The Official Edition
The Game of Life 2
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Incredibox
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