Days before his Worldwide Developer Conference 2025 (WWDC), Apple has appointed the winners and finalists of their 2025 design awards for applications.
The winners and finalists of this year mainly include independent applications and startups, and unlike the trend anywhere else, the generative applications of AI are the release of warning that are missing in the list. This is the second consecutive year, Apple has omitted AI -centered applications for its awards.
The company highlighted some applications with functions of AI, thought, including Specheify (won in the inclusive category) and the application of Music Music Creation and Edition (both are startups backed by the company).
As expected, Apple focuses more on how developers have used their tools to build better experiences.
The company appointed 12 winners (an application and one game in each) in six categories: delight and fun, innovation, interaction, inclusion and social impact. In his list of finalists this year, Apple highlighted a lot of applications and games of small developers around the world.
Watch Duty, who helped share the information duration of California Wildfires, won the prize in the social impact category. Meanwhile, the developer prototype tools set backed by M13 received the best application in the innovation category.
Delight and fun
Inclusive
Innovation
Interaction
Social impact
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