Every year the Apple Design Awards commemorate the best-designed and most innovative apps for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Past winners include hit games like Monument Valley and Cut the Rope, or brilliant productivity apps like Remember the Milk and Fantastical 2. 2017’s selections were designed by a mix of independent designers and top developers and they range in uses: you’ll find photo editors, tools for converting currencies, puzzle games and note-taking apps. Here are the 12 best-in-class apps for your Apple devices.
Black Box by Ryan McLeod
iOS: Free
Splitter Critters by RAC 7 Games
iOS: $3
Android: $3
Mushroom by Untame
iOS: $5
Android: $5
Old Man’s Journey by Broken Rules
iOS: $5
Android: $5
Severed by Drinkbox Studios
iOS: $3
Lake by Lake d.o.o
iOS: Free
Bear by Shiny Frog di Matteo Rattotti e C. S.N.C.
iOS: Free
Kitchen Stories by AJNS New Media GmbH
iOS: Free
Android: Free
Things 3 by Cultured Code GmbH & Co. KG
iOS: $10
Elk by Clean Shaven Apps Pte. Ltd.
iOS: Free
Enlight by Lightricks Inc.
iOS: $4
AirMail 3 by Bloop
iOS: $5