Google Play has announced the Android apps of the year in the Google Play’s Best of 2023 awards, which were selected by the editors and based on user popularity.
The top app is Imprint: Learn Visually, a learning app that presents various subjects in a visually engaging manner, making it easier to understand. As for the best game, it is Honkai: Star Rail, which also received accolades as an excellent iPhone app. Both apps are compatible with multiple devices. Another notable app is Spotify, while the standout game is OUTERPLANE – Strategy Anime.
The Users’ Choice awards went to ChatGPT for the app category and MONOPOLY GO! for the game category.
This year, Google has categorized apps and games based on their functionality, and the winners in each category are as follows:
App Categories:
– For Fun: Bumble (Honorable mention: Reelsy Reel Maker Video Editor)
– Personal Growth: Voidpet Garden (Honorable mention: Imprint)
– Everyday Essential: Artifact (Honorable mention: ReciMe)
– Hidden Gem: Aware: Mindfulness & Wellbeing (Honorable mention: Stippl: Explore, Plan & Share)
– AI: Character AI (Honorable mention: ChatGPT)
– Families: Paw Patrol Academy (Honorable mention: LEGO DUPLO DISNEY)
– App for Good: AWorld in support of ActNow
– Watch Apps: WhatsApp (Honorable mention: AllTrails)
– Tablet Apps: Concepts: Sketch, Note, Draw (Honorable mention: Canva)
– Chromebook Apps: FlipaClip (Honorable mention: Evernote)
– Google TV Apps: Max (Honorable mentions: Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll, Disney+, Tubi)
– Car Apps: Amazon Prime Video (Honorable mentions: Beach Buggy Racing, Spotify)
Game Categories:
– Multiplayer: Farlight 84 (Honorable mentions: Arena Breakout, Call of Dragons, MARVEL SNAP, Undawn)
– Pick Up & Play: MONOPOLY GO! (Honorable mentions: Chrome Valley Customs, Mighty DOOM, Monster Hunter Now, Ninja Must Die)
– Indies: Vampire Survivors (Honorable mentions: Roto Force, Song of Bloom, Super Meat Boy Forever, Underground Blossom)
– Story: Honkai: Star Rail (Honorable mentions: Down in Bermuda, FINAL FANTASY VII EVER CRISIS, Lost Words: Beyond the Page, MementoMori: AFKRPG)
– Ongoing: Stumble Guys (Honorable mentions: Clash of Clans, EA SPORTS FC Mobile Soccer, Merge Gardens, Royal Match)
– Games for Good: Pokémon Sleep (Honorable mentions: Beecarbonize, Garden Joy – Design Game, Lingo Legend Language Learning, Longleaf Valley: Merge & Plant)
– Play Pass: Magic Rampage (Honorable mentions: ARIDA: Backland’s Awakening, Linea: An Innerlight Game, Machinarium, Silly Royale – Devil Amongst Us)
– Tablet Games: Honkai: Star Rail (Honorable mentions: MARVEL SNAP, MONOPOLY GO!, Roto Force, SOULS)
– Chromebook Games: Minecraft
– PC Games on Google Play: Arknights
TLDR: Google Play has announced the best Android apps and games of 2023. The top app is Imprint: Learn Visually, while the best game is Honkai: Star Rail. Other notable winners include Spotify, OUTERPLANE – Strategy Anime, ChatGPT, and MONOPOLY GO!. The awards are categorized based on different app functionalities, such as For Fun, Personal Growth, Everyday Essential, Hidden Gem, AI, Families, App for Good, Watch Apps, Tablet Apps, Chromebook Apps, Google TV Apps, and Car Apps. In the game category, the categories include Multiplayer, Pick Up & Play, Indies, Story, Ongoing, Games for Good, Play Pass, Tablet Games, Chromebook Games, and PC Games on Google Play.
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