Apple announces 2025 Apple Design Award winners, with Vision Pro apps making a big splash

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Like it did last year, Apple officially unveiled the 2025 Apple Design Awards winners a few days before WWDC. And while this time around, Spatial Computing didn’t get its own category, apps built for Apple Vision Pro played a larger role than ever.

This year’s awards picked one winning app and one winning game across six recurring categories, alongside two extra finalists for each. This year’s categories included Delight and Fun, Inclusivity, Innovation, Interaction, Social Impact, and Visuals and Graphics.

And while Vision Pro apps didn’t get their own standalone category like it did last year with Spatial Computing, this time around they were well represented among the winners and shortlisted titles.

Here’s the full list of winners:

Delight and fun

Winners and finalists in this category provide memorable, engaging, and satisfying experiences enhanced by Apple technologies.

Apps

Winner: CapWords
Finalists: Lumy, Denim – Playlist Cover Maker

Games

Winner: Balatro
Finalists: Thank Goodness You’re Here!, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

Inclusivity

Winners and finalists in this category provide a great experience for all by reflecting a variety of backgrounds, abilities, and languages.

Apps

Winner: Speechify
Finalists: Evolve: Daily Self-Care Coach, Train Fitness

Games

Winner: Art of Fauna
Finalists: puffies., Land of Livia

Innovation

Winners and finalists in this category provide a state-of-the-art experience through novel use of Apple technologies that set them apart in their genre.

Apps

Winner: Play
Finalists: Moises, Capybara AI Meeting Translator

Games

Winner: PBJ — The Musical
Finalists: Pawz, Gears & Goo

Interaction

Winners and finalists in this category deliver intuitive interfaces and effortless controls that are perfectly tailored to their platform.

Apps

Winner: Taobao
Finalists: iA Writer, Mela – Recipe Manager

Games

Winner: DREDGE
Finalists: Gears & Goo, Skate City: New York

Winners and finalists in this category improve lives in a meaningful way and shine a light on crucial issues.

Apps

Winner: Watch Duty: Wildfire Maps
Finalists: Ground News, Opal

Games

Winner: Neva
Finalists: Ahoy! From Picardy, Art of Fauna

Visuals and Graphics

Winners and finalists in this category feature stunning imagery, skillfully drawn interfaces, and high-quality animations with a distinctive and cohesive theme.