It’s thrilling for any app developer when Apple shines their mild your manner. It’s nice to search out one thing you labored on in an editorial checklist, and even higher in case your app is fortunate sufficient to be picked as “App of the Day”. 😍 However I’d think about nothing compares to profitable an Apple Design Award or being picked as an App Retailer Award winner, although, and this week, Apple shined its mild brightly on 15 winners throughout apps, video games, and tasks with cultural affect.
I all the time prefer to strive a choice of the apps that win these awards. Not solely are they normally worthwhile and well-made apps, however when you’ve even half an eye fixed on someday being thought-about to win one, it’s an ideal thought to have a look at what Apple values when selecting winners.
Have a look at all this 12 months’s profitable apps, and also you’ll discover clear and uncluttered designs primarily utilizing normal UI. It’s all the time a good suggestion to combine new working system options or this 12 months’s sizzling new machine {hardware} characteristic if it is sensible, however look particularly on the UI of AllTrails, Photomator, SmartGym, and Too Good To Go. They’re all well-designed, in fact, however take a look at how easy and “normal” their UI is. Every of them suits completely into their platform. That’s removed from Apple’s solely standards for these awards, however it’s one thing that I see occur yearly.
That’s to not say that the apps that transfer additional away from “normal” platform UI are being (or needs to be) punished for it. There are numerous good causes to try this, particularly with apps like Proloquo, the place familiarity with a special set of normal icons and ideas is way extra important. Both manner, UI “match” is prime.
Anyway, congratulations to all of the finalists and, in fact, the winners!
I feel it’s possible that we’ll see these awards increase to a different platform subsequent 12 months. Will your app be the primary App Retailer Award winner on visionOS?