Apps of the Year. In 2020, apps and games helped the world work, connect, and stay healthy in new and innovative ways. The App of the Year winners set the bar for them all. We celebrate this year’s selections, and the developers behind them, for their resounding positive impact. The Mac App Store makes it easy to find and download Mac apps as well as widgets and extensions — like editing extensions for the new Photos app. You can browse Mac apps by category, such as games, productivity, music and more. Or do a quick search for something specific. Read descriptions and customer reviews. Flip through screenshots.
The App Store and Mac App Store showcase your amazing apps and help customers find new favorites. They’re also where our editors share stories about inspiring developers and their incredible work. Find out how customers can discover your apps and games, and learn how our editors select apps and developers to feature.
Categories
Categories on the App Store and Mac App Store sort apps based on their main function or subject matter. Customers can browse categories, such as Entertainment, Shopping, or Social Networking, to find related apps. You can assign a primary and a secondary category to your app. The primary category is particularly important for discoverability, as it helps users find your app when browsing or filtering search results, and it determines in which tab your app appears on the App Store.
To learn more, see Choosing a Category.
Today Tab
The Today tab on the App Store is a daily destination with original stories from our editors around the world, featuring exclusive premieres, new releases, a fresh look at our all-time favorites, an App of the Day, a Game of the Day, and more. It offers tips and how-to guides to help customers use apps in innovative ways, and showcases interviews with inspiring developers. Stories share Apple’s unique perspective on apps and games and how they impact our lives, using artwork, videos, and developer quotes to bring your apps to life.
Games and Apps Tabs
The App Store is also the world’s best game store, with dedicated experiences for games and apps that inform and engage customers through recommendations on new releases and updates, videos, top charts, and handpicked collections and categories. Both tabs also feature app preview videos that autoplay with muted audio as customers scroll through the tabs, and selected in-app purchases — which customers can start buying directly on the App Store.
Promoted In-App Purchases
Customers can browse in-app purchases directly on the App Store and start a purchase even before downloading your app, helping your app’s content gain exposure. You can promote up to 20 in-app purchases, including subscriptions, on your app’s product page. They can also appear in search results and may be featured by our editorial team.
For details, see Promoting Your In‑App Purchases.
App Store Widget
Customers can now discover the stories, collections, and in-app events featured on the App Store Today tab right from their Home Screens.
Discover
Discover is where customers find the best new releases and updates on the Mac App Store. Each week, our editors shine a light on incredible apps and games with in-depth stories, behind-the-scenes interviews, and curated collections to help customers do more of what they love with their Mac.
Create
Create is where customers find powerful apps that make creating on a Mac intuitive, efficient, and fun, with helpful tips and tours that even experts will find useful.
Work
Work is where we showcase new favorites that support focus and organization. With curated collections and how-tos from our editors, finding the right business, productivity, and utility apps is easy.
Play
Play is where we highlight great games and entertainment apps, with recommendations of new releases, all-time favorites, and handpicked collections.
Develop
Develop is where our editors curate the best developer tools and utilities to help bring your creativity and imagination to customers around the world.
Getting Featured
Our worldwide team of editors curates selections on the App Store for each Apple platform in order to help your apps and games get in front of the right users, in the right places, at the right times.
We highlight new apps and games as well as those with significant updates, special in-app events or exclusives, cultural or seasonal moments, and more. We also highlight unique stories — for example, a behind-the-scenes look at how a developer launched an app that changed an industry or supported their community, or a spotlight that shows how an app helped a user solve an uncommon problem.
Learn about Getting Featured on the App Store.
Tell us your story.
If your app has a unique story that our editorial team should know, tell us about it. For new apps or a significant update, let us know six to eight weeks in advance of your launch.
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Apps can transform the way you do anything you’re passionate about, whether that’s creating, learning, playing games or just getting more done. And the App Store is the best place to discover new apps that let you pursue your passions in ways you never thought possible.
Designed for discovery.
Tabs in the App Store make it easy to discover new apps you’re going to love. And to learn more about the kinds of apps you already love.
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Keeping up with all the great apps that debut every week is a full-time job. That’s why we have a team of full-time editors to bring you unique perspectives on what’s new and next in the world of apps.
Daily Stories
From exclusive world premieres to behind‑the‑scenes interviews, original stories by our editorial team explore the impact that apps have on our lives.
Tips and Tricks
Want to learn how to use filters in your new photo app? Or where to find the rarest creature in Pokémon GO? We’ve got the how-to articles and tips you need — all in the App Store.
Lists
From the best apps for cooking healthier meals to action‑packed games for keeping the kids entertained, App Store editors have created themed lists of the most download‑worthy games and apps.
Game and App of the Day
Get a download of this: our editors handpick one game and one app that can’t be missed — and deliver it fresh to you every day.
Search
It’s easy to find what you’re looking for with rich search results that include editorial stories, tips and tricks, and lists.
Get all the details on every app.
The app product page gives you the details you need when deciding what to download. From more videos to rankings and reviews, there are loads of ways to help you pick the app that’s right for you.
Chart Position
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If an app or game is on the Top Charts, you’ll see the ranking on its app page. So you know how popular it is right now.
Videos
So. Many. Videos. Watch how an app works before you download it or get a preview of the gameplay.
Ratings and Reviews
The streamlined ratings system makes it easy to see how much an app is loved. And when a developer answers a question, everyone can see the response.
Editors’ Choice Badge
This seal of approval is given to apps and games that really deserve a download. If you see this, you know it’s going to be extraordinary.
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In-App Purchases
It’s easy to find and make in-app purchases for the apps and games you already own. You can also subscribe to an app or level up in a game even if it’s not on your device yet.
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