Apple has announced its best of 2018 list, recognising the top apps, games, movies and more, which made waves on the App Store this year. Battle Royale games like PUBG Mobile and Fortnite have clearly dominated the mobile gaming scene this year and the same has been stated in Apple’s game trend of the year. Users seem to have become more mindful of their needs and the self-care category has been crowned the app trend of the year. Donut Country has been declared as the app of the year for iPhone, while the iPhone app of the year is Procreate Pocket. The company has also announced the best apps in various categories and here’s the entire list:
Alongside the above-mentioned app and game of the year for iPhone, Apple has also announced the same for iPad, Mac, and Apple TV.
App Trend of the Year – Self-care
Game Trend of the Year – Battle Royale-style gaming
iPhone App of the Year – Procreate Pocket
iPhone Game of the Year – Donut County
iPad App of the Year – Froggipedia
iPad Game of the Year – Gorogoa
Mac App of the Year – Pixelmator Pro
Mac Game of the Year – The Gardens Between
Apple TV App of the Year – Sweat
Apple TV Game of the Year – Alto’s Odyssey
Favorite Watch Apps of the Year
Drake is Artist of the Year, while the Breakout Artist of the Year is Juice WRLD. Song of the Year is ‘I Like It’ by Cardi B featuring Bad Bunny & J. Balvin, while Kacey Musgraves’ Golden Hour bagged Album of the Year. Apple also revealed the top 10 songs for India, which are:
Atif Aslam – Dil Diyan Gallan
Badshah & Qaran – Tareefan
Camila Cabello – Havana (feat. Young Thug)
Ritviz – Udd Gaye (Bacardi House Party Sessions)
Drake – God's Plan
Ed Sheeran – Shape of You
Zack Night & Jasmin Walia – Bom Diggy Diggy
Maroon 5 – Girls Like You (feat. Cardi B)
Charlie Puth – Attention
Post Malone – rockstar (feat. 21 Savage)
Apple has included a slew of best movies (both global and India listing) and TV shows in its best of 2018 list.
Best Movies of 2018 on Apple TV and iTunes
Annihilation
Black Panther
Crazy Rich Asians
Eighth Grade
Green Book*
Hereditary
Incredibles 2
Minding the Gap
A Star is Born*
Won’t You Be My Neighbor
*available for pre-order
Best Movies – India
Soorma
Raazi
Hichki
Ocean’s 8
Deadpool 2
The Shape of Water
Jumanji Welcome to the Jungle
Justice League
Tiger Zinda Hai
Tomb Raider (2018)
Best TV Shows of 2018 on Apple TV App and iTunes
The Americans
Atlanta
Barry
The Expanse
The Good Fight
The Good Place
The Handmaid’s Tale
Killing Eve
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Pose
Additionally, there are also the best podcasts, books and audiobooks of 2018
In The Dark
Caliphate
The Dream
Everything is Alive
Slow Burn
Dr. Death
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Bubble
Bundyville
A Very Fatal Murder
Wolverine: The Long Night
Serial
The Daily
This American Life
99% Invisible
Book of the Year: American Marriage
Best Nonfiction: The Library Book
Best Mystery: The Witch Elm
Best Thriller: Light It Up
Best Bio/Memoir: Educated
Best Romance: Too Wilde to Wed
Best Science Fiction/Fantasy: Spinning Silver
Best Feel-Good Fiction: When Life Gives You Lululemons
Best Literary Fiction: There There
Best Young Reader Book: Harbor Me
Audiobook of the Year: American Marriage
Best Nonfiction: 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Best Mystery: Something in the Water
Best Thriller: Long Road to Mercy
Best Bio/Memoir: Becoming
Best Business Audiobook: Dare to Lead
Best Health, Mind, Body: Girl, Wash Your Face
Best Family Audiobook: Rebound
Best Humor: Calypso
Best Historical Fiction: The Great Alone
Google Play also recently announced its “Best of 2018” listing, which you can check out here.