Apple releases its ‘Best of 2020’ App Store winners and most downloaded apps of the year

Apple

today released its highly anticipated annual list of the best apps and

games of 2020. As in previous years, App Store editors selected the

winners based on factors like the app’s quality, creative design,

usability and use of Apple technology, among other things. The “Best of

2020” winners this year include a number of apps that helped people

transition to a life spent at home. For example, home workout app

Wakeout! won iPhone App of the Year, while Zoom snagged the top spot as

the iPad App of the Year.Disney+, which helped families keep kids

entertained during coronavirus lockdowns, won for Apple TV App of the

Year. The streaming service had just won “best app” in Google Play’s

User Choice category, announced on Tuesday alongside its other Play Store winners.