They used VoiceOver to activate Workflow and create a new workflow in a fantastic demonstration of accessibility features in iOS.ĭoes Not Commute – This driving game by Mediocre, a 2-person team, is a strategy-based vehicular challenger. Workflow – We’ve covered DeskConnect’s Workflow here before at TechCrunch. Workflow was demonstrated by members of Apple’s accessibility team - these team members were visually impaired.

A variant of Frogger with clever animation and social features, it’s the rare in-app purchase-based game that I don’t mind playing.įantastical 2 – The popular calendar app by Flexibits was hailed for its slick Mac app design and deep use of localization features. The clever way that Robinhood allows you to perform a simulated trade before signup was hailed.Īffinity Designer – This vector-based illustrator drew gasps of appreciation from the crowd for its many and varied illustration tools.Ĭrossy Road – This Hipster Whale game likely needs no introduction, it’s become a sensation of casual time-killer games. Robinhood Markets was awarded the ADA for the app’s clean, content-centric design and balancing app branding with iOS design conventions. The hook of Robinhood is that it allows you to buy and sell stocks quickly, and for free. Robinhood – The popular investment app we’ve covered many times on TechCrunch also won an ADA. Developer Patrick Smith makes up this one person studio. Metamorphobet – This Vectorpark creation animates letters into representations of words, making it a great kids learning app.

Shadowmatic – This game uses highly detailed 3D rendering techniques to combine a puzzler and a shadow play. Jump-O – An app created by Bytebrushers (university students from Brazil) based on their experiences being bullied as youths. The app, created by Klemens Strasser of Austria was one of the first games to come out for Apple Watch. You swipe up or down for true or false questions on iPhone or Apple Watch. These were picked out of the students Apple offered scholarships to WWDC, a program expanded to 350 students this year.Įlementary Minute – a quiz app that helps students study. This year featured some huge ups for young indie developers, as well as two student award winners.įor the first time ever, Apple awarded two student teams special ADAs. It’s incredibly coveted and can mean an enormous amount of attention for an indie developer - or bigtime validation of a major company’s mobile strategy.Īpple rates the apps by a series of items including functionality, design and delight and comes up with a series of them to award each year. It’s available nowhere else but Apple’s yearly developer conference WWDC.

Apple’s Design Award is a sleek aluminum cube with a lit logo and no seams.

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