Source: Apple.Today, Apple announced the finalists for the 2025 App Store Awards. The App Store Awards are Apple’s annual celebration of exceptional apps and games across 12 categories spanning the company’s platforms. It’s an excellent collection that includes solo developers, small indie teams, big companies, and many MacStories favorites.Here’s the complete list of finalists.iPhone App of the Year Finalists:BandLabLADDERTiimoiPhone Game of the Year Finalists:Capybara Go!Pokémon TCG PocketThronefalliPad App of the Year Finalists:DetailGraintouch StructurediPad Game of the Year Finalists:DREDGEInfinity NikkiPrince of Persia: Lost CrownMac App of the Year Finalists:AcornEssayistUnder My RoofMac Game of the Year Finalists:Assassin’s Creed ShadowsCyberpunk 2077: Ultimate EditionNevaApple Arcade Game of the Year Finalists:Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVEPGA TOUR Pro GolfWHAT THE CLASH?Apple Vision Pro App of the Year Finalists:Camo StudioD-Day: The Camera SoldierExplore POVApple Vision Pro Game of the Year Finalists:Fishing HavenGears & Goo Porta NubiApple Watch App of the Year Finalists:GO ClubPro Camera by MomentStravaApple TV App of the Year Finalists:HBO MaxPBS KIDS VideoSuper Farming Boy 4KCultural Impact Finalists:Art of FaunaA Space for the UnboundBe My EyesChants of SennaardespeloteFocus FriendIs This Seat Taken?RetroStoryGraphVenbaWhoscallYukaIt’s great to see all of these developers’ hard work recognized, and I was especially pleased to see long-time MacStories favorites like Acorn by Gus Mueller of Flying Meat, The Art of Fauna by Klemens Strasser, Camo Studio by Reincubate, and Structured by the Unorderly team, plus games like Is This Seat Taken?, Gears & Goo, Cyberpunk 2077, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, DREDGE, and Prince of Persia: Lost Crown on the list.As you can probably imagine, though, I’m partial to Detail’s inclusion as one of the iPad App of the Year finalists. My son Finn has worked on the app’s development team since graduating from college, and it’s fun to have an App Store Award finalist in the family.Proud-dad bias aside, congratulations to all the finalists. It’s quite an honor to be recognized as one of the best among the millions of apps and games on the App Store.