**Apple App and Game of the Year Awards**

The Apple App and Game of the Year awards have been announced, recognizing excellence in mobile apps and games for various categories. The awards were presented at an event where Apple showcased its latest features and innovations.

**Fitness Tracking App of the Year**

The perfect app for those who want their workout plans, fitness metrics, and tracking done all locally on their watch, without the need to carry their iPhone around at the gym, was recognized as the Fitness Tracking App of the Year. This app allows users to focus solely on their workout, without distractions from notifications or phone usage. It provides personalized recommendations for exercises, detailed instructions on how to perform each exercise, and real-time tracking of fitness metrics such as heart rate zones.

**App of the Year**

The Apple App of the Year award went to the Movie app, which allows users to discover great films from iconic directors to emerging artists from around the world. Each film is carefully curated by movie experts, offering a vast collection of art-house and IMAX documentaries that may not be available on larger streaming platforms.

**Game of the Year**

The iPhone Game of the Year award was given to Honky Star Rail, although the host struggled to pronounce the name correctly. The iPad Game of the Year award went to Lost in Play, an animated game that caught the host's attention immediately. The Mac Game of the Year award was awarded to Lies of P, which the host had the opportunity to check out at the Apple gaming event a few weeks prior.

**Apple Arcade Game of the Year**

The Apple Arcade Game of the Year award went to Hello Kitty Island Adventure, a fun game that is accessible to anyone, regardless of their love for Hello Kitty. The game allows players to pair their controller with their TV and enjoy a relaxing experience with the adorable feline character.

**Cultural Impact Winners**

Apple also selected five Cultural Impact winners, recognizing apps and games that drive positive change through innovation and creativity. These winners include Popac Proloquo Too Good To Go Unpacking and Finding Hannah, which use technology to promote social good and make a positive impact on people's lives.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthis video is sponsored by keeper stick around till the end of this video for more information Apple just recently announced its 2023 App Store Award winners and I was just recently at an event where I got to check out all of these apps in person as well as speak to all of the amazing developers and founders of these apps now I'll leave links to all of the apps and game winners in the description down below so that you can try them out I'm sure there's some sort of free trial associated with those that have subscription prices but again check them out if these are something that uh interest you because well they're apps of the year so let's start with the iPhone app of the year which is all Trails now if you were to look at me and say that guy doesn't look like he hikes a lot you would be correct but I have been wanting to go out and Hike a lot more especially over the spring and summer when the weather is really nice it's just something else to do and be outside while doing it uh but I just didn't really think that there are a lot of great Trails up around my area which is the Cleveland area and I was actually wrong because if you look it up on all trails you'll find tons of options in the Cleveland surrounding areas and this doesn't just apply to Cleveland it's all over the world so if you're looking for good trails no matter where you are all Trails is an amazing app for just that all Trails helps find people of all hiking interest levels find and rate trails around the entire world the appui is beautiful offers tons of amazing useful features with a lot of in-depth information about each Trail you'll get beautiful imagery user guided reviews advanced weather conditions Trail previews track your progress on the trail and so much more now a lot of these apps these days have some sort of subscription model but the free version of all Trails is probably going to be more than enough for most of you out there at least to start and then if you get into hiking a lot more and you want some of those more advanced features then you can always try out a free trial now the iPad app of the year went to pret a makeup and apologies to some of these developers if I end up just like butchering the names of this app uh but this app is actually pretty cool for those who want to do like face charts in order to to test out plan and register a look so a lot of makeup artists out there can explore tons of different options and perhaps the coolest part about these options is that you can also see how the lighting responds to uh like the screen movement so you can see how the light might hit your makeup on your face and see the work from all angles and lighting scenarios which is actually really cool tons of different brushes and tools to work with it works with your finger you can use any kind of non-digital stylus or you can use the apple pencil it's a pretty cool app for those who want to experiment with a lot of different makeup looks now the Mac App of the year went to photomat which is an app I'm actually kind of familiar with I've used it in the past uh but haven't checked out in quite some time and there are tons of new features available and some of them are powered by AI to take your photos to the next level those tools include increasing the resolution of photos and removing any image blur that you might have like you see here on The Moxy sign uh you can just remove the blur I don't know how but it does uh you can turn any SDR photo into an HDR photo which is wild and you can do this with any photo you can grab a stock image off the internet and boost its dynamic range might be kind of hard to see here on camera but definitely mess around with these awesome picture editing tools uh there are so many things to choose from and this app is so powerful and it also not only works for your Mac but your iPhone and your iPad as well now the Apple Watch app of the year went to Smart JY which is the perfect app for those who want their workout plans Fitness metrics and tracking done all locally on your watch no need to carry your I phone around at the gym and take it out during your workout and it could be a distraction you're just like in between sets and looking at your phone and maybe you get a notific and you're just not focusing on what you need to do so this can show you what's next swap out exercises for new ones based on intelligent recommendations show you what muscles you're currently working on as well as a detailed look at how the exercise is done you can see your heart rate zones and just all of those Fitness metrics uh while you're working out and it's all done locally on your watch and you don't really need your phone you can leave it in the locker at the gym or leave it in your pocket whatever the case may be you don't need to take it out lastly the app of the year for Apple TV went to the movie app now I didn't get a chance to interact with this one in person but with movie you can discover great films from Iconic directors all the way to emerging artists from all around the world each carefully chosen by movies curators now this is all content that you might not otherwise discover on some larger streaming platforms there's a vast collection of great art housee films and even some cool looking IMAX documentaries now for games of the year again going to do a little rapid fire because I didn't get a chance to mess around with a lot of these either but for iPhone game of the year you have honky star rail again my apologies if I'm not pronouncing these names correctly uh for iPad game of the year you have lost in play which I did get to check out but I didn't get to play but I'm a huge fan of the animation style it's beautiful it caught my attention immediately I really like it and I kind of want to play it lies of P was the Mac game of the year and I actually did get get to check this out at the Apple gaming event a few weeks ago uh and so I thought it was pretty cool and well done and it makes sense that this is the Mac game of the year and lastly the Apple arcade game of the year went to Hello Kitty island adventure and honestly it's a super fun game for anyone you don't even have to be a Hello Kitty Fan although that certainly helps just a cool game to grab a controller pair it to your TV and kind of chill out with Hello Kitty plus the team behind the game they're just all great so super happy for everyone who won these apps and games of the year lastly Apple selected five cultural impact winners which were selected for the ability to drive positive change through apps and games and those winners were popac proloquo too good to go unpacking and finding Hannah again links are all in the description down below I highly recommend checking out all of these apps and games if you haven't already done so and again a huge congrats to all of the developers now before we end today's video I'm going to let Dan wearing a different shirt tell you more about today's sponsor keeper keeper is best known for password management as the most secure certified tested and audited password security platform in the world keeper password manager comes in a variety of plans for individuals families and businesses add-on features are available including breach watch Keepers dark web monitoring service and secure file storage the easiest way to encrypt and store files that are accessible from any device now if you've never used a password man before stop what you're doing sign up for keeper ASAP gone are the days of forgetting your passwords or trying to remember where you wrote it all down all you need to do is remember just one master password and everything else is stored inside of the app and you can easily fill in those passwords on any website or inside of any application this will also prevent Hackers from stealing your passwords in pass Keys you can easily access your passwords across any device and even different platforms you can even share password with family or friends and then revoke that access at any time now my absolute favorite part of keeper is not only how easy it is to use and manage all of your passwords but breachwatch has saved me time and time again from all of those data leaks breachwatch is a powerful tool that monitors the internet and dark web for breached accounts that match the records stored in your keeper Vault breachwatch alerts you about compromised credentials so that you can immediately take action and update them before anybody gain any of your sensitive info for more information or if you want to download keeper today and get 40% off personal and family plans with code Mac Rumors 40 visit the link in the description down below this has been down with Mac Rumors thanks so much for watching and I hope to see you around in the next videothis video is sponsored by keeper stick around till the end of this video for more information Apple just recently announced its 2023 App Store Award winners and I was just recently at an event where I got to check out all of these apps in person as well as speak to all of the amazing developers and founders of these apps now I'll leave links to all of the apps and game winners in the description down below so that you can try them out I'm sure there's some sort of free trial associated with those that have subscription prices but again check them out if these are something that uh interest you because well they're apps of the year so let's start with the iPhone app of the year which is all Trails now if you were to look at me and say that guy doesn't look like he hikes a lot you would be correct but I have been wanting to go out and Hike a lot more especially over the spring and summer when the weather is really nice it's just something else to do and be outside while doing it uh but I just didn't really think that there are a lot of great Trails up around my area which is the Cleveland area and I was actually wrong because if you look it up on all trails you'll find tons of options in the Cleveland surrounding areas and this doesn't just apply to Cleveland it's all over the world so if you're looking for good trails no matter where you are all Trails is an amazing app for just that all Trails helps find people of all hiking interest levels find and rate trails around the entire world the appui is beautiful offers tons of amazing useful features with a lot of in-depth information about each Trail you'll get beautiful imagery user guided reviews advanced weather conditions Trail previews track your progress on the trail and so much more now a lot of these apps these days have some sort of subscription model but the free version of all Trails is probably going to be more than enough for most of you out there at least to start and then if you get into hiking a lot more and you want some of those more advanced features then you can always try out a free trial now the iPad app of the year went to pret a makeup and apologies to some of these developers if I end up just like butchering the names of this app uh but this app is actually pretty cool for those who want to do like face charts in order to to test out plan and register a look so a lot of makeup artists out there can explore tons of different options and perhaps the coolest part about these options is that you can also see how the lighting responds to uh like the screen movement so you can see how the light might hit your makeup on your face and see the work from all angles and lighting scenarios which is actually really cool tons of different brushes and tools to work with it works with your finger you can use any kind of non-digital stylus or you can use the apple pencil it's a pretty cool app for those who want to experiment with a lot of different makeup looks now the Mac App of the year went to photomat which is an app I'm actually kind of familiar with I've used it in the past uh but haven't checked out in quite some time and there are tons of new features available and some of them are powered by AI to take your photos to the next level those tools include increasing the resolution of photos and removing any image blur that you might have like you see here on The Moxy sign uh you can just remove the blur I don't know how but it does uh you can turn any SDR photo into an HDR photo which is wild and you can do this with any photo you can grab a stock image off the internet and boost its dynamic range might be kind of hard to see here on camera but definitely mess around with these awesome picture editing tools uh there are so many things to choose from and this app is so powerful and it also not only works for your Mac but your iPhone and your iPad as well now the Apple Watch app of the year went to Smart JY which is the perfect app for those who want their workout plans Fitness metrics and tracking done all locally on your watch no need to carry your I phone around at the gym and take it out during your workout and it could be a distraction you're just like in between sets and looking at your phone and maybe you get a notific and you're just not focusing on what you need to do so this can show you what's next swap out exercises for new ones based on intelligent recommendations show you what muscles you're currently working on as well as a detailed look at how the exercise is done you can see your heart rate zones and just all of those Fitness metrics uh while you're working out and it's all done locally on your watch and you don't really need your phone you can leave it in the locker at the gym or leave it in your pocket whatever the case may be you don't need to take it out lastly the app of the year for Apple TV went to the movie app now I didn't get a chance to interact with this one in person but with movie you can discover great films from Iconic directors all the way to emerging artists from all around the world each carefully chosen by movies curators now this is all content that you might not otherwise discover on some larger streaming platforms there's a vast collection of great art housee films and even some cool looking IMAX documentaries now for games of the year again going to do a little rapid fire because I didn't get a chance to mess around with a lot of these either but for iPhone game of the year you have honky star rail again my apologies if I'm not pronouncing these names correctly uh for iPad game of the year you have lost in play which I did get to check out but I didn't get to play but I'm a huge fan of the animation style it's beautiful it caught my attention immediately I really like it and I kind of want to play it lies of P was the Mac game of the year and I actually did get get to check this out at the Apple gaming event a few weeks ago uh and so I thought it was pretty cool and well done and it makes sense that this is the Mac game of the year and lastly the Apple arcade game of the year went to Hello Kitty island adventure and honestly it's a super fun game for anyone you don't even have to be a Hello Kitty Fan although that certainly helps just a cool game to grab a controller pair it to your TV and kind of chill out with Hello Kitty plus the team behind the game they're just all great so super happy for everyone who won these apps and games of the year lastly Apple selected five cultural impact winners which were selected for the ability to drive positive change through apps and games and those winners were popac proloquo too good to go unpacking and finding Hannah again links are all in the description down below I highly recommend checking out all of these apps and games if you haven't already done so and again a huge congrats to all of the developers now before we end today's video I'm going to let Dan wearing a different shirt tell you more about today's sponsor keeper keeper is best known for password management as the most secure certified tested and audited password security platform in the world keeper password manager comes in a variety of plans for individuals families and businesses add-on features are available including breach watch Keepers dark web monitoring service and secure file storage the easiest way to encrypt and store files that are accessible from any device now if you've never used a password man before stop what you're doing sign up for keeper ASAP gone are the days of forgetting your passwords or trying to remember where you wrote it all down all you need to do is remember just one master password and everything else is stored inside of the app and you can easily fill in those passwords on any website or inside of any application this will also prevent Hackers from stealing your passwords in pass Keys you can easily access your passwords across any device and even different platforms you can even share password with family or friends and then revoke that access at any time now my absolute favorite part of keeper is not only how easy it is to use and manage all of your passwords but breachwatch has saved me time and time again from all of those data leaks breachwatch is a powerful tool that monitors the internet and dark web for breached accounts that match the records stored in your keeper Vault breachwatch alerts you about compromised credentials so that you can immediately take action and update them before anybody gain any of your sensitive info for more information or if you want to download keeper today and get 40% off personal and family plans with code Mac Rumors 40 visit the link in the description down below this has been down with Mac Rumors thanks so much for watching and I hope to see you around in the next video\n"