In an event that took place in New York, the Apple company revealed to the press which are the best applications and games of 2019 for the App Store. Those from Apple invited the press and the developers of the applications chosen based on the performance they had in the App Store in 2019, those from Cupertino presenting a similar list annually.
Apple chose to reward these applications and games in 2019 based on the very good performances they had in the App Store:
- Apple Arcade Game of the Year – Sayonara Wild Hearts by Simogo (Apple Arcade)
- iPhone App of the Year – Specter Camera by Lux Optics ($2.99)
- iPhone Game of the Year – Sky: Children of the Light by thatgamecompany (Free)
- iPad App of the Year – Flow by Moleskine (Free)
- iPad Game of the Year – Hyper Light Drifter by Abylight SL ($4.99)
- Mac App of the Year – Affinity Publisher by Serif Labs ($49.99)
- Mac Game of the Year – GRIS by Devolver / Nomada Studio ($4.99)
- Apple TV App of the Year – The Explorers by The Explorers Network ($4.99)
- Apple TV Game of the Year – Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap by DotEmu ($7.99)