Apple’s secret list of best iPhone apps and games for 2024 finally revealed – and top pick is only six months old
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APPLE'S official list of 2024's best iPhone apps and games is finally out – and the top pick is worth using every single day. A crack team of app-testing experts at Apple HQ picked out the iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro downloads you can't afford to miss.
![[Apple has revealed the winners of its 2024 App Store Awards]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/apple-app-store-awards-2024.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Exactly 17 apps and games were named in this year's selection, and The Sun has got the full list. Apple said that the apps had to demonstrate "the highest levels of user experience, design, and innovation" to win one of the coveted App Store Award trophies.
![[Cinematic filming app Kino came top of the pile for iPhone apps]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/kino.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Top of the pile this year was Kino – Apple's official iPhone App of the Year. It's a six-month-old camera app designed to shoot cinematic footage, so you'll feel like you've got Hollywood in your hand. The app serves up professional-style colour grading and toning in an easy-to-use format so anyone can get involved.
![[AFK Journey was the winner in the iPhone games category]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/afk-journey.jpg?strip=all&w=469)
It was created by Lux Optics, the makers of the very popular photography app Halide. Apple's pick for iPhone Game of the Year was AFK Journey. It's a free-to-play fantasy RPG with an idle element that continues even while you're offline. "We are thrilled to honor this impressive group of developers who are harnessing the power of Apple devices and technology," said Apple chief Tim Cook.
![[Smash-hit card game Balatro won the Apple Arcade prize for its special Balatro+ version]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/balatro.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
"To deliver experiences that enrich the lives of users and have a profound impact on their communities. "The remarkable achievements of this year’s winners demonstrate the incredible ingenuity that can be unlocked through apps.". Apple also included an Apple Vision Pro category, awarding apps and games for its "spatial computing" headset.
