Apple unveils App Store Award winners, the best apps and games of 2023

Apple® today unveiled the winners of the 2023 App Store® Awards, recognizing 14 apps and games that empowered users to unleash their creativity, discover a world of new adventures, and have fun with family and friends. This year's winners include developers from across the world, whose apps and games were chosen by the App Store's Editorial team for providing users with meaningful experiences and inspiring cultural change. App Store Award winners were selected from nearly 40 finalists for delivering exceptional technical innovation, user experience, and design.

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This year's App Store Award winners include 14 apps and games from developers across the world whose apps provide users with meaningful experiences and inspire cultural change. (Graphic: Apple)

"It's inspiring to see the ways developers continue to build incredible apps and games that are redefining the world around us," said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. "This year's winners represent the limitless potential of developers to bring their visions to life, creating apps and games with remarkable ingenuity, exceptional quality, and purpose-driven missions."

This year's winners showcase the scope of creativity, technical innovation, and design possible across the App Store and Apple's ecosystem. AllTrails nurtures community through comprehensive trail guides and outdoor exploration for everyone. Prêt-à-Makeup offers a true-to-life makeup sketchpad on iPad® for professional artists and casual users, while fostering inclusivity and self-expression. Photomator's machine learning-powered tools make advanced editing tasks streamlined and seamless. MUBI curates exceptional indie films and international documentaries with a human touch, and SmartGym shines on Apple Watch® with its comprehensive library of exercises, routines, and robust fitness reporting.

In the gaming category, Honkai: Star Rail takes players through a narrative full of complex characters and tactically rich combat on iPhone®, while Lost in Play invites players to tap into a charming, childlike imagination during an epic point-and-click adventure. Lies of P presents players with an exquisitely crafted dark fantasy world, and Apple Arcade®'s Hello Kitty Island Adventure delivers an immersive gaming world with its main goal being as sweet as can be: making friends.

2023 App Store Award Winners

Apps

iPhone App of the Year : AllTrails , from AllTrails, Inc.

iPad App of the Year : Prêt-à-Makeup , from Prêt-à-Template.

Mac App of the Year : Photomator , from UAB Pixelmator Team.

Apple TV App of the Year: MUBI , from MUBI, Inc.

Apple Watch App of the Year: SmartGym , from Mateus Abras.

Games

iPhone Game of the Year: Honkai: Star Rail , from COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD.

iPad Game of the Year: Lost in Play , from Snapbreak Games.

Mac Game of the Year: Lies of P , from NEOWIZ.

Apple Arcade Game of the Year: Hello Kitty Island Adventure , from Sunblink.

Cultural Impact Winners

In addition to recognizing the best apps and games on iPhone, iPad, Mac®, Apple Watch, and Apple TV®, Apple's App Store Editors also selected five Cultural Impact winners, recognized for their ability to drive positive change through apps and games. This year's winners encouraged users to learn and grow in an inclusive and accessible space, contribute toward a more sustainable future, and explore self-reflection and connection across generations.

Pok Pok from Pok Pok
Designed with inclusivity in mind, Pok Pok is a digital toy room for kids, offering a universal space for preschoolers of all backgrounds and abilities to play, explore, and see the world as one.

Proloquo from AssistiveWare
An accessibility app pioneer for over a decade, AssistiveWare's Proloquo is creating augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) tools that help the world communicate in new ways.

Too Good To Go from Too Good To Go
Too Good to Go enables users to minimize food waste by connecting them with restaurants and stores that have a surplus of unsold food at an affordable cost.

Unpacking from Humble Bundle
Unpacking mixes meditative puzzles to create a soul-soothing triumph around familiar experiences of change and connection.

Finding Hannah from Fein Games GmbH
Finding Hannah is a colorful coming-of-age, hidden-object game with inclusive and heartfelt tales that explores the power of healing and self-discovery.

Trend of the Year
Apps are a reflection of culture, and in 2023, generative AI captured users' collective imagination with its evolution unfolding in real time. Apps started integrating AI throughout the year in a variety of ways. Although many features are still in their infancy, they gave users a chance to see, firsthand, the technology in action and come to their own conclusions about the benefits and risks. In addition to this year's App Store Award winners, App Store Editors across the globe have highlighted a collection of generative AI apps that exemplify the Trend of the Year. Read more from App Store Editors.

The App Store, which launched in 2008, is the world's safest and most vibrant app marketplace. Currently home to 1.8 million apps and visited by over 650 million average weekly visitors across 175 countries and regions, the App Store is an engine of global economic growth, facilitating $1.1 trillion in developer billings and sales in 2022. The App Store helps creators, dreamers, and learners of all ages and backgrounds connect with the tools and information they need to build a brighter future and a better world.

Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. Apple's five software platforms — iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS — provide seamless experiences across all Apple devices and empower people with breakthrough services including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay, and iCloud. Apple's more than 100,000 employees are dedicated to making the best products on earth, and to leaving the world better than we found it.

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Craig W. Smith ROBBINS LLP 5060 Shoreham Place, Suite 300 San Diego, CA 92122 Telephone: (619) 525-3990 csmith@robbinsllp.com	James N. Kramer Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 405 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Telephone: (415) 773-5900 jkramer@orrick.com

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Apple Inc. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) (In millions, except number of shares, which are reflected in thousands, and per-share amounts)

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	March 30, 2024		April 1, 2023		March 30, 2024		April 1, 2023
Net sales:
Products	$	66,886	$	73,929	$	163,344	$	170,317
Services		23,867		20,907		46,984		41,673
Total net sales ⁽¹⁾		90,753		94,836		210,328		211,990
Cost of sales:
Products		42,424		46,795		100,864		107,560
Services		6,058		6,065		12,338		12,122
Total cost of sales		48,482		52,860		113,202		119,682
Gross margin		42,271		41,976		97,126		92,308

Operating expenses:
Research and development		7,903		7,457		15,599		15,166
Selling, general and administrative		6,468		6,201		13,254		12,808
Total operating expenses		14,371		13,658		28,853		27,974

Operating income		27,900		28,318		68,273		64,334
Other income/(expense), net		158		64		108		(329	)
Income before provision for income taxes		28,058		28,382		68,381		64,005
Provision for income taxes		4,422		4,222		10,829		9,847
Net income	$	23,636	$	24,160	$	57,552	$	54,158

Earnings per share:
Basic	$	1.53	$	1.53	$	3.72	$	3.42
Diluted	$	1.53	$	1.52	$	3.71	$	3.41
Shares used in computing earnings per share:
Basic		15,405,856		15,787,154		15,457,810		15,839,939
Diluted		15,464,709		15,847,050		15,520,675		15,901,384

⁽¹⁾ Net sales by reportable segment:
Americas	$	37,273	$	37,784	$	87,703	$	87,062
Europe		24,123		23,945		54,520		51,626
Greater China		16,372		17,812		37,191		41,717
Japan		6,262		7,176		14,029		13,931
Rest of Asia Pacific		6,723		8,119		16,885		17,654
Total net sales	$	90,753	$	94,836	$	210,328	$	211,990

⁽¹⁾ Net sales by category:
iPhone	$	45,963	$	51,334	$	115,665	$	117,109
Mac		7,451		7,168		15,231		14,903
iPad		5,559		6,670		12,582		16,066
Wearables, Home and Accessories		7,913		8,757		19,866		22,239
Services		23,867		20,907		46,984		41,673
Total net sales	$	90,753	$	94,836	$	210,328	$	211,990

Apple Inc. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (In millions, except number of shares, which are reflected in thousands, and par value)

	March 30, 2024			September 30, 2023
ASSETS:
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	32,695		$	29,965
Marketable securities		34,455			31,590
Accounts receivable, net		21,837			29,508
Vendor non-trade receivables		19,313			31,477
Inventories		6,232			6,331
Other current assets		13,884			14,695
Total current assets		128,416			143,566

Non-current assets:
Marketable securities		95,187			100,544
Property, plant and equipment, net		43,546			43,715
Other non-current assets		70,262			64,758
Total non-current assets		208,995			209,017
Total assets	$	337,411		$	352,583

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	45,753		$	62,611
Other current liabilities		57,298			58,829
Deferred revenue		8,012			8,061
Commercial paper		1,997			5,985
Term debt		10,762			9,822
Total current liabilities		123,822			145,308

Non-current liabilities:
Term debt		91,831			95,281
Other non-current liabilities		47,564			49,848
Total non-current liabilities		139,395			145,129
Total liabilities		263,217			290,437

Commitments and contingencies

Shareholders' equity:
Common stock and additional paid-in capital, $0.00001 par value: 50,400,000 shares authorized; 15,337,686 and 15,550,061 shares issued and outstanding, respectively		78,815			73,812
Retained earnings/(Accumulated deficit)		4,339			(214	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(8,960	)		(11,452	)
Total shareholders' equity		74,194			62,146
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	337,411		$	352,583

Apple Inc. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) (In millions)

	Six Months Ended
	March 30, 2024			April 1, 2023
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning balances	$	30,737		$	24,977

Operating activities:
Net income		57,552			54,158
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash generated by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		5,684			5,814
Share-based compensation expense		5,961			5,591
Other		(1,971	)		(1,732	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net		7,727			9,596
Vendor non-trade receivables		12,164			14,785
Inventories		53			(2,548	)
Other current and non-current assets		(4,438	)		(4,092	)
Accounts payable		(16,710	)		(20,764	)
Other current and non-current liabilities		(3,437	)		1,757
Cash generated by operating activities		62,585			62,565

Investing activities:
Purchases of marketable securities		(25,042	)		(11,197	)
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities		27,462			17,124
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities		4,314			1,897
Payments for acquisition of property, plant and equipment		(4,388	)		(6,703	)
Other		(729	)		(247	)
Cash generated by investing activities		1,617			874

Financing activities:
Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards		(2,875	)		(2,734	)
Payments for dividends and dividend equivalents		(7,535	)		(7,418	)
Repurchases of common stock		(43,344	)		(39,069	)
Repayments of term debt		(3,150	)		(3,651	)
Repayments of commercial paper, net		(3,982	)		(7,960	)
Other		(132	)		(455	)
Cash used in financing activities		(61,018	)		(61,287	)

Increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		3,184			2,152
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, ending balances	$	33,921		$	27,129

Supplemental cash flow disclosure:
Cash paid for income taxes, net	$	14,531		$	4,894


Dated: May 3, 2024	By Order of the Court United States District Court Northern District of California, Oakland Division

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