2019 Google Play Awards
The Tech Giant Google last day announced their annual Google Play Awards. In order to celebrate the most innovative apps and the developers of the top Android apps and games in the Google play store. This is the Fourth annual Google Play awards Event conducted by Google continuously. In 2019 Google Play Awards there were nine categories altogether and all the results were published last day at Mountain View, California. The criteria for the top Android apps and games were overall quality, strong design, technical performance, and innovation at last. And the best apps of this each category will receive a silver play trophy as an award.
According to Google The winners were selected for providing the best experience for fans, making an impact on their communities and raising the bar for quality content on Google play.
Here are the top 9 apps of the year 2019
Standout Well-Being App
Apps enabling people to experience the best story of their lives, while showing efficient and effective design and engagement strategies.
- Woebot by Woebot Labs
Woebot is a chatbot that sends over a million messages per week to help users with everyday stress and challenges such as symptoms of depression, anxiety, relationship problems, procrastination, loneliness, grief, addiction, pain management and more. This app checks-in with you every day and guides you through practical techniques based on tried and tested approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Best Accessibility Experience
Apps and games enabling device interaction in an innovative way that assist people with weaknesses or specific needs.
- Envision AI by Envision Technologies BV
Envision enables people with visual impairment to live more independently. With Envision, visually impaired users can shop in supermarkets, use public transport, read menu cards in restaurants, recognize their friends, find their belongings and so much more, all on their own. Envision can process an image an extract the information user is looking for. Just like Google Lens.
Best Social Impact
Apps and games that create a confident impact on societies around the world by focusing on health, education, crisis response, refugees, and literacy.
- Wisdo by Wisdo LTD.
Wisdo is a guide for life, where you can find and connect to people who have been there. Share your unique journey, discover people who have walked your path and find out what you’re missing about the things that matter to you.
Most Beautiful Game
Games that illustrate the art or unique visual effects either through creative imagery and utilizing advanced graphics API features.
- Shadowgun Legends by MADFINGER Games
this is the next level Shooting game from the MADFINGER Games. Shadowgun Legends is the ultimate persistent world shooter in the palm of your hand, a hardcore gaming console experience that you can take with you anywhere.
Best Living Room Experience
Apps that create, enhance, or enable a great living room experience that brings people together.
- Neverthink by Neverthink
Imagine if every time you wanted to watch a good YouTube video, someone gave you a great one: 100% hand-selected daily by our team out of thousands so you’ll be watching only the freshest, craziest and funniest stuff on the internet. Neverthink is a video app that does exactly that.
Most Inventive
Apps and games that display a groundbreaking new use case, like utilizing new technologies, cater to a unique audience or exhibit an innovative application of mobile technology for users.
- Tick Tock: A Tale for Two by Other Tales Interactive
Tick Tock: A Tale for Two is an eerie cooperative puzzle game for two players. Each player needs a copy of the game on their own mobile device (phone or tablet) to play. You can also play cross-platform with a computer (PC or Mac). Average playtime 2.5 hours.
Standout Build for Billions Experience
Apps and games with optimized performance, localization, and culturalization for emerging markets.
Canva is a versatile graphic design app that is a logo maker and poster maker, video editor, can be used to design your Instagram Highlight cover, Instagram Story or post, create a banner for social networks like Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter, and can even make birthday invitations or wedding invites. Available on your phone & computer so you can jump back into your design anytime, anywhere.
Best Breakthrough App
New apps with excellent overall design, user experience, engagement and retention, and strong growth.
- SLOWLY – Connect to the World! by Slowly Communications Ltd.
SLOWLY lets you meet pen friends from your smartphone. That match with someone that shares your passion, write a letter and collect stamps from around the world. Speak your mind a send one letter at a time. This app is not a typical networking or dating app. The app is created for those who yearns for meaningful conversations with people in the era of instant messaging.
Best Breakthrough Game
New games with excellent overall design, user experience, engagement and retention, and strong growth.
- MARVEL Strike Force by FoxNext Games
In MARVEL Strike Force, it’s ready for battle alongside allies and arch-rivals in this action-packed, visually-stunning free-to-play game for your smartphone or tablet. Gather your squad and prepare for the battle to save Earth.
These are the Top Apps of 2019 Google Play Awards.