As WWDC approaches, Apple has announced the finalists in the running for its annual Apple Design Awards. The awards ceremony revealing the winners will be held during WWDC.

This year, there are seven categories, and each category has six finalists. That’s one more than last year, with Spatial Computing joining the categories for the first time. The 2024 ADA finalists are:

Delight and Fun

• Apps
  • Dudel Draw
  • Bears Gratitude
  • Rooms
• Games
  • WHAT THE CAR?
  • NYT Games
  • Hello Kitty Island Adventure

Inclusivity

• Apps
  • oko
  • Complete Anatomy 2024
  • Tiimo
• Games
  • Unpacking
  • Quadline
  • Crayola Adventures

Innovation

• Apps
  • Copilot Money
  • SmartGym
  • Procreate Dreams
• Games
  • Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile
  • Lost in Play
  • Wavelength

Interaction

• Apps
  • Procreate Dreams
  • Arc Search
  • Crouton
• Games
  • Little Nightmares
  • Rytmos
  • finity.

Social Impact

• Apps
  • How We Feel
  • Ahead: Emotions Coach
  • Gentler Streak Fitness Tracker
• Games
  • The Wreck
  • Cityscapes: Sim Builder
  • The Bear

Visuals and Graphics

• Apps
  • Sunlitt
  • Meditate
  • Rooms
• Games
  • Death Stranding: Director’s Cut
  • Lies of P
  • Honkai: Star Rail

Spatial Computing

• Apps
  • Sky Guide
  • NBA
  • djay
• Games
  • Synth Riders
  • Blackbox
  • Loóna: Cozy Puzzle Games

The selections include a broad range of games and apps, including some apps from smaller developers like Devin Davies, the maker of the wonderful recipe app Crouton, the team behind Gentler Streaks, one of my favorite fitness apps, and SmartGym by Mateus Abras, as well as titles from bigger publishers.

I’m glad that Apple announces the finalists in advance. Winning an ADA is a big achievement for any developer, but it’s also nice to know who the finalists are because it’s quite an honor among the many apps that could have been chosen too. Plus as a fan of apps, Apple’s list of finalists always reminds me of an app or two that I haven’t tried yet.