Announcing the Winners of the 2011 Best App Ever Awards
It was an amazing year. With over 1.5 million votes cast (over three times the number cast last year) and a record number of nominations, we now have the winners of the 2011 Best App Ever Awards. Thanks to all that voted, nominated, and made these fantastic apps!
Now, the winner of the Best App Ever!
Second Place: Temple Run by Imangi Studios, LLC
Third Place: Tiny Wings by Andreas Illiger
Halfbrick made iOS the winner of the Best App Ever by beating the top Android vote getter by nearly 10:1. Here are a few more interesting stats:
1,565,833 total votes cast
1.1 million unique voters
36,431 number of votes the top vote getter, Jetpack Joyride, got across all categories
1,692 unique apps in the awards
53.9% of the votes were for iOS apps
46.1% of the votes for Android apps
1 Best App Ever winner, Jetpack Joyride from Halfbrick Studios!
Thanks again for voting, we'll be back again next year for our 5th Annual Best App Ever Awards!
Read on for the full list of winners or check out the Best App Ever Awards site for full details on all categories.
Second Place: Planetary by Bloom Studio, Inc.
Third Place: Tweetbot — A Twitter Client ... by Tapbots
Second Place: Planetary by Bloom Studio, Inc.
Third Place: Flipboard by Flipboard Inc.
Best Location-Based App Category
Second Place: Sonar - Mobile Profile for Loc... by Sonar Media, Inc.
Third Place: AroundMe by Attorno A Me S.R.L.
Second Place: The FreeAppADay.com Official A... by ICS Mobile, Inc
Third Place: AppShopper by AppShopper.com, LLC
Second Place: Infinity Blade II by Chair Entertainment Group, LLC
Third Place: GarageBand by Apple
Second Place: 1Password Pro by Agile Web Solutions
Third Place: Wake Smarter – The Voice Con... by Crop Duster Media
Second Place: Apple Store by Apple
Third Place: Amazon Mobile by AMZN Mobile LLC
Second Place: Zombie Gunship by Limbic Software
Third Place: Temple Run by Imangi Studios, LLC
Second Place: Star Walk - 5 Stars Astronomy ... by Vito Technology Inc.
Third Place: 360 Panorama by Occipital
Second Place: 7 Billion by National Geographic Society
Third Place: Project Noah by Networked Organisms
Best Social Networking App Category
Second Place: Focus for Facebook by Focused Apps LLC
Third Place: TextNow + Voice - Free Texting... by Enflick, Inc.
Best Group Sharing App Category
Second Place: GroupMeâ„¢ by Mindless Dribble Inc.
Third Place: Kik Messenger by KIK INTERACTIVE INC.
Second Place: GroupMeâ„¢ by Mindless Dribble Inc.
Third Place: Textfree with Voice - free tex... by Pinger, Inc.
Best Location Sharing App Category
Second Place: Facebook by Facebook, Inc.
Third Place: foursquare by foursquare
Second Place: Flipboard by Flipboard Inc.
Third Place: Zite Personalized Magazine by Zite, Inc.
Second Place: Zinio by Zinio LLC
Third Place: Flipboard by Flipboard Inc.
Second Place: NYTimes by The New York Times Company
Third Place: Flipboard by Flipboard Inc.
Second Place: Flipboard by Flipboard Inc.
Third Place: Pulse News for iPhone by Alphonso Labs Inc
Second Place: Waze GPS & traffic - Social, f... by Waze Inc.
Third Place: TomTom U.S.A. by TomTom International BV
Second Place: FlightTrack Pro – Live Fligh... by Ben Kazez
Third Place: Where To? - Discover your next... by FutureTap GmbH
Best Transportation App Category
Second Place: Transit Maps by Felt Tip Inc.
Third Place: Maplets — Maps for All Natio... by Zaia Design
Second Place: HotZNow by Closer by Closer
Third Place: Yelp by Yelp
Best Productivity App Category
Second Place: Evernote by Evernote
Third Place: Textastic Code Editor by Alexander Blach
Best Task Management App Category
Second Place: OmniFocus for iPad by The Omni Group
Third Place: 2Do: Tasks Done in Style by Guided Ways Technologies Ltd
Second Place: Cozi Family Organizer by Cozi
Third Place: Virtual Office Pro by iTECH DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS INC.
Best Mobile Office App Category
Second Place: Pages by Apple
Third Place: Documents To Go® Premium - Of... by DataViz, Inc.
Second Place: Scanner Pro: scan multipage do... by Readdle
Third Place: ReaddleDocs (documents/attachm... by Readdle
Best Remote Access App Category
Second Place: Wyse PocketCloud Pro (Remote ... by Wyse Technology Inc.
Third Place: TeamViewer for Remote Control by TeamViewer
Best Information Organization App Category
Second Place: Evernote by Evernote
Third Place: HanDBase Database Manager by DDH Software, Inc
Second Place: Pages by Apple
Third Place: Daedalus Touch by The Soulmen
Best Music Service App Category
Second Place: Pandora Radio by Pandora Media, Inc.
Third Place: gMusic: A Google Music player by IIS
Best Music App Replacement Category
Second Place: Groove by Zikera
Third Place: AUPEO! Personal Radio – Free... by Aupeo GmbH
Second Place: Shazam Encore by Shazam Entertainment Ltd.
Third Place: Hound by SoundHound, Inc.
Second Place: RadarScope by Base Velocity, LLC
Third Place: The Weather Channel® by The Weather Channel Interactive
Second Place: Amazon Mobile by AMZN Mobile LLC
Third Place: AppShopper by AppShopper.com, LLC
Second Place: Delivery Status touch, a packa... by Junecloud LLC
Third Place: Apple Store by Apple
Second Place: Saver ~ Control your Expenses by Alex Solonsky
Third Place: Mint.com Personal Finance – ... by Mint.com
Second Place: Whole Living Smoothies for iPh... by Callaway Digital Arts, Inc.
Third Place: Simply Organic HD by Blockdot, Inc.
Second Place: iBooks by Apple
Third Place: Kindle – Read Books, Magazin... by AMZN Mobile LLC
Second Place: CIA : Operation Ajax by Cognito Comics
Third Place: Comics by comiXology
Best Coffee Table Book App Category
Second Place: 7 Billion by National Geographic Society
Third Place: NYPL Biblion: World's Fair by The New York Public Library
Second Place: Medscape by WebMD
Third Place: iTriage by Healthagen LLC
Second Place: Audubon Birds - A Field Guide ... by Green Mountain Digital
Third Place: WolframAlpha by Wolfram Alpha LLC
Second Place: Tumblr by Tumblr
Third Place: WordPress by Automattic
Second Place: iFooty Plus by Jeremy Debate
Third Place: iFish Alberta by The App Door
Best Augmented Reality App Category
Second Place: Star Walk - 5 Stars Astronomy ... by Vito Technology Inc.
Third Place: Localscope by Cynapse
Best Video Watching App Category
Second Place: ProPlayer - the video player by Azurcoding
Third Place: Netflix by Netflix, Inc.
Second Place: MyMoodTracker by Aspyre Solutions
Third Place: intelli-Diet App | Weight Loss... by Barracuda Partners, LLC
Second Place: Nike+ GPS by Nike, Inc.
Third Place: Cyclemeter GPS Bike Computer f... by Abvio Inc.
Second Place: Magic Window - Living Pictures by Jetson Creative LLC
Third Place: iScreens - Pimp My Home Screen... by 2010 EnjoyApps Studios
Second Place: 9,999 Ringtones Uncensored PRO by No Tie, LLC
Third Place: AutoRingtone Pro Text-To-Speec... by No Tie, LLC
Second Place: Hiding Hannah by Squeaky Frog
Third Place: Make A Zombie by Skunk Brothers GmbH
Second Place: Buzzhole by Blockdot, Inc.
Third Place: iFunny :) by Okrujnost'
Second Place: Tap DJ - Mix and Scratch your ... by Laan Labs
Third Place: I Am T-Pain 2.0 by Smule
Second Place: Loopy HD by A Tasty Pixel
Third Place: GarageBand by Apple
Best Musical Instrument App Category
Second Place: GuitarStudio by Frontier Design Group
Third Place: NanoStudio by Blip Interactive Ltd
Best Music Teaching App Category
Second Place: DoReMi 1-2-3 by Creativity Inc.
Third Place: Capo by SuperMegaUltraGroovy
Second Place: Camera Plus Pro by Global Delight Technologies Pvt. Ltd
Third Place: Instagram by Burbn, Inc.
Second Place: Video Star by Frontier Design Group
Third Place: FiLMiC Pro by Cinegenix, LLC
Best Photo Editing App Category
Second Place: Snapseed by Nik Software, Inc.
Third Place: Filterstorm by Tai Shimizu
Best Video Editing App Category
Second Place: iMovie by Apple
Third Place: Silent Film Director by MacPhun LLC
Best Photo Sharing App Category
Second Place: Instagram by Burbn, Inc.
Third Place: FX Photo Studio by MacPhun LLC
Best Video Sharing App Category
Second Place: Flickr by Yahoo!
Third Place: Video Time Machine by Original Victories, Inc.
Second Place: procreate by Savage Interactive Pty Ltd
Third Place: Brushes - iPhone Edition by Steve Sprang
Best Generative Art App Category
Second Place: Tiltoria by Mindbrix
Third Place: Gravilux by Scott Snibbe Studio, Inc.
Second Place: ABCDay (Read, Write, Play and ... by Vostrix Interactive
Third Place: Ewe Can Count by Claireware Software
Second Place: AWEsum! by NOMAD Apps
Third Place: Manu by RJDM Studios
Best Young Adults App Category
Second Place: iStudiez Pro by iStudiez Team
Third Place: Cut the Rope: Experiments by ZeptoLab UK Limited
Best Elementary Student App Category
Second Place: AWEsum! by NOMAD Apps
Third Place: 2BME Firefighter by 2BME Studios
Best Middle School Student App Category
Second Place: Math Evolve by Zephyr Games
Third Place: Multiplying Acorns HD - Tasty ... by Operatio
Best High School Student App Category
Second Place: CourseNotes by Dear Panda LLC
Third Place: Math Ref by Happy Maau Studios, LLC
Best College Student App Category
Second Place: PDF Reader Pro Edition for iPa... by iTECH DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS INC.
Third Place: Codea by Two Lives Left
Best Adult Education App Category
Second Place: Stitcher Radio by Stitcher, Inc.
Third Place: Mathemagics - Mental Math Tric... by Blue Lightning Labs
Second Place: PDF Reader Pro Edition for iPa... by iTECH DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS INC.
Third Place: TeacherCast Pro: Educational P... by TeacherCast
Second Place: Chore Pad HD by Nannek
Third Place: iAllowance (Allowance, Chores ... by Jump Gap Software
Best Kid Distraction App Category
Second Place: I Hear Ewe - Animal Sounds for... by Claireware Software
Third Place: Bugs and Buttons by Little Bit Studio, LLC.
Best Special Needs App Category
Second Place: Simplex Spelling HD - English ... by Pyxwise Software Inc.
Third Place: So Much 2 Say - Picture Commun... by Close 2 Home Apps, LLC
Second Place: Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcer... by Capybara Games Inc.
Third Place: Tiny Wings by Andreas Illiger
Second Place: Infinity Blade II by Chair Entertainment Group, LLC
Third Place: Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation by Gameloft
Second Place: Fruit Ninja by Halfbrick Studios
Third Place: daWindci by Reality Twist GmbH
Second Place: Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcer... by Capybara Games Inc.
Third Place: 9mm by Gameloft
Best Multiplayer Game Category
Second Place: Disc Drivin' by Pixelocity Software LLC
Third Place: Charadium II HD by On5
Second Place: Temple Run by Imangi Studios, LLC
Third Place: Jetpack Joyride by Halfbrick Studios
Best Free to Play Game Category
Second Place: Zombie Farm by The Playforge, LLC
Third Place: Temple Run by Imangi Studios, LLC
Second Place: Cut the Rope by Chillingo Ltd
Third Place: Jetpack Joyride by Halfbrick Studios
Second Place: Scribblenauts Remix by Warner Bros.
Third Place: Talking Tom Cat by Out Fit 7 Ltd.
Second Place: HECTOR: Badge of Carnage Ep1 by Straandlooper
Third Place: Angry Birds by Clickgamer.com
Second Place: Battle Bears Royale by SkyVu Pictures
Third Place: Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation by Gameloft
Second Place: Kaptain Brawe: A Brawe New Wor... by G5 Entertainment
Third Place: Junk Jack by Jack
Second Place: Jetpack Joyride by Halfbrick Studios
Third Place: League of Evil by Ravenous Games
Second Place: Carcassonne by TheCodingMonkeys
Third Place: War on Terror by TerrorBull Games Ltd
Second Place: Card Drop: Solitaire Reloaded! by Kuyi Mobile
Third Place: UNOâ„¢ by Gameloft
Second Place: World Series of Poker Hold’e... by Glu Games Inc.
Third Place: Full Deck Hold'Em by GRL Games
Second Place: Gamebook Adventures: Temple of... by Tin Man Games
Third Place: IQ Knights by HandyGames
Best Educational Game Category
Second Place: Math Evolve by Zephyr Games
Third Place: Pluto Learns Piano by Pluto Games, Inc.
Second Place: Chicktionary for iPad by Blockdot, Inc.
Third Place: Cut the Rope by Chillingo Ltd
Second Place: Roxie's a-MAZE-ing Vacation Ad... by OCG Studios
Third Place: Catch that Bird by GameFactory
Second Place: GraalOnline Era by EUROCENTER
Third Place: GraalOnline Classic by EUROCENTER
Second Place: L-FUN 45 by Dolores Entertainment SL
Third Place: Tap Tap Revenge 4 by Tapulous, Inc.
Second Place: Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint by Zee 3 Limited
Third Place: Cut the Rope: Experiments by ZeptoLab UK Limited
Second Place: Real Racing 2 by Firemint Pty Ltd
Third Place: Asphalt 6: Adrenaline by Gameloft
Second Place: Alien Space Retro by Owens Rodriguez
Third Place: NBA JAM by EA SPORTSâ„¢ by Electronic Arts
Best Role Playing Game Category
Second Place: DragonVale by Backflip Studios
Third Place: Mage Gauntlet by Rocketcat Games
Second Place: MetalStorm: Wingman by Z2Live, Inc
Third Place: Game Dev Story by Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Second Place: HOMERUN BATTLE 2 by Com2uS Inc.
Third Place: Football Manager Handheldâ„¢ 2... by SEGA
Second Place: Legendary Wars by Liv Games
Third Place: Battleheart by Mika Mobile, Inc.
Second Place: CrossWire — an explosive tri... by Blockdot, Inc.
Third Place: Triple Entendre by The Van Buren Boys
Second Place: War of Words Free - the crossw... by Wolf Studios, LLC
Third Place: Charadium II HD by On5