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The British Academy of Film and Television offers a select amount of Video Game awards to highlight the best of the video game industry. For the first time ever, an iOS game has won, beating out games on more traditional handheld platforms like the DS and PSP. In addition, Chillingo/Zeptolab, the developers of Cut the Rope, beat out large companies like Sony, Nintendo and Warner Bros. to take home the prize of Best Handheld Game at the award ceremonies on March 16, 2011.

Cut the Rope is a physics based puzzle game that has sold more than six million copies worldwide on the iTunes App Store. No stranger to awards, it had already been given the honor of being listed in Apple's iTunes Hall of Fame as well as our very own Best Apps Ever Awards. It's also been noticed by the Game Developer’s Choice Awards for Best Handheld Game and PocketGamer’s Best iPhone Casual/Puzzle Game and Most Innovative iPhone game. The accolades keep pouring in!

One of the most popular games of the year, it's easy to see why it's getting such attention. Overall, this is fantastic news for iOS game developers, as they receive more praise from mainstream award and media outlets for their fantastic work. I, for one, hope that this trend continues and that iOS receives more legitimate credit as a capable and robust platform for games, not just as a mobile device, but as a gaming handheld it its own right.

Cut the Rope is available on the iPhone for $0.99; however, there is a 'lite' version to test before buying as well as a free Holiday themed 'gift' app which was released in December. Cut the Rope HD is also available on the iPad for $1.99. If you haven't played this game yet, now is the perfect time to catch up on what all the award-wining fuss is about!

Today we are proud to announce the winners of the 2010 Best App Ever Awards! This year we got nearly 500,000 votes for the 609 final nominees.

We started the Best App Ever Awards in 2008 as a way to help recognize great apps from big and small developers. This year saw a record number of both nominations and votes. Thanks to everyone who nominated or voted for an app.

Check back Monday, we'll announce our HUGE promo code contest to celebrate all of the nominees.

Best App Ever Category

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Winner: Angry Birds by Clickgamer.com
Second Place: Pocket Legends (3D MMO) by Spacetime Studios, LLC
Third Place: Pocket Frogs by NimbleBit

Most Innovative App Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: Word Lens by Quest Visual
Second Place: EpicWin by supermono limited
Third Place: Instagram by Burbn, Inc.



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: Flipboard by Flipboard Inc.
Second Place: AmpKit+ by Agile Partners
Third Place: Air Video - Watch your videos anywhere! by InMethod s.r.o.

Best Visual Design Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: Camera+ by tap tap tap
Second Place: Convertbot - The Amazing Unit Con... by Tapbots
Third Place: On this day... historical events an... by Sophiestication Software



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: Flipboard by Flipboard Inc.
Second Place: 2Do: Tasks Done in Style by Guided Ways Technologies Ltd
Third Place: Pages by Apple Inc.

Best Use of iOS Hardware Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: Shop Savvy Barcode Scanner by Big in Japan
Second Place: Flashlight+ by More Blu Sky
Third Place: Star Walk - 5 Stars Astronomy Guide by Vito Technology Inc.



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: Infinity Blade by Chair Entertainment Group, LLC
Second Place: Instapaper by Marco Arment
Third Place: PopOut! The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Loud Crow Interactive Inc.

Best Navigation App Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: NAVIGON MobileNavigator Europe by NAVIGON AG
Second Place: TomTom U.S.A. by TomTom International BV
Third Place: Geocaching by Groundspeak Inc.



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: Waze - Social GPS navigation, tra... by Waze Inc.
Second Place: NAVIGON MobileNavigator USA by NAVIGON AG
Third Place: NAVIGON MobileNavigator North America by NAVIGON AG

Best Social Networking App Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: Instagram by Burbn, Inc.
Second Place: WhatsApp Messenger by WhatsApp Inc.
Third Place: 9,999 Ringtones Uncensored PRO by No Tie, LLC



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: TextNow - Unlimited Free Texting an... by Enflick, Inc.
Second Place: Twitter by Twitter, Inc.
Third Place: Friendly Plus for Facebook by Oecoway Inc.

Best Publication App Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: Reeder by Silvio Rizzi
Second Place: Instapaper by Marco Arment
Third Place: MobileRSS Pro ~ Google RSS News Reader by NibiruTech Limited



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: Instapaper by Marco Arment
Second Place: Pulse News Reader by Alphonso Labs Inc.
Third Place: Zinio Magazine & Book Reader by Zinio

Best News App Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: Stitcher Radio by Stitcher, Inc.
Second Place: Reeder by Silvio Rizzi
Third Place: iDygest by Dygest Inc.



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: Flipboard by Flipboard Inc.
Second Place: Reeder for iPad by Silvio Rizzi
Third Place: Pulse News Reader by Alphonso Labs Inc.

Best Travel App Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: Where To? - GPS points of interest by FutureTap
Second Place: Trip Journal by iQapps
Third Place: The Cartographer by A Tasty Pixel



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: FlightTrack Pro - Live Flight Sta... by Ben Kazez
Second Place: Fotopedia Heritage by Fotonauts Inc.
Third Place: Yelp by Yelp

Best Productivity App Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: 2Do: Tasks Done in Style by Guided Ways Technologies Ltd
Second Place: Dropbox by Dropbox
Third Place: LogMeIn Ignition by LogMeIn, Inc.



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: Todo for iPad by Appigo
Second Place: Pocket Informant HD (Calendar & Tasks) by Web Information Solutions, Inc.
Third Place: Penultimate by Cocoa Box Design LLC

Best Musical App Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: NanoStudio by Blip Interactive Ltd
Second Place: Reactable mobile by Reactable Systems SL
Third Place: Ocarina by Smule



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: MorphWiz by Jordan Rudess: Wizdom Music, LLC
Second Place: iBone - the Pocket Trombone by Spoonjack
Third Place: Reactable mobile by Reactable Systems SL

Best Photography App Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: Camera+ by tap tap tap
Second Place: PhotoCaddy - photography tips, help... by Aspyre Solutions
Third Place: FX Photo Studio by MacPhun LLC



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: Filterstorm by Tai Shimizu
Second Place: PhotoPal by MacPhun LLC
Third Place: Diptic by Peak Systems

Best Artistic App Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: Hipstamatic by Synthetic Corp
Second Place: Style Studio : Fashion Designer by XMG Studio Inc.
Third Place: SpinArt by 7twenty7 LLC



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: SketchBook Pro by Autodesk Inc.
Second Place: ArtStudio for iPad - draw, paint an... by Lucky Clan
Third Place: ArtRage by Ambient Design Ltd.

Best eBook App Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: iBooks by Apple Inc.
Second Place: Kindle by Amazon.com
Third Place: Green Eggs and Ham - Dr. Seuss by Oceanhouse Media



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: iBooks by Apple Inc.
Second Place: The Cat in the Hat - Dr. Seuss by Oceanhouse Media
Third Place: GoodReader for iPad by Good.iWare Ltd.

Best Reference App Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: Articles - The Wikipedia App by Sophiestication Software
Second Place: IMDb Movies & TV by IMDb
Third Place: AppShopper by AppShopper.com, LLC



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: IMDb Movies & TV by IMDb
Second Place: AppShopper by AppShopper.com, LLC
Third Place: MyFood - Nutrition Facts by Pomegranate Software

Best Educational App Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: Math Bingo by ABCya.com
Second Place: TeachMe: Kindergarten by 24x7digital LLC
Third Place: Pocket Universe: Virtual Sky Astronomy by Craic Design



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: Math Bingo by ABCya.com
Second Place: Star Walk for iPad - interactive as... by Vito Technology Inc.
Third Place: TED by TED Conferences

Best Kids App Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: Grimm's Rapunzel - 3D Interactive P... by Ideal Binary, Ltd.
Second Place: Stack the States by Dan Russell-Pinson
Third Place: Voices 2 ~ fun voice changing! by tap tap tap



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: Stack the States by Dan Russell-Pinson
Second Place: Grimm's Rapunzel - 3D Interactive P... by Ideal Binary, Ltd.
Third Place: PopOut! The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Loud Crow Interactive Inc.

Best Young Adults App Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: inClass by OneZeroWare
Second Place: iStudiez Pro by Andriy Kachalo & Michael Balashoff
Third Place: NASA App by NASA



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: iStudiez Pro by Andriy Kachalo & Michael Balashoff
Second Place: inClass by OneZeroWare
Third Place: The Elements: A Visual Exploration by Element Collection, Inc

Best Parenting App Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: iRewardChart: Parents Reward Tracke... by Gotclues, Inc
Second Place: Kidopolis by Apps for Parents, LLC
Third Place: HomeRoutines by Wunderbear



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: iStudiez Pro by Andriy Kachalo & Michael Balashoff
Second Place: Chore Pad HD by Nannek
Third Place: Serving Sizer Pro Recipe Cards for ... by Creative Algorithms

Most Innovative Game Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: Angry Birds by Clickgamer.com
Second Place: Cut the Rope by Chillingo Ltd
Third Place: Infinity Blade by Chair Entertainment Group, LLC



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: Osmos for iPad by Hemisphere Games
Second Place: The Incident by Big Bucket Software
Third Place: Infinity Blade by Chair Entertainment Group, LLC

Best Game Graphics Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: Real Racing 2 by Firemint Pty Ltd
Second Place: Infinity Blade by Chair Entertainment Group, LLC
Third Place: Spirits by Spaces of Play



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: Zen Bound® 2 Universal by Secret Exit Ltd.
Second Place: Infinity Blade by Chair Entertainment Group, LLC
Third Place: Osmos for iPad by Hemisphere Games

Best Game Controls Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: Angry Birds by Clickgamer.com
Second Place: Tilt to Live by One Man Left
Third Place: Mirror's Edgeâ„¢ by Electronic Arts



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: The Incident by Big Bucket Software
Second Place: Alien Space by Owens Rodriguez
Third Place: Infinity Blade by Chair Entertainment Group, LLC

Best Multiplayer Game Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: Fruit Ninja by Halfbrick Studios
Second Place: Pocket Legends (3D MMO) by Spacetime Studios, LLC
Third Place: Words With Friends by Newtoy Inc.



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: Pocket Legends (3D MMO) by Spacetime Studios, LLC
Second Place: Carcassonne by TheCodingMonkeys
Third Place: SCRABBLE for iPad by Electronic Arts

Best Casual Game Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: Angry Birds by Clickgamer.com
Second Place: Cut the Rope by Chillingo Ltd
Third Place: Slice It! by Com2uS Inc.



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: Super 7 by No Monkeys
Second Place: Angry Birds HD by Chillingo Ltd
Third Place: Slice It! by Com2uS Inc.

Best Action Game Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: Trucks and Skulls by Appy Entertainment, Inc.
Second Place: Infinity Blade by Chair Entertainment Group, LLC
Third Place: Gun Bros by Glu



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: Infinity Blade by Chair Entertainment Group, LLC
Second Place: Trucks and Skulls HD by Appy Entertainment, Inc.
Third Place: Alien Space by Owens Rodriguez

Best Arcade Game Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: Angry Birds by Clickgamer.com
Second Place: Cut the Rope by Chillingo Ltd
Third Place: Trucks and Skulls by Appy Entertainment, Inc.



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: Angry Birds HD by Chillingo Ltd
Second Place: Trucks and Skulls HD by Appy Entertainment, Inc.
Third Place: Fruit Ninja HD by Halfbrick Studios

Best Family Game Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: Angry Birds by Clickgamer.com
Second Place: Carcassonne by TheCodingMonkeys
Third Place: Mandala Memory by The DuKode Studio



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: Carcassonne by TheCodingMonkeys
Second Place: Doodle Rain HD by RMF Games
Third Place: MONOPOLY for iPad by Electronic Arts

Best MMO Game Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: Pocket Legends (3D MMO) by Spacetime Studios, LLC
Second Place: GraalOnline Classic by EUROCENTER
Third Place: My Kingdom by Chillingo Ltd



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: Pocket Legends (3D MMO) by Spacetime Studios, LLC
Second Place: Dungeon Defenders: First Wave by Trendy Entertainment
Third Place: GraalOnline Classic by EUROCENTER

Best Retro Game Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: Commodore 64 by Manomio LLC
Second Place: ZX Spectrum: Elite Collection by Elite Systems Ltd
Third Place: Jenga by NaturalMotion



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: Sword Of Fargoal Legends by Chillingo Ltd
Second Place: Edge by Mobigame
Third Place: Pinball HD by OOO Gameprom

Best Puzzle Game Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: Cut the Rope by Chillingo Ltd
Second Place: Edge by Mobigame
Third Place: Trainyard by Matt Rix



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: Edge by Mobigame
Second Place: Creatures & Castles by hiive
Third Place: Mahjong Artifacts: Chapter 2 HD by G5 Entertainment

Best Racing Game Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: Real Racing 2 by Firemint Pty Ltd
Second Place: Drag Racer: Pro Tuner by XMG Studio Inc.
Third Place: Reckless Racing by Electronic Arts



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: Need for Speedâ„¢ Hot Pursuit for iPad by Electronic Arts
Second Place: Real Racing HD by Firemint Pty Ltd
Third Place: Need for Speed Shift for iPad by Electronic Arts

Best Strategy Game Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: Plants vs. Zombies by PopCap Games, Inc.
Second Place: Sentinel 3: Homeworld by Origin8
Third Place: Carcassonne by TheCodingMonkeys



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: Sentinel 3: Homeworld by Origin8
Second Place: Plants vs. Zombies HD by PopCap Games, Inc.
Third Place: Shanghai Mahjong by MobileAge

Best Word Game Category

[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPhone Division

Winner: Words With Friends by Newtoy Inc.
Second Place: Word Solitaire: Aurora by Candywriter
Third Place: SCRABBLE by Electronic Arts



[img id="icon100x100.png"]iPad Division

Winner: Word Solitaire HD by Candywriter
Second Place: SCRABBLE for iPad by Electronic Arts
Third Place: Charadium by On5

Nominations for the 2010 Best App Ever awards, the People's Choice of mobile apps, are well under way. We're expecting a record number of nominations this year having already received 21,000 nominations. Nominations are open through the end of the day, 12/31. We'll open up the final voting a few days after the new year. Voting will stay open until January 25th and we will announce the winners of the Best App Ever awards during the 2010 Macworld Expo.

2010 saw the release of the iPad and a whole new class of apps. And this year we've included the iPad apps in the Best App Ever awards with duplicate awards in all categories. Below you will find the current top 5 nominees in each category and division ordered alphabetically.

Most Innovative App

iPhone/iPod Touch	iPad
»EpicWin by supermono limited	»Flipboard by Flipboard Inc.
»Infinity Blade by Chair Entertainment Group, LLC	»Infinity Blade by Chair Entertainment Group, LLC
»Momento by d3i Ltd	»Notes Plus by Viet Tran
»Twitter by Twitter, Inc.	»Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite for iPad by Quickoffice, Inc.
»Word Lens by Quest Visual	»Twitter by Twitter, Inc.

Best Visual Design

iPhone/iPod Touch	iPad
»FlightTrack Pro by Mobiata by Ben Kazez	»FlightTrack Pro by Mobiata by Ben Kazez
»Infinity Blade by Chair Entertainment Group, LLC	»Flipboard by Flipboard Inc.
»Knorr by CloudSourceIT	»Pages by Apple Inc.
»On this day... by Sophiestication Software	»Pulse News Reader by Alphonso Labs Inc.
»The Cartographer by A Tasty Pixel	»djay by algoriddim

Best Use of iOS Hardware

iPhone/iPod Touch	iPad
»360 Panorama by Occipital	»Blocktacular by evilBlue Studios
»Flashlight+ by More Blu Sky	»Epic Citadel by Epic Games, Inc.
»PocketCPR by Bio-Detek, Inc.	»Infinity Blade by Chair Entertainment Group, LLC
»Shop Savvy Barcode Scanner by Big in Japan	»Instapaper by Marco Arment
»Star Walk by Vito Technology Inc.	»RAGE HD by id Software

Best Navigation App

iPhone/iPod Touch	iPad
»MotionX GPS Drive by MotionX	»NAVIGON MobileNavigator Europe by NAVIGON AG
»NAVIGON MobileNavigator Europe by NAVIGON AG	»NAVIGON MobileNavigator North America by NAVIGON AG
»OffMaps by Felix Lamouroux	»Navfree USA by Geolife Ltd.
»TomTom U.S.A. by TomTom International BV	»OffMaps by Felix Lamouroux
»Waze by Waze Inc.	»Waze by Waze Inc.

148Apps is proud to announce the launch of the 2010 Best App Ever Awards. Created with the goal of building public awareness of the very best apps available, not just the best-selling apps, the Best App Ever Awards has a broad set of award categories covering both apps and games. The categories focus on the quality of the app design, the overall usefulness, and the fun factor. The awards are now open to receive nominations for apps and games in all 32 categories. Nominations will close on December 31st.

Once all nominations are totaled, verified, and calculated, we'll take the top 10 nominations for each division (iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad) in each category and open them up to you, our readers to vote for the best. In addition, the 10 apps that get the most nominations overall, across all categories will compete for the title of Best App Ever.

On January 2nd, we'll post the nominees for all categories and voting will start. Winners will be announced at the 2011 Macworld Expo.

Head on over to http://bestappever.com to nominate your favorite apps now.

While 148Apps is the creator of the Best App Ever Awards, we recognize that there is plenty of room for other awards for all of the awesome mobile app developers out there. GetJar, a company that bills themselves as the worlds second largest app store, are sponsoring a new kind of mobile app award, the Gettie awards.

These awards will honor just one app in each of six platforms: iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Windows Mobile, J2ME, and Symbian. The winner in each category will win $15,000 in pay per download credits on GetJar. In addition, a single app will be chosen to win $25,000 in credit from GetJar.

"We are thrilled to honor the best and brightest application developers with The Gettie Awards this year," said Ilja Laurs, CEO and Founder, GetJar. "We feel it is important to recognize the developer community’s achievements across all major platforms to really appreciate the amazing content that is responsible for today’s vibrant app economy."

While I'm sure most developers would prefer cash, winning exposure on GetJar isn't the worst prize in the world. I recommend all developers enter their best apps. You just might win!

Hit the jump for the full press release.

We're proud to announce the world's largest iPhone app promo code contest held to honor the nominees of the 2009 Best App Ever Awards!

In honor of the second annual Best App Ever Awards, nominees were invited to submit promo codes for their apps for a promo code contest. What we got back was absolutely staggering. We have thus far received 912 1092 promo codes for 100 121 different apps. That comes to a total retail value of almost $2500 $3045!

The voting for the 2009 Best App Ever Awards is wrapping up. You have until the end of January 31st to get in your votes, if you haven't already. Head over to http://bestappever.com and get your votes in!

The voting has been rather brisk this year. We've more than doubled the number of votes we got last year and there are still a few more days of votes to come in.

The winners will be announced on February 10th at Macworld in San Francisco. And to celebrate the nominees and the winners we will be having a party at Jillian's in the Sony Metreon, right next to the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. If you are in town for Macworld, please stop by. The party will be from 6pm - 9pm and is graciously hosted by Medialets.

Get your free tickets to the Best App Ever Awards party at Eventbrite.

The nominations phase of the 2009 Best App Ever Awards has wrapped up and we are very happy to announce the final nominees.

The nomination process lasted just under a month and saw 26,899 nominations for 3,839 different apps submitted to the site for the 56 different award categories. In addition to the public nominations, a committee of industry people and iPhone developers was gathered to help nominate apps. Five nominees from the public and five nominees from the committee were combined to come up with the nominees for each category.

In addition, the 10 apps that had the most nominations are competing for the award of Best App Ever.

Here are the 2009 Nominees!

Best App Ever - The overall best app of the year. Nominees are the 10 apps that received the most nominations overall

Voting page for Best App Ever: http://bestappever.com/v/bapp

- 2Do: A Stunning To Do List with Pus... from Guided Ways Technologies Ltd
- Eliminate Pro from ngmoco, Inc.
- Flight Control from Firemint
- HOMERUN BATTLE 3D from Com2uS Corp.
- Labyrinth 2 from Illusion Labs
- MiniSquadron from MrFungFung
- Pocket God from Bolt Creative
- Real Racing from Firemint
- Tweetie 2 from atebits
- iBlast Moki from Godzilab

Most Innovative App - The most innovative app on the iPhone OS platform

Voting page for Most Innovative App: http://bestappever.com/v/iapp

- 2Do: A Stunning To Do List with Pus... from Guided Ways Technologies Ltd
- Dragon Dictation from Nuance Communications
- Email 'n Walk **As seen on the BBC*... from Phase2 Media
- I Am T-Pain from
- Moodagent – Automatic Playlist DJ... from Syntonetic
- Pocket God from Bolt Creative
- Quickoffice Mobile Office Suite from Quickoffice, Inc.
- RedLaser from Occipital
- Storyboard Composer from Cinemek Inc.
- Tweetie 2 from atebits

Most Useful App - The app you just can't live without

Voting page for Most Useful App: http://bestappever.com/v/uapp

- Analytics App from AnalyticsApp.com
- Document Scanner from Zirak s.r.l.
- Ego from Garrett Murray
- Instapaper Pro from Marco Arment
- MoneyBook - finance with flair from noidentity
- PDF Reader Pro Edition from iTech Development Systems
- RSS Player Podcast Client from Alex Sokirynsky
- Todo from Appigo
- iStat - Sys Monitoring, Battery from Bjango
- iXpenseIt from FYI Mobileware, Inc.

Read on for the full list of nominees in all 56 categories.

With less than two weeks to go to nominate apps, we're proud to announce some of the current top nominees for the 2009 Best App Ever Awards. The list below includes the top 5 nominees in each category organized alphabetically as chosen by the public. Remember that in the end there will be 10 nominees in each category with 5 coming from the public and 5 from a list of industry experts.

We've already received over 13,000 nominations for over 2,300 different applications. The turnout has been fantastic. Don't see your favorite app on the list? There's still time, head on over to http://bestappever.com and nominate your favorite apps.

Click on an app title below to go to that category nomination page. Or, click here to start nominating other apps. Nominations are open through 12/31/2009 and voting for the winners will start on 1/1/2010.

Current Top Nominees -- nominations open through 12/31/2009

Most Innovative App

2Do: A Stunning To Do List with Push and Sync by Guided Ways Technologies Ltd
Finger Physics by PressOK Entertainment
Parallel Kingdom AOE by PerBlue Inc
Quickoffice Mobile Office Suite by Quickoffice, Inc.
Shazam by Shazam Entertainment Ltd.

Most Useful App

Convertbot by Tapbots
MoneyBook - finance with flair by noidentity
Quickoffice Mobile Office Suite by Quickoffice, Inc.
Todo by Appigo
iStat - Sys Monitoring, Battery by Bjango

Read on for the full list of top nominees.

On the second night of it's 2009 World Wide Developer Conference, Apple announced the winners of the this years Apple Design Awards. The winners are split amongst the Mac and iPhone applications submitted by their developers for the competition. Winning applications are considered to be the pinnacle of design and user experience and recognize technical excellence, innovation, and outstanding achievement. This year's iPhone application winners along with their award descriptions are:

iPhone Developer Showcase

[img id="icon100x100.png"]MLB.com At Bat 2009 version 1.0.1 from MLB.com (app info)

MLB At Bat 2009 is an innovative, highly connected app that sets a great standard for all other iPhone sports apps to follow.

At Bat 2009 is the fastest, most detailed way to follow baseball on an iPhone or iPod touch. Users can listen live to every regular and postseason game with no blackout restrictions, see real-time scores, play highlights, and stream audio of all games At Bat 2009 uses MediaPlayer for in-game video highlights, AudioToolbox for streaming audio, QuartzCore, CoreGraphics, UIKit, and Core Animation to optimize the user experience, SQLite for data caching and tracking video view history, and SystemConfiguration for reach-ability.

[img id="icon100x100.png"]Postage version 1.0.1 from Rogue Sheep (app info)

Postage sets a new standard for attractiveness and ease of use in an iPhone app.

With Postage you create and send beautiful, personalized digital postcards using the built-in camera and Photo Library. Core Animation provides smooth transitions and eye-catching effects while Quartz provides high quality graphics, effects, and text display. With 3G/Edge/Wi-Fi networking, you have connectivity virtually everywhere. And you can easily select recipients of your Postage postcards with Address Book integration.

[img id="icon100x100.png"]Topple 2 version 1.1 from ngmoco:) (app info)

Topple 2 is an ideal model for excellent iPhone game and game sequel design, technology adoption, performance, connectedness, and localization.

Topple 2 combines the features of multitouch and the accelerometer to create a game about stacking blocks and keeping them from toppling over. Local WiFi multiplayer mode enables game play between two players, and a challenge mode where recorded sessions can be sent to others players via email, twitter or facebook. Localized for English, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish, Topple 2 uses multiple iPhone SDK technologies including UIKit, OpenGL ES, Bonjour, CFNetwork, Multi-Touch, Accelerometer, Email, and Twitter and Facebook integration.

The IGF Mobile awards were announced at the Game Developers Conference this week, and the iPhone, less than a year after commercial games became available for it, swept the awards winning all categories.

In celebration of these awards and due to extra publicity by Apple in the App Store, have reduced their prices to help increase sales for the nominated applications. Here's a rundown of the winners:

Best Mobile Game - Fieldrunners
(on sale for $2.99, down from $4.99 iTunes Link)

Best iPhone Game - Zen Bound
($4.99 iTunes Link)

Innovation in Game Design - Galcon
(on sale for $0.99, down from $4.99 iTunes Link)

Mobile Achievement in Art - Fieldrunners
(on sale for $2.99, down from $4.99 iTunes Link)

Technical Achievement Award - Real Racing
(Not yet released - target release date: late April, 2009)

Mobile Audio Achievement - Zen Bound
($4.99 iTunes Link)