Announcing the Final Nominees for the 6th Annual Best App Ever Awards

Posted by Jeff Scott on January 16th, 2014

We are proud to announce the nominees for the 6th Annual Best App Ever Awards. The awards that celebrate the best apps available, not just the best selling. This year we saw an amazing response with over 809,000 nominations submitted for three thousand unique apps!

Voting is now open and will remain open through March 15th, 2014. Winners will be announced in late March during the Macworld/iWorld Expo in San Francisco, CA. Further details on that are to come.

Best App Ever

The overall best app of the year. Nominees are the apps that received the most nominations across all categories
» DEVICE 6 from Simogo
» Evernote from Evernote
» Fantastical 2 - Calendar and Reminders from Flexibits Inc.
» Gneo from KeaneAndAble
» Instagram from Instagram, Inc.
» Minecraft – Pocket Edition from Mojang
» Pocket (Formerly Read It Later) from Idea Shower
» Tempo Smart Calendar - Free Calendar App for iPhone and iPod from Tempo AI
» The Walk - Fitness Tracker and Game from Six to Start
» WWF Together from World Wildlife Fund

Hit the jump for the list of the remaining nominees in the 100+ categories. Or head right on over to Best App Ever to start voting. Best of luck everyone!

Most Innovative App

The most innovative app on a mobile platform
» Circa News from Circa 1605, Inc.
» DEVICE 6 from Simogo
» Fantastical 2 - Calendar and Reminders from Flexibits Inc.
» IFTTT from IFTTT
» MagicPlan from Sensopia
» Mailbox from Orchestra, Inc.
» Shazam from Shazam Entertainment Ltd.
» Square Cash from Square, Inc.
» The Walk - Fitness Tracker and Game from Six to Start
» WWE from World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.

Best Visual Design

The app that takes interface design to a new level
» DEVICE 6 from Simogo
» Evernote from Evernote
» Gneo from KeaneAndAble
» Infinity Blade III from Chair Entertainment Group, LLC
» Letterpress – Word Game from atebits
» Paper by FiftyThree from FiftyThree, Inc.
» Perfect Weather - NOAA Radar and 7 Day Forecast from Contrast
» Procreate – Sketch, paint, create. from Savage Interactive Pty Ltd
» WWF Together from World Wildlife Fund
» Yahoo Weather from Yahoo

Best Location-Based App

The app that makes best use of your location
» Ban.jo from Banjo
» Foursquare from Foursquare Labs, Inc.
» Geocaching from Groundspeak Inc.
» Glympse - Share location with friends from Glympse Inc.
» Heyday - Journaling. Reimagined. from Hey, Inc
» Localscope from Cynapse
» Rove from ZeTrip
» Rove - Automated Journal (With data export) from ZeTrip
» Traveler's Quest from Kitty Code
» Waze Social GPS, Maps & Traffic from Waze Inc.

Most Useful App

The one app that you keep coming back to, multiple times per day
» 1Password - Password Manager and Secure Wallet from AgileBits Inc.
» Boxie - Prettify your Dropbox from Tapwings
» Donna, Manage Your Day from Incredible Labs, Inc.
» Dropbox from Dropbox
» Fantastical 2 - Calendar and Reminders from Flexibits Inc.
» Gneo from KeaneAndAble
» Knock (to unlock) from Knock Software, Inc
» Notability from Ginger Labs
» Pocket (Formerly Read It Later) from Idea Shower
» Yelp from Yelp

Best Time Killer

The best app for filling up small gaps in your schedule
» Candy Crush Saga from King.com Limited
» Clash of Clans from Supercell
» DEAD TRIGGER 2 from MADFINGER Games, a.s.
» Hay Day from Supercell
» Minecraft – Pocket Edition from Mojang
» MoviePop - Movie Trivia from the maker of SongPop from FreshPlanet Inc.
» QuizUp: The biggest trivia game in the world! from Plain Vanilla Corp
» Star Wars: Tiny Death Star from LucasArts
» Voro - 100% unique puzzle from Abstratum
» Zombie Gunship from Limbic Software

Best Doing Good App

The best app for doing good in the world
» Al Gore – Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis from Push Pop Press, Inc.
» Free Zone WiFi from Movile Internet Movel S.A.
» Fundly from Fundly Inc.
» GasBuddy - Find Cheap Gas Prices from GasBuddy Organization Inc
» Karmr from TBC Digital
» Kickstarter for iPhone from Kickstarter, Inc.
» PaperKarma from Readabl, Inc.
» Volunteer Finder from The Good Life
» VolunteerMatch from VolunteerMatch
» WWF Together from World Wildlife Fund

Best Social Networking App

The best social networking app
» Facebook Messenger from Facebook, Inc.
» GroupMe from Mindless Dribble Inc.
» Instagram from Instagram, Inc.
» Kik Messenger from Kik Interactive Inc.
» Pinterest from Pinterest, Inc.
» Tango Text, Voice & Video from TangoMe, Inc.
» Tweetbot 3 for Twitter (iPhone & iPod touch) from Tapbots
» Twitter from Twitter, Inc.
» Vine from Vine Labs, Inc.
» WhatsApp Messenger from WhatsApp Inc.

Best Messaging/Sharing App

The best app for messaging and sharing with people
» Evomail+ from Evomail, Inc.
» Facebook Messenger from Facebook, Inc.
» imo free video calls and text from imo.im
» KakaoTalk Messenger from Kakao Corp.
» LINE from NAVER JAPAN
» MessageMe from MessageMe, Inc.
» Tango Text, Voice & Video from TangoMe, Inc.
» Viber from Viber Media, Inc.
» WeChat from WeChat
» WhatsApp Messenger from WhatsApp Inc.

Best News App

The best app for catching up on the news
» BBC Sport from BBC Worldwide
» Circa News from Circa 1605, Inc.
» Feedly News Reader. Blogs, RSS and Youtube. from DevHD
» Flipboard: Your Social News Magazine from Flipboard Inc.
» Interesting for iPhone from Mike Rundle
» News Republic - Your news, made smarter from Mobiles Republic
» Pocket (Formerly Read It Later) from Idea Shower
» Prismatic: Always Interesting from Prismatic
» Swell Radio for News and Podcasts from Concept.io, Inc.
» Zite from Zite, Inc.

Best Magazine & Newspaper App

The best app representation of a magazine or newspaper
» Appy Geek – tech news from Mobiles Republic
» BBC News from BBC Worldwide
» Flipboard: Your Social News Magazine from Flipboard Inc.
» NewsHunt iPad Edition from Eterno Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
» Next Issue – unlimited access to more than 100 magazines from Next Issue Media
» PressReader from NewspaperDirect Inc
» Readr - 10,000+ Magazines, One Subscription from Pixel Mags
» The Early Edition 2 from Glasshouse Apps
» Zinio – 5,000+ Digital Magazines from Zinio LLC
» Zite from Zite, Inc.

Best Navigation App

The app that keeps you from getting lost
» AAA Mobile from AAA
» Garmin N. America from Garmin
» Google Maps from Google, Inc.
» Localscope from Cynapse
» NAVIGON North America from Garmin Wuerzburg GmbH
» Speed Tracker. GPS Speedometer, HUD and Trip Computer from AppAnnex, LLC
» StreetTrax from Graphixware, LLC
» TomTom U.S.A. from TomTom
» Waymate from Door2Door GmbH
» Waze Social GPS, Maps & Traffic from Waze Inc.

Best Productivity App

Best all to keep you productive
» Evernote from Evernote
» Gneo from KeaneAndAble
» Intellinote from Intellinote, Inc.
» Notability from Ginger Labs
» NoteLedge for iPad - Take Notes, Sketch, Audio and Video Recording from Kdan Mobile Software LTD
» Pages from Apple
» Phlo from Cynapse
» SlideShark from Brainshark, Inc.
» Tempo Smart Calendar - Free Calendar App for iPhone and iPod from Tempo AI
» Trendyful - Be Iconic. For Facebook, Snapchat, Vine, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr from SiVola, LLC

Best Task Management App

Best app for keeping track of your task list
» Any.DO Task & To-do List from Any.DO
» Awesome Note (+To-do/Calendar/Reminder) from BRID
» Clear+ Tasks & To-Do List from Realmac Software
» Gneo from KeaneAndAble
» iStudiez Pro from iStudiez Team
» OmniFocus 2 for iPhone from The Omni Group
» Pocket Informant Pro from Web Information Solutions, Inc.
» TaskPaper — Simple to-do lists from Hog Bay Software
» Things from Cultured Code GmbH & Co. KG
» Todo 7 - To-Do & Task List from Appigo

Best Calendar App

Best Calendar App
» Agenda Calendar 4 from savvy apps, llc
» Calendars 5 - Smart Calendar and Task Manager with Google Calendar Sync from Readdle
» Donna, Manage Your Day from Incredible Labs, Inc.
» Extreme Agenda - Calendar, Contacts, & Reminders from Birdsoft LLC
» Fantastical 2 - Calendar and Reminders from Flexibits Inc.
» Horizon Calendar from Applause Code, LLC
» Nextt from Nextt, Inc.
» Pocket Informant Pro from Web Information Solutions, Inc.
» Sunrise Calendar – For Google Calendar and iCloud from Sunrise Atelier, Inc.
» Tempo Smart Calendar - Free Calendar App for iPhone and iPod from Tempo AI

Best Business App

Best Business Related App
» Evernote from Evernote
» ExpenseCloud Mobile from App7, Inc.
» LinkedIn from LinkedIn Corporation
» Project Planning Pro - Project, Task & Resource Management from i2e Consulting LLC
» QuickPlan Pro - Project Plan HD from Hao Li
» Risk Register+ - Project Risk Management from i2e Consulting LLC
» Roambi Flow from MeLLmo Inc.
» SlideShark from Brainshark, Inc.
» Square Register from Square, Inc.
» Tempo Smart Calendar - Free Calendar App for iPhone and iPod from Tempo AI

Best Writing App

Best Writing App
» Byword from Metaclassy, Lda.
» Editorial from omz:software
» Evernote from Evernote
» iA Writer from Information Architects Inc.
» lettrs - take time to write from lettrs
» Notability from Ginger Labs
» Noteshelf - Notes & PDF from Ramki
» Pages from Apple
» Penultimate from Evernote
» Write for iPhone - A Beautiful Note Taking and Writing App from Tanmay Sonawane

Best Music Enjoyment App

Best Music Enjoyment App
» Earbits Free Radio from Earbits, Inc.
» Google Play Music from Google, Inc.
» Groove – Music Player & Smart Playlists from Zikera
» in:play music player from bigbluecouch
» LiveTunes® - Concert Simulator from Rockstar App Solutions, LLC
» Pandora Radio from Pandora Media, Inc.
» Saavn — Bollywood Music and Radio from Saavn
» Songza from Songza Media, Inc.
» SoundCloud - Music & Audio Discovery from SoundCloud Ltd.
» Spotify from Spotify Ltd.

Best Video Watching App

Best Video Watching App
» Air Video HD from InMethod s.r.o.
» Hulu Plus from Hulu, LLC
» Infuse 2 from FireCore, LLC
» It's Playing Pro from Addition, Lda
» Netflix from Netflix, Inc.
» NextGuide Free TV Guide Listings with Amazon, Hulu, iTunes, and Netflix from Dijit Media, Inc.
» SlingPlayer for iPad from Sling Media
» TiVo from TiVo Inc.
» WWE from World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
» YouTube from Google, Inc.

Best Weather App

Best Weather App
» Dark Sky - Weather Radar, Hyperlocal Forecasts, and Storm Alerts from Jackadam
» Home and Dry from MetDesk
» Hurricane Pro™ from Kitty Code
» MeteoEarth for iPad from MeteoGroup Deutschland GmbH
» Perfect Weather - NOAA Radar and 7 Day Forecast from Contrast
» RadarScope from Base Velocity, LLC
» WeatherBug from Earth Networks, Inc.
» Weather Live Reloaded from Apalon Apps
» Weathertron — Live Rain, Snow, Clouds & Temperatures from Keming Labs
» Yahoo Weather from Yahoo

Best Shopping App

Best Shopping App
» Amazon App from AMZN Mobile LLC
» AnyList – Grocery Shopping List & Recipes from Purple Cover, Inc.
» AppShopper Social from AppShopper.com, LLC
» HotUKDeals Official from HotUKDeals
» Hukkster from Hukkster
» Phlo from Cynapse
» Poshmark from Poshmark, Inc.
» Shopping by TheFind from TheFind.com
» Shopping Pro (Grocery List) from Quinn Genzel
» Ziftit from Ziftit

Best Financial App

Best Financial App
» Amount from Marco Torretta
» BillGuard - Personal Finance Security from BillGuard, Inc.
» BillPin: Split group expenses with friends and roommates (Billmonk 2.0) from BillPin Private. Ltd.
» Bloomberg from Bloomberg Finance LP
» BUDGT from S. Flückiger
» Dollarbird - Personal Finance with a Calendar from Halcyon MD SRL
» Google Wallet from Google, Inc.
» IOU - debt manager from Sergey Tubin
» Level Money from Level Money, Inc.
» Square Cash from Square, Inc.

Best Cooking App

Best Cooks Helper App
» BBC Good Food - Recipes, tools & cooking tips from BBC Worldwide
» Butterball Cookbook Plus - Recipes for Thanksgiving & Every Day Occasions from Publications International, Ltd.
» Evernote Food from Evernote
» Kitchen Aid Kit – How to Cook Easy: food tips, timer and converter || Christmas Edition from Hitlab Ltd
» KitchenLab: How fresh is your fridge? & 365 food tips! from Hitlab Ltd
» Paprika Recipe Manager for iPhone - Get your recipes organized! from Hindsight Labs LLC
» Recipe Manager with Serving Sizer for iPad - your recipes, organized from Creative Algorithms
» RecipePad from Point618 Design Inc.
» Thanksgiving: A Bon Appétit Manual from Condé Nast Digital
» Yummly : Recipes & Grocery Shopping List from Yummly

Best E-Reader App

Best E-Reader App
» Documents by Readdle - free file manager, media player, photo album and document viewer from Readdle
» Free Books - Wattpad eBook Reader - Read Fiction, Romance, Fanfiction stories by top writers from Wattpad
» GoodReader for iPhone from Good.iWare Ltd.
» iBooks from Apple
» Kindle – Read Books, eBooks, Magazines, Newspapers & Textbooks from AMZN Mobile LLC
» Marvin - eBook reader for epub from Appstafarian
» PDF Expert 5 - Fill forms, annotate PDFs, sign documents from Readdle
» PDF Reader - iPad Premium Edition from Kdan Mobile Software LTD
» Pocket (Formerly Read It Later) from Idea Shower
» Zinio – 5,000+ Digital Magazines from Zinio LLC

Best Comic App

Best Comic Viewing App
» Cheezburger - Home of Memebase, FAILBlog & LOLCats from Pet Holdings Inc.
» Comics from comiXology
» Comics Plus from iVerse Media
» Comic Zeal Comic Reader from Bitolithic Pty Ltd
» Dark Horse Comics from Dark Horse Comics
» DC Comics from DC Entertainment
» Manga Rock - Best Manga Reader from Not A Basement Studio
» Marvel Unlimited from Marvel Entertainment
» NARR8 — free channel of interactive content. Сomics, novels, nonfiction from NARR8 LIMITED
» The Guardian of Imagination HD from Play Creatividad

Best Coffee Table Book App

Best Coffee Table Book App
» City Guides by National Geographic from National Geographic Society
» Journeys of Invention from Touch Press
» Led Zeppelin: Live Dreams - A Photographers Vis... from Strategic Marketing & Management, LLC
» Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomy from Touch Press
» National Parks by National Geographic from National Geographic Society
» NHM Alive from Colossus Productions
» Snapguide from Heavy Bits, Inc
» The Elements in Action from Touch Press
» The Guardian of Imagination HD from Play Creatividad
» WWF Together from World Wildlife Fund

Best Reference App

Best Reference App
» Barefoot World Atlas from Touch Press
» City Guides by National Geographic from National Geographic Society
» Dictionary.com Premium Dictionary & Thesaurus for iPad from Dictionary.com, LLC
» IMDb Movies & TV from IMDb
» Merriam-Webster Dictionary from Merriam-Webster, Inc.
» Phlo from Cynapse
» Quotables from Yasin Soliman
» Sky Guide: View Stars Night or Day from Fifth Star Labs LLC
» Terminology 3 from Agile Tortoise
» Wikipanion Plus from Robert Chin

Best Sports App

Best Sports Related App
» ESPN SportsCenter from ESPN
» Live Football from SportyTrader
» Live Score Addicts - Instant Soccer Results from FootballAddicts
» Livescore Football Tennis Basketball - SportyTrader from SportyTrader
» MLB.com At Bat from MLB.com
» NBC Sports Live Extra from NBC Universal, Inc.
» Sporting News from Sporting News
» Team Stream from Bleacher Report
» theScore Mobile from theScore
» Yahoo! Sports from Yahoo! Sports

Best Health App

Best Health App
» Baby Wonder Weeks Development Calendar from Domus Technica
» First Aid by American Red Cross from American Red Cross
» How Are You - Mood Tracker from Bartosz Rychlicki
» Moves from ProtoGeo
» Official 100 Pushups from dailymile
» Smart Alarm Clock: sleep cycles & night sounds recording from Plus Sports
» SnoreLab from Reviva Softworks Ltd
» TactioHealth (Weight Loss, Fitness, Hypertension & Diabetes Family eHealth Tracking System) from Tactio Health Group Inc.
» The Walk - Fitness Tracker and Game from Six to Start
» Zombies, Run! from Six to Start

Best Fitness App

Best Fitness App
» All-in Fitness: 1000 Exercises, Workouts, Calorie Counter, BMI-calculator & Social Network from Plus Sports
» ARGUS - Motion and Fitness Tracker by Azumio from Azumio Inc.
» Calorie Counter & Diet Tracker by MyFitnessPal from MyFitnessPal.com
» Fitbit from Fitbit, Inc.
» FitStar: Tony Gonzalez from FitStar, Inc.
» Nike+ Move from Nike, Inc.
» TactioHealth (Weight Loss, Fitness, Hypertension & Diabetes Family eHealth Tracking System) from Tactio Health Group Inc.
» The Johnson & Johnson Official 7 Minute Workout App from Wellness & Prevention, Inc.
» Yoga Studio from Modern Lotus
» Zombies, Run! from Six to Start

Best Wallpaper App

Best Wallpaper App
» Bambu: Wallpaper + Greetings from Plastic
» Blur - Create Custom Wallpapers from Enormous
» Blur it! for iOS 7 from APPiarist
» Blurred Wallpapers Free - Custom Backgrounds and Wallpaper Images from Apalon Apps
» iOrnament: draw creative geometry art from science-to-touch
» Pimp Your Screen - Customize from ByoungHun Jang
» Pimp Your Screen - Custom Themes and Wallpapers for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad from Apalon Apps
» Wallpaper Fix - Rotate, scale, zoom and position your photos for custom iOS 7 backgrounds from Bernhard Obereder
» Wallpapers - Forgotten Colours from Play Creatividad
» Wallpapers HD for iOS 7 & iOS 6 from girlsapp4.us

Best Ringtone App

Best Ringtone App
» Arabic Ringtones نغمات العربية from No Tie, LLC
» Asian Ringtones: China, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Australia, Thai, Hindi from No Tie, LLC
» AutoRingtone Pro Talking Caller ID Ringtones: Create CallerID Ringtones that Talk with Cool & Funny Text-To-Speech (TTS) Voices from No Tie, LLC
» Ringtone Director Presidential Edition: Obama & Bush TTS Voices for Talking CallerID Ringtones from No Tie, LLC
» Ringtone Director Pro from No Tie, LLC
» Ringtone DJ Pro for iOS7 from AppAnnex, LLC
» Ringtone Genius Pro - Professional Ringtone Maker from Dajiale
» Ringtones Uncensored Pro ringtone & text tone creator for Talking Caller ID from No Tie, LLC
» Ringtonium Pro - Professional Ringtone Designer from Bamboo Group
» ScratchTones from Graphixware, LLC

Best Music Creation App

Best Music Creation App
» Audiobus from Audiobus Pty Ltd
» BeatMaker 2 from INTUA
» Figure from Propellerhead Software AB
» GarageBand from Apple
» Loopr Live Loop Composer from Loopr
» Loopy HD from A Tasty Pixel
» MidiBridge from Audeonic Apps
» NanoStudio from Blip Interactive Ltd
» Traktor DJ from NATIVE INSTRUMENTS GmbH
» Turnado from Sugar Bytes GmbH

Best Music Teaching App

Best Music Teaching App
» Gibson Learn & Master w/ StudioShare from Legacy Learning Systems
» Intonatio from Daniel Portillo
» Jazzy ABC - Music Education For Kids from The Melody Book
» Jazzy World Tour - Musical Journey for Kids from The Melody Book
» Magic Piano by Smule from Smule
» Moosic Studio: Student & Music Studio Manager from Front Burner Studio
» NoteWorks - note reading, educational, musical sight reading, note trainer, music theory, fun game from Azati Corporation
» Piano Mania - Practice Game from JoyTunes
» Shapes Music from Shapes Music, LLC
» Tierklavier from Jan Essig

Best Photo App

Best Camera App
» Facetune from Lightricks Ltd.
» Hipstamatic from Hipstamatic, LLC
» Instagram from Instagram, Inc.
» iPhoto from Apple
» Landcam from Simple Simple
» Pixlr Express - photo editing, effects, and collage from Autodesk Inc.
» ProCamera 7 from Cocologics
» Snapseed from Nik Software, Inc.
» Takes from Takes Inc.
» VSCO Cam™ from Visual Supply Company

Best Video App

Best Video Camera App
» 8mm Vintage Camera from Nexvio Inc.
» Directr from Directr, Inc.
» FiLMiC Pro from Cinegenix, LLC
» Flipagram from Cheerful, Inc.
» Horizon - Shoot & share horizontal videos from Evil Window Dog
» Lightspeed - Long Exposure Time Lapse Camera from WaterSoft
» Spark Camera from IDEO
» Vizzywig - Video Editor Movie Maker and Multi Camera Film Edit Effects Slideshow Music Editing Credits App from i4software
» YesVideo from YesVideo, Inc.
» YouTube Capture from Google, Inc.

Best Photo Sharing App

Best Photo Sharing App
» Dropbox from Dropbox
» dubble from Dubble Me Ltd
» Flickr from Yahoo
» Instagram from Instagram, Inc.
» KeWe from Tourean
» Oggl — An amazing place to discover, create, and collect beautiful photographs from Hipstamatic, LLC
» Snapchat from Snapchat, Inc.
» SnapStory – Add overlays and custom skins to your photos! from Chengdu Everimaging Science and Technology Co., Ltd
» Spin: The New Together for iPhone and iPad from Net Power & Light Inc.
» Trendyful - Be Iconic. For Facebook, Snapchat, Vine, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr from SiVola, LLC

Best Video Sharing App

Best Video Sharing App
» Glide - Video Texting from Glide
» Instagram from Instagram, Inc.
» MixBit from AVOS
» Snapchat from Snapchat, Inc.
» Spin: The New Together for iPhone and iPad from Net Power & Light Inc.
» Tumblr from Tumblr
» Vine from Vine Labs, Inc.
» Voyzee: Create, Edit, and Share Your Video Stories from Voyzee, LLC.
» YesVideo from YesVideo, Inc.
» YouTube Capture from Google, Inc.

Best Artistic App

Best Artistic App
» Animation Desk for Kids from Kdan Mobile Software LTD
» ArtR

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