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Apple unveils “Best of 2016” awards, names top games, apps, albums, movies, and more

By Milen Yanachkov

Published: Dec 07, 2016, 5:30 AM

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Apple unveils “Best of 2016” awards, names top games, apps, albums, movies, and more

Apple today unveiled its annual “Best of” selections of apps, games, movies, e-books and other digital content sold on the company's various platforms. As usual, this year's list highlights the most popular third-party offerings for the iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and the Apple Watch. Find out who won what in our rundown of the contestants below.

This year's AI photo filtering sensation Prisma nabbed the iPhone App of the Year Award, while animation app Sketchbook Motion received an equivalent honor as a best app for the iPad. On the video game front, multiplayer strategy Clash Royale was named iPhone Game of the Year, while moody dungeon-crawling adventure Severed took the top spot on the iPad.

Here are all the winners and runner-ups by platform and category:

iPhone

App of the Year: Prisma
Runner-up: MSQRD

Game of the Year: Clash Royale
Runner-up: Reigns

iPad

App of the Year: Sketchbook Motion
Runner-up: Bear

Game of the Year: Severed
Runner-up: Chameleon Run

Apple Watch

App of the Year: MySwimPro

Game of the Year: Field Day

Apple TV

App of the Year: Twitter

Game of the Year: Riptide GP: Renegade

As usual, this year's “Best of” list encompasses a wide variety of free and paid apps, games, and other content for Apple's various platforms. For the full list, including best music album, best book, best TV show, and more, follow the link below the gallery.