
In addition to being crowned, past winners have also received a special callout on the App Store's homepage in a section devoted to the awards. The top apps, games and yearly "trends" were chosen by Apple's App Store editors from around the world.

This year's awards consisted of the "App of the Year" for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Mac as well as the "App Trend of the Year." Games had similar categories with the addition of a special "Apple Arcade Game of the Year" that spotlighted the best game on Apple's $4.99-a-month subscription service. While big names like YouTube, Netflix and Instagram topped the free download charts for iPhones and iPads, the actual award recipients ran a gamut of developers large and small.

With only a few weeks left in 2019, Apple is continuing its recent tradition of closing out the calendar with its list of the best apps and games for the year that was. Apple's annual best apps and games of the year have been revealed.
