Western users just aren’t as comfortable with this “spend to keep playing” business model, which they feel is predatory.Īpple’s other top apps of the year included perennial favorite Fantastical as Apple’s Mac App of the Year Legends of Runeterra as iPad Game of the Year Disco Elysium as Mac Game of the Year Dandara Trials of Fear as Apple TV Game of the Year and Sneaky Sasquatch as the Apple Arcade Game of the Year. users grew up on cartridge games, not arcade games, where you were constantly inserting more money to keep playing. But as a Wired report noted, some of this comes down to cultural differences. The game, however, has been heavily criticized for its gacha game monetization techniques, which though common to games in China, Japan and South Korea, are basically gambling mechanics. While a cynical take is that the app stores wanted to point users to a huge moneymaker - the game reportedly earned $245 million its first month and nearly $400 million in two months on mobile - it also highlights consumers’ desire for console-like experiences on mobile. Meanwhile, gacha-based action role-playing game Genshin Impact won as “best game” of the year on both Apple and Google’s lists. Image Credits: Genshin Impact (screenshot via Sensor Tower) New releases like Onward and Mulan in 2020 helped give families something to look forward to, while Marvel and Star Wars content, including new series “The Mandalorian,” were hits with streamers, as well. The new streaming service was a godsend for families with younger children, who often struggled in 2020 to keep kids entertained.
Google, however, awarded sleep app Loóna the title of best app of the year.ĭisney+ also made both Apple and Google’s lists, the former as Apple TV App of the Year and the latter as the User’s Choice for app of the year.
In Apple’s case, it was Endel, an iOS app that won for Apple Watch App of the Year. Both companies’ lists reflected the tough and stressful year 2020 has been, with everyone being stuck at home during a pandemic that changed how we worked, attended school, connected with friends and family, and entertained ourselves.Īpple and Google, as a result, both selected at least one “de-stressing” app among their year-end winners. Both Apple and Google released their “best apps of 2020” year-end lists and there were some similarities between the two, as well as some differences.
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