Google Announces the Best Android Apps and Games of 2024
Google has released a list of the best apps and games of 2024, as it does every year. With the end of 2024, Google has announced this year’s winners, which include several valuable apps and games.
Partiful, an app for creating, managing, and sharing event invitations, was named the overall Best App of the Year due to its “visual design and new approach to creating invitations.”
The title of Best Game of the Year went to AFK Journey, an adventure RPG game that offers an extensive list of characters and a satisfying tactical battle system.
As in the previous year, Google also announced the Best Cross-Device App and Game. The streaming app Max by Warner Media was named the Best Cross-Device App for its ability to create continuity between devices and its vast content library.
Surprisingly, Clash of Clans, despite being over a decade old, was chosen as the Best Cross-Device Game. Google says the game was selected because it expanded to personal computers and Chromebooks this year, offering users the flexibility to play on almost every platform.
While this year’s list did not include awards for user-selected apps and games, Google did award several other categories, which are listed below.
Best Google Play Apps of 2024:
- Best Entertainment App: Mila by Camilla Lorentzen
- Best Personal Growth App: UpStudy – Camera Math Solver
- Best Essential Daily App: MacroFactor – Macro Tracker
- Best Communication and Dating App: Timeleft
- Best Smartwatch App: Baby Daybook – Newborn Tracker
- Best Large Screen App: Infinite Painter
- Best Google TV App: Peacock TV: Stream TV & Movies
- Best Automotive App: PBS KIDS Video
Best Google Play Games of 2024:
- Best Multiplayer Game: Squad Busters
- Best Fast Game: Eggy Party
- Best Indie Game: Yes, Your Grace
- Best Story-Driven Game: Solo Leveling: Arise
- Best Ongoing Game: Honkai: Star Rail
- Best Family Game: Tab Time World
- Best Game in Play Pass: Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance
- Best Game for Google Play Games on PC: Cookie Run: Tower of Adventures
Google has also shared its picks for the best books of 2024 on Google Play, and you can check them out in the Play Store.