Best apps and games on Google Play Store 2023

Each year Google announces Google Play’s annual best apps and games awards, highlighting the year’s best apps, games and digital content. With millions of titles on the Play Store, only a few manage to stand out as the best of the best. The best apps and games are selected based on a number of factors and at the discretion of Google Play editors.

Here are the best apps and games on Google Play Store.

Best app of the year

• Loóna: Bedtime Calm & Relax by Loona Inc.

Best personal growth apps

• Paired: App for Couples | Relationship Advice by Better Half Ltd.
• Centr, by Chris Hemsworth by Loup Pty Ltd.
• Speekoo by LearnMyLanguage.
• Intellect by The Intellect Company.
• Jumprope: How-to Videos by Jumprope.

Best hidden gem apps

• Paperless Post Flyer Invitation Maker, Text Invite by Paperless Post.
• Loóna: Bedtime Calm & Relax by Loona Inc.
• Explorest-Photo Locations by Explorest Inc.
• Cappuccino by Olivier Desmoulin.
• Tayasui Sketches by Tayasui.

Best everyday essential apps

• Grid Diary – Journal, Planner by Sumi Interactive.
• Whisk: Turn Recipes into Shareable Shopping Lists by whisk.com
• The Pattern by Pattern Home, Inc.
• ZOOM Cloud Meetings by zoom.us
• Calmaria by ABDZ.

Best apps for good

• GreenChoice: Healthy Grocery Shopping by GreenChoice, PBC.
• Medito by Medito for Mindfulness, Meditation and Sleep.
• ShareTheMeal: Donate to Charity and Solve Hunger by United Nations.

Best apps for fun

• Disney+.
• VITA.
• Reface (formerly Doublicat).
• Dolby On: Record Audio & Music.
• Bazaart: Photo Editor and Graphic Design.

Best game of the year

• Genshin Impact by miHoYo Limited.

Best indie games

• Cookies Must Die by Rebel Twins.
• Maze Machina by Arnold Rauers.
• Sky: Children of the Light by thatgamecompany Inc.
• Inbento by Afterburn.
• GRIS by DevolverDigital.

Best casual games

• Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells by Zynga.
• DreamWorks Trolls Pop: Bubble Shooter & Collection by Huuuge Games – Play Together.
• SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off by Tilting Point.
• Disney Frozen Adventure by Jam City, Inc.
• EverMerge by Big Fish Games.

Best innovative games

• Fancade by Martin Magni.
• Minimal Dungeon RPG by CapPlay.
• The Gardens Between by The Voxel Agents.
• Genshin Impact by miHoYo Limited.
• Ord. by Crescent Moon Games.

Best competitive games

• Legends of Runeterra by Riot Games, Inc.
• The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross by Netmarble.
• Bullet Echo by ZeptoLab.
• Gwent: The Witcher Card Game by CD PROJEKT S.A.
• Brawlhalla by Ubisoft Entertainment.