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Apple Design Award Finalists Revealed Ahead of WWDC 2021

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WWDC 2021 kicks off in six days, and ahead of time, Apple has announced the 36 finalists for this year's Apple Design Awards. The awards honor excellence in innovation, ingenuity, and technical achievement in app and game design.

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The complete list of finalists:

Inclusivity
- 1Password
- A Monster's Expedition
- Alba
- HoloVista
- Me: A Kid's Diary by Tinybop
- Voice Dream Reader

Delight and Fun
- Little Orpheus
- Pok Pok Playroom
- Poolside FM
- RakugakiAR
- South of the Circle
- Wonderbox

Interaction
- Bird Alone
- CARROT Weather
- Craft
- Nova
- Sp!ng
- Wonderbox

Social Impact
- Alba
- Attentat 1942
- Be My Eyes
- Brief
- If Found…
- Klima

Visuals and Graphics
- Beyond a Steel Sky
- Genshin Impact
- Little Orpheus
- Loóna
- Mission to Mars AR
- (Not Boring) Weather

Innovation
- Bird Alone
- Blind Drive
- LoL: Wild Rift
- Museum Alive
- NaadSadhana
- Universe

Apple will announce the winners of this year's Apple Design Awards on Thursday, June 10 at 2 p.m. Pacific Time. The awards show will be streamed via the Apple Developer app and the Apple Developer website.

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moabal
65 months ago
1Password is the best $36 I spend each year. Well deserved!
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Apple_Robert
65 months ago

What do you use instead of 1Password?
I use Strongbox, which has most, if not all of the bells and whistles 1Password does. I also use Bitwarden (as a backup).
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MysticCow
65 months ago
I wonder if Fortnite made the finalist--OH WAIT...
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oneMadRssn
65 months ago
It would be really helpful if MacRumors linked to these apps directly...

[EDIT] They did it! Thanks!
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Unggoy Murderer
65 months ago
Nova by the esteemed Panic definitely deserve such a recognition - the app is absolutely fantastic.
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Apple_Robert
65 months ago

Thanks. What made you decide on Strongbox rather than 1Password?
1. Got tired of paying a yearly subscription (not that the price was too high). Strongbox has a good free version. I opted for the one time fee for Mac and iOS.
2. I like being able to talk directly to the developer of Strongbox and get a timely reply, versus 1Password, which seems to have struggled with customer support over the last 2 years. I wasn't happy with replies when I got one.
3. I didn't like my data being stored on 1Password servers versus the local hosting option (Apple iCloud storage or another cloud provider) with Strongbox.
4. I didn't like that doing a backup of my 1password vault didn't include everything.
5. I never did like having to log into 1Password on the web in order to change the vault password.
6. I found the Strongbox UI much more fluid and easier to navigate and use than 1Password
7. I like the new Strongbox features that allow you to set an app reminder to do a backup etc.
8. With Strongbox, I can set a PIN code in addition to Face ID for added security.


These are just a few of the reasons
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