Winners

Here are the tablet apps selected as Winners by our judges in the first (2013) Tabby Awards consumer app and game competition:

Education

Winner:
Thesaurus Rex by Dictionary.com, for iOS (Dictionary.com, USA)
Finalists:
The Civil War Today (Bottle Rocket Apps)   iOS
Thesaurus Rex by Dictionary.com (Dictionary.com)   iOS
Virtual Human Body (QA International)   iOS

Entertainment

Winner:
NARR8, for iOS (NARR8, USA)
Finalists:
Meo Go! (Portugal Telecom)  iOS
NARR8 (NARR8)  iOS
TV Guide mobile for iPad (TV Guide online)  iOS

Family & Kids

Winner:
Nick Jr. Draw & Play, for iOS (Nickelodeon, USA)
Finalists:
Distant Suns (max) (First Light Design) iOS
Nick Jr. Draw & Play (Nickelodeon) iOS
Reading Rainbow  (Reading Rainbow) iOS

Game – Arcade & Action

Winner:
Badland, for iOS (Frogmind, Finland)
Finalists:
Badland (Frogmind)  iOS
Grabatron (Future Games of London)  iOS
Lego Batman: DC Superheroes (Warner Bros.)  iOS

Game – Brain & Puzzle

Winner:
Where’s my Water?, for iOS (Disney Interactive, USA)
Finalists:
Cut the Rope (ZeptoLab)  iOS
Where’s my Water? (Disney Interactive)  iOS
Word Dynamo by Dictionary.com – Word Games + Study Help (Dictionary.com)  iOS

Game – Casual, Board, Cards

Winner:
Big Fish Casino, for iOS (Big Fish Games, USA)
Finalists:
Big Fish Casino (Big Fish Games)  iOS
Fairway Solitaire (Big Fish Games)  iOS
Jellyflop! (Concrete Software) Android

Game – RPG, Simulation & Strategy

Winner:
Pixel People, for iOS (Chillingo, USA)
Finalists:
Leviathan: Warships (Paradox Interactive)  iOS
Pixel People (Chillingo)  iOS

Game – Sports and Racing

Winner:
CSR Racing, for iOS (NaturalMotion, USA)
Finalists:
CSR Racing (NaturalMotion)  iOS
PBA Bowling Challenge (Concrete Software) Android

Lifestyle & Food

Winner:
Interior Design for iPad, for iOS (Black Mana Studios, USA)
Finalists:
Crock-Pot Recipes (Publications International)  iOS
Interior Design for iPad (Black Mana Studios)  iOS

Magazines

Winner:
National Geographic, for iOS (National Geographic Society, USA)
Finalists:

Medical

Winner:
Virtual Human Body, for iOS (QA International, Canada)
Finalists:

Music

Winner:
AUX Magazine, for iOS (Blue Ant Media, Canada)
Finalists:

News

Winner:
Reuters – The Wider Image, for iOS (Thomson Reuters, UK)
Finalists:

Personal Finance

Winner:
Westpac NZ Mobile Banking for iPad, for iOS (Westpac New Zealand, New Zealand)
Finalists:

Personal Productivity

Winner:
Note Anytime, for iOS (MetaMoJi, Japan)
Finalists:

Photo, Art & Creativity

Winner:
Keepshot, for iOS (MyPublisher, USA)
Finalists:

Reference

Winner:
Dictionary.com Dictionary & Thesaurus for iPad, for iOS (Dictionary.com, USA)
Finalists:

Shopping

Winner:
Groupon HD, for iOS (Groupon, USA)

Social

Winner:
ooVoo Video Chat, for Android (ooVoo, USA)
Finalists:

Sports & Fitness

Winner:
Dartfish Express, for iOS (Dartfish, USA)
Finalists:

Travel & Transportation

Winner:
HotelTonight, for iOS (DealBase, USA)
Finalists:

Utilities & Tools

Winner:
CloudOn, for iOS (CloudOn, USA)
Finalists:

Video

Winner:
History, for  iOS (Bottle Rocket Apps, USA)
Finalists:

Weather

Winner:
WeatherBug, for Android (Earth Networks, USA)

Congratulations to the developers and publishers of these apps, which have been selected by our independent judging panel from 150 competing apps and are among the finest tablet apps in the world! They will be celebrated at a ceremony at the end of TabletBiz conference & expo on November 13, 2013 in New York City.

To read what our judges have to say about these apps and to install them on your tablet, go to TabTim.es/tabbyawardswinners