2018 Winners
The Tabby Awards are excited to present the award-winning mobile apps and games from our 2018 award program.
With all iOS and Android apps and games eligible and under consideration, winners were selected based on a combination of quantitative metrics and qualitative factors.
The analytical evaluation component focused on app store user review scores submitted over the course of 2018 to measure user engagement. The qualitative component – benefiting from the Tabby Awards expertise in judging app and game awards since 2012 – focused on user interface, design, and innovation. The degree of tablet-optimization was also a key factor in the assessment of iPad and Android tablet apps and games.
MOBILE APP AWARD HIGHLIGHTS

Winning apps included Spotify, TikTok, Headspace, Waze, Rosetta Stone, Eventbrite, Twitch, and Airbnb.
App publishers with multiple award winners included Spotify, Rosetta Stone, MyFitnessPal, and Instagram.
“Indie” publishers – with Android apps like Daylio and Notin – were also amongst the award winners.
“With nearly 4.7 million consumer (non-gaming) apps available today on Android and iOS combined, our mobile app award winners are positioned in the top 0.001% of a massive market – these are the best of the best of the best,” commented Paola Schaw, Executive Producer of the Tabby Awards.
“Several themes continued long-running trends at this year’s mobile app awards. ‘Iconic franchise’ apps – like Instagram, MyFitnessPal, Airbnb, Spotify, and Twitch – continued to generate strong user engagement and reviews in 2018. Just like at our 2017 app awards, the ‘subscription economy’ – through apps like Netflix, Strava, Spotify, Rosetta Stone, New York Times, and Evernote – performed well at this year’s app awards.”
MOBILE GAME AWARD HIGHLIGHTS

Winning games included Fortnite, MARVEL Contest of Champions, PUBG Mobile, Asphalt 9: Legends, REAL Racing 3, and My Talking Tom 2.
Game publishers with multiple award winners included Lion Studios, Gameloft, Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, Netmarble, and Square Enix.
“With over 1.1 mobile games available today on Android and iOS combined, our mobile gaming award winners represent the top 0.005% games. These are the ‘best of the best of the best’,” commented Paola Schaw, Executive Producer of the Tabby Awards.
MOBILE APP AWARD WINNERS
Android Phone App Award Winners
- Google Keep – Productivity
- HERE WeGo – Maps & Navigation
- Hopper – Travel & Local
- Instagram – Social
- Memrise – Education
- notin – Productivity
- ooVoo Video Calls, Messaging & Stories – Social
- OurHome – Family
- Remember The Milk – Family
- Rosetta Stone Android App – Education
- Shine – Self-Care & Meditation – Health & Fitness
- SkyView® – Education
- Socratic – Education
- Soundcloud – Music & Audio
- Spotify – Entertainment
- Stepik – Education
- Twitch – Photo & Video
- Twitter – Social
- Waze – Maps & Navigation
- Whatsapp – Communication
- Yummly Recipes & Shopping List – Food & Drink
Android Tablet App Award Winners
- Coursera – Education
Daylio – Health & FitnessEbay – Shopping- Instagram – Social
- Joyable – Health & Fitness
- Pocket Casts – Entertainment
- Spotify – Entertainment
- ToDoist – Productivity
- Udemy – Education
- Vice News – News & Magazines
iPhone App Award Winners
- 10% Happier: Meditation – Health & Fitness
- AccuWeather – Weather
- Airbnb – Travel & Local
- Alibaba.com – Shopping
- AliExpress – Shopping
- Brilliant – Education
- Calm – Health & Fitness
- Calorie Counter – MyFitnessPal – Health & Fitness
- Cozi Family Organizer – Family
- Eventbrite – Entertainment
- Evernote – Productivity
- Florence – Family
- Instagram – Social
- iTranslate Converse – Travel
- Khan Academy – Education
- Mend: Self Care For Breakups – Health & Fitness
- My Talking Tom 2 – Entertainment
- Procreate Pocket – Entertainment
- Rosetta Stone iPhone App – Education
- Seven – 7 Minute Workout – Health & Fitness
- Spotify – Entertainment
- Strava – Sport
- TikTok – Photo & Video
- Tinder – Lifestyle
- Twitch – Photo & Video
- ViewRanger: Trail Maps for Hiking, Biking, Skiing – Health & Fitness
- Waze – Maps & Navigation
iPad App Award Winners
- Airbnb – Travel & Local
- BANDIMAL – Education
- Calzy 3 – Education
- comiXology – Comics
- ESPN – Sports
- Fabulous – Motivate Me – Health & Fitness
- Goodreads – Books & Reference
- Headspace: Guided Meditation – Health & Fitness
- Instagram – Social
- Netflix – Entertainment
- NYTIMES – News & Magazines
- Pinterest – Social
- Spotify – Entertainment
- Steam – Entertainment
- Twitch – Photo & Video
- Zoom – Business
MOBILE GAME AWARD WINNERS
Android Game Phone Award Winners
- Alto’s Odyssey – Action
- Arena of Valor: 5v5 Arena Game – Action
- Badland Brawl – Strategy
- Battleheart 2 – Role-Playing
- Big Big Baller – Arcade
- Billiards Master 2018 – Sports
- Cash Inc – Adventure
- Command & Conquer: Rivals PVP – Strategy
- Commando Sniper Game: Cover Fire Gun Shooting 2018 – Action
- Dream Walker – Casual
- Fantastic Chefs – Puzzle
- Garena Free Fire – Action
- Gunner’s Battlefield World War 2018 – Action
- Happy Glass – Strategy
- Hero Hunters – Action
- Love Balls – Puzzle
- MARVEL Spider-Man Unlimited – Action
- Oddmar – Adventure
- Popular Wars – Strategy
- Sago Mini Space Explorer – Pretend Play
- Shadowgun Legends – Action
- Snake Dot – Puzzle
- Star Trek Fleet Command – Strategy
- Turn Undead 2: Monster – Puzzle
- Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realm War – Strategy
Android Game Tablet Award Winners
- Assassin’s Creed Rebellion – Role-Playing
- Faraway 3: Arctic Escape – Puzzle
- Life is Strange – Adventure
- N.O.V.A. Legacy – Action
- Oceanhorn – Role-Playing
- PUBG Mobile – Action
- Real Car Parking 2: Driving School 2018 – Simulation
iPhone Game Award Winners
- Asphalt 9: Legends – Racing
- Brawl Stars – Action
- Candy Crush Friends Saga – Casual
- Cube Escape: Paradox – Adventure
- Donut County – Puzzle
- DRAGON BALL LEGENDS – Action
- Draw In – Puzzle
- Flip Trickster – Arcade
- Fortnite – Action
- Frost – Puzzle
- Gorogoa – Puzzle
- Hooked Inc. – Strategy
- Into the Dead 2 – Action
- Lara Croft Go – Puzzle
- MARVEL Contest of Champions – Action
- My Talking Tom 2 – Casual
- Noblemen: 1896 – Action
- Playdead’s INSIDE – Adventure
- Real Racing 3 – Racing
- The Sims Mobile – Simulation
-
Ultra Sharp – Arcade
iPad Game Award Winners
- Battlelands Royale – Action
- Hearthstone – Card
- Lineage 2: Revolution – Role-Playing
- Machinarium – Adventure
- MARVEL Future Fight – Role-Playing
- Minecraft – Arcade
- Off-Road Coach Bus Simulator – Simulation
- Riptide GP: Renegade – Racing
- ROME: Total War – Strategy