These are the best Android apps and games of 2016
Table of contents:
- Best App: Houzz
- Best Early Adaptation: World Around Me
- Best Family App: Thinkrolls 2
- Best Global App: Pokémon Shuffle Mobile
- Best Game: Clash Royale
- Most Innovative: NYT VR
- Best Use of Material Design: Robinhood
- Best Indie Developer: Alphabear
- Best use of Google Play services Games: Table Tennis Touch
- Best Startup: Hopper
Although Google usually makes an annual selection of the best applications available for platform Android, this time the tables have turned. Thus, it has launched a section within its conference days Google I/O to dedicate it to a special gala. This is the Google Play Awards, or what is the same, the awards for the best applications and gamesSomething that not only leaves the selection of the best tools created in the last 12 months uncovered, but also specifically points out to each of them that they stand out in aspects such as design, use of Google services and other criteria. This is the list of winners, selected among all this year's nominees
Best App: Houzz
In this first gala to highlight the best applications, one of the interior design has won theMain Award Best App of 2016 has gone to Houzz , with which we can redecorate our home or take previously created ideas following current trends and designs. A very fluid application that not only allows you to see photos of beautiful interiors, but also to have hundreds of high-resolution photos of furniture and objects to photograph about your own home , to be able to get an idea of how they would look.All this with other additions such as draw and annotate on the images All that a interior designer needs on your mobile.
Best Early Adaptation: World Around Me
In this case, the award wants to highlight the application that has previously known how to adapt to changes and novelties, and it seems that World Around Megot it. This is an application to find points of interest near the user such as restaurants, ATMs, subway stations, parks and other places. The curious thing is that it uses augmented reality for this, showing where these spaces are through cards, with the camera and the terminal screen.
Best Family App: Thinkrolls 2
The prize went to a puzzle and logic game intended for children aged 3 and over and 9 years old. A pleasant environment, with childish colors, characters and textures, and many puzzles to solve by touching the screen. The sequel to a game that also drew attention in its day and has now been awarded as the Best Family Game of 2016 on Android
Best Global App: Pokémon Shuffle Mobile
This is one of the first games in the Pokémon saga seen on mobile devices, and it has already won awards forGoogle This has contributed to the fact that its developers have globalized it and taken it to different countries, with their respective languages. A puzzle game with the characters of this mythical saga that this year celebrates its 20th anniversary
Best Game: Clash Royale
There is no doubt that, in addition to being the best game, it is the most followed in recent months. And it is that it remains in the first download positions and also in benefits A game of strategythat continues to engage users thanks to the unlocking of cards, its constant updates and the possibility of fighting against players from all over the world
Most Innovative: NYT VR
The American newspaper The New York Times has its own Virtual Reality application Something that has earned it recognition from Google by displaying its news and information in an immersive way, placing the user within each piece of information thanks to the 360 degree videos and photos
Best Use of Material Design: Robinhood
The Google company raises a new style from time to time, marking the lines in terms of the design of functions and applications.Colors, shapes and animations that the application Robinhood has been able to take advantage of. An application to buy and sell shares that has been able to adapt with flat colors and hardly any buttons to what Googlemeans design.
Best Indie Developer: Alphabear
A simple spelling game has managed to win this award. Of course, for this, they have worked on a really attractive design, different mechanics and some of the most adorable bear cub characters Qualities that have made it stand out from the rest of independent games in the last twelve months.
Best use of Google Play services Games: Table Tennis Touch
Obviously Google knows how to sweep home.And it is that it has allocated an award to the game that best uses its resources and services This time it has fallen on a nice title of tennis table game starring robots. However, what has made it stand out is having two modes multiplayer, local and global , the registration of user data in the world rankings, its system of achievements and other elements that exploit the Google gaming platform.
Best Startup: Hopper
It is a company focused on offering the best prices for plane tickets A kind of comparator in charge of analyzing prices on a daily basis to come across the best offers and prices. Analysis that lets you predict costs and find tickets up to up to 30% cheaper Qualities that seem to have surprised Google
