Every year, Google announces the best apps and games from the Android Play Store, and the list for 2024 has been announced. This year, the title for the best app goes to Alle in India and Partiful in the US, and the title of the best game of 2023 goes to Squad Busters in India and Chinese studio FARLIGHT’s AFK Journey in the US.
This time, Google said that Developers from Asia-Pacific took home over 60% of the awards. In the gaming category, Asia-Pacific developers took home 62% of all gaming awards handed out in the United States, Japan, Korea, India, Indonesia and Taiwan.
Best App of 2024
Best Multi-device App
- WhatsApp Messenger (India)
- Max: Stream HBO, TV, & Movies (US)
Best for Fun
- Alle – Your AI Fashion Stylist (India)
- Mila by Camilla Lorentzen (US)
Best for Personal Growth
- Headlyne: Daily News with AI (India)
- UpStudy – Camera Math Solver (US)
Best Everyday Essential
Best Hidden Gem
- Rise Habit Tracker (India)
- Timeleft (US)
Best for Watches
- Baby Daybook – Newborn Tracker (India and US)
Best for Large Screens
- Sony LIV: Sports & Entmt (India)
- Infinite Painter (US)
Best Game of 2024
- Squad Busters (India)
- AFK Journey (US)
Best Multi-device Game
- Clash of Clans (India and US)
Best Multiplayer
- Squad Busters (India and US)
Best Pick Up and Play
- Bullet Echo India: Gun Game (India)
- Eggy Party (US)
Best Indie
- Bloom – a puzzle adventure (India)
- Yes, Your Grace (US)
Best Story
- Yes, Your Grace (India)
- Solo Leveling:Arise (US)
Best Made in India
Best Ongoing
- Battlegrounds Mobile India (India)
- Honkai: Star Rail (US)
Best for Families
- Tab Time World (US)
Best on Play Pass
Best for Google Play Games on PC
- CookieRun: Tower of Adventures (India and US)
Most of these apps and games are free to download with in-app purchases.