Each year, Apple and Google announce their top app and game picks from releases on the App Store and Google Play store. We’re still waiting for Apple’s picks but Google has announced its best apps and games of 2024. The full list of winners is below, but let’s first look at each of the overall app and game of the year winners.

Google has released the list of best apps and games from Google Play this year, with party planning app Partiful named Play’s Best App, while the “AFK Journey” fantasy RPG won Best Game of the year. Streaming library Max was named the Best multi-device app as it let viewers resume watching content across devices. These were the U.S.-based winners.

Google Play dropped its 2024 picks, celebrating the best in apps, games, books, and multi-device options. Partiful won Best App for reinventing event planning, with its easy-to-use "Party Genie" tool for quick invite creation.

With 2024 winding down soon, Google Play today named the best Android apps and games of the year. These lists are