Highlights

• Google announced the winners of Google Play’s Best of 2024.
• Partiful wins the best overall app and game of 2024.
• No Users Choice category for users voting on an App and Game this year.
• Check your region’s winners by tapping the banners at the top of the Play Store.

Google has just announced Google Play’s Best of 2024 winners and it is time to see whether your favourite app has made it to the list or not. Announced in a blog post titled ‘Google Play’s best apps and games of 2024’ by Vice President and General Manager Google Play + Developer Ecosystem Sam Bright, the winners this year aren’t limited to apps and games.

This year, Google is also honouring the developers as well.

The apps and games winner list is region-based. To check winners in your region, you have to tap the banners at the top of the Play Store and browse your region/country.

Here are all the key winners.

Best Overall App and Game – Partiful App

Google explains in the announcement blog post, “Event planning platform Partiful took home Play’s Best App award thanks to its intuitive design and fresh twist on invite creation. Its “Party Genie” tool helps quickly design invitations and offers an easy way for potential attendees to RSVP via a simple link.

Best Overall Game of 2024 – AFK Journey

“AFK Journey’s expansive roster of characters and satisfying tactical bale system made this fantasy RPG our Best Game of the year. Its vast explorable world and beautiful art style also help it stand apart from its peers.”

Best Multi-Device App: Max

“With a vast library of television shows, movies and original content, Max’s ability to let you pick up where you left off across a multitude of devices secured its spot as an award winner. Whether you’re watching on your television, tablet or even via a car with Google built-in, you can enjoy a full library of content wherever you are.”

Best Multi-Device Game: “Clash of Clans”

“Clash of Clans may have been around for well over a decade — but this year it went even bigger by expanding to PCs and Chromebooks. Now the mobile classic is optimised across everywhere you play, however, you want to play, whether it’s on a phone, foldable, tablet, Chromebook or PC.”

Best Apps of 2024

• Best for Fun: Mila by Camilla Lorentzen
• Best for Personal Growth: UpStudy – Camera Math Solver
• Best Everyday Essential: MacroFactor – Macro Tracker
• Best Hidden Gem: Timeleft
• Best for Watches: Baby Daybook – Newborn Tracker
• Best for Large Screens: Infinite Painter
• Best for Google TV: Peacock TV: Stream TV & Movies
• Best for Cars: PBS KIDS Video

Best Games of 2024

• Best Multiplayer: Squad Busters
• Best Pick Up & Play: Eggy Party
• Best Indie: Yes, Your Grace
• Best Story: Solo Leveling: Arise
• Best Ongoing: Honkai: Star Rail
• Best for Families: Tab Time World
• Best on Play Pass: Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance
• Best for Google Play Games on PC: Cookie Run: Tower of Adventures

2024 Books Picks

• Favourite fantasy: “Dragon Rider” by Taran Matharu (ebook, audiobook)
• Favourite thriller: “All the Colors of the Dark” by Chris Whitaker (ebook, audiobook)
• Favourite romance: “House of Flame and Shadow’ by Sarah J Maas (ebook, audiobook)
• Favourite fiction: “All Fours” by Miranda July (ebook, audiobook)
• Favourite memoir: “Knife” by Salman Rushdie (ebook, audiobook)
• Favourite horror: “The Eyes are the Best Part” by Monika Kim (ebook, audiobook)
• Favourite graphic novel: “Homebody” by Theo Parish (ebook | audiobook)
• Favourite cosy manga: “Breakfast with My Two-Tailed Cat” by Ai Shimizu (ebook)
• Favourite business book: “Teams: Getting Things Done with Others” by David Allen and Edward Lamont (ebook, audiobook)
• Favourite personal development: “Supercommunicators” by Charles Duhigg (ebook, audiobook)
• Favourite historical fiction: “James” by Percival Everett (ebook, audiobook)

FAQs

Q.1 Who won the best overall app and game of 2024 according to Google?

Answer. Partiful wins the best overall app and game of 2024.

Q2. Is there a Users Choice category for voting on an app and game this year?

Answer. No, there is no Users Choice category for users voting on an app and game this year.

Q3. How can you check your region’s winners for Google Play’s Best of 2024?

Answer. To check winners in your region, you have to tap the banners at the top of the Play Store and browse your region/country.

Q4. Which app won the Best Multi-Device App of 2024?

Answer. The Best Multi-Device App of 2024 is Max.

Q5. Which game won the Best Multi-Device Game of 2024?

Answer. The Best Multi-Device Game of 2024 is Clash of Clans.