Google Play announces best Android apps and games of 2022

Tech giant Google on Wednesday announced the best Android apps and games of 2022. The news comes just days after its rival Apple revealed the winners of its App Store Awards, however, unlike Apple, Google also unveiled the titles chosen by Play Store users along with the ones selected by its own editorial team.

Below, you can find this year’s best Android apps and games in the United States. You can head to the Best of 2022 section of the Play Store if you’d like to check out the winner titles in other countries.

Best overall app and game of 2022

Best App: Dream by WOMBO

‘’AI-generated art went viral this year. With Dream by WOMBO, you can create a beautiful piece of art from just a quick text description.’’

Best Game: Apex Legends Mobile

‘’Apex Legends Mobile rose through the Esports ranks, regularly trending and appearing in top 10 download lists throughout the year. The game brings all the excitement of the Apex Legends series to mobile and tablets so you can easily play wherever you are.’’

Users’ Choice winners

Best App: BeReal

Best Game: Apex Legends Mobile

Best Android apps of 2022

Best for Fun: PetStar

• Honorable mentions: DanceFitMe, noteIt widget

Best for Personal Growth: Breathwrk

• Honorable mentions: Duolingo ABC, Gym Log & Workouts, Ukulele by Yousician

Best Everyday Essentials: Plant Parent

• Honorable mentions: Book Morning Routine Waking Up, Daily Diary, Sleep Tracker

Best Hidden Gems: Recover Athletics

• Honorable mentions: Linktree, Little Lunches, Wamble

Best Apps for Good: The STIGMA App

• Honorable mentions: Sleep Fruits, Zario

Best for Wear: Todoist

Best for Tablets: Pocket

Best for Chromebooks: BandLab

Best Android games of 2022

Best Multiplayer: Dislyte

• Honorable Mentions: Apex Legends Mobile, Catalyst Black, Diablo Immortal, Rocket League Sideswipe

Best Pick Up & Play: Angry Birds Journey

• Honorable Mentions: Gun & Dungeons, HOOK 2, Hyde and Seek, quadline

Best Indies: Dicey Dungeons

• Honorable mentions: Dungeons of Dreadrock, Knotwords, One Hand Clapping, Phobies

Best Story: Papers, Please

• Honorable Mentions: DEEMO II, Inua – A Story in Ice and Time, The Secret of Cat Island, Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion

Best Ongoing: Genshin Impact

• Honorable Mentions: Candy Crush Saga, Garena Free Fire, Pokémon GO, Roblox

Best on Play Pass: Very Little Nightmares

• Honorable Mentions: Bridge Constructor, Final Fantasy VII, Linelight, Path of Giants

Best for Tablets: Tower of Fantasy

• Honorable Mentions: Angry Birds Journey, Catalyst Black, Diablo Immortal, Papers, Please

Best for Chromebooks: Roblox

Best books and audiobooks of 2022

Top-selling books

• Fire & Blood by George R. R. Martin
• It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
• Fairy Tale by Stephen King
• I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
• A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Top-selling audiobooks

• I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
• Fairy Tale by Stephen King
• Fire & Blood by George R. R. Martin
• Atomic Habits by James Clear
• It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover