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iOS 757: Apple Design Awards 2025 - CapWords, Feather, Taobao, & more!

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Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard go over Apple's 2025 Design Award winners, exploring groundbreaking apps that showcase the best of Apple's platforms. From AI-powered language learning tools to visually stunning adventure games, these winners represent the pinnacle of mobile innovation and design excellence.

Delight and Fun Category

  • CapWords - Revolutionary language learning app that transforms everyday objects into interactive stickers, supporting nine languages with AI-powered photo recognition
  • Balatro - Award-winning poker-inspired deck builder that cleverly teaches poker fundamentals while delivering addictive gameplay across multiple platforms

    • Innovation Category

    • Play - Developer-focused app enabling interactive SwiftUI prototype creation with seamless cross-device syncing between iPhone and Mac
    • PBJ, the Musical - Quirky Shakespeare adaptation telling Romeo and Juliet with condiments as characters, featuring original soundtracks and creative storytelling

      • Interaction Category

      • Taobao - Pioneering Apple Vision Pro shopping experience with photorealistic 3D models allowing users to visualize furniture and products in their actual spaces
      • DREDGE - Atmospheric horror fishing adventure with seamless gameplay continuity across iPhone, iPad, and Mac platforms

        • Inclusivity Category

        • Speechify - Accessibility-focused text-to-speech app supporting 50+ languages and hundreds of voices, designed for users with dyslexia, ADHD, and low vision
        • Art of Fauna - Beautiful wildlife puzzle game featuring vintage-style artwork with full voiceover support and innovative block-based puzzle mechanics

          • Social Impact Category

          • Watch Duty - Critical wildfire tracking app providing real-time evacuation updates and emergency information faster than traditional services
          • Neva - Emotionally resonant adventure game exploring environmental themes through the relationship between a girl and her wolf companion

            • Visuals and Graphics Category

            • Feather - Intuitive iPad app enabling users to transform 2D designs into stunning 3D models using touch and Apple Pencil interactions
            • Infinity Nikki - Visually spectacular open-world adventure game featuring magical outfits, whimsical creatures, and breathtaking rendering quality

              • Shortcuts Corner

              • New "Use Model" action in Shortcuts enables cloud, local, or ChatGPT model integration for AI-powered automation
              • Apple's Shortcuts Gallery now features dedicated Apple Intelligence examples including leftover recipe generation and PDF summarization

                • App Caps

                Mikah's Pick: Gigapixel

                • AI-powered photo upscaling app that enhances image resolution and quality using sophisticated machine learning models
                • Features standard and low-res enhancement modes plus specialized face recovery for portrait photographs
                • Particularly useful for printing older photos or enlarging images without quality loss

                  • Rosemary's Pick: Dark Noise

                  • Premium white noise app enabling custom sound mixing with extensive library of ambient sounds
                  • Supports audio layering with other apps, iCloud sync across devices, and Siri Shortcuts integration
                  • Includes whimsical features like "unnamed goose mode" and developer-friendly privacy controls

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                    Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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