האפליקציה הטובה ביותר של גוגל לשנת 2022 היא מחולל אמנות בינה מלאכותית, שנשמע בערך נכון

גוגל מצטרפת במהירות לאפל בזיהוי הטופ apps of the year. The company has הודיע the Google Play Best of 2022 awards, and this year's biggest winners clearly reflect the cultural zeitgeist. The best Android app of the year is Wombo's חלום, an AI art generator — yes, one of the trendiest technologies of the year took top honors. The user's choice winner, meanwhile, is the social media phenomenon BeReal.

Respawn swept the top game awards. איפקס אגדות מובייל won both Google's nod as well as the user's choice pick. Todoist is Google's favorite app for Wear OS smartwatches, while Pocket's reading tool is the top tablet-friendly app. The best software for good was אפליקציית סטיגמה, a community platform dor discussing mental health.

Notably, Google significantly expanded the categories this year — if partly to promote its own platforms. There's now awards for Chromebook-friendly apps, including best app (the music maker BandLab) and best game (the metaverse-like רובלוקס). סיוטים קטנים מאוד is Google's favorite Play Pass game. The game list has expanded, too. The Android port of ניירות בבקשה won the best story award, while the gacha game השפעת ג'נשין took the distinction of the best ongoing game.

As with Apple, Google's year-end list is as much about driving downloads as anything else. The internet giant's Best of 2022 section on the Play Store is effectively a one-stop shop for Android and Chromebook newcomers looking to expand their app libraries. However, it does give a feel for the cultural pulse of a mobile world where AI, the metaverse and online gaming dominate.