Thursday night at the Google I/O developer conference, Google handed out Play Awards to the mobile development firms that created the best Android apps this year. The winners included the following:
- Best App: Memrise (free)
- Best Game: Transformers: Forged to Fight (free)
- Best App For Kids: Animal Jam – Play Wild! (free)
- Best Multiplayer Game: Hearthstone (free)
- Standout Indie: Mushroom 11 ($4.99)
- Standout Startup: Hooked (free)
- Best Android Wear Experience: Runtastic Running & Fitness (free)
- Best TV Experience: Red Bull TV (free)
- Best VR Experience: Virtual Virtual Reality ($8.99)
- Best AR Experience: Woorld (free)
- Best Accessibility Experience: IFTTT (free)
- Best Social Impact: ShareTheMeal (free)