Episode 465 — December 16, 2025
The 2025 MacStories Selects Awards
This week, Federico and John reveal the winners of the 2025 MacStories Selects Awards, which celebrate the exceptional design, innovation, and creativity of apps across the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch.
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AppStories Episode 465 — The 2025 MacStories Selects Awards
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Links and Show Notes
MacStories Selects 2025
- Read More on MacStories here:
- The winners:
- Best New App: Quick Reviews
- Runner-up: Wispr Flow
- Runner-up: Activas AI
- Best Mac App: Bloom
- Runner-up: Supercharge
- Best Watch App: Athlytic
- Runner-up: µBrowser
- Best New Feature: Matter’s TTS voices
- Runner-up: Bridges
- Runner-up: Longplay MCP
- Best Design: Sequel 2.6
- Runner-up: Not Boring Camera
- Readers’ Choice Award: Alfred
- App of the Year: Drafts
- Runner-up: Athlytic
- Best New App: Quick Reviews
The MacStories Selects 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award
- Read more on MacStories:
- The winner:
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Unread
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Unread