Appy Awards

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Appy Awards
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Awarded forBest apps
Date11 April 2011
LocationLondon
Hosted by Richard Hammond, Amanda Byram [1]
Website Website

The Appy Awards, presented on 11 April 2011, marked successful and popular applications (generally known as "apps") for mobile devices. Sponsored by The Carphone Warehouse, Europe's largest independent mobile phone retailer, awards were presented in ten categories in a ceremony hosted by television presenters Richard Hammond and Amanda Byram. [2] [3] According to the sponsors, it was "the UK's first major app awards ceremony designed to recognise innovation and development in app technology." [4] The company hoped to make it an annual event. [5]

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Carphone Warehouse staff nominated around 1,000 apps from which a panel of judges produced a shortlist of 50, [4] [6] announced by Hammond in February 2011. [7] In an online process, about 30,000 votes were cast by the public to choose the winners. [5] Most of the shortlisted apps are free to download but others require a one-off or an ongoing payment. [2] Finland-based Rovio Mobile's 2009 game Angry Birds , which recently passed the 100-million download mark, [8] won the award for Best App of the Year along with a win in the Best Game App category and a nomination in the Best Time Waster App category. [5] [9] Lima Sky's Doodle Jump , which topped 10 million downloads in March 2011, [10] was nominated in both the Best Game App and Best Time Waster App categories but failed to win either. Similarly ShopSavvy Barcode Scanner and Football Manager Handheld 2011 were nominated in two categories, both failing to win an award. As of 2016, no further Appy Awards have been made other than those in the inaugural ceremony.

Winners and shortlisted apps

CategoryWinnerShortlisted nomineesRef(s)
Best Game App Angry Birds Sonic
Flight Control
FIFA 11
Doodle Jump
[5] [11]
Best Lifestyle App Amazon LoveFilm
Tesco Groceries
Jamie Oliver’s 20 minute meals
BBM
[5] [12]
Best Moneysaving App Skype Tastecard
Money Supermarket
vouchercloud
ShopSavvy Barcode Scanner
[5] [13]
Best Music App Spotify Virtuoso Piano
My Music Anywhere
Last FM
Shazam
[5] [14]
Best Photography App Adobe Photoshop Instagram
Hipstamatic
iMovie
FatBooth
[5] [15]
Best Sport App Sky Sports News Endomondo Sports Tracker
Nike+ GPS
Adidas MiCoach
Football Manager Handheld 2011
[5] [16]
Best Time Saver App Google Maps ShopSavvy Barcode Scanner
Sky+
Dragon Dictation
Tube Exits
[5] [17]
Best Time Waster App Facebook Doodle Jump
YouTube
Football Manager Handheld 2011
Angry Birds
[5] [9]
Best Travel App TripAdvisor City Guides Time Out
Google Translate
Flight Tracker
Tube Deluxe
[5] [18]
App of the Year Angry Birds [5]

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