Best of Galaxy Store Awards Winners
Since 2018, Samsung has been awarding the Best of Galaxy Store Awards to creative developers and designers.
NOTEMost external links on this page will open the awarded product or designer in the Galaxy Store app on your mobile device. Winners of collections and content not on Galaxy Store will go to the owners' website. If you open a Galaxy Store link with a desktop browser, some links will fail to open.
2022 Award Winners
The 2022 Best of Galaxy Store Awards were presented on December 6, 2022 on YouTube.
| Award | Winner | Product/Company |
|---|---|---|
| Best Theme Collection | Theme Collection | PengTai Interactive Advertising Co. |
| Best Wallpaper Collection | Wallpaper Collection | Bergen |
| Best Icon Pack Collection | Icon Pack | Cogul Planet |
| Best Music App | Sirius XM Streaming | Sirius XM Radio, Inc. |
| Best Entertainment App | Vudu | Fandango Media |
| Best Bixby Capsule | ScoreStream | ScoreStream |
| Best Bixby Developer | FareFirst | Amahop Technologies |
| Best Podcast Partner | Partner Site | Acast |
| Best Podcast | SOLAR | CurtCo Media |
| Best Strategy Game | Pokémon Go | Niantic, Inc. |
| Best Tower Defense Game | Kingdom Guard | tap4fun |
| Best MMO Game | Evony: The King’s Return | Top Games Inc. |
| Game of the Year | Catalyst Black | Super Evil Megacorp |
2021 Award Winners
The 2021 Best of Galaxy Store Awards were presented on October 26, 2021 on YouTube, as part of the virtual Samsung Developer Conference.
| Award | Winner | Product/Company |
|---|---|---|
| Gaming App of the Year | Xbox Game Pass | Microsoft Corporation |
| Best Role Playing Game | Rivengard | Snowprint Studios |
| Best Racing Game | GT Manager | The Tiny Digital Factory |
| Best Action Game | Left to Survive for Samsung | MY.GAMES, Whalekit Studio |
| Best Casual Game | Gardenscapes | Playrix |
| Best Instant Play Game | Gold Digger FRVR | Biodome Games |
| Best MMO Role Playing Game | MIR 4 | WEMADE |
| Best Strategy Game | League of Legends: Wild Rift | Riot Games Inc. |
| Best Wellness App | Workout Trainer | Skimble |
| Best Productivity App | Nynja Secure Mobile Communicator | Nynja Inc. |
| Best Entertainment App | LiveMe | JOYME |
| Best Made for Samsung App | Adobe Acrobat Reader | Adobe |
| Best New Theme Designer | Boeun Kim | |
| Best Theme Collection | POLYCUBE Inc. | |
| Best Icon Pack | [PHIN] 3D Black and Gold | PhintonART |
| Best Capsule of the Year | The Weather Channel | The Weather Channel (The Weather Company, an IBM Business) |
| Best Developer of the Year | Trebble | Trebble.fm Inc. |
2020 Award Winners
The 2020 Best of Galaxy Store Awards were presented on December 9, 2020 on YouTube.
| Award | Winner | Product/Company |
|---|---|---|
| Best Game Graphics | Forza Street | Turn 10 Studios/Microsoft |
| Best Simulation Game | State of Survival | FunPlus |
| Best Action Game | Garena Free Fire | Garena |
| Best Casual Game | UNO! | Mattel163 |
| Best Indie Game | Clawee | Gigantic |
| Best Role Playing Game | LEGO™ Legacy: Heroes Unboxed | Gameloft |
| Best Arcade Game | WGT Golf | Topgolf Media |
| Game of the Year | Fortnite | Epic Games |
| Best New Watch Face Designer | Rainer Orellana | HIGH Watch Faces |
| Best Innovative Watch Face | Persona Smart | Ayla Gokmen |
| Best Watch Face Design | Golden Floral Digital Watch | Tatyana Galkina |
| Best Watch Face Designer | Urarity | Urarity |
| Best Watch App | Talk to Alexa | Brian Mouton |
| Best New Themes Designer | Marigold | Marigold |
| Best Innovative Theme | Dark Warrior | Olga Gabai |
| Best Theme Design | [Bear] Pink clouds of stars | Hangzhou Lane Bear Technology Co. |
| Best Themes Collection | butterfly-effected GmbH | butterfly-effected GmbH |
| Best Icon Pack | Alex-Fantasy Icon Pack | Alex Pie |
| Best Wellness App | BetterHelp: Online Counseling & Therapy | Betterhelp, Inc. |
| Best Innovative App | NBA Top Shot | Dapper Labs |
| Bixby Capsule of the Year | Spotify | Spotify |
| Bixby Developer of the Year | Big Sky | Steven Arkonovich |
2019 Award Winners
The 2019 Best of Galaxy Store Awards were presented on October 29, 2019 at the Samsung Developer Conference in San Jose, California.
| Award | Winner | Product/Company |
|---|---|---|
| Best Indie Game | Two Dots | Playdots |
| Best Multiplayer | Badland Brawls | Frogmind |
| Best Adventure Game | Sonic Forces | SEGA |
| Best AR Game | Harry Potter: Wizards Unite | Niantic Games |
| Best Casual Game | Candy Crush Friends Saga | King |
| Best Racing Game | Asphalt 9 | Gameloft |
| Best Choose Your Own Adventure | Hollywood Story | Nanobit Games |
| Best Role Playing Game | Game of Sultans | Mechanist Internet Technologies Co, Ltd. |
| Best Indie App | Homeadvisor.com | HomeAdvisor, Inc. |
| Best Productivity App | Degoo | Degoo Cloud |
| Best App to Relax With | Headspace | Headspace Inc. |
| Best Travel App | App in the Air for Samsung | App in the Air |
| Best Creative App | Concept | Top Hatch Inc. |
| Best Social App | TikTok | Bytedance |
| Best Streaming App | Mixer | Microsoft Corporation |
| Best Made for Samsung App | Samsung 1:1 Video Tutoring | Rosetta Stone |
| Best Use of Galaxy Store Badge | Skillz | Skillz |
| Best Indie Themes Designer | John Shih | X9 |
| Best Theme Design | Echo-Whimiscal Woods | Echo Visuals, Inc. |
| Best Themes Brand Collaboration | MLB Themes | Cogul Planet Inc. |
| Best Themes Designer (big brand) | Cogul Planet, Inc. | Cogul Planet, Inc. |
| Best Indie Watch Designer | Tomas Joscak | Vienna Studios |
| Best Watch Face Design | Summer Vacation | Alexandr Kovalev |
| Best Watch App | iGearRadio | Pavel Slaby |
| Best Watch Designer (big brand) | Matteo Dini | Matteo Dini |
2018 Award Winners
The inaugural 2018 Best of Galaxy Store Awards were presented on November 6, 2018 at the Samsung Developer Conference in San Francisco, California.
| Award | Winner | Product/Company |
|---|---|---|
| Best Game | Disney Heroes | PerBlue Entertainment |
| Best App | Booking.com | Booking Holdings Inc. |
| Best Theme Designer | Guangxu Zhu | Guangxu Zhu |
| Best Watch App | Wrist Camera | Kemas Dimas |
| Best Watch Designer | Bergen | Bergen |