Google on Tuesday announced its annual list of top games and apps on the Play Store in India. The Google Play Best of 2024 awards focus on apps that have a practical and user-centric design at their core, developed by Indian developers for a niche audience. The company highlights the advancements made in areas such as personalized news, fashion styling, social gaming and smart expense tracking, courtesy of artificial intelligence (AI).
Ally, Indus Battle Royale, Squad Busters, WhatsApp and Sony Liv are some of Google Play’s best apps and games of 2024 in India. Read on to know more about the company’s top picks for users in India.
Google Play’s best apps and games of 2024
In a blog post, Google Play elaborated that its App of the Year title in India has been given to Elle, an app developed for self-styling that leverages AI and provides personalized outfit ideas, expert advice. , provides facilities like virtual try-on. , and instant costume feedback. It was awarded the Best App as well as the Best for Fun award.
“We see that recent developments in General AI, coupled with consumers’ growing preferences for visually inspiring content, will create a huge opportunity to reimagine and rebuild the way people discover and shop fashion. This realization inspired us to start Elle[…]” said Prateek Aggarwal, Co-Founder and CEO, Elle
Top Apps and Games in Google Play’s Best of 2024 List
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WhatsApp, the instant messaging app with over 2 billion active monthly users in over 180 countries, won the Best Multi-Device App award by the search giant. As part of the Google Play Best of 2024 India list, the company also rewarded apps developed for the big screen, with Sony LIV winning the title. Baby Daybook was voted best in category for watches, while Rise: Habit List was a hidden gem of the year.
According to Google, Squad Busters was the best game of the year and best multiplayer, while Indus Battle Royale won the title of Best Made in India. Meanwhile, Clash of Clans was Google’s Best Multi-Device Game, Yes, Your Grace won Best Story, and Bloom – A Puzzle Adventure was picked up for the Best Indie category. Following its return to the Google Play Store last year, Krafton’s Battlegrounds Mobile India (also known as BGMI) won the Best Ongoing award as part of Google Play’s Best Games of 2024 list.
