Expo Announces Inaugural App Awards Nominees, Highlighting Five Categories of Innovation

Expo, the open-source platform for building universal native applications, has unveiled the nominees for its first-ever 2025 Expo App Awards. The announcement, made on November 8, 2025, follows an extensive review process to recognize outstanding applications developed using the Expo framework across five distinct categories. The awards aim to celebrate the creativity, craftsmanship, and innovation within the Expo developer community.

The nomination process involved a week of research and "hours of (passionate, emotional, deeply thoughtful) debate," according to a statement from Expo. The company expressed gratitude to all who submitted applications, noting that the review was "both painful and beautiful," validating the "incredible work" being done by developers. Finalists were announced on November 6th, with winners slated to be revealed on November 13th.

The nominated applications span a diverse range of functionalities and industries. For "App of the Year," nominees include Starlink, Partiful, Fusewallet, Runna, KrakenFX, and PrizePicks, showcasing a mix of connectivity, social, financial, and fitness applications. The "Most Creative" category features Zona, Callie, Partiful, RX Connect, SeaPeople, and Fusewallet, highlighting innovative design and user experience.

Further categories recognize broad impact and pioneering solutions. The "Community's Choice" nominees are Learnwithiago, Lingvano, Readwell, Fig, VoidpetGame, and TheAtlantic. For "Largest Scale," the list includes Phantom, JackBox, Rippling, BrexHQ, KickStreaming, and PizzaHut, indicating applications with significant user bases or operational complexity. Lastly, the "Most Innovative" category features Sanas, Cosmy, v0, CoupleJoyApp, Starlink, and Bluesky, pointing to cutting-edge technological advancements and novel approaches.

Expo, built on React Native, simplifies cross-platform mobile development for Android, iOS, and the web, providing a suite of developer tools and native modules. These inaugural awards underscore Expo's commitment to fostering a vibrant ecosystem and showcasing the potential of its framework. Developers and enthusiasts can explore all the nominated apps by visiting the official link provided by Expo.