Apple's App Store Awards celebrate innovative, impactful apps and the developers behind them. Past winners and finalists include apps that changed how people create, tell stories, get work done, and access technology. Here's our case for hyperPad, the no-code game development app for iPad, as an Apple Design Award winner.

1. Making Creativity Accessible

hyperPad brings game development to everyone, from students exploring coding for the first time to indie developers building complex interactive projects. You drag and drop Objects and connect visual Behaviors, so you can focus on design and storytelling instead of code.

With hyperPad, anyone can:

Create fully functional games and apps.
Export their projects to the App Store and earn money from them, keeping 100% of the revenue.
Develop interactive educational tools, simulations, and more.

This focus on accessibility matches Apple's own emphasis on intuitive design.

2. Making the Most of iPad

With Apple Pencil support, a multitouch display, and fast hardware, the iPad is a natural home for creative apps. hyperPad is built around these features:

Touch-First Interface: hyperPad is designed from the ground up for touch.
Apple Pencil Integration: Import and animate hand-drawn assets directly, adding a personal touch to your creations.
Works With Your Art Apps: Bring in art from tools like Photoshop and Procreate, and turn it into interactive, animated Graphics.
Hardware Optimization: hyperPad is built to render smoothly at 60 FPS.

3. Enhancing Education and Digital Literacy

Teachers and students use hyperPad to explore STEM concepts, game design, and app development. Programs like the hyperPad Educational Program and partnerships with organizations like QS ImpACT show its role in promoting digital literacy.

Students learn programming concepts without getting stuck on syntax. Teachers use hyperPad to build interactive lessons for STEM and arts education, and students have built games about real-world challenges like sustainability.

Interactive tutorials, gamified learning, and connections to real-world applications make hyperPad a practical way to teach with games. Schools get 50% off through Apple School Manager, with Private Login.

4. Cultural Impact and Global Reach

Like Apple’s past winners in the Cultural Impact category, hyperPad puts creative tools in more people's hands. Whether you're an indie developer in North America or a student in a rural village, you can use hyperPad to tell your stories and share them with the world. Creators have used it for everything from interactive comics to educational apps.

5. Alignment with Apple's Design Principles

hyperPad reflects Apple's design ethos through:

Simplicity: A clean, intuitive interface that even a 10-year-old can use, with sample projects to learn from.
Innovation: No-code game development built for iPad from the start.
Inclusivity: Tools for creators of all backgrounds and skill levels.
Performance: Reliable, native performance on iPadOS.

6. The Future of hyperPad

With the launch of hyperPad 2.0 in 2024, we rebuilt sharing and collaboration around the Native Hub, with better search tools and an improved user experience. Creators can now connect with each other and show their work to players around the world.

hyperPad, a Natural Fit for an Apple Design Award

Apple Design Awards honor apps that expand our sense of what’s possible. hyperPad does that by turning the iPad into a place to make games, learn, and share what you build.

hyperPad is committed to creators and built for Apple’s ecosystem, which makes it a deserving contender for this honor. It makes game development fun and accessible for anyone with an iPad.

Try hyperPad Starter free. When you want more projects and App Store export, upgrade to hyperPad for a one-time USD $14.99. You keep 100% of your revenue.

Why hyperPad Deserves an Apple Design Award