--- title: "Samsung Presents 2020 Galaxy Store Best of Awards, Honoring Outstanding App Design and Innovation" locale: "en" language: "en-HK" published: "2021-01-04T07:01:08.000Z" updated: "2026-03-19T21:14:51.362Z" canonical: "https://accordhk.com/blog/samsung-presents-2020-galaxy-store-best-of-awards-honoring-outstanding-app-design-and-innovation-358" --- # Samsung Presents 2020 Galaxy Store Best of Awards, Honoring Outstanding App Design and Innovation Samsung announced the 22 winners of the third Galaxy Store Best of Awards, honoring outstanding developers in apps, games, watch faces, smartphone themes and Bixby. ## In brief Samsung announced the 22 winners of the third annual Galaxy Store Best of Awards in 2020, recognizing developers for design, innovation, quality and performance. Winners included butterfly-effected GmbH for themes, URARITY Design Studio for watch faces, NBA Top Shot for Samsung as best innovative app, Fortnite as best game and Spotify as Bixby Capsule of the Year. Samsung has announced the 2020 Galaxy Store Best of Awards, which recognize content developers for outstanding design, innovation, quality and performance, and honor their contributions to the store.   At the online awards ceremony for the 2020 Galaxy Store Best of Awards, Samsung announced the 22 winners of the third edition, honoring categories including best apps, games, watch faces, smartphone themes and Bixby.   Galaxy Store was redesigned this year with a number of new features, allowing gamers to explore unique gaming experiences in more varied ways and enjoy privileges exclusive to Galaxy users. Galaxy Store brings selected popular games and guides together in a new, streamlined layout, making it the ultimate mobile playground for both casual and hardcore gamers.   The new Galaxy Store retains phone themes and watch faces, so users can decorate their Samsung devices as they like and fully express their personal style.   Jong Woo, Vice President of Samsung Electronics and head of its game ecosystem, said: “Galaxy Store’s success comes from the creativity and dedication of Samsung’s developers. We will keep improving Galaxy Store to build a destination for mobile gaming, offering users rich content and adding more personality to Galaxy devices.”   ### **Best Theme Series – butterfly-effected GmbH** The smartphone and watch themes designed by butterfly-effected GmbH feature vivid animations and eye-catching designs that take the user experience to a new level. The company has also partnered with popular global brands, including Minions, South Park and Hello Kitty, bringing users closer to their favorite characters.   Reiner Prohaska, CEO of butterfly-effected GmbH, said: “Users interact with their phones more than 300 times a day, and we are committed to making those interactions soothing. Compared with intrusive traditional advertising, the visual presentation of phone themes gives partners an excellent channel for raising brand visibility, and we also inspire our clients through creative, customized designs.”     ### **Best Watch Face Series – URARITY Design Studio** URARITY Design Studio’s Terra Mechanica theme drew an enthusiastic response from Galaxy Watch users as soon as it launched in early 2020. The company created a mechanical watch with rotating parts, bringing ultra-realistic watch face effects to the theme.   In recent years, URARITY has developed a series of stunning digital and analog watch faces. Its team consists not only of top developers but also serves as Samsung advisory board members, and through its long-term collaboration with Samsung it is dedicated to improving the Galaxy mobile and smartwatch experience.   Drazen Stojcic, founder of URARITY Design Studio, said: “Samsung gave us the opportunity to turn our concepts into quality products. URARITY first launched animated watch faces four years ago, and we are very proud to now be named among Galaxy Store’s top achievers.”   ### **Samsung Best Innovative App – NBA Top Shot for Samsung (Dapper Labs)** NBA Top Shot is a digital platform and game that lets fans collect, trade and own memorable league moments on a blockchain. Users can join the game simply by visiting Galaxy Store or the NBA Top Shot website. After signing up, they can immediately obtain a variety of rare and precious cards featuring players’ highlight plays. Card content includes game-turning buzzer-beaters, explosive dunks and NBA playoff highlights, letting fans treasure every thrilling moment.   Roham Gharegozlou, CEO of Dapper Labs, said in an interview: “We are honored that NBA Top Shot was chosen as the Best Innovative App of Galaxy Store 2020.”   “Galaxy Store has included a game using blockchain technology for the first time, allowing users to truly own their assets on their mobile devices. In the past, blockchain-based apps forced users to go to a website and pay with crypto before they could actually obtain ownership of digital goods. Now, Galaxy Store delivers a completely different experience, for the first time letting users buy and sell directly with real currency in a mobile app’s peer-to-peer marketplace, and we are just getting started!”     ### **Game of the Year – Fortnite (Epic Games)** Users of Samsung Galaxy devices can download Fortnite (Epic Games), the hugely popular game that won the 2020 Galaxy Store Best Game award. By exploring the wonders of Fortnite, users and their friends can enjoy a smooth gaming experience together.   Ryan Dixon, head of mobile and platform partnerships at Epic Games, said: “We are thrilled to receive the 2020 Galaxy Store Best Game award, which represents our joint effort with Samsung to create a high-quality Fortnite mobile experience for players. We also thank all the players and our Samsung partners for their support and recognition.”   ** ** ### **Bixby Capsule of the Year – Spotify** The Spotify Capsule lets Bixby instantly carry out voice commands such as “Play my Discover Weekly” or “Play pop music,” giving users smooth access to their favorite music through Bixby.   Chris MacEwen, Senior Product Manager at Spotify, said: “Spotify is committed to bringing users the best music experience in more varied ways. We are delighted that our Bixby Capsule integration has received high recognition from Samsung. It lets both free and Premium Spotify users play and control music through Bixby with simple voice commands.”   Source : https://bit.ly/38SWgKa ## Frequently asked questions ### What are the Galaxy Store Best of Awards? They are awards that recognize content developers for outstanding design, innovation, quality and performance, and honor their contributions to the store. The 2020 edition was the third, with 22 winners announced at an online ceremony. ### Which app won Samsung’s Best Innovative App award in 2020? NBA Top Shot for Samsung (Dapper Labs) won. It is a digital platform and game that lets fans collect, trade and own league highlights on a blockchain. ### Which game won the 2020 Galaxy Store Best Game award? Fortnite (Epic Games) won the 2020 Galaxy Store Best Game award. Users of Samsung Galaxy devices can download it. ### Who won the Best Watch Face Series award, and for what? URARITY Design Studio won. Its Terra Mechanica theme, launched in early 2020, received an enthusiastic response from Galaxy Watch users and features a mechanical watch with rotating parts. ### What does the Spotify Capsule do on Bixby? It lets Bixby instantly carry out voice commands such as “Play my Discover Weekly” or “Play pop music.” Both free and Premium Spotify users can play and control music this way.