Taiwan Google Play's 2021 Best List is released, with high-quality applications and games listed

The Google Play software market announced Taiwan’s “2021 Best List”, which includes 16 apps and 20 games. Among them, “Swipe”, a dance teaching program exclusively developed by Taiwan Dance Classroom, was selected as the best app of the year, and the best game was selected by “Harry Potter: Magic Awakens》 took the top spot; in addition to showing that learning services and life tools have undergone greater digital innovation due to the epidemic, it also highlights the trend of converting copyrighted content into games.

Learning services digital innovation

This year, Taiwan has experienced a Level 3 epidemic alert for a longer period than last year, which has led to more digital innovations in learning services. Best App of the YearSwipe》Provide a variety of online dance courses. The exclusively developed interactive learning system can compare learning movements in real time through functions such as left and right mirrors, front and rear perspectives, and “Learning Mirror” overlay, breaking through the framework of online learning. Similarly, there are developers who have digitized customized further training courses, including the language learning application “AmazingTalker”, which helps users find dedicated teachers through AI screening and provides one-on-one teaching, and the “AmazingTalker” which introduces AI sound analysis and real-time correction of pronunciation.VoiceTube Hero》。

Ear economy leads to new sensory experience

In 2021, Taiwan ushered in the trend of sound economy, extending the focus of social experience from eyeballs to ears. Voice social software《Clubhouse” allows users to participate in any topic of interest, including business and mindfulness, and even create their own rooms and serve as moderators. In addition, the new online community type of Generation Z has given rise to the trend of short videos and the growth of digital tools for image editing; the simple and easy-to-use video editing software “Videoleap by Lightricks” and “PhotoRoom” which allows you to create professional-looking photos with just a few taps are all applications on this year’s list.

Taiwanese users embrace digital life

Google Play also allows users to vote for their favorite apps this year, and the voting results of Taiwanese users show that digital apps have entered daily life from leisure and entertainment. The three winning apps include “water drop invoice“, which supports traditional invoice redemption and can also be bound to vehicles, as well as “To-Do List”, which provides an efficient task management tool for free. “KK Book” focuses on the “storytelling” method, helping users quickly get the key points of the book within 15 minutes, and is also popular among the public.

IP games and casual mobile games are very popular

In the list of the best games of the year, various types of games shine. Among them, “Harry Potter: Magic Awakens” puts imagination into the game and transforms the copyrighted content in the wizarding world into a fun process. It was selected as the “Best Game of the Year” and continues the trend of IP gamification. Looking at the game list, it can be seen that as physical social opportunities for the public have been compressed, stress-relieving leisure mobile games have become very popular. One example on the list is “Mochi Cat Collection” developed by a Taiwanese game team. With its soothing cute kittens and simple and intuitive gameplay, it accurately targets the gap in users’ entertainment needs to relieve their entertainment needs. It won the “Best Casual Game of the Year” in Taiwan and Hong Kong, demonstrating the strength and amazing market insight of the Taiwanese game development team.

Taiwanese gamers voted for the most popular mobile games

The results of the annual most popular game list voted by users were also announced simultaneously. The three games include the best game of the year “Harry Potter: Magic Awakened” and “Garena Free Fire MAX”. From the console to the mobile device, the intuitive MOBA gameplay, automatic attacks, classic hero characters and fast-paced competition will directly hit the hearts of veteran players. The classic game “Three Kingdoms: Strategy Edition”‘s diverse arms and tactics allow players to use their strategies strategically and successfully win the hearts of players.

Through this year’s list, we can see that various services have joined the ranks of digitalization, reaching more users through Google Play, and we have also seen that more localized tools and entertainment content are favored by users. I believe that digitalization will continue to change users’ daily lives and will become closer to users’ personal needs.