The Appsters Awards – The Shortlist
The Appsters Awards has unveiled its 2012 shortlist, following a massive response from the industry across 12 categories of first class app innovation, razor sharp business instinct and super-human creative brilliance.
Recognising and celebrating the achievement in the world of multi-platform apps, the Appsters Awards will be a showbiz party occasion for industry high flyers and sharp shooters to celebrate being at the top of one of the fastest growing tech sectors on the planet.
The Awards ceremony will be held at Kensington’s iconic Roof Gardens venue on the evening of 2 October. Hosted by TV comedian Miles Jupp, the event is part of the Apps World conference, taking place on 2-3 of October at Earls Court 2. As Media Partners to the event, we’ll be there!
Over 250 nominees applied to be part of this year’s awards, the extremely high standard creating a tough job for the expert judging panel, who will now rate the shortlisted entries to determine the winner in each category.
Additionally, judges will have to select a standout entry from across the competition, a nominee worthy of the crowned the overall Appsters Champion 2012.
Ian Johnson, Apps World & The Appsters founder said: “We’ve been overwhelmed by the response to this year’s call for nominees, and the extremely high standard of entries shows what rude health this industry is in, despite the uncertain economic environment. It’s a really tough job for our judging panel, but that’s the way we like it. I’d like to extend congratulations to our shortlisted entries, and our sincere thanks to everyone who applied.”
Finalists in ‘Best Start-Up App’ have one more hurdle to overcome, when they are asked to pitch their idea to an expert panel in front of a live audience at Apps World on 2 October, day one of the conference.
We are delighted to announce our shortlist below:
Best entertainment app 2012
T@g for Song PS Vita – Bolster
Sporza Socio – In the pocket
Soundrop
Auto Trader’s Goodwood Festival of Speed 2012 – We love mobile
Froobles app – Top That! Publishing
Entrance by AOL
BBC Olympics app
Best enterprise app 2012
Swiftkey Healthcare
Aviva Risk Management Solution app
Nokia Coalface – Bolster
EDGEfolio – Delotte
HSBC Private Bank
Sales Navigator – The Casey Group
Guardian Jobs Facebook app – Net Natives
Event check-in
Best TV app 2012
British Council’s 60 Second World Challenge – Accedo
Samsoku – AppNotize
Star Trek – Capablue
TV App Engine – TV App Agency
Vision TV Network – Vision247
PlayJam
Best payment app 2012
CoreThree
Paywizard – Spriing Digital Agency
Karmaloop – Xtreme Labs
Ster-Kinekor – Prezence Digital
Mvelopes Mobile Bill Pay
Tatty Devine – POQ Studio LTD
Creditcall
Best consumer app 2012
Loky
Predictable – Therapy Box
Tube Map – mxData
London 2012
Wrapp
Caller Lookup – Adaffix
Met Office – Mubaloo
Marks & Spencers
Best use of Location 2012
Runtastic
Avea Communication Services
Banksy London Tour – Gravitywell
T@g for Song PS Vita – Bolster
Mvelopes Mobile Bill Pay
Halifax Home Finder
Tube Map – mxData
Best start-up app 2012
MyGuide
BrushDJ
MyCoverageChecker
Soundrop
GoldstarSavingsBank
Speaktoit
What’s This?
Best visual design 2012
Shutterstock (iOS)
ColourDNA
Tripease London
Range Rover Evoque
Weather Dog
Most innovative app 2012
Avea Communication Services
Blippar
Speech Pathology
drawMD
Snapheal
Moodwall
Mobile marketing agency 2012
Fetch
RGA London
Bloster
Apppli
Trademob
We Love Mobile
App developer of 2012
Apadmi
Apppli
Compsoft
Lightwood Games
Mubaloo
Play Nicely
Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)
