By Will Sattelberg
Publication Date: 2025-11-18 15:00:00
As has become tradition, Google Play has returned to mark the end of another year with its roundup of the best Android apps and games from 2025.
Considering just how obsessed the tech community is with AI, you might be surprised to learn this year’s Best App winner is Focus Friend by Hank Green. Described as a “cozy, gamified focus timer,” Focus Friend combines the practicality of a distraction-free toolset with the playfulness of a Tamagotchi, all backed by the eponymous author and YouTuber.
Though that may look like a game, it’s not Google Play’s pick for the best game of 2025. That honor goes to a much more well-known property: Pokémon TCG Pocket. It’s an “authentic” port of the long-running trading card game, complete with a focus on beautiful new designs for its cards and built-in booster packs.
Google also gives out awards for multi-device apps and games, with best app going to Luminar and best game going to Disney…
