Entertainer wins App of the Year at the ShortList App Awards 2016
On Sunday night the UAE’s first ever mobile app awards took place in MusicHall at Jumeirah Zabeel Saray. The ShortList Mobile App Awards 2016 recognised 18 of the UAE’s best and most innovative apps.
The UAE’s much-loved Entertainer app was the overall winner of the night, scooping ShortList’s App of the Year. ITP’s CEO, Ali Akawi, presented the award to 13 people from the Entertainer, including founder, Donna Benton.
Other big winners included Etihad, who picked up Travel App of the Year. Judges chose their app ahead of the competition as it’s clean design and allows you to book a ticket to anywhere in the world in quickly and easily, as well as download your boarding pass and even get a reminder to get on the plane.
Hype Ten were awarded App Developer of the Year, being the company behind some of the country’s most popular apps including shopping, travel, social and games. They have quite literally raised the benchmark for app development in the region.
The winner in the mobile banking category was Emirates NBD, whose app has been downloaded 750,000 times and made the UAE the third country in the world where you can deposit a cheque through your mobile phone.
MusicHall was filled with 350 guests for dinner and drinks to celebrate the regions blossoming app industry. It’s a sector that is growing exponentially across the world – as of today, 147 billion apps have been downloaded, meaning that the global estimated annual revenue of the app industry is $50 billion.
Check out the full list of winners below:
App of the Year – The Entertainer
App Developer of the Year – Hype Ten
Best App User Experience – Cinema Showtimes
Travel App of the Year – Etihad Airways
Banking App of the Year – Emirates NBD
Retail App of the Year – Namshi
Deals App of the Year – Mr and Mrs Brunch
Payments App of the Year – Bridg
Life Admin App of the Year – Mr Usta
Savings App of the Year – Nearbuy
Health App of the Year – HeyDoc
Shopping App of the Year – HappyME
Transport App of the Year – Yalla Pick Up
Price Comparison App of the Year – Pricena
Languages App of the Year – langu.ag
Health & Beauty App of the Year – Shave Me
Fitness App of the Year – Emirates NBD
Discount Vouchers App of the Year – Guzzle
ShortList App Awards 2016 – The Winners
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