The 2024 Microsoft Store App Awards are here and you can nominate your favorite app to win

The 2024 Microsoft Store App Awards will take place later this year, and Microsoft wants everyone to participate. You can nominate your favorite app or submit your own app to win fantastic prizes.

According to the official announcement, nominations are now open and will close on September 15, 2024. So, everyone has enough time to ponder which apps have genuinely impressed them. If you are a developer, this is the time to present your brilliant creation. The winners will be declared in October 2024.

The rewards? The Redmond-based tech giant will give the 2024 App Awards winners special badges in the Microsoft Store, free promotions, and some exclusive Surface hardware. The winning developers might also receive Surface Pro Limited Edition Copilot+ PCs.

Microsoft also recognizes new developers with a special “Rising Star” award for publishing their projects within the nomination time frame.

Rising Star recognition: We’re introducing a special category for new developers who publish their app during the awards nomination period. Don’t forget to fill in the nomination form after publishing your app to participate. 

So, you might wonder: what makes an application worthy of an award? The answer is not easy, but it is mainly a mix of excellent user experience, creativity, distinctiveness, and compatibility with the latest hardware and technologies.

And you know what makes it even better? Every app in the Microsoft Store is open for consideration, excluding those created by Microsoft workers, for obvious reasons, of course.

Now, we’d like to know what apps you would choose. Please share your suggestions and recommendations. Don’t keep them hidden, especially if they are useful.