It's that time of year again! Google Play just announced the "best" Android apps and games of 2024. The company also published a Best of 2024 section on the Play Store. Now, before we dive in, I'd like to point out that award ceremonies always feel weird and contrived.

Partiful, the New York-based event-planning app that’s taking on older solutions like Evite, Eventbrite, and Facebook Events, has been named Google’s app of the year, the tech giant announced on Monday as part of its “best apps and games of 2024” list.

Google has announced this year's list of the best Android apps and games, and there are quite a few picks worth checking out.