蘋果公司于12月3日發布的年度最佳應用榜單顯示，2019年最受歡迎是相機和照片應用。

榮獲 iPhone 年度最佳應用稱號是“Spectre Camera”，這是一款借助人工智技術提高畫面品質的應用。

Apple has once again released its list of the best apps of the year, and in 2019, it was clearly a good thing to be a camera or photo app.

In a statement on December 3, Apple said that its iPhone app of the year award went to Spectre Camera, an app that uses artificial intelligence to boost image quality.

該應用售價2.99美元，專為長曝光拍攝而設計，它能夠虛化動態元素并捕捉靜態元素的更多細節。同時自帶編輯功能為攝影師分享其拍攝的“驚艷”照片提供了便利。

蘋果每年都會為自家平臺上的最佳應用頒獎。2019年獲獎應用如下：

? iPhone年度最佳應用：Spectre Camera

? iPad年度最佳應用：Flow by Moleskine，速寫設計應用

? Mac年度最佳應用：Affinity Publisher，圖書出版應用

? Apple TV年度最佳應用：The Explorers，捕捉自然世界之美的應用

對于開發者而言，在2019年開發一款與相機、攝影或照片分享相關的iPhone應用是個不錯的選擇。

Spectre Camera, which costs $2.99, is designed for long-exposure shots, which blur moving elements and capture stationary elements in more detail. The app also includes editing features that let photographers share what Apple calls “stunning” photos.

Apple hands out awards for the best apps across its platforms each year. The 2019 winners:

? Best iPhone App: Spectre Camera

? Best iPad App: Flow by Moleskine, a sketch design app

? Best Mac App: Affinity Publisher, a book publishing app

? Best Apple TV App: The Explorers, an app for capturing the natural world and its beauty

It was a lucrative endeavor for developers to have an iPhone app related to cameras, photography, and sharing photos in 2019.

在蘋果的熱門付費下載應用榜單上，FaceTune雄踞榜首，該應用允許用戶在通過社交媒體分享自拍前對照片進行編輯和潤飾。TouchRetouch是一款高品質摳圖應用，此外，圖片濾鏡應用KiraKira+和照片編輯應用Camera+ 2也均躋身最熱門付費下載應用之列。

在免費應用中，YouTube本年度下載最多，專注照片分享的社交媒體應用Instagram和Snapchat分別位列第二和第三。

In Apple’s list of the most-downloaded paid apps, Facetune, an app that lets users edit and retouch their selfies before sharing them to social media, was the most downloaded app. TouchRetouch, an app that lets you edit elements out of a photo, image filter app KiraKira+, and photo editing app Camera+ 2 were all among the most downloaded paid apps.

For free apps, photo-focused social media apps Instagram and Snapchat landed in the second and third spots, respectively. YouTube was the most downloaded free app this year.

蘋果、谷歌和其他設備制造商花費了大量時間來改善自家智能手機的拍攝功能。今年，蘋果在新品發布會上濃墨重彩地介紹了iPhone 11、iPhone 11 Pro，和iPhone 11 Pro Max拍攝功能的諸多改進。

這完全是對消費者日漸基于拍攝品質來選購手機所做出的反應。Morning Consult公司去年的一項調查發現，86%的智能手機買家認為拍攝品質是影響購機決策的“較為重要”或“十分重要”的因素。使用便捷、電池續航和存儲能力也被認為是影響購機決策的核心因素。

對拍攝品質的關注也延伸到了應用選擇過程。一旦用戶有了搭載心儀攝像頭的設備，就會搜尋能夠幫助自己拍出更好照片的應用。

伴隨此類應用趨勢，開發者也賺得盆滿缽滿。蘋果于12月3日表示，公司在2019年向應用開發者支付了約200億美元，自2008年蘋果應用商店上線以來，累計支出已達1200億美元。（財富中文網）

譯者：Charlie

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Apple, Google, and other device makers have spent considerable time improving their smartphone cameras. A large chunk of Apple’s presentation on the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max this year centered on the many improvements the company made to the camera.

That was all a response to consumers increasingly choosing their phones based in part on camera quality. A Morning Consult poll last year found that 86% of smartphone shoppers believe camera quality is a “somewhat important” or “very important” factor in deciding which phone to buy. Ease of use, battery duration, and storage were also cited as key factors in the buying decision.

The focus on camera quality then extends to the app-decision process. Once users have the device with the camera they want, they look for the apps that can help them create even better photos.

Ultimately, that and other app trends have translated to sizable developer payouts. Apple said on?December 3?that it paid approximately $20 billion to app developers in 2019, totaling $120 billion since the App Store launched in 2008.