And The App Star Winners For 2012 Are ...

The App Star Awards: Third Edition winners have been announced. This event, which is sponsored by AppsFire, is a contest that highlights and rewards new and upcoming iOS apps — before they even hit the App Store. This year's top three winners are as follows: Note: Our own Jamie Young was one of this year’s judges!

First Place: Mooklet (Free)

Mooklet is an application that allows you to create and publish an original Photo Story Book. Mooklet won $10,000 worth of advertisements, a new iPad, and $300 of ChupaMobile Credits.

Second Place: Babble Planet (Not yet released)

Babble Planet is a social game for kids that helps them learn spoken English. Babble Planet won $2,000 worth of advertisements, a new iPad, and $200 of ChupaMobile Credits.

Third Price: Zap Guitar (Not yet released)

Zap Guitar lets you play any song without knowing a single chord. Zap Guitar won an iPod touch and $100 of ChupaMobile Credits. This year's App Star  judges were:

• Sarah Perez at TechCrunch
• Ryan Kim at GigaOM
• Laurent Gatignol at iPhon.fr
• Jeff Scott at 148Apps
• Jamie Young at AppAdvice
• Jon Jordan at Pocketgamer.biz
• @Zee at TheNextWeb
• Orli Yakuel From Go2Web20

  First held in 2010, the next App Star contest should be held in 2013.

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