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# Quick Reviews receives an unexpected award
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/quick-reviews-receives-an-unexpected-award/
- Published: 2025-12-17T01:59:08.000Z
- Updated: 2025-12-17T01:59:08.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler

Quick Reviews just won the [MacStories Selects](https://www.macstories.net/stories/macstories-selects-2025-recognizing-the-best-apps-of-the-year/?ref=birchtree.me) Best New App award, and I'm over the moon about it! I honestly didn't seen this coming at all, and I genuinely teared up just a bit when I saw the news. Yes, yes, awards aren't the end-all-be-all and there are plenty of great new apps this year, but it's so nice to see an app that I made mostly for myself has made other people happy as well.

I like Jonathan Reed's writeup on the blog:

> Like Matt’s other apps, [Quick Reviews](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quick-reviews/id6740369719?ref=birchtree.me) is a simple concept that’s well thought out and executed, making it a joy to use. It’s now part of my movie-watching ritual, and I suspect that’s the case for many others. It’s a pleasure to be able to name Quick Reviews the Best New App of 2025.

And I also appreciated this from [Federico and John on AppStories](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGI6XvQXD2I&ref=birchtree.me):

> Federico: I think what's especially nice about it is that it is the kind of utility that is focused, that is made by a new indie developer for Apple platforms, and is focused on people…on people enjoying art made by other people.  
>  
> John: Which is a positive spin that can be shared on social media. The thing I think is too easy on social media is to share hot takes, complaints, and gripes, and with Matt's app, you can share things you love, which I really think makes all of social media a better place for everyone.

Well, this is where I remind you to [check out Quick Reviews for iOS here](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quick-reviews/id6740369719?ref=birchtree.me). It's free to use, but $10/year gets you Magic Mode which autofills a bunch of metadata for you, (one-way) Letterboxd sync, and a simple year in review image generator.