unitQ Unveils the Epic Awards to Celebrate User-Loved Products in 2026

unitQ Launches 2026 Epic Awards

In a groundbreaking initiative aimed at celebrating exceptional user experiences, unitQ, a frontrunner in AI-driven quality intelligence, has unveiled the 2026 Epic Awards. This awards program honors applications and products that have garnered the most love and admiration from users, as evidenced by a rigorous analysis of public app reviews.

A New Standard in Recognition

The Epic Awards distinguish themselves from traditional industry awards by prioritizing authentic user feedback over vendor applications or biased judging panels. The winner selection process is straightforward: unitQ’s advanced AI analyzed an astounding 83 million reviews across both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, evaluating over 6,700 apps. This analysis represents one of the largest studies ever conducted on mobile app quality based on genuine customer sentiments.

Christian Wiklund, co-founder and CEO of unitQ, emphasized the importance of listening to user voices. He stated, “Quality isn’t what you say it is; it’s what your users feel, post, share, and pass along.” The Epic Awards aim to reflect this reality, focusing solely on data gathered from genuine user experiences, regardless of whether the companies are clients of unitQ.

Methodology Behind the Awards

The path to winning an Epic Award requires an app to meet specific criteria. Apps must have received at least 50,000 public reviews throughout the 2025 calendar year and demonstrated sustained usage and engagement. Additionally, eligible companies must employ a minimum of 50 individuals. These parameters ensure that only the most popular and impactful applications are considered.

To quantify the quality of user experiences, each qualifying application received a unitQ Score ranging from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating a greater number of users reporting seamless interactions. This scoring system was developed using proprietary AI algorithms trained to recognize quality signals and customer sentiment trends across over 100 languages. The results revealed a pressing truth: delivering frictionless digital experiences at scale is no easy feat. On average, apps received a score of only 60, classified as