AppleVis Blog

We are pleased to announce that the latest inductee into the AppleVis iOS App Hall of Fame is Zello Walkie Talkie.

With more than 1500 people subscribing to the AppleVis Channel on Zello, there should perhaps be no surprise that the app has gained a place in our Hall of Fame. However, its induction isn't simply due to the number of people who use the app, it's a result of the Zello developers actively engaging with the community since the first release of the app and subsequently demonstrating a commitment to ensuring that it is fully accessible with VoiceOver.

Update: nominations for the Golden Apple Awards are now closed.

The Kindle app for iOS devices is not usable with VoiceOver. We believe that it is time for Amazon to stop excluding blind iOS users from their Kindle Book Store, so hope that you will support our Campaign for fair and equal access by lobbying them to make the app accessible. Not only would this be a good commercial decision for Amazon, but it is simply the 'right' thing for them to do and arguably something they have a legal requirement to do. As consumers, it would also provide us with some much-needed competition and choice when shopping for eBooks.

After much consideration and with deep regret, we have decided to remove TuneIn Radio Pro from our iOS App Hall of Fame.

As a community we are committed to promoting accessibility and acknowledging those developers who demonstrate a similar commitment to making their apps fully accessible to blind and low vision users. Our Hall of Fame is where we showcase those apps which the community has decided are the best of the best in terms of accessibility and functionality.

Update: All of the promo codes have now been taken.

Audible has become the latest inductee into our iOS App Hall of Fame.

Our congratulations go to all of the team at Audible. Considering that Audible is part of the Amazon Group, we can only hope that this recognition will spur them onto making their Kindle iOS app accessible!

Groupon is one of the world's leading providers of daily deals - offering discounts of up to 90% on all the things that you love, such as fun and exciting experiences, restaurants, theaters, spas, shops and more.

Unfortunately, the latest update to its iOS app has introduced some significant issues for VoiceOver users, making browsing of deals frustrating and time consuming.

Naturally, we don't want to be excluded from the cool activities and great discounts offered via the Groupon app, so we are encouraging you all to ask that they address the current accessibility issues as a matter of some urgency.

It's that time again, when the AppleVis Editorial Team look back at all the apps that were submitted to the site during the last month and decide which of these should be our Editorial Pick.

Although September was an extremely busy month for AppleVis, few of the new apps struck us as particularly noteworthy.