Apple iOS

The apps listed below work well with the Zoom feature and or VoiceOver. The web site Applevis has also created a page that lists all the Apps Developed for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired.

Top Rated Apps

KNFB Reader Cost: $99.99. High quality OCR application. Can be used read PDF, ePub, Text, Word, PowerPoint, Pages, Keynote, RTF and HTML files. Integrates with BookShare, Dropbox, Project Gutenberg and more. Highlights, reads and auto scrolls documents.

Blind Square Cost: $39.99. BlindSquare uses GPS and the compass to locate you. It then gathers information about the surrounding environment from FourSquare.

VoiceDream Cost: $14.99 – Can be used read PDF, ePub, Text, Word, PowerPoint, Pages, Keynote, RTF and HTML files. Integrates with BookShare, Dropbox, Project Gutenberg and more. Highlights, reads and auto scrolls documents.

Be My Eyes Cost: Free. Be the eyes for a blind person in need of help remotely through a live video connection if you are sighted or be assisted by the network of sighted users if you are blind.

Training

LookTel VoiceOver Tutorial Cost: Free. App is designed to teach the basics of the VoiceOver screen reader. Exercises and practice games.

VO Starter Cost: $1.99. App is designed to help teach VoiceOver on the Apple iOS devices.

Barcode Apps

Digit-Eyes Cost: $9.99.

Books, Reading, Radio and Podcasts

Audible Cost: Free. Monthly membership fee.

Learning Ally Cost: Free. Membership required.

NFB-Newsline Mobile Cost: Free.

OverDrive Cost: Free.

Read2Go Cost: $19.99. Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 4.0 or later.

Sero (Formally iBlink Radio) Cost: Free.

VoiceDream Can be used read PDF, ePub, Text, Word, PowerPoint, Pages, Keynote, RTF and HTML files. Integrates with BookShare, Dropbox, Project Gutenberg and more. Highlights, reads and auto scrolls documents.

GPS Apps

Blind Square Cost: $39.99. BlindSquare uses GPS and the compass to locate you. It then gathers information about the surrounding environment from FourSquare.

Ariadne GPS Cost: $5.99.