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: $6.99 – (sale price until July 4th) 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.
Navigon Cost: $59.99.
Magnifying Apps
Over 40 Cost: $1.99.
VisionAssist Cost: $3.99.
OCR 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.
TextGrabber + Translator Cost: Free 5.99.
Utility Apps
Light Detector Cost: $1.99
NantMobile Money Reader (formally LookTel MoneyReader) Cost: Free.
LookTel Recognizer Cost: $9.99.
Talking Scientific Calculator Cost: $4.99.
Talking Timer Cost: $0.99.
TypeInBraille Cost: $4.99. Allows you to type on the iPhone or iPad screen in Braille.
Reference and Training
Access World Cost: Free
Word Processing
AccessNote Cost: $19.99
iA Writer Cost: $4.99. Simple word procesor. Integrates with Dropbox, iCloud.
Voice Dream Writer – Cost: $2.99 (on sale until July 4th)