Key mobile app accessibility resources — Abra A curated list of essential mobile app accessibility resources for iOS and Android. Explore guidelines, testing methods, assistive technologies, and practical tools to build accessible apps.

Looking to build accessible mobile apps? You should! Abra has compiled some genuinely useful resources. Worth bookmarking.

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#A11y #MobileAccessibility

Working on something special for #Xarra to celebrate World Book Day! Integrated with the Gutenberg Library. Download classics like Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, or Alice in Wonderland, then read them, listen to them, or both! Want a sneak peek?

TestFlight: testflight.apple.com/join/ysbKq74Z

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Also working on DAISY file support in Xarra! DAISY is an accessible book format designed for people with print disabilities.

If you have any DAISY files, please give it a go and let me know what you think! 🙏

Learn more about the format at: daisy.org

Working on something special for #Xarra to celebrate World Book Day! Integrated with the Gutenberg Library. Download classics like Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, or Alice in Wonderland, then read them, listen to them, or both! Want a sneak peek?

TestFlight: testflight.apple.com/join/ysbKq74Z

A collage of screenshots from a recorded talk at try! Swift Tokyo 2026 (April 13–14). The speaker, Klemens, presents on stage in front of purple try! Swift Tokyo branding. The slides show group photos from various developer conferences, a grid of iOS app icons, tweets about apps including RetroRapid, and Japanese-language caption text describing lessons learned from attending many events, the value of indie developer communities, and crediting collaborators for app features and code.

Massive FOMO last week for Deep Dish Swift AND try! Swift Tokyo!

Caught up on some talks... and @strasser.bsky.social you are so awesome! It felt amazing to see that me and RetroRapid were part of it in a small way.

Thank you so much! 🙏

The Art of Caring www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nAZ...

Screenshot of Xarra 1.1's new Voice Management screen on iPhone. At the top, a Fallback Voice section lets you pick a default voice, currently set to Serena (Premium) - United Kingdom. Below, a Voices by Language section shows individual voice selections per language: English is set to Serena (Premium) - United Kingdom, Spanish to Marisol (Premium) - Spanish (Spain), and Catalan to Montse - Catalan (Spain). At the bottom, a Tip section links to "How to install high quality Voices?" with instructions to download enhanced voices via iOS Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content → Voices.

You asked, we listened! First update: Xarra 1.1!

Introduces Voice Management: choose your preferred voice per language and get tips on downloading Premium voices for a more natural sound.

Thank you for the feedback, keep it coming!

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#indieApp #iOSDev

Screenshot of Xarra 1.1's new Voice Management screen on iPhone. At the top, a Fallback Voice section lets you pick a default voice, currently set to Serena (Premium) - United Kingdom. Below, a Voices by Language section shows individual voice selections per language: English is set to Serena (Premium) - United Kingdom, Spanish to Marisol (Premium) - Spanish (Spain), and Catalan to Montse - Catalan (Spain). At the bottom, a Tip section links to "How to install high quality Voices?" with instructions to download enhanced voices via iOS Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content → Voices.

You asked, we listened! First update: Xarra 1.1!

Introduces Voice Management: choose your preferred voice per language and get tips on downloading Premium voices for a more natural sound.

Thank you for the feedback, keep it coming!

apps.apple.com/us/app/xarra...

#indieApp #iOSDev

Screenshot of three 5-star App Store reviews for RetroRapid. First review titled "I love this game" from the United States (March 27, 2026): "I am really a fan of this nice accessible game that I can just pick up and play! Finally, something that also works with the Apple Watch!" Second review titled "So much fun!" from the United States (February 25, 2026): "This game is so much fun to play! The simplicity and accessibility is unmatched! Highly recommend to anyone." Third review titled "Accesible y entretenido" from Spain (March 13, 2026), translated as "Accessible and fun": "A simply accessible and simply fun game. Highly recommended."

When building RetroRapid, I had three things in mind: simplicity, accessibility, and fun. Mission accomplished? I'll let these reviews speak for themselves 😊 Please, keep them coming!

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#indieGame #accessibleGame #iOSGame

Going to @iosdevuk.bsky.social has been on my bucket list for aaages. This year, I won't just be going, I'll be speaking! And it looks like it's going to be an incredible conference. 🎉 See you there?!

www.iosdevuk.com/speakers

#iOSDevUK #iOSDev #Swift

A gold medal with a red ribbon. The medal features a trophy and laurel wreath with the number 1000, and a golden banner beneath reads “+1000 Downloads!”. Golden sparkles surround the design.

Yesterday was the best day for downloads by far with 108! And just like that, it marks RetroRapid’s first 1k downloads! 😱 Pretty amazing! Thanks everyone! 😊

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#RetroRapid #IndieGame

A gold medal with a red ribbon. The medal features a trophy and laurel wreath with the number 1000, and a golden banner beneath reads “+1000 Downloads!”. Golden sparkles surround the design.

Yesterday was the best day for downloads by far with 108! And just like that, it marks RetroRapid’s first 1k downloads! 😱 Pretty amazing! Thanks everyone! 😊

apps.apple.com/gb/app/retro...

#RetroRapid #IndieGame

Screenshot showing Xarra featured as the Indie App of the Week. At the top, the heading reads "Indie App of the Week" followed by the app name "Xarra" in bold. Below is the cover banner for issue #101 of the Create with Swift Weekly Newsletter, with a purple-to-pink gradient background and a subtle pattern of rounded envelope shapes. At the bottom, an App Store link card for Xarra by Daniel Devesa Derksen-Staats is shown, with the app icon depicting an illustrated person with stylised letter forms overlaid in blue tones.

Xarra has been featured as Indie App of the Week in @createwithswift.bsky.social's newsletter. It makes me so happy! 😊 A lot of care has gone into this over the last few months. I hope you find it useful and that it makes your reading a little more delightful.
www.createwithswift.com/weekly-newsl...

A glowing gold medal on a black background, featuring a pixelated retro Formula 1 car viewed from the front engraved in its centre, surrounded by a golden laurel wreath. Two crossed chequered flags sit at the bottom, and a red and chequered ribbon hangs from the top. Golden sparkles surround the whole design.

It's been such a big week for RetroRapid!! 🎉 Best week for downloads so far: 363, with 70 just yesterday! Second best week for revenue too, with 3 more Unlimited Play purchases. Some exciting updates coming soon. Stay tuned! 👀

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Screenshot showing Xarra featured as the Indie App of the Week. At the top, the heading reads "Indie App of the Week" followed by the app name "Xarra" in bold. Below is the cover banner for issue #101 of the Create with Swift Weekly Newsletter, with a purple-to-pink gradient background and a subtle pattern of rounded envelope shapes. At the bottom, an App Store link card for Xarra by Daniel Devesa Derksen-Staats is shown, with the app icon depicting an illustrated person with stylised letter forms overlaid in blue tones.

Xarra has been featured as Indie App of the Week in @createwithswift.bsky.social's newsletter. It makes me so happy! 😊 A lot of care has gone into this over the last few months. I hope you find it useful and that it makes your reading a little more delightful.
www.createwithswift.com/weekly-newsl...

It’s finally here!

Xarra! Read, listen (or both), to your articles and documents.

Download it from the App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/xarra...

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I’m so in love with the icon! It was designed by the incredibly talented @raulgil.bsky.social! Don’t miss out on his work; make sure to follow him and subscribe to his newsletter: raulgil.substack.com

It’s finally here!

Xarra! Read, listen (or both), to your articles and documents.

Download it from the App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/xarra...

Weekly Newsletter Issue 100 Celebrating 100 editions of the Create with Swift Weekly Newsletter. Thank you all for being part of this journey. We look forward to see what you will Create with Swift.

🎉 Congrats to @createwithswift.bsky.social on 100 issues of their weekly newsletter. Here's to the next 100!

Not subscribed yet? You're missing out: www.createwithswift.com/weekly-newsl...

And bookmark their Make it Accessible resource while you're at it: www.createwithswift.com/make-it-acce...

About 50 downloads yesterday! So people do notice 🙌

If you open the App Store today, go to Games, Updated and Upgraded, and scroll down a bit... chances are you'll go past lots of great (great!) games and eventually find RetroRapid! Will many people notice? 🤷‍♂️ But super excited to be featured on an App Store list for the first time.

#RetroRapid

A hand holding an iPhone displaying Xarra, with the app's illustrated character icon shown large on screen and 'Welcome to Xarra' playing. In the background, the River Thames shimmers under a bright blue London sky.

Today is the day! 🎉 Xarra is here!

Import any article, document or text and listen to it while the text stays in sync on screen: read, listen, or both.

Launch offer: LAUNCH50Y (~50% off yearly), LAUNCHSAVE (~25–30% off lifetime)

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#IndieApp #Accessibility #iOS

If you open the App Store today, go to Games, Updated and Upgraded, and scroll down a bit... chances are you'll go past lots of great (great!) games and eventually find RetroRapid! Will many people notice? 🤷‍♂️ But super excited to be featured on an App Store list for the first time.

#RetroRapid

A hand holding an iPhone displaying Xarra, with the app's illustrated character icon shown large on screen and 'Welcome to Xarra' playing. In the background, the River Thames shimmers under a bright blue London sky.

Today is the day! 🎉 Xarra is here!

Import any article, document or text and listen to it while the text stays in sync on screen: read, listen, or both.

Launch offer: LAUNCH50Y (~50% off yearly), LAUNCHSAVE (~25–30% off lifetime)

apps.apple.com/gb/app/xarra...

#IndieApp #Accessibility #iOS

Screenshot of the Xarra! App Store listing. The subtitle: Turn text into audio. It says: coming soon, expected 26 Mar 2026. It has a button with a checkmark indicating that it has been pre-ordered, and it discloses that it offers In-App Purchases. The icon shows an illustrated woman with blue hair surrounded by letters and document pages.

Feels at home on iPhone and iPad, with an adaptive design and making the most of Liquid Glass. Built to be helpful and respectful. Works offline. No ads, no trackers, no accounts required. Lightweight, and focused on helping you engage with text in the way that works best for you.

App Store screenshot for Xarra! showing the Apple Intelligence-powered code explanation feature. A Swift code block is displayed alongside an AI-generated plain-language explanation of what the code does. The header reads "Powered by Apple Intelligence – Explain code in an audio-friendly format, summarize text, auto-tag audio documents, and generate unique artwork".

Powered by Apple Intelligence! I'm particularly proud of this feature, which uses Foundation Models to explain what a piece of code does in an audio-friendly format.

App icon for Xarra: a illustrated woman with blue hair and closed eyes, set against a light blue background, surrounded by floating document pages and the letters "a" and "b" in dark blue.

Tomorrow is release day!

Xarra has 39 pre-orders, but 118 of you tested it on TestFlight! Let's make a bigger splash at launch!

Tap Get and the app downloads automatically tomorrow. No upfront payment, nothing to lose. Just pre-order and enjoy Xarra from day one!

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App Store screenshot for Xarra! showing the reading view at a very large Dynamic Type size, with the word "accessibility" highlighted in a dark purple box as it is read aloud. Playback controls are visible at the bottom. The header reads "Accessibility / Dynamic Type – Accessibility and Dynamic Type front and center".

Accessibility, front and center! Supports VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, Voice Control... both portrait and landscape orientations... light and dark mode... Increase Contrast, Reduce Transparency... you name it!

App Store screenshot for Xarra! showing the library view with a list of saved Audio Documents, including articles from mobilea11y.com and Smashing Magazine, each showing a progress bar and percentage read. The header reads "Library – Keep your reading library with you everywhere".

Your library of Audio Documents goes with you. It syncs with iCloud across devices, and it remembers where you left off, so you can get straight to it.

Touch-free Touch Screens | iOSKonf25 | Rob Whitaker YouTube video by iOSKonf

My talk, “Touch-free Touch Screens” from iOSKonf is now online. I got to have some fun trying things out in this talk, I hope you enjoy it too. You’ll just have to imagine me running!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHPM...

App Store screenshot for Xarra! showing the Voice Settings panel. Options include "Respect Assistive Technology Settings", "Custom Voice and Language Detection" (toggled on), and a Default Voice set to "Serena (Premium)". A tip explains how to download additional voices via iOS Settings. The header reads "Voice Settings – Choose from system voices in many languages".

On-device voices in many languages! Download Premium voices in iOS for a more natural listening experience. Language is automatically detected for you, no hassle!