Welcome to the December 2023 edition of AppleVis Unlimited, our monthly newsletter which highlights what’s new and noteworthy
on the AppleVis website. Below, you’ll find a selection of the best content posted to AppleVis by members of the community –
from new app entries, to app updates, to the latest news and podcasts.
We are pleased to highlight the newest apps.
…. New and Noteworthy App Entries
1) EchoVis Street (iOS/iPadOS, Free With In-App Purchases)
A simple audio game simulating visual disabilities. The goal is to cross the crowded street safely listening to the sounds of passing cars.
EchoVis Street is a simple audio game, aimed for blind and visually impaired people. The main goal of this game is to present one of many possibilities of use the mobile devices to develop ability to use hearing skills by visually impaired people. We recommend sight persons also to try their skills in this area.
This game consist several levels, each with a different traffic sounds simulation.
The player’s main objective is to cross the road in the virtual environment avoiding to be hit by a passing car or tram.
This should be done in base of acoustic informations analysis arriving to the player’s ears. Therefore, we recommend playing with stereophonic headphones connected to your smartphone and without looking at mobile phone screen. All of the necessary communicates are being read with use of text to speech synthesizer
Current Version: 1.0 (December 3, 2023)
Read EchoVis Street’s AppleVis App Directory entry for more information <https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/education/echovis-street>
Visit EchoVis Street’s App Store page
<https://apps.apple.com/us/app/echovis-street/id1440588932>
See also:
* EchoVis Game
<https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/education/echovis-game>
* EchoVis Quiz
<https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/education/echovis-quiz>
2) Voice of the Ancients (iOS/iPadOS, Free With In-App Purchases)
Let me tell you a story! Meanwhile, you can sit at the fireplace, close your eyes, and listen to the tale about ancient hidden treasures and secret societies. This time, you won’t just listen. You will be the hero of the story. It will be your adventure. Your voice guides the way. Can you solve the mystery just with your voice?
My game is highly optimized for blind and visually impaired people (thanks to the extensive testing by the AppleVis forum members). Still, I developed the game also for other kinds of users:
For intermediate and advanced English learners, this game offers an unparalleled opportunity to enhance your spoken English skills. And for all adventure enthusiasts, this game rekindles the power of imagination, often stifled by the graphical grandeur of modern video games.
Unleash your inner detective and unravel the mysteries that lie ahead, solely using your voice as your compass.
With the first episode available for free, what are you waiting for? Embark on this extraordinary journey today and discover the magic of storytelling through voice.
Current Version: 1.0 (December 5, 2023)
Read Voice of the Ancients’s AppleVis App Directory entry for more information <https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/games/voice-ancients>
Visit Voice of the Ancients’s App Store page <https://apps.apple.com/us/app/voice-of-the-ancients/id1142099795>
3) Wipr (iOS/iPadOS, US$1.99)
Wipr blocks all ads, trackers, cryptocurrency miners, EU cookie and GDPR notices, and other annoyances, so you can focus on the content that matters to you.
It works in Safari and all apps that use Safari to display web pages.
*Web pages load a lot faster with Wipr, and much less needs to be downloaded. Your mobile devices will love this.
*Wipr prevents countless trackers from invading your privacy. Wipr itself cannot, nor wants to, know what you do on the web.
*By using a new technology called Content Blocking Extensions, Wipr can do its job without slowing down Safari at all.
*Wipr’s blocklist is updated twice a week to keep up with the ever-changing web.
*No one can pay to unblock ads. There are no “acceptable ads”. Wipr only answers to you.
*Wipr will use an enhanced blocklist for Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese speakers.
*You can set up Wipr in seconds, and it will update automatically in the background to block future annoyances. There is no configuration.
Current Version: 1.51 (December 30, 2023)
Read Wipr’s AppleVis App Directory entry for more information <https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/productivity/wipr>
Visit Wipr’s App Store page
<https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wipr/id1030595027>
All recent app entries posted to AppleVis can be found at:
iOS/iPadOS
<https://www.applevis.com/apps/latest?type=ios_app_directory>
Mac
<https://www.applevis.com/apps/latest?type=mac_app_directory>
Apple Watch
<https://www.applevis.com/apps/latest?type=watch_directory>
Apple TV
<https://www.applevis.com/apps/latest?type=tv_directory>