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NOTE: Pandora and Spotify are 2 very recommended apps by many blind friends but in South America i was not able to find it on the App Store so couldnt try them.
LaDiDa
$2.99
Developer: Smule
Description: This amazing app lets you sing a song and it composes music to match your singing and then you can share the final product on social media or via email.
This app allows you to sing popular songs or sing the lyrics of a song you are making up. The app is used by many blind people.
iOS 7: Works real well with VOICEOVER!
Download link:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ladida/id326533688
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Vintage Radio Lite
Free
Developer: Orion Internet Services
Description: This app allows you to go back in time and listen to old shows from decades ago, includes comedy, drama, sci-fi, horror…
This app is fairly accessible and an amazing app!!!
iOS 7: Works very well with VOICEOVER, really accessible!
Download Link:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vintage-radio-lite/id324517232
Christmas Radio
Free
Developer: Blumedialab.com
Description: This totally accessible app gives you more than 30 christmas radio stations so you can listen to holiday music all day long!
iOS 7: This app in this version works well to select a radio station and play the music, however i was not able to find accessible PAUSE/STOP controls so i had to go to the App Switcher to close the app when i was done listening to music or needing to pause it.
Download Link:
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/christmas-radio/id296382774
ooTunes Radio
$4.99
Developer: Oogly LLC
Description: This app allows you to play and record your favorite internet radio shows! This app is accessible with VOICEOVER.
iOS 7: Its accessible with VOICEOVER.
Download Link:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ootunes-radio-recording-alarm/id302782364
Tunein Radio
Free
Developer: Tunein
Description: Listen to your more than 100,000 favorite radio stations Online! There are over 2 Million Podcasts including concerts and more…
iOS 7: Completely accessible with VOICEOVER!
Download Link:
https://itunes.apple.com/es/app/tunein-radio/id418987775
Music Sparkles All in one music instrument
14 musical instruments, more than 2000000 downloads already!
Free
Developer: Kids Games Club
Description: This app is perfect for everyone!!! This app is accessible!
iOS 7: This app is amazing, disable VOICEOVER and touch the screen and will discover musical instruments and sounds, if you have some vision left even better to use this app to its fullest!
Download Link:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/music-sparkles-all-in-one/id452584114
Patternmusic
Free
Developer: Richard Lawler
Description: Create compelling, original music on your iPhone!
Create songs on the go!!!
iOS 7: This app is very accessible, seems to be for people who know the basics of creating music.
Download Link:
https://itunes.apple.com/es/app/patternmusic-mxxiv/id363598148
Hokusai
Free
Developer: Wooji Juice Ltd
Description: Audio editor for the visually impaired and blind!
Record or import a track, cut, copy, paste. Transfer to your computer or Dropbox.
iOS 7: This app is accessible!
Download Link:
https://itunes.apple.com/mx/app/hokusai-audio-editor/id432079746?mt=8
Pocket Wavepad
Free
Developer: NCH Software
Description: Powerful audio editor, record voice or music. This app seems accessible with VOICEOVER.
iOS 7: This powerful app is very accessible with VOICEOVER!
Download Link:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pocket-wavepad/id395339564
Gplayer
Free
Developer: Ginkgo Tech
Description: Play any video format in the world on your iPhone.
This app seems fairly accessible with VOICEOVER.
iOS 7: This app is really accessible with VOICEOVER!
Download Link:
https://itunes.apple.com/co/app/gplayer/id438402174?mt=8
Audio3D player
$0.99
Developer: Audio-3D.com
Description: This is the best quality app for music for your iPhone.
Headphones optimization. This app will blow you away when listening to music!
iOS 7: Very accessible with VOICEOVER!
Download Link:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/audio-3d-player-7.1/id665164359
Icanthearyou
Free
Developer: Big suit entertainment
Description: Easy audio amplifier! This app is for hearing impaired.
Use the headphones and will help you amplify the sound around you.
iOS 7: This app is fairly accessible with VOICEOVER!
Download Link:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/i-cant-hear-you/id448102535
Soundhound
Free
Developer: Soundhound
Description: Leading music identifier app and accessible with VOICEOVER. Soundhound tells you the name of a song, the artist and album where you can find it!
iOS 7: This app is very accessible with VOICEOVER!
Download Link:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/soundhound/id355554941
Billboard Magazine
Free
Developer: Prometheus Global Media
Description: This app gives you the top charts of Billboard Magazine and is accessible with VOICEOVER.
iOS 7: This app is accessible!
Download Link:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/billboard-magazine/id591211844
Classical music radio petite
Free
Developer: Kanda8i
Description: This app allows you to listen to the most famous classical composers of all time and the music quality is great!
This app is accessible with VOICEOVER.
iOS 7: This app is accessible with VOICEOVER!
Download Link:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/classical-music-radio-petite/id595859384?mt=8
Groove
Free
Developer: Zikera
Description: This app finds you music from your taste, this is a powerful app! This app seems fairly accessible.
iOS 7: This app is really accessible with VOICEOVER!
Download Link:
https://itunes.apple.com/co/app/groove-reproductor-musica/id445533979?mt=8
Podcasts
Free
Developer: Apple
Description: Organize your favorite Podcasts, listen to them, create playlists and much more, all accessible with VOICEOVER.
iOS 7: This app is really accessible!
Download Link:
https://itunes.apple.com/es/app/podcasts/id525463029
BossJock Studio
$9.99
Developer: The bossjocks
Description: One of the best DJ apps for iDevices, works super well with VOICEOVER because it was designed having in mind the visually impaired and blind.
This app allows you to record podcasts with voice and music. This super app works with external microphones.
iOS 7: This app is super accessible, was created thinking of us, the visually impaired and blind and is a super app for DJs AND Podcasters who love music!!!
Download Link:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bossjock-studio/id531205021?mt=8
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Talking Tuner
$0.99
Developer: Hotpaw productions
Description: This app is a sound activated talking musical instrument tuner designed for the visually impaired and blind and doesn’t require VOICEOVER to be on. You play a note and when you finish it, will speak out loud the note name.
This app is not perfect as they state in the app description but is pretty good and many people with low vision and totally blind who are learning to play instruments are using it, super worth it!!!
iOS 7: This super app is accessible with VOICEOVER!
Download Link:
https://itunes.apple.com/co/app/talking-tuner/id421065079?mt=8
GarageBand
$4.99
Developer: Apple
Description: This super powerful app is one of the MUST-HAVE for professional and amateur musicians, you can play, record, export music and voice tracks, plug your real instruments to produce a professional recording using this pocket size recording studio.
Has a mixer, sample tracks and features many instruments you can play inside the app with.
Its fully accessible for the visually impaired and blind and is one of the best apps in the world!!!
iOS 7: This app is fairly accessible, is a record studio in your pocket so i know some little things are not so accessible but many blind musicians use it so there must be a reason!
Download Link:
https://itunes.apple.com/co/app/garageband/id408709785?mt=8
FriendRadio
Free
Developer: Tyler Durrett
Description: Play music in up to 7 iPhones/iPads at the same time using a Wi-fi connection, fully accessible with voiceover!
iOS 7: I havent used it but hear is accessible enough to be used with VOICEOVER, as its free no worries if it isnt!
Download Link:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/friendradio/id519567957
Tango Remote Control Media Player HD
$4.99
Developer: Blue Atlas Technology, LLC
Description: Control your music and videos wiressly using your iDevices, Bluetooth compatible. Perfect when you have at least 2 iDevices. Is accessible with Voiceover.
iOS 7: I would email the developer to make sure the app stays accessible!
Download Link:
https://itunes.apple.com/co/app/tango-remote-control-media/id345279970?l=en&mt=8
iBlink Radio
Free
Developer: Serotek Corporation
Description: The iBlink Radio application from Serotek Corporation is the world’s first application for the visually impaired for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad! Radio stations, podcasts and reading services of special interest to blind and visually impaired persons; as well as their friends, family, caregivers and those wanting to know what life is like without eyesight.
iOS 7: This app is fully accessible with VOICEOVER!
Download Link:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/iblink-radio/id332027117?mt=8
