How to check accessibility before you buy a game
A practical checklist for checking store tags, official documentation, and player experience reports before you buy.
Accessible letter soup
Paid word-search game for iPhone and iPad where the board can be explored and played with VoiceOver, touch, hints, and sounds explained in the app.
Short verdict
Blind and low-vision players on Apple devices who want a calm word game and are comfortable with spatial grid exploration in VoiceOver.
Facts
- Developer
- Jonathan Chacon Barbero / Tyflos Accessible Software
- Platforms
- iPhone with VoiceOver, iPad with VoiceOver, Apple Silicon Mac, Apple Vision Pro
- Game type
- Puzzle, Word game
- Language
- English, Spanish, Italian
- Accessibility rating
- Recommended for VoiceOver users who enjoy word searches
- Accessibility Score
- 84/100
- Platform
- iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Vision Pro
- Vision / need
- Blind, Low vision, Screen reader
- Accessibility
- VoiceOver, Audio cues, High contrast
- Game type
- Puzzle
- Last updated
- 2026-09-30
Where to find the game
- App Store: Accessible letter soup
Covers: iPhone, iPad, Apple Silicon Mac, Apple Vision Pro
Accessibility
- The App Store page says the game works with touch and VoiceOver on iPhone and iPad.
- AppleVis testing of the older 1.3 version says the app is fully accessible with VoiceOver, VoiceOver reads all page elements, and all buttons are clearly labelled.
- You can choose board size from 6 × 6 to 14 × 14, number of words, language/category, colours, font, letter case, and coordinate labels.
- Words are marked by tapping the first and last letters or dragging between them. The game offers hints, saved unfinished puzzles, and a built-in manual.
- Version 2.0 describes sound lessons, music and sound-effect controls, Game Center, and support for VoiceOver, dark interface, contrast, non-colour cues, and reduced motion.
Known limitations
- The independent AppleVis test I found is old and covers version 1.3. I did not find an independent version 2.0 playthrough.
- App Store reviews say the layout is generally accessible, but finding letters and diagonal words in an unfamiliar grid can be challenging.
- The App Store describes iPhone and iPad and says the app is not verified for macOS. Mac and Apple Vision appear in compatibility metadata but should be tested separately.
- Requires iOS 18 or iPadOS 18 or later. Norwegian is not listed.
Price/status
Paid app. The App Store listed US $0.99 when the sources were checked.
Available on the App Store as of September 2026. Version 2.0 returned with an iOS/iPadOS 18 requirement, saved puzzles, a built-in manual, sound lessons, and Game Center.