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 Othello
Paid Othello/Reversi game for iPhone and iPad with VoiceOver, built-in spoken move announcements, coordinates, positioned sounds, and adjustable colours.
Short verdict
Blind and low-vision iPhone or iPad players who want Othello against the computer or friends and can tolerate a few sound and end-board limitations.
Facts
- Developer
- Jonathan Chacon Barbero / Tyflos Accessible Software
- Platforms
- iPhone with VoiceOver, iPad with VoiceOver
- Game type
- Board game, Strategy
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Accessibility rating
- Recommended for VoiceOver users who enjoy Othello/Reversi
- Accessibility Score
- 84/100
- Platform
- iPhone, iPad
- Vision / need
- Blind, Low vision, Screen reader
- Accessibility
- VoiceOver, Self-voicing, Audio cues, High contrast
- Game type
- Strategy
- Last updated
- 2026-10-02
Where to find the game
- App Store: Accessible Othello
Covers: iPhone, iPad
Accessibility
- The App Store page says the full game can be played without seeing the screen, and every move is spoken with the square and number of flipped discs.
- Works with VoiceOver and has built-in narration with adjustable voice, speed, and volume.
- The board uses coordinates, selectable colours, subtitles for move results, and positioned sounds for squares.
- The game includes a guided tutorial, four computer difficulty levels, 6 × 6, 8 × 8, and 10 × 10 boards, and Game Center matches.
- An AppleVis player reported completing and enjoying a version 3.0 match.
Known limitations
- The AppleVis thread mentions a turn-reminder sound that is not yet explained in the app. The developer said sound lessons and a setting to silence it would be investigated.
- After the final move, the player could not explore the final board before closing the dialog. The developer said end-board review would be studied.
- Game Center uses Apple's own interface. The App Store page says Apple is responsible for accessibility and behaviour there.
- App Store compatibility mentions Apple Silicon Mac and Apple Vision, but the app is not verified for macOS. This entry recommends only iPhone and iPad. Norwegian is not listed.
Price/status
Paid app. The App Store listed US $0.99 when the sources were checked. No ads or in-app purchases are listed.
Available on the App Store as of October 2026. Version 3.0 is a SwiftUI rebuild with more accessibility and customization options.