AppleVis Unlimited: What's New and Noteworthy for May 2026

By AppleVis, 29 May, 2026

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team

Welcome to the May 2026 edition of AppleVis Unlimited, your monthly digest of the latest and most notable content on the AppleVis website. This newsletter features a curated selection of community-submitted content, including new app entries, updates, news, and popular discussions. We hope that you find this publication to be both helpful and informative. If you have any questions or feedback about this newsletter, please feel free to reach out using our Contact Form.

AnonyMouse's App Pick of the Month: VAL: Voice, Alarm & Chimes

If you have ever tried to find a clock app that actually works well with VoiceOver, you have probably had to settle for less than ideal solutions. VAL: Voice, Alarm \& Chimes changes that.

VAL is a fully customizable talking and chiming clock for iPhone and Mac, and it was clearly designed with VoiceOver users in mind from the start. It supports spoken time announcements, traditional chimes, and even lets you import your own audio to create something completely personal. You can choose announcements every 15, 30, or 60 minutes, alarms that cut through Focus and silent mode, and Smart Scheduling that switches between clocks automatically based on time, date, or even local sunrise and sunset.

This one also feels personal to me. I have had some version of a chimes app on my iPhone since the 3GS days, and while those apps got the job done, accessibility was never their strong suit. VAL is the first one I have used that feels like it was actually built for users like me. On top of that, one purchase covers both iPhone and Mac, which makes it an easy recommendation.

That is why VAL is my App Pick this month. Accessibility done right, deep customization, and real value across both platforms.

Read more about VAL: Voice, Alarm & Chimes here.

New Apps

Dominogue

From the App Store:

Build your domino deck, equip jokers to supercharge your chains, and beat as many rounds as you can! But be careful: once you lose a round, it's game over and you must start from nothing again.

Dominogue is a free to play game! It's being actively developed, so expect updates and new features to come soon.

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Severe Weather Guardian

From the App Store:

World's first VoiceOver Accessible Radar

Severe WeatherGuardian makes severe weather easier to understand with accessible Live Radar for VoiceOver, clear radar context for everyone, official weather alerts, saved alert locations, forecasts, widgets, tropical tracking, NOAA Weather Radio streams, and plain-language storm intelligence.

Radar should not require perfect vision or expert training. Severe WeatherGuardian starts with accessibility, then keeps the rest of the app practical: official alerts, readable forecasts, saved places, and severe weather context that helps you understand what is happening before, during, and after a storm.

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Snooker Live

From the App Store:

Experience the game like never before. Powered by the authoritative Snooker.org database-gives you instant access to live scores, match stats, and frame-by-frame updates.

Snooker Live delivers real-time scores, detailed match stats, and player insights-powered by the trusted data of Snooker.org.

Track every frame, follow your favorite pros, and get instant updates on tournaments worldwide. With live notifications and deep stats, this is your personal snooker command center.

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Survive Alone - Survival Sim

From the App Store:

(NO ADS) You stop at the edge of a lake you don't recognize. You don't remember how you got here. The trail is gone. The light is fading. You won't make it back. You wake up in the woods.

You don't know how long you've been walking. The trail behind you has faded. The light won't last. What's in your pack is what you have.

Survive Alone is an immersive survival game about staying alive in the wilderness, one decision at a time. Manage your body heat, hunger and thirst as you fight to survive.

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Tea Cup Merge

From the App Store:

Tea Cup Merge is a calm score-chasing puzzle where matching teacups bloom into finer brews.

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Notable App Updates

Art of Fauna: Cozy Puzzles

From the App Store:

Discover the wonders of nature with "Art of Fauna", a beautiful puzzle game! Each artwork is paired with a fascinating description about the animal it depicts, allowing you to choose your path: relax and piece together stunning vintage drawings, or challenge yourself by reconstructing the text and learn about these magnificent animals.

Below are highlights of Recent Updates to Art of Fauna: Cozy Puzzles. Please see the App Store page for full Release Notes.

  • New "Friends of Fauna" puzzle
  • Improved support for larger font sizes when reading additional information following resolution of a puzzle

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Bookshare Reader

From the App Store:

Listen to books and read your way!

Get the official Bookshare Reader app. Access millions of ebooks from Bookshare, the world's largest library of ebooks for people with reading barriers like dyslexia, blindness, low vision, and physical disabilities.

Below are highlights of Recent Updates to Bookshare Reader. Please see the App Store page for full Release Notes.

  • Improved accessibility labeling and navigation of table of contents

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Card World: Rummy Hearts & Gin

From the App Store:

Play Gin Rummy, Rummy 500, and Hearts in a VoiceOver-friendly card game hub built so blind and sighted players can share the table.

Card World brings classic card games to everyone.

Play Gin Rummy, Rummy 500, and Hearts with friends in a multiplayer card game hub built from the ground up for VoiceOver and inclusive play.

Blind, visually impaired, and sighted players can share the same table. No separate mode. No watered-down game. Just classic card games designed so more people can play together.

Below are highlights of recent updates to Card World: Rummy Hearts & Gin. Please see the App Store page for full release notes.

  • New "Hearts" game

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Cookie Voice Recipes

From the App Store:

Cookie is your intelligent voice-controlled cooking companion. Keep your hands free while cooking—simply say "Cookie" followed by your command to navigate recipes, set timers, check ingredients, and more. No messy screen touches required. Designed with accessibility in mind for users of all abilities.

Below are highlights of recent updates to Cookie Voice Recipes. Please see the App Store page for full release notes.

  • New "premium" feature that allows you to paste recipes from the clipboard
  • VoiceOver improvements

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Dungeon Scoundrel

From the App Store:

Enter the dungeon. Survive the deck. Become a legend.

Dungeon Scoundrel is a tactical card based dungeon crawler where every decision matters. Explore a fixed 55 card dungeon deck in portrait orientation, battling monsters, collecting loot, and managing scarce resources to escape alive.

Below are highlights of recent updates to Dungeon Scoundrel. Please see the App Store page for full release notes.

  • Eight new dungeon room conditions influence gameplay and outcomes in "Hero Run" mode
  • Accessibility improvements

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RightHear - Blind Assistant

From the App Store:

RightHear is a virtual accessibility assistant that helps people understand where they are and what’s around them – in both new and familiar places.

We’re here to empower individuals who are blind, visually impaired, or face orientation challenges to navigate independently, confidently, and on their own terms – anytime, anywhere.

Below are highlights of recent updates to RightHear - Blind Assistant. Please see the App Store page for full release notes.

  • Ability to navigate and receive realtime guidance using the camera
  • Locations can now be viewed in a variety of navigation and ride-hailing apps
  • Added Dynamic type support for improved readability
  • Improved location search
  • Improved VoiceOver announcements and navigation

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Recent News and Views

Apple Releases iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 with End-to-End Encryption for RCS Messages, Suggested Places in Apple Maps, and Pride Luminance Wallpaper

By AppleVis | May 11, 2026

Apple has today released iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 to the public, bringing end-to-end encryption to RCS messages for supported carriers, a new "suggested places" feature when performing a search in Apple Maps, and a new "Pride Luminance" wallpaper.

Apple Releases Version 26.5 of macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and HomePod Software

By AppleVis | May 11, 2026

Apple has today released version 26.5 of the macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and HomePod Software platforms.

Apple previews new accessibility features coming later this year: improved visual descriptions, auto-generated subtitles, and more

By AppleVis | May 19, 2026

Ahead of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) on May 21, Apple is offering a preview of accessibility features coming to its platforms later this year; including improved visual descriptions and text readability powered by Apple Intelligence, the ability to generate subtitles for videos, and more.

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