Is Aviary fully accessible?

By KE8UPE, 22 September, 2020

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iOS and iPadOS

Hi Everyone,
I'm wondering if anyone here has tested this new app?
i'm currently using Chirp as my twitter app on the watch, but this new app is available for Ios/ipadOS, watchOS, and macOS with just 1 purchase.
I just sent the developer a direct message, and they said that it works with voiceOver on Ios/ipadOS but hasn't been tested on the watch.

Can anyone here provide me feedback?

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By gregg on Thursday, September 24, 2020 - 16:44

Note: In description states VO compatible.
Aviary is a beautiful Twitter client built with iOS design guidelines in mind. It's simple enough to pick up and use immediately, and powerful enough to tweak it just the way you want. The delightful interface is coupled with extensive features that feel the part on your device, whilst elevating your Twitter experience. WHY YOU'LL LOVE AVIARY: Browse Twitter without the distractions of promoted tweets or ads. Use filters to hide tweets containing keywords, users, media, quotes, retweets, tweets above or below certain thresholds, regular expressions, and more. Tweak app icons, tints, gestures, tweet appearances, and much more with the extensive list of settings options. Quickly view lists, set custom tabs, change accounts, respond to tweets, share content, and more using gestures and context menus. Siri Shortcuts, Share Extensions, iMessage Stickers, and Widgets means that the fun doesn't stop when you leave the app. NOTABLE FEATURES: - Browse Twitter in chronological order without the distractions of promoted tweets or ads - Beautiful iOS-centric UI - Universal app (one-time purchase to get it on iPhone, iPad, Watch, and Mac) - Widgets to display timeline feeds and latest tweets on your home screen - Multiple columns on iPad that can be tweaked to display the content (and amount of columns) that suit your browsing preferences - Compose tweets with media, GIFs, ASCII character faces, drawings, and more - Powerful tweet filters (words, hashtags, users, media, quoted content, retweets, tweets above or below certain thresholds, regular expressions, and more) OTHER EXCITING FEATURES: - Context menus across the app to quickly perform actions - Hashflags support - View polls - View pinned tweets - List creation and browsing support - Trends and search support - Extensive profile actions, including adding private notes to remember details about the respective user - In-app Instagram media and YouTube playback - Intuitive gestures (swipe tweets, long-press tweets and tab bar items, pinch the screen to screenshot, and more) - Siri Shortcuts to perform quick actions - Biometric app lock - Drag and Drop tweet and media support - Extensive keyboard shortcuts and trackpad support - Custom app icons and themes to tweak the app to your liking - Dark mode and high-contrast backgrounds - Watch app to browse and post tweets - Share Extension to post tweets and media - Action Extension to open Twitter links in the app - iMessage Stickers - Accessibility labels, dynamic font sizing, and VoiceOver support - Haptics and alerts GET IN TOUCH: If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch. Aviary was created by an incredibly small team of one and I'd love to hear your thoughts. I'm available through Twitter @JPEGuin.

By KE8UPE on Saturday, October 24, 2020 - 16:44

Hi, Does this app work on the mac as well? I thought I saw where it did, but I just checked the mac app store, and got no results for, "aviary."

Thanks for any and all assistance.

By Squirrel on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 - 16:44

I heard this app mentioned recently on a podcast, and was wondering if anybody has recent experience of just how complete and solid the claimed VoiceOver support is... on both iOS and Mac?

By Emily Chia on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 - 16:44

Can someone post a Link

By Dalia on Saturday, April 24, 2021 - 16:44

I purchased this app after seeing mention of VoiceOver fixes in recent release notes, but none of the issues mentioned in the App Directory entry on here appear to be addressed.

Checking out the developer's Twitter timeline, he seems to frequently talk about accessibility and VoiceOver, so it's disappointing that this app currently has such significant VoiceOver issues.

The claimed VoiceOver support in the app's description is definitely misleading.

By Cobbler on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 - 16:44

The developer has now replaced the original app with an all new and shiny “Aviary 2”.

As before, “VoiceOver support” is mentioned in the description.

Once again, this claim doesn't stand up to testing.

I didn't spend too much time exploring the app, as I wanted to get out quickly so that I could cancel the short trial before the subscription kicked in. I have no issues with subscriptions, as developers need to be paid for their work. However, this one seems somewhat ‘punchy’ when compared to the competition.

What I did see during my brief time with the app was enough to convince me that no VoiceOver users have been involved with its development. Like the first Aviary app, it just feels like the developer has made a half-baked attempt at VoiceOver support and called that good enough to merit a mention in the description. Disappointing.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aviary-2/id1608167674