Comparison

Accessibility Handbook vs VO Starter

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Accessibility Handbook

Explore iOS accessibility features through interactive puzzles and detailed guides. Learn to implement accessibility best practices with real-world examples and documentation.

Highlights
  • Interactive accessibility puzzles
  • Voice-Over guide with examples
  • Color accessibility best practices
  • General accessibility implementation tips
  • Real-life documentation
Features
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The Accessibility Handbook is a guide into the iOS accessibility world! Learn how to use accessibility features and options with games, and learn how to implement them with documentations based in real-life experiences. Accessibility is a huge theme, specially in iOS, but it's always hard to find exactly what you need (unless you know what you are looking for). So we made this: An easy way to find this content, to search for it, to learn about it. Lightweight, fast, and always available. • The Handbook Game A series of puzzles that can only be solved by using accessibility tools (or a combination of them!) • The Voice-Over Guide A growing guide of how to improve your visual impairment accessibility using the Voice-Over, with examples and code. • The Colors Guide Here you'll learn more about colors, how to use them on your apps, and, of course, how to keep everything accessible to everyone. • Others Guide Accessibility is not only restricted to Voice-Over and Colors. Here we'll approach other things that can make your apps even better for everyone!

About

VO Starter

This app offers a step-by-step guide to help new blind and visually impaired iOS users learn to navigate their devices using VoiceOver, Apple's built-in screen reader. Lessons are designed to be quick and easy to understand, making the learning process manageable.

Highlights
  • VoiceOver training
  • Step-by-step iOS guide
  • Quick and easy lessons
  • For blind users
  • For visually impaired users
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VO Starter teaches new blind and visually impaired iOS users how to use their device with Apple's built in screen reader, VoiceOver. Learning a new device can be challenging, and learning a new device and a new screen reader can take time and patience. VO Starter provides a step by step guide to learn to use the iPhone, while keeping lessons quick, and easy to learn.

Screenshots

Accessibility Handbook4 screens
VO Starter2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Accessibility Handbook at 5.0 against VO Starter's 3.5. Accessibility Handbook also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). VO Starter's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Accessibility Handbook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Accessibility Handbook's written reviews are positive against 67% of VO Starter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Accessibility Handbook ships an update every 9 days, VO Starter every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Accessibility Handbook versus VO Starter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAccessibility HandbookVO Starter
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.414.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiovani Nascimento PereiraTechopolis Online Solutions, LLC

Customer experience

Accessibility Handbook

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

VO Starter

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Accessibility Handbook

No in-app purchases

None

VO Starter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Accessibility Handbook free?
Accessibility Handbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VO Starter free?
VO Starter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Accessibility Handbook or VO Starter?
Accessibility Handbook is rated higher. Accessibility Handbook averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while VO Starter averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Accessibility Handbook or VO Starter have ads?
Neither Accessibility Handbook nor VO Starter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Accessibility Handbook or VO Starter?
Accessibility Handbook ships an update every 9 days, and VO Starter every 2 days. Most recently, Accessibility Handbook was updated on August 16, 2026 and VO Starter on September 22, 2026.

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