Art of Fauna and Be My Eyes have been named among 45 finalists for Apple's 2025 App Store Awards. (Editor's Note: Be My Eyes is the parent company of AppleVis.)
Chosen by Apple's Global Editors, the App Store Awards cover 12 categories and recognize developers for their achievements in innovation, user experience, and cultural impact. Both Art of Fauna and Be My Eyes were nominated by Apple in the Cultural Impact category.
Art of Fauna: Cozy Puzzles is a 2025 Apple Design Award winner for its inclusivity. The app combines relaxing picture or text puzzles, stunning artwork, and wildlife knowledge and conservation--all in a game that was designed to be fully accessible to everyone. 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.
Be My Eyes is an app that seeks to make the visual world more accessible to people who are blind or have low vision through the power of volunteers, public and private organizations, and artificial intelligence. From the App Store:
Worldwide more than half a million people who are blind use the innovative Be My Eyes app through their smartphone to get visual description when they need it. Connect with more than 7 million volunteers. Or use the latest AI image describer. Or connect with dedicated company representatives to help with their products. All in one app.
The full list of finalists for the 2025 App Store Awards is available on Apple's website. Winners will be announced in the coming weeks.