Switch Accessible Apps for iPad*

First, you need to have a way to connect your switches to the iPad.

Enabling Devices has three different options:

#1166 iPad Wireless Switch Interface

iPad Wireless Switch Interface

 

#1164 iPad Wireless Switch

iPad Wireless Switch

 

#1167 iPad Wireless Two Switch

 

 

iPad Wireless Two Switch

This chart contains a sampling of switch accessible educational apps. It does not list every app available. New apps are developed every day. No
warranty is made about the accuracy or completeness of the information on this chart. Customers should consult the Apple App Store for detailed information about the apps. Switch accessible AAC apps are not included in this chart.

Updated 7/18/2023

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Switch Accessible Educational Apps for iPad

App

Aunty Maggie’s Recipe

Aunt Maggies recipes app

Vendor

Inclusive Technology Ltd.

Price

$3.99

App Description

Choose one of four characters then choose ingredients to add to the cauldron by mixing the colors in the jars to create the color of your monster. See what happens when they drink the potion!

Features/Skills

• Clear targets on dark
backgrounds helps users
with VI
• Improve communication
and language development
• Practice single switch and
switch scanning

Switch Needed:

One or two
switches

App

Big Bang Pictures

big bang pictures app

Vendor

Inclusive Technology Ltd.

Price

$34.99

App Description

Activities designed specially for children with low vision, including CVI.

Features/Skills

• High contrast animated
images
• 8 foreground & background
colors

Switch Needed:

One or two switches

App

Big Trucks

big trucks app

Vendor

Inclusive Technology Ltd.

Price

$3.99

App Description

Watch the big noisy trucks, cranes and diggers animate with this switch game for one or two players.

Features/Skills

• Large clear image on dark
background, ideal for users
with VI
• Two switch access
• Great for encouraging
language and discussion
• Teach turn taking with two
switches

Switch Needed:

Two switches

App

Bumper Cars

bumper cars app

Vendor

Inclusive Technology Ltd.

Price

$3.99

App Description

Touch either of the bumper cars or press one of your switches to try to knock the other car off the screen. Clear bright graphics on a dark screen with great sound effects.

Features/Skills

• Encourages counting up to
10
• Targets encourage
locating skills
• Turn taking
• Errorless fun
• Explore use of 2 switches

Switch Needed:

Two switches

App

Catch the Cow

catch the cow app

Vendor

Computerade

Price

$2.99

App Description

Helps users to learn to select pictures using switch-controlled scanning. Options allow for changing scan speed, difficulty level, and number of rows and columns.

Features/Skills

• Teaches switch controlled
scanning
• Can be used as an
assessment tool for
switch readiness

Switch Needed:

Single switch

App

Choose It! Literacy

choose it app

Vendor

Inclusive Technology Ltd.

Price

$59.99

App Description

Contains 250 activities with 5,000 pages of simple multiple choice activities. Topics include: Listening skills, Initial sounds, Initial letters, Initial blends, Alphabet, Everyday words.

Features/Skills

• Structural approach to
basic literacy using tried
& tested approaches
• Clear layout
• Ideal for learners with
visual or perceptual
difficulties
• Performance reporting

Switch Needed:

Single or two
switch scanning

App

Choose It! Numeracy

choose it number app

Vendor

Inclusive Technology Ltd.

Price

$59.99

App Description

Contains 230 activities with 6,000 pages of simple multiple choice activities. Topics include: Shapes and measure, Early numbers, Numbers 0-5, 5-10, 0-100, Money and Time.

Features/Skills

• Structural approach to
basic number & space
concepts
• Simple layout
• Ideal for learners with
visual or perceptual
difficulties
• Performance reporting

Switch Needed:

Single or two
switch scanning

App

Choose It! Science

choose it science app

Vendor

Inclusive Technology Ltd.

Price

$59.99

App Description

Contains 160 activities with 3,000 pages of simple multiple choice activities. Topics include: Living things, Materials, Forces and Electricity, and Light Sound and Space.

Features/Skills

• Clear layout
• Ideal for learners with
visual or perceptual
difficulties
• Designed by experienced
teachers
• Performance reporting

Switch Needed:

Single or two
switch scanning

App

Cine Fx

cine fx app

Vendor

Sensory App House Ltd.

Price

Free

App Description

Fun photo effects with 30 cine style effects. Use your own photos and create special effects: hall of mirrors, psychedelic colors, swirls, etc.

Features/Skills

• Explore use of switches
• Fun effects to enjoy with
friends and family

Switch Needed:

One to four
switches

App

Custard Splodger

custard spodger app

Vendor

Inclusive Technology Ltd.

Price

$3.99

App Description

Switch accessible activity to encourage creative play. Activate switch to squirt yucky custard everywhere.

Features/Skills

• Three levels of difficulty
• Maximum contrast black
background for VI

Switch Needed:

One or two
switches

App

Dirty Duds

dirty duds app

Vendor

Creative Communicating

Price

$6.99

App Description

In this adapted book, children will enjoy learning about clothing and helping Molly wash her dirty clothes with the fun repeated line "Wishy Washy" while engaging in a variety of activities.

Features/Skills

• Early language and literacy
activities
• Beginning AAC skills
• Beginning touch skills
and/or beginning switch
skills

Switch Needed:

One or two
switches

App

Dollars and Cents

dollars and cents app

Vendor

Attainment Co.

Price

$59.99

App Description

Three progressive programs: counting coins, spending money and making change. Each program has several activities with realistic graphics and easy interface.

Features/Skills

• Teach students about
shopping, paying and getting
change
• Progressive programs teach
students to function as store
clerks
• Great way to teach math

Switch Needed:

Single and two
switch scanning

App

E-I-E-I-O

eieio app

Vendor

Creative Communicating

Price

$5.99

App Description

Fun adapted book for all children to use to learn about animals and the sounds they make. Utilizing a child's friendly voice, the app contains 4 simple activities: Touch page to read story, Listen and find the sound the animal makes, Practice making choices to hear animal sounds, and User chooses which animal to sing, in any order.

Features/Skills

• Early language and literacy
activities
• Beginning AAC skills
• Beginning touch skills
and/or beginning switch
skills

Switch Needed:

One or two
switches

App

Electra

electra app

Vendor

Sensory App House Ltd.

Price

Free

App Description

Simple special effects app that is visually stimulating. Touch a switch to change electric effect and color.

Features/Skills

• Age appropriate
• Teaches multiple switch use
• Visually stimulating

Switch Needed:

One to four
Switches

App

Five Little Aliens

little aliens apps

Vendor

Inclusive Technology Ltd.

Price

$3.99

App Description

Learn the numbers from one to five with this easy to learn counting song. The song and animation stop at the end of each verse and you can use a switch or touch the screen to play the next verse. The follow-up activities give opportunities to see numbers and hear number names.

Features/Skills

• Counting up to 5
• Errorless fun
• Visual & auditory
feedback
• Clear graphics

Switch Needed:

Single or two
switch scanning

App

Five Little Rock Stars

five little rock stars app

Vendor

Inclusive Technology Ltd.

Price

$3.99

App Description

Dance along to a rock tune while learning about numbers 1 to 5. Choose to listen to the song or play activities that reinforce the lesson. Count up using a mouse, switch or a number line.

Features/Skills

• Counting up to 5
• Errorless fun
• Visual & auditory
feedback

Switch Needed:

Single or two
switch scanning

App

Forest Fighter

forest fighter app

Vendor

Zyrobotics

Price

Free

App Description

Put out forest fire by dropping water droplets on fire. Fully customizable settings.

Features/Skills

• Improve eye hand
coordination
• Graphics and music
adjustable for sensory
sensitive
• All skills levels including
beginner

Switch Needed:

Single switch

App

HKL Chopper Rescue

Vendor

Inclusive Technology Ltd.

Price

$5.99

App Description

Players have to avoid obstacles and rescue six people and animals from danger. Bold, clear graphics with no visual clutter.

Features/Skills

• Improves switch timing
skills
• Learn to watch and wait for
right time
• Opportunities for discussion and language development

Switch Needed:

Single Switch

App

Hurdle Champion

hurdle champion app

Vendor

Inclusive Technology Ltd.

Price

$3.99

App Description

Choose a character and take part in a hurdle race against the computer. Works with a single switch or by touching the screen. Choose from three levels of difficulty to give you a chance to improve your performance. A clear visual clue is shown to tell you when it is time to help your runner clear the hurdles by pressing a switch or touching the screen.

Features/Skills

• Improves switch timing
skills
• Learn to watch and wait for
right time
• Three levels

Switch Needed:

Single switch

App

Hurry! Hurry!

hurry hurry app

Vendor

Creative Communicating

Price

$6.99

App Description

Interactive play book where children learn about getting ready for the day. Four simple activities: reading, learning, exploring and singing.

Features/Skills

• Early language and
literacy activities
• Beginning AAC skills
• Beginning switch skills

Switch Needed:

One or two
switches

App

Inclusive Smarty Pants

inclusive smarty pants app

Vendor

Inclusive Technology Ltd.

Price

$3.99

App Description

Large animated expressions, gestures and silly faces make this simple choosing activity a great way to explore feelings and emotions. Choose from four characters and then an expression for him or her to act out.

Features/Skills

• Teach feelings and
emotions
• Teach cause and effect
• Learn static symbols of
actions for understanding
communication symbols
• Intro to switch scanning

Switch Needed:

One or two
switches

App

Jungle Adventure

jungle adventure app

Vendor

Inclusive Technology Ltd.

Price

$5.99

App Description

An easy to play touch and single switch accessible game involving watching and waiting for the right moment to overcome the obstacles including a fiery furnace, a rolling log and all the usual jungle hazards. While easy to use, the graphics make this suitable for older learners to develop switch or touch timing skills and anticipation.

Features/Skills

• Teaches waiting and
watching
• Graphics of interest to
older learners

Switch Needed:

Single Switch

App

Little Lost Penguin

little lost penguin app

Vendor

Inclusive Technology Ltd.

Price

$5.99

App Description

Help the hungry little penguin find his way home with this easy to play touch and single switch accessible game. Watch and wait for the right moment to overcome the obstacles including a killer whale, a polar bear and other Antarctic dangers.

Features/Skills

• Teaches waiting
and watching
• Improves switch timing
skills

Switch Needed:

Single switch

App

Magma

magma app

Vendor

Sensory Apps Ltd.

Price

Free

App Description

Magma generates lava style slow moving effects. Combine it with music from your iPhone or iPad.

Features/Skills

• Calming and relaxing
• Explore multiple switch
use
• Visual app for people with
complex needs
• Age appropriate

Switch Needed:

One to four
Switches

App

Matching Cards – Snap

matching cards snap app

Vendor

Inclusive Technology Ltd.

Price

$3.99

App Description

Match second card with the first displayed card. Activate switch when there is a match and get a reward. 1-6 simple, clear picture sets.

Features/Skills

• Practice switch timing
skills
• Language development

Switch Needed:

Touch or one
switch access

App

Memory Pairs

memory pairs app

Vendor

Inclusive Technology Ltd.

Price

$3.99

App Description

Matching pairs game. Touch a card or use your switch to turn it over and then try to find its matching pair. Six picture sets. Can display 4, 6, 8 or 12 cards

Features/Skills

• Great for language
development
• Teaches two switch
scanning
• Clean and simple
presentation

Switch Needed:

One or two
switch scanning

App

Mobile Cell Phone

mobile cell phone app

Vendor

Inclusive Technology Ltd.

Price

$2.99

App Description

Simple sequential story for developing early language.

Features/Skills

• Uncluttered, bold graphics

• Early story sequencing

Switch Needed:

One switch access Bluetooth

App

Peanut Butter

peanut butter app

Vendor

Creative Communicating

Price

$6.99

App Description

An interactive story for learning body parts as the boy gets peanut butter on his nose, face, toes, hands and tummy. Four different activities: reading, exploring, learning and singing.

Features/Skills

• Early language and
literacy activities
• Beginning switch skills

Switch Needed:

One or two
switches

App

Picture Mix HokusPokus

Vendor

LIFEtool Solutions GmbH

Price

$0.99

App Description

Create pictures with a switch. Pressing an external switch will create a picture step-by-step. When picture is complete, a short animation plays. Thirty different pictures with three levels of difficulty.

Features/Skills

• Early switch training
• Develop attention skills
• Teaches cause and effect

Switch Needed:

Single Switch

App

Potato Face: The App

 

Vendor

Marblesoft

Price

$3.99

App Description

The program generates a random face, and the player chooses the parts they need to make an identical face. Lots of settings allow the parent or teacher to custom-tailor the software to best suit the needs and abilities of the player. You can limit the number of choices, control the music and sound effects, and set how the program interacts with the child.

Features/Skills

• Improves matching skills

Switch Needed:

Up to three switches

App

Racing Cars

racing cars app

Vendor

Inclusive Technology Ltd.

Price

$3.99

App Description

Who will win? See three cars race around the track. Select your car and put it on the track. Activate your switch to start your race.

Features/Skills

• Large targets
• Introduction to scanning
with two switches
• Auditory and visual
prompts

Switch Needed:

One or two
switches

App

Read to Learn Lite

read to learn app

Vendor

Attainment Co.

Price

Free

App Description

Three interactive books with themes for adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities: Safety skills, life skills and feelings. Includes 85 stories.

Features/Skills

• Stresses independent
living
• Supports non-readers
• Realistic photos

Switch Needed:

One or two
switches

App

Sensory Light Box

sensory light box app

Vendor

Cognable

Price

$3.99

App Description

Encourages exploration through 30 scenes which range from calm and immersive to loud and energetic.

Features/Skills

• Great auditory and visual
feedback
• Numerous options to
customize visuals

Switch Needed:

One switch for
basic cause and
effect

App

Sentence Match Chores

sentence match chores app

Vendor

Computerade Products

Price

$4.99

App Description

Choose sentences to match a picture or pictures to match a sentence. Three difficulty levels. Rewards for correct matches. Ninety-one sentences and pictures.

Features/Skills

• Learn to connect meaning
to sentences
• Learn about daily living skills

Switch Needed:

Single switch

App

Sentence Key Chores

sentence key chores

Vendor

Computerade Products

Price

$4.99

App Description

Users learn to create a sentence with words or picture symbols and then see the sentence animated. Ninety-one possible animated sentences about chores.

Features/Skills

• Great for beginning
language learners
• Learn to compose a sentence

Switch Needed:

Single switch

App

Shhhh!

shhh app

Vendor

Inclusive Technology Ltd.

Price

$3.99

App Description

SHHHH! The old man wants to sleep in this simple, errorless, touch and switch accessible activity. A great game to explore the use of two switches. Touch the door or press one switch to play music. Touch the bed or press the second switch to stop the "noise".

Features/Skills

• Encourages locating and
reaching skills
• Clear background
helps those with VI
• Errorless fun

Switch Needed:

Two switches

App

Sights and Sounds: Ants

Sights & Sounds Flowers App Logo

Vendor

Marblesoft

Price

$4.99

App Description

Flowers features engaging music and graphics. Particularly valuable for students with severe physical and developmental disabilities.

Features/Skills

• Teaches cause and effect
• Age range starts with a
cognitive age as low as 1
year

Switch Needed:

Single switch

App

Sights and Sounds: Fireworks

sights and sounds fireworks app

Vendor

Marblesoft

Price

$4.99

App Description

Activate your switch and the city scape lights up with fireworks. Five different musical themes. Three separate switch modes: momentary, timed and latched.

Features/Skills

• Teaches cause and effect
• Develop attention skills
• Teaches switch use

Switch Needed:

Single switch

App

Space Shooter

space shooter app

Vendor

Inclusive Technology Ltd.

Price

$3.99

App Description

Stop the alien invasion with your space shooter – a real blast from the past. Fun for all with additional features to help children with special needs, this game can be played with a tap anywhere on the screen or by using a single external switch to zap the aliens. Clear the screen ready for the next wave.

Features/Skills

• Teaches basic switch skills
• Teaches cause and effect

Switch Needed:

Single switch

App

Splat the Clowns

splat the clowns app

Vendor

Inclusive Technology Ltd.

Price

$3.99

App Description

Wait for the clown to reach the target. Press your switch to splat him with a custard pie, tomato or fruit! Choose a speed setting, from very slow to very fast. You can also select an 'easy play' mode where the clown will wait at the target until you press your switch. When you have splatted five clowns, watch for a fun musical display of the clowns in their car.

Features/Skills

• Encourages eye-hand coordination
• Easy skill level
• Learn to wait and timing skills

Switch Needed:

Single switch

App

Switch Accessible Mazes

switch accessible mazes app

Vendor

Judy Lynn Software, Inc

Price

Free

App Description

Series of 4 different apps each with 12 different mazes - beginner, intermediate, advanced and lite which includes samples of all 3 levels. In each app, the user maneuvers a car or arrow through a maze using a switch or touch to reach end point.

Features/Skills

• Teaches problem solving,
logical thinking, deductive
reasoning and spactial
sense

Switch Needed:

One or two switch
—-
Auto scan for one
switch or Step
scan for two
switches

App

Switch Accessible Puzzles

switch accessible puzzles app

Vendor

Marblesoft

Price

$7.99

App Description

Switch Accessible Puzzles is a 3D puzzle matching app for ages 2 and up. The app is modeled after the popular wooden puzzles with cutouts. Board can have 2,3,4, or 5 cutouts. One at a time, a puzzle piece appears on top of the board and the user must place the piece in the proper cutout. When it is properly placed, a new puzzle piece appears. Once all of the pieces are placed into the correct cutouts, a new puzzle board appears. Unlike other apps of this type, the puzzle pieces and board are large and the screen is not cluttered with distractions. Includes 13 different puzzles.

Features/Skills

• Learn about food, toys,
shape, colors, alphabet,
numbers, etc.
• Learn matching
• Improve switch skills

Switch Needed:

One or two switch
—-
Auto scan for one
switch or Step
scan for two
switches

App

Switch Box Invaders

switch box invaders

Vendor

Cognable

Price

Free

App Description

Motivational game for developing and improving sequencing, timing & basic switch control skills.

Features/Skills

• Adjustable speed
• Optional high visibility
mode with clearer visuals
and high contrast

Switch Needed:

Single Switch

App

Switch Kids

switch kids app

Vendor

Marblesoft

Price

$4.99

App Description

Join the Switch Kids in this collection of three cause & effect switch training activities: Funny Faces, Bubble Gum and Build-a-Kid.

Features/Skills

• Great for switch training
• Teaches cause and effect
• Increases visual attention

Switch Needed:

One or two
switches

App

Switch Trainer

switch trainer app

Vendor

LIFEtool Solutions GmbH

Price

$19.99

App Description

Six games for teaching the use of one or two switches and the touchscreen. Games include animations, make a choice, monkey playground, dress up a mouse, orchestra and hide and seek

Features/Skills

• Teaches switch use
• Teaches scanning

Switch Needed:

Scanning with one
or two switches

App

Television Time

television time app

Vendor

Inclusive Technology Ltd.

Price

$2.99

App Description

Sequential story. Touch screen or press switch to watch familiar sequence of events of "Where is the remote?"

Features/Skills

• Helps to develop everyday language

Switch Needed:

Single switch

App

Touch to Jump

touch to jump app

Vendor

Inclusive Technology Ltd.

Price

$3.99

App Description

Touch a musician and he jumps into the spotlight and plays his music. Different difficulty levels. Twenty different musicians to choose from.

Features/Skills

• Encourages locating and
targeting
• High contrast good for
visually impaired
• Introduces two switch
scanning

Switch Needed:

One or two
switches

App

TouchMe Puzzleklick

touchme puzzle click app

Vendor

LIFEtool Solutions GmbH

Price

$19.99

App Description

Pressing an external switch (not included) or the touch screen will uncover one part of a hidden picture or video. As soon as the first parts of the pictures are revealed, the players get curious. What is it? Who can guess right first?.

Features/Skills

• Early switch training
• Develop attention/
anticipation skills
• Visual training

Switch Needed:

Single switch

App

Train Tracker

traintracker app

Vendor

Inclusive Technology Ltd.

Price

$3.99

App Description

Choose your train and then build your track and set your train on its way. Play and Step selections. Use the camera feature to take a picture of your best track layouts and then email them to your friends!

Features/Skills

• Develop thinking,
problem solving and perceptual skills
• Simple and engaging

Switch Needed:

One or two
switches

App

Treasure Island

treasure island app

Vendor

Inclusive Technology Ltd.

Price

$3.99

App Description

Find the hidden pirate treasure, it is buried in one of the nine squares on your treasure map. Touch the screen or use one or two switch scanning to find the treasure. If it is not there, a footprint appears to show the squares you have tried.

Features/Skills

• Introduction to scanning a
grid
• Simple graphics with high
contrast for users with VI
• Encourages planning and
observation skills

Switch Needed:

One or two
switches:  Auditory scanning

App

Turn Taking

turn taking app

Vendor

Judy Lynn Software, Inc.

Price

Free

App Description

Series of 5 different apps each containing 12 activities. Students take turns revealing parts of a puzzle. Out of turn presses sound a buzzer. Finished puzzles play a reward video.

Features/Skills

• Highly motivating • Teaches turn taking

Switch Needed:

Single switch

App

NEW! Which Way Out

Which Way Out App Logo

Vendor

Computerade

Price

$1.99

App Description

A maze game that uses extrenal switches for directional control. A dragon enters the maze and the user tries to exit the maze to avoid the dragon.

Features/Skills

 

Switch Needed:

Up to 4 switches