Mastodawn

My dad is partially sighted with poor motor control. He likes audiobooks but every player I tried had tiny buttons and too many screens.

I’ve now made this one. Two screens, big controls, high contrast.

When I want to send him a new book, I just text him a link — he taps it and the book appears in his library.

It always comes back to the last book he was playing, ready to play again.

The settings are configurable via a link too.

This is very much made for my exact specific needs with him, but it’s open source and free if it helps anyone else.

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/easy-audiobook/id6761441597

https://github.com/griches/EasyAudioBook

#iOS
#Accessibility
#Audiobooks
#OpenSource
#AI

There's a related project on f-droid for android devices:

> Homer turns any Android tablet into a dedicated, easy-to-use audio player for seniors. Caregivers configure the app and manage content, while loved ones enjoy audiobooks and podcasts independently - without confusion or mistakes.

Has a big ui for the visually inpaired. The caregiver has to be present to configure the app though. I like the idea in your app of controlling things via texting.

https://f-droid.org/packages/com.studio4plus.homerplayer2

Homer Audio Player for Seniors | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

Caregiver-managed audiobook and podcast player for seniors