How to check accessibility before you buy a game
A practical checklist for checking store tags, official documentation, and player experience reports before you buy.
Dog Genome
Dog collecting and breeding simulation where AppleVis and the App Store describe full VoiceOver support, clear choices, and an in-game accessibility guide.
Short verdict
VoiceOver users on newer iPhones who like relaxed collecting games, breeding systems, and competitions without ads or fast visual timing requirements.
Facts
- Developer
- Jasmine Robinson
- Platforms
- iPhone, Mac with Apple Silicon, Apple Vision Pro
- Game type
- Simulation, Collecting game, Cozy game
- Language
- English
- Accessibility rating
- Recommended for VoiceOver users, with region and iOS caveats
- Accessibility Score
- 88/100
- Platform
- iPhone, Mac, Apple Vision Pro
- Vision / need
- Blind, Low vision, Screen reader
- Accessibility
- VoiceOver
- Game type
- Strategy, Idle game
- Last updated
- 2026-10-14
Where to find the game
- App Store: Dog Genome
Covers: iPhone
Accessibility
- The AppleVis test says VoiceOver reads all page elements, all buttons are clearly labelled, and the app is fully accessible and easy to use.
- The App Store 1.1.0 release notes describe a dedicated VoiceOver mode with one swipe stop per dog, event, store item, and exchange listing.
- Competitor, tier, theme, and breeding-parent choices can open as lists with short status text instead of only stepper-style controls.
- Actions such as Details, Compare, and Favorite are in the Actions rotor, and coin purchases can require confirmation before spending.
- Settings include Brief/Detailed screen modes, recent messages, and an accessibility guide covering rescue, breeding, kennel, nursery, dress-up, competitions, DNA Lab, Store, Collection, and Dog Exchange.
- Puppy Rescue has no timer, results are announced more calmly, and the game is offline with no ads or account requirement.
Known limitations
- Accessibility is documented for VoiceOver on iPhone. Mac and Apple Vision Pro are listed as compatible, but were not separately confirmed in the checked sources.
- The App Store requires iOS 26.0 or later, and iTunes lookup found the game in the US but not Norway or the UK when checked.
- Apple's new App Store accessibility field is blank, so this verdict relies on AppleVis, release notes, and App Store reviews rather than Apple's own accessibility-feature list.
- Dress-up uses props that can visually be dragged, resized, and rotated. Sources say dress-up is covered in the accessibility guide and has VoiceOver improvements, but I have not independently tested every prop action.
- Norwegian language support is not confirmed.
Price/status
Free with optional in-app purchases. The App Store describes no ads, no account, and offline play; purchases are shortcuts/extras such as Genome Loom, Quick Compete, and coin packs.
Available on the US App Store when checked on 14 October 2026. A Norwegian App Store lookup returned no result.