Apple Crunch December 2025: Trophies, Turbulence, and a Fold Too Far

About this episode

The episode discusses the AppleVis community awards and major Apple news while highlighting accessibility-focused apps.

In the December 2025 edition of Apple Crunch, hosts Thomas Domville (AnonyMouse) and John Gassman wrap up the year with a wide-ranging discussion covering AppleVis community awards, Apple’s own App Store recognitions, major Apple hardware and business news, and an accessibility-focused app pick to close out the month. The episode begins with a deep dive into the AppleVis Golden Apples Awards for 2025. Thomas explains the nomination criteria and selection process before announcing this year’s winners. PixieBot takes top honors as Best App of the Year, praised for its rapid adoption of new AI models and especially its standout video description capabilities. Adventure to Fate earns Best Game of the Year for its fully accessible RPG design and highly engaged developers, while the PixieBot developer is recognized as Best Developer of the Year for consistent community involvement and innovation. The prestigious David Goodwin Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Aira, recognizing its long-standing global impact in providing visual assistance to blind and low-vision users. Runner-ups across categories, including Ally, InnoSearch AI, Art of Fauna, Land of Livia, and Weather Gods, are also…

People in this episode

Hosts: Thomas Domville, John Gassman

Topics covered

• AppleVis community awards
• App Store recognitions
• Apple hardware news
• accessibility-focused apps
• AI models
• visual assistance

Keywords

• AppleVis
• Golden Apples Awards
• PixieBot
• Aira
• accessibility
• App Store Awards
• AI
• visual assistance
• Adventure to Fate
• Be My Eyes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AppleVis, PixieBot, Adventure to Fate, Aira, Apple, Art of Fauna, Be My Eyes, InnoSearch AI, Land of Livia, Weather Gods

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