Accessibility
The app is designed around a multi-modal learning approach: read it, hear it, speak it, write it. These overlapping modes mean that regardless of your learning style or ability level, there is a way to study that works for you.
Text-to-Speech
Hearing questions and vocabulary read aloud reinforces what you see on screen and helps you practice pronunciation before the real interview.
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Coverage | Civics questions, reading sentences, writing dictation, vocabulary words |
| Engine | Apple’s built-in speech synthesizer with natural-sounding voices |
| Connectivity | Works completely offline, no internet required |
| Benefit | Ideal for auditory learners and for practicing how words sound before speaking them |
Listen to each civics question read aloud before answering. Hearing the phrasing helps you recognize it during the real interview.
Speech Recognition
Speaking your answers out loud is the single best way to prepare for the verbal interview. The app listens to your response and tells you whether it matches an accepted answer.
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Used in | Interview Mode and verbal study practice |
| Processing | On-device. Your audio never leaves your phone |
| Matching | Fuzzy matching is forgiving of accent and pronunciation variations |
| Connectivity | Works offline on iOS 13+ |
Speech recognition is designed to be accommodating of different accents and speech patterns, reflecting the diversity of naturalization test takers.
Handwriting Input
The writing portion of the naturalization test requires you to write a sentence by hand. Practicing on the app’s canvas builds the muscle memory you need for test day.
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Input | Finger on iPhone, Apple Pencil on iPad |
| Engine | PencilKit canvas with Vision OCR for recognition |
| Feedback | Handwriting is converted to text and compared to the correct sentence |
| Best for | Practicing the writing test and reinforcing spelling |
If you have an Apple Pencil, the handwriting experience on iPad feels natural and is excellent practice for the written test.
VoiceOver Support
The app is compatible with iOS VoiceOver so that visually impaired users can navigate every screen and study feature.
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Support | Full screen reader compatibility |
| Labels | Descriptive labels on all navigable interface elements |
Dynamic Type
Adjust text sizes to whatever is comfortable for you. The app respects your iOS accessibility settings so everything scales naturally.
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Control | iOS Settings → Accessibility → Display & Text Size |
| Behavior | Layout adjusts automatically to accommodate larger text |