A couple of months ago, I shared that Guitar Wiz was selected as an Apple Design Awards finalist. I m incredibly happy to share that Guitar Wiz has now won the Apple Design Award in the Inclusivity category.
Guitar Wiz is an all-in-one guitar companion with a tuner, metronome, chord library, reverse chord finder, chord theory, practice tools, and accessibility features designed to help more musicians learn and play independently.
Master guitar chords, practice with professional tools like tuner, metronome & chord assist, and explore songwriting with Guitar Wiz - an all-in-one guitar app designed for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, built with accessibility and musicians in mind.
I ve been building music apps for iOS for over a decade, but Guitar Wiz is by far the most ambitious project I ve worked on. It started life years ago as a simple chord library (GtrLib Chords), and has now grown into a complete all-in-one companion for guitarists of all levels.
When Apple introduced Accessibility Nutrition Labels in iOS 26, it marked an important milestone. These labels help users know if an app is inclusive - and one guideline that really stood out to me is Differentiate Without Color Alone.
The idea is simple: apps shouldn t rely only on color to convey meaning. Red vs. green might be obvious to some, but for millions of people with color blindness, that distinction disappears.
I ve put together a series of short walkthrough videos that highlight different parts of the app - from the chord library and tuner to the Song Maker and chord assist features.
