PomoDuo Accessibility

Last updated: February 2026

PomoDuo is designed to be usable by everyone. Every screen, control, and animation in the app has been built with Apple’s accessibility frameworks and tested against the nine categories in the App Store’s Accessibility Nutrition Labels.

Nutrition Label Summary

Feature	Status	Notes
VoiceOver	Fully supported	Custom labels, hints, traits, and element grouping on all screens.
Voice Control	Fully supported	All interactive controls are labeled; high-traffic buttons have short spoken alternatives.
Larger Text	Fully supported	All text uses Dynamic Type. Layouts adapt without truncation at the largest accessibility sizes.
Dark Interface	Fully supported	All surfaces, labels, and gradients respond to Light/Dark appearance.
Sufficient Contrast	Fully supported	Brand colors automatically shift to higher-contrast variants when Increase Contrast is enabled, meeting WCAG 2.1 AA ratios.
Differentiate Without Color	Fully supported	Anywhere color is the primary differentiator, a secondary visual cue (icon, shape, or symbol) appears when the setting is on.
Reduce Motion	Fully supported	All animations, transitions, and pulsing effects are suppressed when Reduce Motion is enabled.
Closed Captions	Not applicable	PomoDuo contains no video or pre-recorded audio content.
Audio Descriptions	Not applicable	PomoDuo contains no video content.

VoiceOver

Every view provides descriptive accessibility labels and hints:

• Timer screen — the circular progress ring, phase label, and time remaining are grouped into a single accessible element with a combined description (e.g., “Focus — 18 minutes 30 seconds remaining”). Round indicator dots are grouped with the summary “Round 2 of 4.”
• Partner screen — pairing status, partner presence, and session controls are each labeled with clear descriptions and hints explaining their actions.
• History screen — the weekly focus chart exposes a computed summary (e.g., “Weekly focus chart: 120 minutes across 5 days”) rather than raw data points. Session rows announce type, duration, and timestamp.
• Settings screen — all toggles, pickers, and navigation links carry labels that match their visible text.

Decorative elements (icons used purely for visual embellishment) are hidden from VoiceOver so they don’t add noise to the experience.

Voice Control

All interactive controls have visible text labels that Voice Control can match. For controls with multi-word labels, shorter spoken alternatives are provided so users can activate them with fewer words:

Screen	Control	Spoken alternatives
Timer	Start Focus	“Start”, “Begin”, “Go”
Timer	Stop	“End”
Timer	Resume	“Play”, “Continue”
Timer	Skip	“Next”
Timer	Continue	“Next”, “Done”
Partner (unpaired)	Generate Pairing Code	“Generate”, “Code”
Partner (unpaired)	Enter Partner’s Code	“Enter Code”, “Enter”
Partner (paired)	Start Session	“Start”, “Begin”
Partner (paired)	Disconnect	“Unpair”, “Remove”
Code entry	Connect	“Join”, “Pair”
Session request	Accept	“Yes”, “OK”
Session request	Decline	“No”, “Reject”
Active session	End Session	“End”, “Stop”
Active session	Skip to Break	“Skip”, “Break”
Active session	Next Round	“Next”, “Continue”
Settings	Sign Out	“Logout”, “Exit”
Settings	Delete Account	“Delete”
App Blocking	Enable App Blocking	“Enable”, “Block”
App Blocking	Choose Apps to Block	“Choose Apps”, “Select”
App Blocking	Clear Selection	“Clear”, “Reset”

Larger Text & Dynamic Type

• All text in the app uses scalable system fonts. No fixed-point font sizes are used for user-facing text.
• Layouts reflow gracefully at the five largest accessibility text sizes (AX1 through AX5).
• The launch screen icon scales with the user’s preferred text size.

Dark Interface

PomoDuo fully supports Dark Mode:

• Surface colors resolve to dark-appropriate backgrounds automatically.
• Text colors adapt to maintain readability on both light and dark backgrounds.
• Gradients switch palette based on the current appearance so they remain visible and attractive in both modes.
• All five brand colors resolve correctly in both Light and Dark Mode.

Sufficient Contrast

When the user enables Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size > Increase Contrast, PomoDuo’s brand and semantic colors shift to higher-saturation or higher-luminance variants that meet WCAG 2.1 AA contrast ratios against their respective backgrounds:

• 4.5 : 1 minimum for normal-size text
• 3 : 1 minimum for large text and UI components

All high-contrast variants are verified by automated tests.

Differentiate Without Color

When Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size > Differentiate Without Color is enabled:

• Focus streak chart — stacked solo and paired bar segments display small overlay icons (a single-person icon for solo minutes, a two-person icon for paired minutes) so the series are distinguishable without relying on color.
• Partner presence indicator — the partner’s online/offline status dot gains a shape cue in addition to the green/orange color change.

All other color-coded elements in the app already use secondary cues (text labels, distinct icons, or position) and require no additional treatment.

Reduce Motion

Every animation in the app respects the Reduce Motion setting:

• Timer controls — state transitions use simple fades instead of scale or spring animations.
• Round indicator dots — the pulsing ring around the current round is suppressed entirely.
• Focus streak chart — filter-switch animations are replaced with instant cuts.
• Launch screen — the entrance animation is disabled.
• Low Power Mode — cosmetic looping animations are also suppressed when the device is in Low Power Mode, independent of the Reduce Motion setting.

Testing

Accessibility behavior is covered by automated tests:

• 17 adaptive color tests verify that all brand and surface colors resolve correctly for every combination of Light/Dark appearance and standard/high contrast.
• 10 WCAG AA contrast tests verify that high-contrast color variants meet the required minimum ratios.

Contact

If you have questions or feedback about PomoDuo’s accessibility, please contact us at arieltyson30190@gmail.com.