# Guitar Wiz Wins a 2026 Apple Design Award

> Guitar Wiz has won a 2026 Apple Design Award in the Inclusivity category, with Apple recognizing its accessibility-focused guitar experience across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch.

Source: https://guitarwiz.app/news/guitar-wiz-apple-design-award-winner

Published: 2026-06-02

Guitar Wiz has won a 2026 Apple Design Award in the Inclusivity category.

Apple announced the 2026 winners on June 2, 2026, recognizing Guitar Wiz for delivering an accessible guitar experience across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS. The award celebrates apps that create a great experience for all by reflecting a variety of backgrounds, abilities, and languages.

On the Apple Design Awards page, Apple highlighted Guitar Wiz's robust VoiceOver integration, spoken guidance for pitch and chord learning, and support for Dynamic Type, Increased Contrast, and Differentiate Without Color. Those features help more guitarists learn, practice, and play with greater independence.

Built with SwiftUI by solo developer Bijoy Thangaraj, Guitar Wiz was first named an Apple Design Awards finalist on May 18, 2026, and now joins this year's winners as Apple's Inclusivity app honoree. It is an exciting milestone for Guitar Wiz and for the broader goal of making music tools more accessible to everyone.