Accessibility

We want Siteseen to be usable by every landscape architect and designer who does site visits, including people who use a screen reader, larger text, voice control, or a keyboard instead of a mouse. This page covers the Android and iPhone apps and this website, including the dashboard.

What we are aiming for

We are aiming for the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at level AA on the website and dashboard, and for the same standard of practice in the apps: they should work with TalkBack and VoiceOver, follow the phone's text size setting, and keep text contrast at 4.5:1 or higher.

Where we are today

We do not claim that Siteseen meets that standard. Here is what we have checked so far, and what we have not:

• Website, public pages. On 15 October 2026 we ran an automated checker (axe-core, WCAG 2.2 A and AA rules) on the home page, privacy, terms and this page, in the dark and the light theme, on a wide screen and a phone-width screen. It found no violations. An automated checker finds only some problems. It cannot tell whether a page makes sense with a screen reader, and for text over glass panels and pictures it could not decide some contrast checks itself.
• Website, signed-in pages. The dashboard, visit pages, team page, account pages and sign-in pages have not been checked.
• iPhone. An automated accessibility audit of the app in the iPhone simulator still reports 4 text contrast findings, one on Home and three in Settings. It does not say which text they are, and we have not found the cause. They are open.
• Android. In September 2026 we checked the screens we could reach for screen reader labels and button sizes, and fixed what we found. The app has been redesigned since, and we have not repeated that check.
• Screen readers. A person has not yet tested any part of Siteseen with TalkBack, VoiceOver, or a screen reader on a computer. We cannot yet say how well it works with them.

In October 2026 we tried large text sizes on many screens of both apps and fixed text that broke or was cut off, but we have not gone through every screen. We have not checked text shown over photos and maps. This page will be updated as we do.

Siteseen is built for use outdoors, in direct sun and with gloves on. That means large controls and large text, and a dark theme with high contrast, and those also help many people with low vision or limited dexterity. The website also has a light theme, and follows your device's light or dark setting unless you choose one. The apps follow the phone's text size setting on most screens.

Nothing on the website loops, pulses or flashes. The pictures on the home page rise once when the page opens and drift a little as you scroll, and they do not move at all if your device is set to reduce motion. The small menu on phones opens and closes with the keyboard (Escape closes it) and keeps focus inside while it is open.

Known limitations

• On iPhone, some controls may not be announced well by VoiceOver, because we have not tested it. On Android, drawings such as the site plan and the measuring overlay are not described to a screen reader.
• Measuring from a photograph, and measuring on the site plan, mean seeing the picture and placing points on it by touch. We do not yet offer a way to take a measurement without seeing the photograph. Zooming the photo and the site plan needs a two-finger pinch.
• The site plan shows positions visually. The same observations are available as a list, but the map itself is not described to a screen reader. On the dashboard, the overview map works only with a mouse or touch; each visit's map pins can be reached by keyboard, and everything on both maps is also in the list below them.
• The sun path screen shows sunrise, sunset and solar noon times only on its chart. A screen reader cannot read them, and they do not grow with the text size setting.
• A few other screens in the apps use fixed text sizes that do not follow the phone's text size setting.
• The apps only work with the phone held upright. They do not turn sideways.
• On iPhone, a few small buttons, such as delete and close, are smaller than they should be.
• Voice notes do not always have a written version, and some recordings play back quietly.
• The phone pictures and the drawn dashboard on the home page are illustrations. They are hidden from screen readers, and the page's text says what they show.

Tell us about a barrier

If anything in Siteseen is hard or impossible for you to use, email support@siteseen.app. A person reads it and will reply within five business days. It helps to say which app or page you were on, what you were trying to do, and what you use to access it (for example, "VoiceOver on an iPhone"). But send it even if you only have the first of those.

Every visit's data can also be downloaded from the dashboard as spreadsheets (CSV files), which open in any spreadsheet program, alongside the PDF report. The export window on the dashboard lets you pick which parts to take. If you need something from a visit in a different format, such as a report you cannot read in its current form, ask us and we will work out a way to get it to you.