Be My Eyes Wins Apple’s 2025 App Store Award for Cultural Impact

A milestone achievement reflecting our community’s dedication to accessibility

Today, we’re thrilled to share that Be My Eyes has been named the winner of the 2025 Apple App Store Award in the Cultural Impact category, one of only 12 honorees selected from more than 2 million apps worldwide.

Each year, the App Store Awards recognize the most innovative and impactful apps, along with the developers who create them. With millions of apps worldwide, Apple shortlists only 45 finalists across all categories. To be recognized among them, and to win in Cultural Impact, is a profound honor.

Apple describes Cultural Impact winners as apps that “foster greater understanding and give users more ways to interact with their communities.” This mission has guided Be My Eyes from day one, shaping everything we do.

Beyond our core app connecting blind and low-vision users with volunteers, we continue to expand our accessibility offerings. Be My AI provides instant, AI-powered assistance for everyday tasks, while our Service Directory makes it easy to find and access customer service at hundreds of companies worldwide. 

Our collaboration with Meta AI Glasses brings hands-free, real-time visual support to users, blending cutting-edge technology with our community-driven mission. Together, these solutions extend the impact of Be My Eyes, making accessibility more seamless, immediate, and empowering than ever.

This award is also a meaningful recognition of our founder, Hans Jørgen Wiberg, whose vision to build a simple tool connecting blind and low-vision individuals with volunteers has grown into a global movement of accessibility, inclusion, and human connection.

We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who has made this possible — our blind and low-vision community, millions of volunteers worldwide, our partners and customers, and the entire Be My Eyes team. Your dedication, support, and belief in our mission have turned a simple idea into a global movement. This award belongs to all of you, and it inspires us to continue making the world more accessible, inclusive, and connected, together.