Patient Mobile Apps

Six to Start iOS and Android/$3.99   If you are looking for a more unconventional way to motivate your patients to exercise, Zombies, Run, has proven to be remarkably effective, with enthusiastic fans even creating Zombies, Run 5K races. There are now more than a few version of this kind …

Care4Life  Last week was the launch of Care4Life, a mobile-based diabetes education and support program that leverages text messaging, a mobile app and a web portal. “Since 99% of text messages are read and over 90% are read within three minutes, this channel can be very effective in its ability …

Meditation Oasis Android/$0.99 and iOS/$0.99  From the developer: "Recommended by the NY Times, Yoga Journal and Self Magazine. Meditate easily with this elegantly simple app."

Hypnotherapist Direct Ltd. Android/$4.99 and iOS/$4.99 From the developer: This powerful app combines four state of the art audio hypnosis sessions by Darren Marks, one of the UKs leading hypnotherapists, with video interviews and tips to ensure you achieve your weight loss goals with ease and confidence. 

UCSF Android and iOS This app offers a series of quizzes that get patients thinking about topics such as alcohol intake, weight loss, and food choices.     

AllergyEats iOS and Android For your patients with food sensitivities, this app can help find places to eat when traveling. Users can choose, for example, ‘Find Restaurants,’ then select their particular sensitivity, and select ‘Find Restaurants Near Me.’

BigOven.com     Android and iOS Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QUoNK8xb34            This is a huge database of recipes accessible by search, or options such as "Use up Leftovers," which allows the user to enter the ingredients and find matching recipes, or "Recent Raves," which lists the most popular recipes.

SparkRecipes Android and iOS Search or browse through user-submitted and reviewed recipes that are targeted towards a healthy lifestyle.

DailyBurn iOS and Android This app is similar to the Calorie Counter app by MyFitness Pal, except it does not allow logging of workouts, and food input is not as quick.

DroidGeek Android, iOS Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acc8P6QbgBI  This app allows your patients to input their current and goal weight, as well as desired rate of weight loss to formulate a "calorie budget."