Online medical applications allow users to monitor and track their physical state in real time only with the help of mobile devices and the Internet. The main requirement is that medical apps must be user-friendly and practical.
Here is a list of healthcare apps grouped according to their functions.
Telemetry and remote monitoring
The Covid-19 pandemic has given a rise to health tracking apps. In Europe, some of those remain popular. For example, Evident ID is a corporate solution for companies to monitor their employees’ health securely and confidentially, to reduce the risk of Covid-19 spread. The app tracks physical indicators, facilitates employee surveys, tracks contacts, etc. There is also Kameo, a comprehensive solution for Covid-19 testing. The platform allows users to manage testing, plan and schedule vaccinations, create symptom surveys and communicate via a built-in messenger.
Health control apps
DocPlanner, a Polish company, and its apps are the market leaders in four European countries. However, in the two most populated EU states, France and Germany, its direct competitor, Doctolib, is leading the race.
Emergency care
Advanced Mobile Location (or AML) is not a medical app but an emergency location-based service supported by all Android and iOS smartphones since 2018. When an emergency number is called, the AML-supported smartphone sends the best available geolocation of the caller to a local emergency service. These data are obtained from the smartphone’s location via GNSS or Wi-Fi.
Another similar service is PEMEA, a pan-European healthcare mobile application for emergency care. It also provides information about the caller’s geolocation to the emergency services.
Pregnancy and women’s health apps
The Expecting app is a reliable guide during pregnancy and after the baby is born. The app provides trustworthy information on pregnancy and parenting. Unlike similar medical apps, this one has been developed in close collaboration with parents and healthcare experts. The app brings together everything that expecting parents or anyone interested in pregnancy and childbirth should know, and the information is simple and straightforward.
Sleep apps
Pzizz is a user-friendly healthcare app aimed at improving the quality of sleep. Pzizz allows the user to set a particular bedtime and create a personal playlist with relevant music, calming nature sounds or voices that help them fall asleep.
Pillow, an app for sleep monitoring, is available for Apple Watch. It tracks sleep patterns over the night and provides detailed reports. Simple and comprehensive graphs and diagrams show the duration of each sleep stage, including deep sleep, light sleep and REM, as well as any interruptions to the stages that might have occurred during the night.
YAZIO calorie counter
The health application’s features include a scheduler and a timer for intermittent fasting, with diet reminders. Yazio does not deprive you of food but assists with a healthy lifestyle. Everything you eat is recorded in the app history. Based on these data, Yazio offers daily menus updated weekly and tips on 1,000+ ways to cook a healthy meal.
## Short workouts and step counters
Seven is a 7-minute workout app for busy people. The workout programmes offered by one of the best health apps have been developed based on scientific research. The Seven workout plans allow users to set various goals, such as weight loss, fitness, muscle gain or stamina. And if you’re looking for a step counter, try ITO Technologies or FitnessPal.
## Profee
Even though it is not a medical app, Profee is a useful service. Whenever you or your loved ones need money to buy medication, visit a doctor or undergo treatment, Profee helps you send money internationally within minutes. Once you download the app from the App Store or Google Play and sign up with your phone number, you can immediately send up to €1,000.
The app charges no commission on money first money transfers. And if you need to send money to any other of the 55 destinations available to Profee customers, such as India, the transfer fee is only €1 regardless of the amount.
Profee is PCI DSS certified, ensuring that money transfers are secure. In addition, the company supports various social initiatives and regularly donates money to the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society. Therefore, by taking advantage of the app’s benefits, you also help people beat one of the deadliest diseases.
