The value of Healthful Apps is that we:

•    Take the legwork out of finding the very best health-related apps

  1. •  Save you time and money by only recommending the most useful apps for

      your needs

•    Spend a great deal of time reviewing apps, soliciting developer and

      customer feedback to ensure you are getting a high-quality app

•    Perform reviews and analysis on a continual basis to keep you up to

      date on the most Healthful Apps on the App Store


Your source for featured apps that focus on health. Learn from iPhone/iPad users how they are using apps to help improve the quality of their lives or those they care about and for.

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Healthful Apps

Alzheimer’s Apps* What a unique platform for benefiting those with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Whether early or mid-stage, let’s apply what we know to calm, lift spirits, and engage. Alzheimers_Page.html
Mood Lifters* Need a boost? We all do at some time. Many apps try to put one in a better mood, even for just a few minutes. Which ones are best at this? Which ones work over the long haul? Mood_Lifters_Page.html
Memory & Focus* “Improve short-term memory,” “challenge and stimulate,” and “mind sharpening.” These are some of the benefits these apps claim. We know the research says the more we challenge our brain, the better it does. Let us know which ones are better than others at helping us improve our memory and focus.Memory_Focus_Page.html
Relaxing Apps* Many iphone apps seek to soothe. Our list starts with a sampling of these with at least three stars. What do you think of them? How effective are they for you in the short-term, long-term? Are they easy to use? Would you recommend them to others? Relaxation_Page.html
Dialysis Apps* What a grueling experience dialysis is. What a gift the app store is to those in dialysis. Apps will help the time fly by!!! Personalized music, enjoyable games, distracting apps, and surfing the internet can change the dialysis experience for the better. Encourage the use of the iphone or Touch for dialysis patients, preferably with internet access and let the iphone community know the result. Dialysis_Apps.html
Mood LiftersMood_Lifters_Page.html
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Dialysis Dialysis_Apps.html
Communication Apps* The apps listed are very highly regarded by the iphone user community.  Although most of these apps have been developed for, and used by those with autism, often these apps may be relevant for those with Down’s Syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis, Traumatic Brain Injury as well persons who have suffered a stroke. Communication_Pages.html
Health Tracker Apps* We are now able to measure various physical and mental attributes at home, in private, as we have never done before. These tests do not replace professional testing, but they certainly offer initial self-testing capabilities for vision, hearing, and other conditions.
Caregiver Apps* Caregiver Apps – Caregivers face many challenges. Worth noting are the small number (so far) of iphone apps that may prove beneficial. The list provided starts us taking a look at what is possible and encourages the iPhone user community to help identify which apps have been helpful in their caregiving role. Caregiver_Page.html
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*Also available as a stand-alone app for $.99 US.

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Diabetes Apps

Quickly identify the very best diabetes apps.  Diabetes Apps offers a curated list of apps that are recommended by the app user community and diabetes-centric bloggers and reviewers.

Sobriety Apps

A small, but growing number of apps support one’s efforts to remain sober.  They offer self-help, inspiration, guidance, track one’s length of time sober, as well as identify nearby support meetings, and other resources.

NEW Healthful Apps Category !!
NEW Healthful Apps Category !!

Diabetes

Sobriety

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