Collection

Research-Tested Health Apps

Apps where a study measured whether they actually work — pilot trials, validation studies, and randomized controlled trials. The results, positive or negative, are shown for every app.

47 apps

AD8

FreeiOS Android

3 publications

CLINICAL GRADE

Eight-item screening tool helping clinicians and families detect early cognitive changes associated with dementia through informant-based assessment.

Washington University in St. LouisMental Health & Psychology

BGC Science

FreeiOS Android

2 publications

CLINICAL GRADE

BGC Science administers psychoacoustical tasks for auditory assessment outside laboratories, reliably measuring auditory function using consumer-grade hardware in uncontrolled settings.

Northeastern UniversityPsychology & Cognitive Science

CalfScan

PaidiOS

3 publications

CLINICAL GRADE

CalfScan helps veterinarians and farm managers screen preweaned dairy calves for respiratory disease using validated lung ultrasound protocols.

University of Wisconsin-MadisonVeterinary Medicine

CDC HEADS UP Concussion Safety

FreeAndroid

3 publications

CLINICAL GRADE

CDC HEADS UP Concussion Safety educates coaches, parents, and athletes on preventing, recognizing, and responding to youth sports brain injuries.

US Centers for Disease Control and PreventionWellness & Public Health

iChoose Kidney - Educational

FreeiOS

3 publications

CLINICAL GRADE

Clinical decision support tool providing individualized mortality risk estimates for dialysis versus transplantation to enhance patient-clinician shared decision-making.

Emory UniversityClinical Tools & Monitoring

Mayo Clinic Mini-EAT

FreeiOS Android

1 publication

CLINICAL GRADE

Nine-item rapid screening tool for patients and clinicians to quickly assess dietary patterns, validated against comprehensive Healthy Eating Index.

Mayo ClinicClinical Tools & Monitoring

MBSC - Weigh the Odds

FreeiOS Android

5 publications

CLINICAL GRADE

MBSC predicts patient-specific bariatric surgery outcomes including weight loss, complication rates, and VTE risk to support informed consent and shared decision-making.

University of MichiganClinical Tools & Monitoring

MESA Risk Score

FreeiOS

2 publications

CLINICAL GRADE

MESA Risk Score helps providers calculate 10-year coronary heart disease risk using calcium scores and traditional factors for treatment decisions.

Johns Hopkins UniversityClinical Tools & Monitoring

Mindful Mediterranean Meals

FreeiOS

2 publications

CLINICAL GRADE

Mindful Mediterranean Meals helps older adults adhere to Mediterranean diet through meal tracking, feedback, and personalized recipes improving eating habits.

University of WashingtonWellness & Public Health

MOVE! Coach

FreeiOS Android

5 publications

CLINICAL GRADE

Sixteen-week weight management app for Veterans and service members offering guided education, goal setting, and progress tracking for weight loss.

US Department of Veterans AffairsWellness & Public Health

My Weight Loss Journey

FreeiOS Android

5 publications

CLINICAL GRADE

My Weight Loss Journey provides bariatric surgery patients with personalized risk estimates and weight loss predictions to support shared clinical decision-making.

University of MichiganClinical Tools & Monitoring

myCircadianClock

FreeiOS Android

3 publications

CLINICAL GRADE

Research tool for logging diet, exercise, and sleep timing to investigate daily rhythm effects on health outcomes.

Salk Institute for Biological StudiesWellness & Public Health

MyHeart Counts

FreeiOS

4 publications

CLINICAL GRADE

MyHeart Counts tracks physical activity, estimates cardiovascular risk, and assesses functional capacity; personalized prompts significantly increase daily step counts.

Stanford UniversityClinical Tools & Monitoring

myRhythmWatch

FreeiOS

3 publications

CLINICAL GRADE

Uses Apple Watch data to help individuals, clinicians, and researchers monitor 24-hour rest-activity rhythms linked to health and cognitive outcomes.

University of PittsburghWellness & Public Health

P.A.R.T.

FreeiOS Android

3 publications

CLINICAL GRADE

P.A.R.T. enables researchers to design and deploy reliable psychoacoustical and cognitive tests remotely using consumer tablets and headphones for large-scale auditory.

Northeastern UniversityMental Health & Psychology

Pain Buddy

FreeiOS

2 publications

CLINICAL GRADE

Pain Buddy helps children and teens manage cancer-related pain by tracking symptoms and learning cognitive behavioral skills through gamification.

University of California, IrvineClinical Tools & Monitoring

PainTrek

FreeiOS Android

4 publications

CLINICAL GRADE

PainTrek helps patients and clinicians map pain on a 3D body model, providing more reliable tracking than traditional pain scales.

University of MichiganClinical Tools & Monitoring

PCAC Score

FreeiOS Android

3 publications

CLINICAL GRADE

Calculates Pittsburgh Cardiac Arrest Category score for clinicians to stratify patients by illness severity shortly after cardiac arrest occurs.

University of PittsburghClinical Tools & Monitoring

PTSD Coach

FreeiOS Android

4 publications

CLINICAL GRADE

Self-management app for PTSD offering education, symptom tracking, and evidence-based coping tools, significantly improving symptoms compared to control groups.

US Department of Veterans AffairsMental Health & Psychology

PTSD Family Coach

FreeiOS Android

2 publications

CLINICAL GRADE

Self-management app for PTSD family members offering psychoeducation and stress-management tools to support loved ones and cope.

US Department of Veterans AffairsMental Health & Psychology

Renew Scleroderma

FreeiOS Android

2 publications

CLINICAL GRADE

Renew Scleroderma combines peer coaching and goal-setting for scleroderma patients, significantly reducing fatigue in a controlled trial.

University of MichiganClinical Tools & Monitoring

Seventeen Days

FreeiOS

1 publication

CLINICAL GRADE

Seventeen Days is an interactive video intervention helping young women ages fourteen to nineteen build sexual health decision-making skills regarding contraception.

Carnegie Mellon UniversityWellness & Public Health

STAIR Coach

FreeiOS Android

2 publications

CLINICAL GRADE

STAIR Coach teaches emotion management and relationship skills through evidence-based psychotherapy for individuals affected by traumatic experiences.

US Department of Veterans AffairsMental Health & Psychology

Stop the Bleed

FreeiOS Android

3 publications

CLINICAL GRADE

Educational tool teaching the public life-saving severe bleeding control techniques, translating battlefield hemorrhage methods for civilian emergency response.

Uniformed Services UniversityClinical Tools & Monitoring