Quality of Physical Activity Apps: Systematic Search in App Stores and Content Analysis.
Sarah PaganiniYannik TerhorstLasse Bosse SanderSelma CaticSümeyye BalciAnn-Marie KüchlerDana SchultchenKatrin PlaumannSarah C SturmbauerLena Violetta KrämerJiaxi LinRamona WurstRuediger PryssHarald BaumeisterEva-Maria MessnerPublished in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2021)
Apps for physical activity showed a broad range of quality ratings, with moderate overall quality ratings. Given the present privacy, security, and evidence concerns inherent to most rated apps, their medical use is questionable. There is a need for open-source databases of expert quality ratings to foster informed health care decisions by users and health care providers.