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Top 20 Doctor-Recommended Health & Medical Apps Provider Files for IPO

Aug 25, 2015 09:06 CST Updated 09:06

VCBeat previously conducted a survey on the internet healthcare apps most favored by physicians.Compiled and EditedandIn-Depth Analysis, but they were not introduced in detail. In response to the widespread requests from our readers, we have once again reviewed the top 10 medical apps on iOS and Android platforms to explore why doctors are willing to stake their professional reputations on them.

★Weight Watchers Mobile (Weight Watchers International)
Ranking: Android No.1, iOS No.2


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A smart app that tracks your food intake, weight, and daily activities. It helps users enjoy the foods they love, but not without limits. The app also provides 24/7 support, offering optimal recommendations whenever needed. It sets personalized daily goals based on the user’s current weight, height, age, and gender, and provides simple, easy-to-follow menu options for users to choose from.

White Noise Life (TMSoft)
Ranking: Android No. 2, iOS No. 4


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An app that provides soothing sounds, White Noise Life offers over 40 different audio options, including the gentle patter of rain, waves lapping against the shore, the bustling ambiance of city streets, rhythmic heartbeats, thunder, dripping water, and even tense alarm sounds. You can freely browse and download multiple tracks from the market to truly relax your mind and body. Additionally, you can record your own voice, adjust the volume, and mix it with other sounds to create personalized audio experiences. Furthermore, the app helps you fall asleep peacefully and achieve deeper rest, or gently wakes you up with calming music to start a fresh day.

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Lose It! (FitNow)
Ranking: Android No.3, iOS No.3


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A highly interconnected personal weight-loss app. From setting weight goals to exclusively customizing your weight-loss plan based on your physical condition, it tracks daily activities such as food intake and exercise, builds an extensive social network for you, and enables you to receive care and support from friends and family at any time, or even accept challenges. Lose It features a built-in pedometer to easily measure your daily steps, a food database with millions of entries for convenient lookup, and integrates with various most popular fitness and weight-loss apps, allowing you to effortlessly access the most comprehensive information.

First Aid (American Red Cross)
Ranking: Android No. 4, iOS No. 5


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An official app released by the American Red Cross. Even without an internet connection, users can quickly access instructions for handling the most common emergencies. Video tutorials and animated demonstrations enable users to learn in an engaging manner, while interactive quizzes can be shared with friends for friendly competition. Additionally, simple step-by-step guides help users gradually master practical first-aid skills. The First Aid app also has a built-in 911 hotline, allowing you to contact emergency services at any time through the app.

Runkeeper– GPS Track Run Walk (FitnessKeeper)
Ranking: Android No. 5, iOS No. 6


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Runkeeper uses your phone’s GPS to measure the speed and distance of any physical activity. It can generate weight-loss charts, set training goals, and serve as a reliable coach for brisk walking, running, or cycling. The app also tracks heart rate, calories burned, and total mileage, and integrates seamlessly with your phone’s built-in music player to automatically update and play your tracks. If you have a smartwatch, Runkeeper can display real-time data right on your wrist, keeping key metrics at your fingertips.

Emergency First Aid/Treatment (Phoneflips)
Ranking: Android No. 6, iOS No. 8


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Emergency First Aid/Treatment can provide users with emergency assistance even in the absence of cellular signal or internet connectivity, as the application operates locally. Despite being a local app, it covers a wide range of topics, including sudden fever, bleeding, bruising, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and more.

Instant Heart Rate (Azumio)
Ranking: Android No. 7, iOS No. 9


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Instant Heart Rate is the most accurate app for measuring heart rate to date. It assesses your physical fitness based on cardiac efficiency while standing, continuously tracks and monitors changes in your heart rate, and enables users to develop personalized exercise regimens and adjust daily activity levels according to the measurement results.

Fooducate – Healthy Food Diet (Fooducate)
Ranking: Android No. 8, iOS No. 10


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A mobile app for weight loss through guided healthy eating. It tracks food intake, calories burned, and daily exercise. Users can scan product barcodes to understand the actual contents of their food, and Fooducate provides professional recommendations for healthier alternatives.

Glucose Buddy – Diabetes Log (Azumio)
Ranking: Android No.9


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A mobile app that helps patients with diabetes manage their condition. It can record carbohydrate intake, insulin dosage, daily activities, blood pressure, and weight. Glucose Buddy also provides smart reminders for patients to measure their blood glucose levels daily, enabling better disease management.

Pocket First Aid & CPR Guide(Jive Media)
Ranking: Android No.10


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The Pocket First Aid & CPR Guide provides simple, easy-to-follow steps for handling emergencies, ranging from stroke and heart attack to cuts and bruises. Its most prominent feature is the ability to store personal medical information, such as preferred hospitals and doctors, emergency contact numbers, allergens, current medications, and health insurance details. It also offers convenient links for quick access to other relevant applications.

Calorie Counter & Diet Tracker (MyFitnessPal.com)
Ranking: iOS No.1


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A Practical Weight-Loss App. It features the most comprehensive food database, with over 5 million food entries and a vast array of exercise items, enabling users to easily log their inputs for tracking daily diet and physical activity. Recording daily activities takes less than five minutes, and the app integrates with more than 50 related applications, allowing users to switch seamlessly. It also has a built-in pedometer that accurately measures daily step counts, eliminating the need for additional devices.

Stroke Riskometer (Autel)
IOS No.7


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Stroke is the second leading cause of death among individuals aged 60 and older. The Stroke Riskometer assesses the incidence of stroke over the next five to ten years by measuring factors closely associated with stroke risk, such as age, sex, race, lifestyle, and other health indicators. Additionally, users may be selected as participants in international research studies, with their data utilized in experiments to better understand the etiology of stroke.

Compiled by Zhou Yanxun | Edited by Mo Renying