Last year was important in terms of health, but also for technological developments in the field of health. The use of mobile apps to keep fit has increased over the past year.
2020 was a year where digital health apps became popular. More than ever we are focused on our health and keeping fit, but this can be difficult to manage, especially when we are confined. A recent Lenstore study shows that more people are using their smartphones to monitor their health, with an increase last year, especially in December, driven by promising news about vaccines.
| Icon | App | Category | Download iOS | IOS Reviews | IOSOS evaluation | Download Android | Android review | Value. Android | Point. Global | |
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1 | Menstrual calendar ovulation tracking | Women's health | 500.000 | 11,900 | 4.9 | 100.000.000 | 5.501.718 | 4.9 | 7.55 |
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Due | Home Workout - No Equipment | sports | 500.000 | 3.700 | 4.9 | 100.000.000 | 1.446.621 | 4.9 | 6.42 |
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3 | Flo's | Women's health | 1.000.000 | 100.000 | 4.7 | 50.000.000 | 1.574.481 | 4.8 | 6.40 |
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4 | myfitnesspal | sports | 700.000 | 240.000 | 4.6 | 50.000.000 | 2.361.377 | 4.4 | 6.16 |
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5 | Workout for women: fitness app | sports | 100.000 | 421.200 | 4.8 | 1.000.000 | 23.419 | 4.8 | 5.13 |
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6 | Head space | Mental health | 400.000 | 244.000 | 4.8 | 10.000.000 | 153.427 | 4.7 | 5,06 |
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7 | Sleep clock | To dream | 100.000 | 235,900 | 4.7 | N / A | N / A | N / A | 4.99 |
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8 | Lose it! | Nutrition | 200.000 | 442,400 | 4.7 | 10.000 | 103.640 | 4.5 | 4.96 |
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9 | Strava | sports | 700.000 | 141.500 | 4.7 | 10.000.000 | 623,600 | 4.2 | 4.73 |
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10 | Track | Women's health | 400.000 | 78.000 | 4.7 | 10.000.000 | 1.026.398 | 4.7 | 4.59 |
As our health becomes more and more of a priority, downloads of apps that help keep us fit are on the rise around the world. The most popular app in the world is the calendar and ovulation tracker, which scores an impressive 4,9 in the Apple and Google app stores, with 500.000 and 100.000.000 downloads respectively.
The second favorite app is no surprise; Home Workout - No Equipment; an ideal way to keep fit without leaving home. The app scores a 4,9 in both app stores and a 6,42 in our overall ranking.
Third place goes to another women's health app, Flo. This app has a rating of 4,7 in the Apple App Store and 4,8 in the Google Play Store, with 1.000.000 and 50.000.000 downloads respectively.
Journey with Ju life coach Juachi Ezenwa saw a big change in the use of health apps: "There has certainly been a significant change in the way we manage our health, from traditional methods to using apps and telemedicine .. Last year, with the pandemic, there was a 40% increase in the use of applications ”.
Strava is the leading healthcare application in Spain
2020 was a great year for taking care of our health, but also for technological developments. The use of mobile apps to keep fit has increased over the past year. Here are the 10 most popular in Spain.
Smartphone users in Spain love sports apps - four of the 10 best health apps are in this category. The most popular among Spaniards are Strava and Fitbit. Komoot has 700.000 downloads from the App Store and 10.000.000 downloads on Google Play, while Fitbit has 500.000 and 50.000.000 respectively.
The other six apps that complete the list show that Spaniards are using technology to stay healthy on all fronts. They range from women's health to sleep, from diet to eye health, with Maya and Myfitnesspal in third and fourth place and with an IOS user rating of 4,7 and 4,6 respectively.
| Location | App | Category | Search volume in Spain | IOS evaluation | Android rating | Overall score |
| 1 | Strava | sports | 135.000 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.73 |
| Due | Fitbit | sports | 60.500 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.34 |
| 3 | maya | Women's health | 14.800 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.54 |
| 4 | myfitnesspal | Nutrition | 14.800 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 6.16 |
| 5 | Flo's | Women's health | 12.100 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.19 |
| 6 | Google fit | sports | 9.900 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 2.74 |
| 7 | Komoot | sports | 8.100 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.80 |
| 8 | Accommodation | To dream | 8.100 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 1.65 |
| 9 | Flow | Eye health | 5.400 | N / A | 3.1 | 1.03 |
| 10 | Atmosphere | To dream | 5.400 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.57 |
Juachi Ezenwa, founder of Journey with Ju and life coach: “The areas that seem to get the most attention are fitness, sports, exercise and nutrition. People are coming up with creative ways to exercise and lead a healthier lifestyle. Although it has grown a lot in recent years, a sector that needs much more attention is that of mental health ”.
Methodology:
We collect data from more than 100 applications, both in the Google Play Store and in the Apple App Store. The metrics include the number of downloads, reviews and ratings. These metrics were combined to get an average score for each app to determine which ones are the most popular in each category. The results are global.
To find out which applications are most searched for by country, we analyze the search volume of each application in each country. Additionally, we analyzed health apps articles by month in 2019 and 2020 to find a correlation between the rise in health apps and the pandemic.
Study details:
URL: https://www.lenstore.es/estudio/crecimiento-aplicaciones-de-salud/
With information provided by lenstore
