Top apps to keep your health and wellbeing on track 

With so many on the market, it can be difficult to know which health apps are safe to use. We get advice from the experts 

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DURING lockdown we all got used to staying healthy at home with downloads and digital aids in place of gym memberships and personal trainers. Research by the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA), a health app evaluation company that conducts reviews for the HSE and eHealth Ireland, says there has been a 180% increase in traffic to health apps in the past three months and a rise from 4m to 5m downloads worldwide per day.

It’s a market dominated by fitness apps, but increasingly we are searching for online help with our mental health, physiotherapy, fitness, anxiety and sleep. With a staggering 365,000 health apps available – and 90 more being added every day – it can be a minefield selecting a reliable app that will help, not hinder your health.