The Journal of mHealth Vol 2 Issue 1 (February 2015) | Page 34

In Depth with the Global Digital Health 100

Smartphone Apps Just as Accurate
as Wearable Devices
A new study has highlighted just how
good apps like dacadoo can be for
encouraging you to hit your health and
fitness goals.
According to a research team from Perelman School of Medicine and the Center
for Health Incentives and Behavioral
Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, most smartphone apps are just
as accurate as wearable devices when i