The Landscape of Mobile Apps for Healthy Eating: Case Study for a Systematic Review and Quality Assessment

Despite numerous evaluations by various certification bodies, only 5 (12.2%) of the 41 apps met the quality standards set by our experts. Our results mark the importance of rigorous, transparent, and standardized app evaluation processes to guide users toward making informed decisions about health apps. Guidelines for developers for the design of evidence-based, unbiased, high-quality apps, as well as technological solutions for real-time monitoring of the health apps, would address these challenges and improve reliability.