Apps
An App or ‘application’ is a piece of software or program. Typically you can download it once and then use it on your smart phone, iPad, mobile tablet or computer.
An app usually provides one service; it could be a game or general information like news or weather. It can also be a service like counting the number of steps you walk or banking. Apps can be free or paid and range widely in price and quality. You can download apps from online ‘stores’ such as Apple’s ‘App Store’ or ‘Google Play’.
There are innumerable health related apps available for everything from
monitoring your blood pressure to finding wheelchair accessible restaurants.
Many apps have the potential to help stroke survivors and their families. They include support for communication difficulties, mobility problems and general organization. There are so many apps available in this sector that we can only provide a sample from some of the relevant categories.