Which are the best apps for people with Parkinson’s? Applications or ‘apps’ for your smartphone can provide a wealth of in-your-pocket support, tools and advice for people living with conditions like Parkinson’s.
Many are available for free, or a minimal one-off cost (or extra costs for some features), and range from helping monitor symptoms to helping you connect with others.
But which apps have people with Parkinson’s found genuinely helpful – and are worth taking up precious storage space on your phone?
We asked the Parkinson’s community for their top recommendations for the best apps for people with Parkinson’s.
Their answers ranged from apps that are handy in general, to those tailored specifically for people living with Parkinson’s. For several, AI is an integral tool – and as with all health content, Parkinson’s Europe recommends checking facts and information with your own healthcare team.
Here’s our look at some of the most popular apps – in no particular order – for people with Parkinson’s.
Best smartphone apps for people with Parkinson’s at a glance:
- PD Buddy – iOS and Android
- i4park 2.0 – iOS and Android
- Neptune Care – iOS and Android
- ChatGPT – iOS and Android
- Medisafe – iOS and Android
- Medito – iOS and Android
6 of the best smartphone apps for people with Parkinson’s:
PD Buddy
This free app for people with Parkinson’s and caregivers is designed to help build daily routines, track symptoms and medications, and stay on top of exercise, sleep and mood.
Key features include an AI-powered symptoms tracker, a PD Events calendar and a PD Directory, plus group chats, private messaging and Routine Shares (where fellow users share what works best for them).
The app began as a personal project for founder and CEO Beatrice Zatorska, who combined 25 years in tech with lived experience of family life with husband and person with Parkinson’s, Michel. The result is an app that aims to feel personal and practical rather than clinical, with a strong community base. It is currently available in English, with French, German, Spanish and Italian versions to follow in 2026.
Users say: “Great to help with daily routines, best PD news updated daily simply explained, lots of PD socials, positive space for people with PD and their caregivers. AI powered symptoms tracking.”
Price: Free
Available: iOS, Android, web version coming in 2026
i4park 2.0
Aiming to improve patient-neurologist communication, the i4park app comes from i4life, a spin-off of the University of Oviedo, Spain.
It is designed to generate reports usifexerng data analytics and AI, and help record symptoms, help you visualise your progress, manage medication, remember appointments and more.
Users – people with Parkinson’s or their caregivers – will receive a weekly reminder to complete one of the four questionnaires available, which is shared with their neurologist.
Users say: “I use @i4life.es, it’s very easy to use and very instructive.”
Price: Free
Available: iOS and Android, plus web access for neurologists.
Neptune Care
The Neptune Care app is part of an AI-powered remote monitoring system, and works in sync with Neptune, a physician portal for doctors. It aims to help its users – people with Parkinson’s – access timely, personalised, data-driven care. Features include passive symptom tracking via the use of a Garmin smartwatch, AI data insights and medication reminders.
Users say: “More and more patients are using this app in combination with a Garmin smartwatch. Automatically tracking of motor symptoms minute by minute. Additionally the patient has an e-diary to log non motor symptoms.”
Price: Free
ChatGPT
Chances are if you aren’t already one of the millions to have downloaded OpenAI’s handy app, you’ll almost certainly have heard of it.
It’s designed to answer questions and provide AI-processed information in a chatty, user-friendly manner. So seamlessly, in fact, many are turning to it in place of well-established search engines like Google for quick queries.
Users say: “Chat GPT has been very helpful with information when I first experienced dystonia, it helped me a lot.”
Price: Free
Medisafe
This medication management app has features to cover the whole family – including pets – for a range of conditions including Parkinson’s.
Features include ‘Medfriend’, letting you know when a loved one has missed a dose, and more than 90 different trackers to keep an eye on weight, blood pressure and more.
It can also give warnings of potentially harmful drug interactions, if you are tracking multiple meds from different health care providers.
Users say: “Love this app! I never miss my medication now.”
Price: Free
Medito
This meditation app comes from the Medito Foundation, a Dutch nonprofit working towards a ‘more mindful and compassionate world’. It is designed for novice and experienced meditators alike, and offers hundreds of meditation sessions – with the promise of an ad- and spam-free experience.
Highlights include a 30-day challenge, a sleep section, and walking meditations.
Users say: “I use Medito for relaxation and breathing.”
Price: Free
Download any of the apps from the Apple App Store (iOS) or Google Play (Android) depending on what smartphone you own. If you have any suggestions or feedback on these or any other Parkinson’s apps that you have found useful we would love to hear from you, get in touch at: [email protected]
Parkinson’s Europe is sharing this article for information purposes only and it is not an endorsement by Parkinson’s Europe of any particular treatments, therapies or products.
