Fitness apps climbing charts
Health and fitness apps are gaining traction in app-store rankings—BetterSleep hit #54, RISE Sleep Tracker #26, and Oura #13, while new entrants like Curative and Bevel made notable moves on the charts reported. At the same time, developers are pushing AI coaching, device integration, and clinical use cases that make location-verified activity more valuable to insurers and researchers noted and observed.
BetterSleep was named) “Best Sleep App for 2026” by Canadian reviewers on Dec. 11, 2025, and the app shipped version 26.3 on Mar. 2, 2026 with content and UX updates. appbrain.com Rise Science’s RISE app publicly integrates) with Apple Health, Apple Watch, Fitbit and Oura to pull historical sleep and activity data, and the company reports that roughly 80% of users notice benefits within five days. risescience.com Oura secured commercial partnerships this cycle, including an exclusive Discovery Vitality distribution tie for the ŌURA Ring 4 in South Africa announced in 2026, while market analysts at Bloomberg flagged a projected ~49% jump in smart‑ring shipments in 2025 that positions Oura as category leader. mynewsdesk.com Curative’s consumer app listing shows the company is extending its Curative health plan and member tools into mobile, with an App Store presence updated in 2026, and Bevel markets an “Everything Health” app that leverages AI for recovery and cross‑data correlation per its product pages and recent reviews. apps.apple.com A March 2026 Neurology study—reported by Medscape and HealthDay—found wrist‑worn activity drops can predict MS progression, and industry reports from Munich Re and Swiss Re show life insurers are actively piloting wearable activity data for underwriting, while a recent survey found over half of U.S. consumers are willing to share wearable data for tailored policies. medscape.com
