9 Best Physical Therapy Apps in 2025

Apps are now essential in various fields, including physical therapy. With many options available, choosing the right one can be overwhelming. This article explores key features and highlights 9 Top Physical Therapy apps for 2025.

These apps serve different purposes—some assist with assessments, others track exercises, provide education, or help design rehabilitation plans. Carepatron has curated nine physical therapy apps worth integrating into your practice to simplify your search.

What should you look for in a physical therapy app?

If you're a physical therapist or related professional seeking an app for your practice, consider how it benefits your work and patients. Here’s what to look for:

Can it help you assess your patient?

Some of the apps available are not necessarily fit for physical therapy because they function as specific tools instead of being apps that provide whole exercise programs.

Some physical therapy assessments require tools to measure certain things, like flexion angles, dorsiflexion angles, how long it takes a person to do something, etc. If an app can help you calculate these things, then those apps are worth looking into.

Is it customizable?

A good physical therapy app should allow customization based on a patient’s needs. Since therapists can’t always be present, patients may need to continue exercises or rehabilitation independently.

When recommending an app, ensure it aligns with the type of condition you treat—whether recovering from an injury, managing a neurological condition, maintaining weight, or reducing fall risk. An app that personalizes exercises and intensity is a valuable tool.

Is the app educational, and can it provide clear instructions?

When evaluating a physical therapy app, ensure it provides clear, accurate instructions for exercises and activities. It’s best to avoid using instructions that are unclear or incorrect. However, the app can be a valuable tool if it delivers transparent, well-explained, and educational guidance.

Can it track the patient's progress?

A physical therapy app that accurately tracks rehabilitation activities can provide valuable insights into a patient’s progress. If the app records their activities and progress effectively, it helps determine whether the patient is improving or if adjustments to their treatment plan are necessary.

Does it allow clear and safe communication between you and the client?

When using an app for telehealth consultations, ensure it provides a clear connection, encrypted messaging, and notifications like appointment reminders or activity alerts. Additionally, the app must be HIPAA-compliant to protect patient confidentiality and safeguard health information.

Is it worth spending for?

If the physical therapy app is paid, ensure the price is justified by its features, reliable customer support, and a well-prepared platform that addresses any questions or concerns.

9 Best Physical Therapy Apps in 2025

Carepatron

Carepatron is HIPAA-compliant, all-in-one software for therapists. It streamlines billing, payments, and more. It also offers free resources, teleconsulting, and scheduling.

Carepatron's best features

• HIPAA-compliant billing: Secure and compliant storage for patient invoices and records.
• Automated payments: Streamline invoicing and payment processing for faster transactions.
• Patient portal: Clients can easily view bills, make payments, and manage appointments.
• AI-powered transcription: Convert medical notes into billable documentation efficiently.
• Customizable templates: Create billing forms and invoices tailored to your practice’s needs.

Carepatron's limitations

• Limited storage on starter plan: The starter plan comes with restricted data storage, which may require an upgrade for larger practices.
• Occasional AI inaccuracies: While AI-powered transcription may still require manual review for accuracy.

Carepatron pricing

• Free plan: Access basic features for free
• Essential plan: $14/month
• Plus plan: $19/month
• Advanced plan: $24/month

Carepatron reviews

• Capterra: 4.5/5 (463 reviews)
• G2: 4.5/5 (357 reviews)

2. PT Timer

PT Timer allows users to track their physical therapy exercises, customize the intervals in which they do these exercises, record their rest times, and even add them. You can have your patients use this and create an exercise plan. 

PT Timer's best features

• Total freedom for the user to customize their exercises and their prompts, complete with audio cues
• Diary feature allows patients to record how difficult they found the exercises and how many reps they performed.
• If you prescribe a routine that happens to be “complex,” the app can help simplify it for your patients.
• Can upload pictures of exercises with written or audio instructions.

PT Timer's limitations

• PT Timer is currently only available for iOS. The developers are working on an Android version, but there's no timeframe.
• The parameters available are very detailed, and it could take some time for the user to navigate and use them easily.

• It cannot create personalized physical therapy plans, so before having your patient use this, you must create one for them.
• The physical therapy exercise library might not be comprehensive. It's best to check if this physical therapy app has the exercises you want your patient to do

PT Timer's pricing

• It has a free trial, but you will eventually be asked to subscribe. For users from the United States, it costs $1 a month. The pricing varies depending on your country.

PT Timer's reviews

• PT Timer currently sits on a 4.3 / 5 rating on the App Store based on 89 ratings.

3. PT Decide by Orca Health

PT Decide is a paid physical therapy app developed by Orca Health. It provides patients with various health information and resources (including anatomy and physiology animations and videos) for educational purposes, treatment information, and physical therapy exercises!

PT Decide's best features

• It has high-quality 3D videos, animations, and visual aids that make learning about anatomy and physiology fun and concise
• It has a comprehensive library of physical therapy exercises that you can do, and it has instructional videos to show you how to do them properly

• Users can create personalized exercise plans based on their needs and goals. If you, the physical therapist, recommend the app to them, you can create a customized plan for them and have the user input the plan into the app
• There are stretches and strength exercises for the patients to watch and do at home.

PT Decide's limitations

• You have to pay for the app after a day-free trial to use it

• It doesn't offer any one-on-one physical therapy sessions. It is limited to providing educational resources and exercises.

• It is not available in all countries

PT Decide's pricing

• The initial app costs $8.99, with an additional $3.99 for each specific body part.
• Free trial available

PT Decide's reviews

• It currently sits on a 4-star rating on the App Store based on 29 reviews

‍4. Omada Joint and Muscle Health

The Omada Joint and Muscle Health physical therapy app was formerly the Physera app. Through this app, you'll access various features, such as customized exercises based on your patient's needs, and you will have the opportunity to connect with licensed physical therapists who can advise you about musculoskeletal problems.

Omada Joint and Muscle Health's best features

• You can get personalized health and exercise plans and ongoing guidance from a licensed physical therapist.
• There are guided exercise animations to help you with the proper forms
• You can connect with a physical therapist via chat 
• You can track completed workouts

Omada Joint and Muscle Health's limitations

• You must have an Omada membership with a different registration portal.
• If you used Physera before, you're required to register for this to use the features you used to enjoy

• Physical therapists you interact with can't provide the full support you need since you communicate with them through a phone, so some problems cannot be addressed.

Omada Joint and Muscle Health's pricing

• The Omada Joint and Muscle Health app is free. However, some features may be locked behind a paywall. You have to register for an Omada membership to see what the prices are

Omada Joint and Muscle Health's reviews

• The Omada joint and Muscle Health physical therapy app currently sits on a 4.5 / 5 rating on Google Play based on over 400 ratings.

5. Physioadvisor

Physioadvisor is one of Australia's top-selling physical therapy apps. Like with some of the entries on this list, this physical therapy app offers and provides users with physical therapy exercises. It has over five hundred exercises your patients can do and visual guides that correctly detail how each exercise is done.

Physioadvisor's best features

• It has many exercises that patients can do outside the clinical setting.
• Has enough visuals to demonstrate the exercises so patients can do them correctly properly
• Physical therapists can send custom rehabilitation plans to their patients using the app.
• It has a good reminder feature to help patients follow a routine they must follow for rehabilitation.

Physioadvisor's limitations

• Dated-looking UI might not be intuitive for some
• It is not customizable compared to other apps on this list. So you can't make prompts like how PT Timer does it
• While it has a lot of exercises, they are limited to exercises and injury prevention

Physioadvisor's pricing

• It is currently priced at $10 on Google Playstore

Physioadvisor's reviews

• N/A

‍6. Physical Therapy by OneStep

OneStep is a physical therapy app designed to help therapists and users connect anytime, anywhere. If you have patients who can't make the time to travel to meet up with you, you can have them use this app to connect with them quickly, and you can use it to provide personalized plans for your patients!

Physical Therapy by OneStep's best features

• It can create a connection between patients and licensed physical therapists with ease.
• It can connect with Apple HealthKit to analyze users' mobility data and help customize their plans.
• It can help personalize rehabilitation and recovery plans based on the patient's health information and capabilities.

Physical Therapy by OneStep's limitations

• Only available for iOS
• It is not free, and you must subscribe after the fourteen-day free trial.
• According to reviews, UI is not intuitive and may take a while to get used to, but the learning curve should be worth it.

Physical Therapy by OneStep's pricing

• After the fourteen-day free trial, you must pay $35 monthly. There are no hidden costs. You can cancel anytime

Physical Therapy by OneStep's reviews

• It currently has a 4.6 / 5 rating on the App Store based on 69 rating

‍7. CORE - Clinical Orthopedic Exam

CORE - Clinical Orthopedic Exam is an app that's more for physical therapists, not their patients. What this app does is that it serves as a database for physical therapists to refer to when they need to decide on what tests to conduct on their patients in clinical settings.

CORE's best features

• It has a database of over 400 clinical examinations that physical therapists can conduct
• It has video demonstrations accompanying written instructions so physical therapists can see how specific tests are conducted.
• It has diagnostic properties and supporting medical references to back up the inclusions in the database, so physical therapists know they can trust the efficacy of the tests they need

CORE's limitations

• It won't open sometimes, possibly due to server problems
• Sometimes, you need to uninstall and reinstall the app to get it to work
• It's paywalled

CORE's pricing

• It currently costs $39.99 on the App Store

CORE's reviews

• It currently sits on a 2.1 / 5 rating on the App Store. The negative reviews are due to the start-up issues and the server problems. A troubleshooting tip (uninstall then reinstall) was given by the developers, though

8. Stopwatch & Timer

You might find it strange that a stopwatch application is here, but stopwatches are essential tools in physical therapy. Numerous tests use time as a set duration or a way to rate patients. The 30-second Sit-to-Stand Test, which is an assessment for elderly patients, is a test that is strictly 30 seconds long. The Illinois Agility Test rates test takers based on how fast they can accomplish it. If you don't have an actual stopwatch, you can use this!

Stopwatch & Timer's best features

• You can have several timers at the ready and label them so you know what they're for when you look back (e.g., Lap 1, Lap 2, Lap 3 for specific tests so you can calculate their average time later on)
• You can color-code them based on your preferences. If adding colors helps you organize things, you can do so with this.
• You can run up to five timers at once

Stopwatch & Timer's limitations

• You're subject to ads if you don't buy the subscription
• It's not free. You have a 7-day free trial, though
• Timers can freeze sometimes
• Buying an actual stopwatch might be the better choice unless you like having five timers at once and organizing them with labels.

Stopwatch & Timer's pricing

• The paid version price varies depending on the location. You will see it upon downloading and opening the app.

Stopwatch & Timer's reviews

• It currently sits on a 4.3 / 5 rating based on over 53 thousand reviews on Google Playstore.

9. Goniometer

The goniometer is another essential tool for physical therapists because it allows them to measure the range of motion of your body and limbs. Suppose you don't have a physical goniometer. In that case, this is the second best thing because you can use it for specific physical examination techniques that require you to flex or dorsiflex certain limbs and joints.

Goniometer's best features

• It's a good substitute for a physical goniometer
• It can measure the range of motion of limbs accurately
• It can help you determine the extent of a patient's joint injury as well as provide you with the expected length of time it will take for the patient to recover fully

Goniometer's limitations

• It is only available for iOS devices
• It may take a while to work on new iOS system versions; developers don't seem to update it immediately when a new iOS version comes out.
• It is limited to measuring the range of motion and joint angles

Goniometer's pricing

• It costs $4.99 on the App Store

Goniometer's reviews

• It currently has a score of 3.2 / 5 on the App Store

Key takeaways

When selecting a physical therapy app free or paid, it is crucial to consider features that enhance patient engagement and streamline workflow. Mobile apps designed for physical therapy should integrate seamlessly with a practice's electronic health record to ensure seamless data transfer and effective tracking of rehabilitation progress.

Apps that offer detailed patient analytics help therapists assess patient activity adherence, determining whether they consistently follow prescribed exercises. Exercise videos play a vital role in guiding patients to exercise properly, reducing the risk of injury while ensuring correct form.

Additionally, apps with in-app purchases may unlock advanced features such as customizable rehabilitation plans, teleconsultation capabilities, and enhanced reporting tools.

To engage patients, physical therapy apps should include in-app messaging to facilitate therapist-patient communication, reminders to keep patients engaged, and progress tracking that motivates them to continue rehabilitation. While apps cannot replace in-person sessions, they provide valuable support in between visits, ensuring that the patient completes their prescribed exercises and stays on track with recovery.