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Samsung and Apple have started investing on health applications including health devices. This shoes the increasing interest over the industry. Here are some top mobile health applications for users to get started.

1. Carrot Fit

-This application uses an artificial intelligence with a female voice that cheers the user on when he or she loses weight, and berates him or her when there is weight gain. Users are asked to enter their weight manually, and then the application tracks it on a graph. The application also tracks the user's BMI, and asks the user to set weight loss goals. Carrot Fit will remind users to enter their weight, and will either praise or berate depending on the net loss or gain of weight of the user.

2. Zombies, Run!

-This application gives you an eerie and disturbing atmosphere as you run. While running, the application tracks your running stats, while telling you a story about the zombie apocalypse. This application has plenty of unique features like the "Zombie Chases," and "that force you to run fast or "get eaten" during a mission. It is currently on season 3 offering various content materials that includes side missions and race missions. The application allows you to track progress on the web, as well as share runs with friends and syncs the runs with RunKeeper (another health application). The creepy moans and the sound of being chased by zombies will surely motivate you to run as hard as you can.

3. AskMD

-This application offers users a symptom checker that will allow them to show the symptoms they are currently experiencing and see the list of potential health issues that they might be. Next, there will be a consultation wherein the application will ask the user a series of questions regarding the symptoms - like what it feels like, when it started, and what other symptoms there are. After this, the user can enter information about the medications that they are taking. After giving all these information, AskMD will show a list of potential problems that users might have.