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Germany's Prescribable Health Apps: DiGA in Data
Five downloadable datasets from Germany's official DiGA directory: status, conditions, prices, makers and removed apps. Digital health apps, not AI.
Medically reviewed by Dr. Ravi Shankar Gupta, DMRE, DCP, FAGS
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In Germany, doctors can prescribe approved health apps and statutory health insurance pays for them. These apps are called DiGA (Digitale Gesundheitsanwendungen, digital health applications), and the federal drugs and devices institute, BfArM, keeps the official directory. We copied it on 18 October 2026 and turned it into five datasets you can read here and download as CSV files. Every figure is a count of entries in the directory, or a figure worked out from those entries.
Status: data from the BfArM directory, reviewed by Dr. Gupta. The directory holds 82 entries: 63 apps listed today and 19 that have been removed.
These are digital health apps, not AI devices. The directory does not say whether an app uses artificial intelligence, and we do not guess. We include it because it is an official public record of digital tools doctors can prescribe and insurers pay for.
How to read these numbers
- This is one day's copy. The directory changes as apps are added, made permanent or removed. A later copy will differ.
- Provisional means on trial. A provisionally listed app can be prescribed while its maker gathers evidence of benefit. A permanent listing means BfArM has accepted that evidence.
- Prices are the manufacturer's price shown in the directory. We report them as shown, in euros. One app, My7steps, shows a range (€0.00 to €207.00) rather than one price, so we leave it out of price figures.
- Conditions use the first ICD-10 code shown. Many apps list several codes and the directory hides some behind "and X more". We group each app by the chapter of its first code. A few apps span chapters: HelloBetter Chronische Schmerzen lists pain disorder (F) and fibromyalgia (M), for example.
- A listing is not a recommendation. It shows the app met BfArM's requirements. Whether it suits a given patient is a clinical decision.
Dataset 1: permanent and provisional listings
79.4% of listed apps are permanent. The provisional 13 are spread across urology, women's health, ADHD, dementia, back and shoulder pain, depression and blood pressure.
Dataset 2: conditions
Listed apps by ICD-10 chapter
Chapter of the first code shown for each app
germany-diga-by-icd-chapter.csvMental and behavioural conditions dominate: 30 of 63 apps (47.6%). Depression, anxiety and panic, insomnia, ADHD, eating disorders, smoking and alcohol all have apps. Genitourinary conditions come next with 10, including incontinence, endometriosis, menopause and period pain. Musculoskeletal conditions have 7.
Dataset 3: prices
| Status | Apps with a price | Median | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent | 49 | €231.25 | €119.00 | €765.00 |
| Provisional | 13 | €595.00 | €360.00 | €795.00 |
The median provisional app is priced at more than twice the median permanent one. The directory does not explain individual prices, and we do not draw conclusions about why. Every listed app shows "no extra costs" for the patient.
16 apps (25.4%) say they need services from a contracted doctor alongside the app. 2 need an extra device, 2 include one, and 6 can use one optionally. The other 53 need no extra device.
Dataset 4: manufacturers
38 manufacturers make the 63 listed apps. 10 make more than one.
4 listed apps come from makers outside Germany: ACTICORE1 (Switzerland), edupression.com (Austria), Untire (Netherlands), Vitadio (Czech Republic). The full list of 63 apps, with status, first ICD-10 code, platforms, price and requirements, is in the CSV.
On platforms, 15 apps run only in a web browser, 35 only as iOS and Android apps, and 13 on all three. Every app is available in German; the directory lists more languages for some.
Dataset 5: removed apps
19 apps have been removed from the directory. The directory shows a removal date for each and, for two, a reason.
| App | Removed | Reason shown |
|---|---|---|
| Mika | 2022-03-25 | — |
| M-sense Migräne | 2022-04-04 | — |
| Rehappy | 2022-09-26 | — |
| ESYSTA App & Portal | 2022-10-04 | — |
| Selfapys Online-Kurs bei Panikstörung | 2022-11-18 | — |
| CANKADO PRO-React Onco | 2023-04-21 | — |
| re.flex | 2024-05-27 | — |
| Kaia COPD | 2024-05-31 | — |
| optimune | 2024-07-14 | — |
| My Dose Coach | 2025-01-10 | — |
| Selfapys Online-Kurs bei chronischen Schmerzen | 2025-05-28 | — |
| Vantis | KHK und Herzinfarkt | 2025-06-10 |
| MindDoc Auf Rezept | 2025-06-25 | — |
| mebix | 2025-07-14 | — |
| Orthopy bei Knieverletzungen | 2025-09-09 | — |
| actensio | 2025-10-01 | — |
| sinCephalea | 2026-01-22 | Decision of the Schleswig-Holstein Higher Social Court |
| Uroletics | 2026-03-23 | — |
| Una Health für Diabetes | 2026-09-28 | Decision of the Hamburg Higher Social Court |
Download the full table: germany-diga-removed.csv. The directory shows no reason for 17 of the 19 removals, so we do not suggest one.
What this means for doctors
If you practise in Germany, these are apps you can prescribe today, and the directory shows no extra cost to the patient for any of them. Check whether the app is permanent or provisional, and whether it needs your own services alongside it. Before prescribing, it is worth asking four questions the directory helps answer:
- Is it permanent or provisional? A provisional app is still gathering evidence.
- Does it need your services? 16 apps say a contracted doctor's services are required alongside them.
- Does it need a device? Check whether the patient needs, gets or can add extra hardware.
- Does it run on the patient's phone or browser? Some apps are web-only, others app-only.
If you practise elsewhere, the directory is still worth knowing. It is an official, public record of which digital therapies one health system has agreed to pay for, and which it has stopped paying for.
Related datasets
For AI medical devices specifically, see our datasets for the United States, Australia and Japan.
Sources
BfArM, DiGA-Verzeichnis (directory of digital health applications), all entries including removed apps: diga.bfarm.de/de/verzeichnis. Copied 18 October 2026.