Table 2.

Features of IBD apps that did not offer education or support for diet or lifestyle therapy were excluded in the initial screening.

Features	Number of apps
Food, symptom, or bowel movement trackers without an education or a lifestyle program	30
Community or social support structure trackers without an education or a lifestyle program	3
Education on IBD but in areas unrelated to diet or lifestyle therapy	21
Education targeted toward healthcare professionals rather than patients	14
Not available to the general public because they were developed specifically for research projects	4
Not available to the general public because they were developed for patients at a particular hospital	1
Used in conjunction with at-home faecal calprotectin test kits	3
Used for attendees at IBD-related conferences	2
Help users locate nearby washrooms	2
Used to find a physician	1
Used as a fundraising platform	1
Provided a virtual reality experience for people without IBD to better understand what it is like to live with the disease	1

IBD, inflammatory bowel disease.