Smartphone applications (apps) are thought to be an adequate instructional strategy
not only to improve the quality of the teaching in physical education (PE), but also
to efectively promote leisure-time physical activity (PA) of adolescent students in
this context. Although the use of smartphone apps has been generalized in PE, little is known about the curricular approach of smartphone apps to be implemented
by teacher to teach specifc curricular contents in PE lessons. Therefore, the aim
of this research was threefold: a) to conduct a systematic search for smartphone
apps focused on PA and sport; b) to assess the features, content and quality of every
included smartphone app; and c) to analyze the relationships between every selected
app and the secondary PE curriculum. Systematic searches were completed on
Google Play Store from January 2021 to March 2021. Apps were included when
they met: main goal focused on PA and sport; permitted use by underage; they are
free; user scores of at least 4. The app selection process was carried out by several reviewers and concordance measures were estimated. Additionally, an app
quality assessment was independently conducted by three reviewers. A total of 18
apps focused on PA were included. Particularly, eight apps were suitable for ftness,
health and quality of life curricular content; two for sports content; four for body
expression content; and four apps for outdoor PA content. The mean quality score
was 4.00. Apps could be helpful for teachers to implement the secondary PE curriculum and efectively promote PA among adolescent students.