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Although there are a lot of applications of mHealth available for almost any kind of mobile device, there is still a lack of understanding and attending users\u2019 needs, especially those of users with disabilities. People with Down syndrome have the potential to function as active members of our society, taking care of themselves and their own, having jobs, voting, and so on, but their physical limitations prevent them from handling correctly technological tools that could enhance their performance, including mobile technology. In this paper, we had analyzed how suitable the mHealth applications are for users with Down syndrome. We tested 24 users and analyzed their physical performance in fine-motor movements while developing a set of tasks over a mHealth application. Results showed that the design of a mHealth application for users with Down syndrome must center its interaction with simple gestures as <jats:italic>tap<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>swipe<\/jats:italic> avoiding more complex ones as <jats:italic>spread<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>rotate<\/jats:italic>. 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