Table 3.
Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS) objective and subjective quality criteria and the assessment result.
| App name | Objective quality | Subjective quality | ||||||
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(A) engagement | (B) functionality | (C) aesthetics | (D) information | Overall objective quality | (E) app overall | (F) app specific | Overall subjective quality |
| BEAT-D | 1.6 | 3.75 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| DC Carehomes | 2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4a | 3.2 | 2 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| DIYModify | 3 | 3.75 | 4a | 4a | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.7a | 4.1a |
| HomeFit AR | 2.8 | 3 | 3.7 | 2.83 | 3.1 | 1.75 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| MapIt Mobile | 3 | 2.75 | 3 | 3.25 | 3.0 | 3 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| MapIt Desktop | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.25 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3 |
aApps considered “good” (4 or above) under subcategories of the MARS assessment criteria.