Table 2.
Characteristics of mobile applications used in GEMA studies.
| Application Name | Mobile Devices | Mobile Operating System | Collected Data Types | Studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BADAS | Mobile phone | iOS | location, EMAs (bipolar affective disorder) | Yerushalmi et al. (2021) |
| Beiwe | Mobile phone | iOS, Android | location, EMAs | (Pellegrini et al., 2022; Xia et al., 2022) |
| CalFit | Mobile phone | iOS, Android | location, physical activity | Kondo et al. (2020) |
| CalFit Chi and Dong | Mobile phone | Android | location, physical activity, EMAs (diet) | Seto et al. (2016) |
| Daynamica | Mobile phone | Android | location, physical activity, EMAs (mood) | Glasgow et al. (2019) |
| eB2 MindCare | Mobile phone | iOS, Android | location, physical activity, social activity, hours of sleep, EMAs (emotion) | Sukei et al. (2021) |
| Entryware Designer | Handheld computer | N/A | EMAs | Mitchell et al. (2014) |
| Mappiness | Mobile phone | iOS | location, EMAs (happiness) | MacKerron and Mourato (2013) |
| mEMA | Mobile phone | iOS, Android | location, EMAs | (Raugh et al., 2020, 2021) |
| MetricWire | Mobile phone | iOS, Android | location, EMAs | Wray et al. (2019) |
| mind.me | Mobile phone | iOS, Android | location, physical activity, social activity, EMAs | McIntyre et al. (2021) |
| Mood Triggers | Mobile phone | Android | location, weather, Physiological outcomes, EMAs (mood) | Jacobson and Bhattacharya (2022) |
| movisensX | Mobile phone | Android | location, physical activity, EMAs | (Bollenbach et al., 2022; Koch et al., 2018, 2020; Reichert et al., 2017; Tornros et al., 2016) |
| Paco | Mobile phone | iOS, Android | EMAs (behavior) | Crochiere et al. (2021) |
| Passive Data Kit | Mobile phone | iOS, Android | location, physical activity, social activity, EMAs | Meyerhoff et al. (2021) |
| PiLR Health | Mobile phone | iOS, Android | location, EMAs | (McQuoid et al., 2018, 2019) |
| ROAMM | Smartwatch | N/A | location, physical activity, EMAs | Mardini et al. (2021) |
| Samplex | Mobile phone | Android | EMAs | Parrish et al. (2020) |
| Senso Meter | Mobile phone | Android | location, physiological outcomes, EMAs | Shoval et al. (2018) |
| Survey Swipe | Mobile phone | iOS | EMAs | Cornwell and Goldman (2020) |
| Youth@Night | Mobile phone | Android | location, physical activity, social activity, EMAs (young adults’ nightlife behaviors) | Labhart et al. (2020) |
Note. N/A: not applicable; EMA: ecological momentary assessment.