Table 1.
Overview of Popular iPhone and Android Apps, % (n) unless otherwise indicated
| All (N=98)a | iPhone (n=47) | Android (n=51) | |
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| Average Adherence Score (SD) | 12.9 (6.8) | 14.2 (8.2) | 11.7 (5.1) |
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| Average Price, $ (SD) | 1.30 (4.29) | 2.46 (5.90) | 0.23 (0.91)* |
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| Average User Rating (SD) | 3.4 (0.9) | 3.2 (1.0) | 3.7 (0.8)* |
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| Type of App | |||
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| Calculator | 38.8 (38) | 34.0 (16) | 43.1 (22) |
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| Hypnosis | 17.3 (17)a | 25.5 (12) | 9.8 (5) |
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| Rationing | 15.3 (15) | 17.0 (8) | 13.7 (7) |
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| Tracker | 12.2 (12) | 10.6 (5) | 13.7 (7) |
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| Informational | 6.1 (6) | 6.4 (3) | 5.9 (3) |
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| Game | 3.1 (3) | 2.1 (1) | 3.9 (2) |
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| Lung Health Tester | 2.0 (2) | 2.1 (1) | 2.0 (1) |
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| Other | 5.1 (5) | 2.1 (1) | 7.8 (4) |
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| Total Downloads | |||
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| 1,000–5,000 | n/a | n/a | 43.1 (22)b |
| 5,000–10,000 | 21.6 (11) | ||
| 10,000–50,000 | 19.6 (10) | ||
| 50,000–100,000 | 7.8 (4) | ||
| 100,000–500,000 | 7.8 (4) | ||
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| Adherence to guidelinec | |||
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| Specific to smoking | 94.9 (96) | 97.9 (46) | 98.0 (50) |
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| Interactive | 71.4 (70) | 63.8 (30) | 78.4 (40) |
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| Advise every user to quit: personalized | 67.3 (66) | 59.6 (28) | 74.5 (38) |
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| Ask for tobacco use status | 65.3 (64) | 53.2 (25) | 78 (39) |
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| Enhance motivation: rewards | 50.0 (48) | 48.9 (23) | 49.0 (25) |
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| Assess willingness to quit | 39.8 (39) | 42.6 (20) | 37.3 (19) |
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| Enhance motivation: risks | 31.6 (31) | 36.2 (17) | 27.5 (14) |
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| Advise every user to quit | 23.5 (23) | 34.0 (16) | 13.7 (7) |
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| Advise every user to quit: clear | 23.5 (23) | 27.7 (13) | 19.6 (10) |
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| Advise every user to quit: strong | 23.5 (23) | 25.5 (12) | 21.6 (11) |
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| Assist with a quit plan: overall | 20.4 (20) | 29.8 (14) | 11.8 (6) |
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| Assist with a quit plan: practical counseling | 19.4 (19) | 29.8 (14) | 9.8 (5) |
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| Assist with a quit plan: intra-treatment social support | 17.3 (17) | 17.0 (8) | 17.6 (9) |
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| Enhance motivation: roadblocks | 15.3 (15) | 21.3 (10) | 9.8 (5) |
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| Text Alerts | 12.2 (12) | 12.8 (6) | 11.8 (6) |
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| Recommend counseling and medicines | 5.1 (5) | 10.6 (5) | 0 (0) |
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| Assist with a quit plan: recommend approved medicines | 4.1 (4) | 8.5 (4) | 0 (0) |
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| Refer to recommended treatment | 4.1 (4) | 8.5 (4) | 0 (0) |
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| Assist with a quit plan: supplementary information | 2.0 (2) | 2.1 (1) | 2.0 (1) |
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| Arrange for follow-up | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0 (0) |
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| Connect to a quitline | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Note: Boldface indicates significance.
a
Two hypnosis apps were present on both the iPhone and Android operating systems.
b
Downloads are reported for the period between November 27, 2011 and February 11, 2012.
c
Adherence is defined as a score of ≥1.5.
*
p<0.01 for comparison between Android and iPhone
n/a, not applicable