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. 2016 Apr 15;4(2):e48. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.5287

Table 2.

Types of apps downloaded by participants.

App types Examples
Health/wellness apps

General/other health WebMD, Sobriety Day Counter, First Aid, Run Keeper

Clinic/Insurance/Pharmacy Kaiser Permanente, MyChart, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Walgreens

Medication Pill Finder, Prescription Tracker

HIV HIV Plus
Social media/networking apps

Social networking Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, Skype, YouTube, TubeMe, WhatsApp, Viber

Dating/sex seeking Grindr, Scruff, Growlr
Gaming/entertainment apps

Movies, TV, and photos Netflix, Flickr, Flickster

Music Spotify

Gaming Candy Crush Saga
Utility apps

General/Other Google Maps, Smart Ride, Google Chrome, Dropbox, Calendar, Dual Lingo, Yelp, Photoshop

Banking Wells Fargo, TCF Banking