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. 2016 Jun 10;4(2):e72. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.5849

Table 2.

Test-retest reliability of the user version of the Mobile App Rating Scale (95% CI).

Subscale/item 1- to 2-month period (N=113) 3-month period (N=74)
Engagement .71 (.66-.76) .73 (.67-.78)
1 Entertainment .60 (.41-.72) .75 (.61-.85)
2 Interest .69 (.55-.79) .67 (.48-.79)
3 Customization .61 (.44-.73) .53 (.25-.70)
4 Interactivity .55 (.35-.69) .69 (.51-.81)
5 Target group .72 (.59-.80) .73 (.57-.83)
Functionality .62 (.54-.68) .69 (.61-.76)
6 Performance .54 (.34-.69) .71 (.53-.81)
7 Ease of use .65 (.49-.76) .72 (.55-.82)
8 Navigation .62 (.45-.74) .67 (.48-.79)
9 Gestural design .61 (.44-.73) .65 (.44-.78)
Aesthetics .58 (.48-.66) .68 (.59-.76)
10 Layout .39 (.11-.58) .48 (.18-.67)
11 Graphics .70 (.56-.79) .77 (.63-.85)
12 Visual appeal .63 (.46-.75) .80 (.68-.87)
Information .48 (.38-.57) .52 (.40-.62)
13 Quality of information .48 (.24-.64) .44 (.11-.65)
14 Quantity of information .48 (.24-.64) .32 (.08 to .57)
15 Visual information .42 (.16-.60) .75 (.61-.84)
16 Credibility of source .51 (.29-.66) .63 (.41-.77)
Total uMARSa .66 (.63-.68) .70 (.67-.78)
Subjective items .70 (.64-.75) .71 (.64-.77)
17 Would you recommend .84 (.76-.89) .75 (.60-.84)
18 How many times .44 (.18-.61) .48 (.17-.67)
19 Would you pay .81 (.73-.87) .82 (.71-.89)
20 Overall (star) rating .71 (.59-.80) .77 (.63-.85)

a uMARS: user version of the Mobile App Rating Scale.