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.