Table 3.
Number of apps by health category, target audience, and age group (N=309). Apps could be included in multiple categories and were not mutually exclusive.
| Categories | Amazon | Total | ||
| Health category | ||||
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Health education | 3 | 84 | 87 |
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Fitness and training | 3 | 69 | 72 |
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Nutrition | 0 | 33 | 33 |
|
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Brain training and games | 1 | 30 | 31 |
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Health monitoring | 0 | 25 | 25 |
|
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Motivational | 0 | 22 | 22 |
|
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Meditation | 0 | 16 | 16 |
|
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Other | 0 | 15 | 15 |
|
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Health location | 0 | 15 | 15 |
|
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Stress management | 0 | 12 | 12 |
|
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Global positioning system or geographic information system | 0 | 9 | 9 |
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Diet and caloric tracking | 0 | 9 | 9 |
|
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Sleep | 0 | 8 | 8 |
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Mental health | 0 | 7 | 7 |
|
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Air quality monitoring | 1 | 6 | 7 |
|
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Baby monitoring and tracking | 0 | 5 | 5 |
|
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Smoking cessation | 1 | 5 | 6 |
|
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Baby naming | 2 | 3 | 5 |
|
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Care giving | 0 | 4 | 4 |
|
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Time and task management | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|
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Pregnancy tracking | 0 | 3 | 3 |
|
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Dog Monitoring and tracking | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
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Beauty tips | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
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Immunization tracking | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Target audience | ||||
|
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General or not specified | 5 | 261 | 266 |
|
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Patients | 1 | 32 | 33 |
|
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Parents | 2 | 14 | 16 |
|
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Family | 1 | 13 | 14 |
|
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Medical professionals | 0 | 6 | 6 |
|
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Pregnant women | 0 | 4 | 4 |
|
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Pet owners | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|
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Women | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
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Other | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
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Men | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intended age | ||||
|
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Not specified | 8 | 249 | 257 |
|
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Adults | 0 | 42 | 42 |
|
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Children | 1 | 9 | 10 |
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Older adults | 0 | 1 | 1 |