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. 2020 Aug 18;8(8):e19807. doi: 10.2196/19807

Table 1.

The Mobile Application Rating Scale.

Sections and subsections Question number and headings
App quality ratings

A. Engagement
  1. Entertainment

  2. Interest

  3. Customization

  4. Interactivity

  5. Target group


B. Functionality
  1. Performance

  2. Ease of use

  3. Navigation

  4. Gestural design


C. Aesthetics
  1. Layout

  2. Graphics

  3. Visual appeal


D. Information
  1. Accuracy of app description

  2. Goals

  3. Quality of information

  4. Quantity of information

  5. Visual information

  6. Credibility

  7. Evidence base

App subjective quality

N/Aa
  1. Would you recommend this app to people who might benefit from it?

  2. How many times do you think you would use this app in the next 12 months if it was relevant to you?

  3. Would you pay for this app?

  4. What is your overall star rating of the app?

App specific

N/A
  1. Awareness

  2. Knowledge

  3. Attitudes

  4. Intention to change

  5. Help seeking

  6. Behavior change

aN/A: not applicable.