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. 2021 Feb 4;16(2):e0246061. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246061

Table 2. Detailed MARS score for all included apps.

App Name Platform 1. Entertainment 2. Interest 3. Customization 4. Interactivity 5. Target Group 6. Performance 7. Ease of Use 8. Navigation 9. Gestural Design 10. Layout 11. Graphics 12. Visual Appeal 13. Accuracy 14. Goals* 15. Accuracy 16. Comprehensiveness 17. Visual* 18. Credibility 19. Evidence Base
Advanced Pill Identifier & Drug Info Android 3 4 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 NA
CheckFake Android 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 NA
Drug Facts by PillSync.com iOS 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 NA
Drug Facts Pill ID iOS 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 NA
Drug Interaction Checker iOS/Android 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 NA 3 3 3 3 NA
Drug Search App Android 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 NA NA NA 1 NA
Drugs.com Medication Guide iOS/Android 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 NA
Epocrates iOS/Android 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 2
IBM Micromedex Drug Reference iOS/Android 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2
iNarc: Pill Finder and Identifier iOS 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 NA NA 2 2 2 NA
Lexicomp iOS/Android 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 NA
Medscape iOS/Android 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2
MedSnap Own platform 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 5 4 4 5 3 3
Pepid iOS/Android 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 NA
Pill Identifier and Drug List iOS 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 NA
Pill Identifier by Drugs.com iOS 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 2 3 4 4 4 NA
Pill identifier by Giant Brains Software Android 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 NA
Pill identifier by Walhalla Dynamics Android 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 NA
Pill Identifier Mobile App iOS 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 NA NA NA NA 1 NA
Pill Identifier Pro and Drug Info Android 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 NA
pill+: Prescription Pill Finder and Identifier iOS 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 NA 1 1 2 1 NA
PillFinder 2.0 iOS 2 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 1 NA NA 2 2 4 NA
Pillid.com iOS/Android 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 NA
Prescription Pill Identifier Android 3 4 1 1 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 2 4 3 3 3 4 3 NA
Smart Pill Identifier Android 2 2 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 NA