Table 3.
Opioid-related apps on Google Play. Raw data for app categories, popularity metrics, and APA screener items, sorted by APA screener “total score.”
| App | Purpose | Audience | # Installs | Star Rating | # Ratings | # Reviews | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pear reSET-O | Treatment | Patients | 1000 | 4.71 | 157 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kaden Health | Treatment | Patients | 10 | NA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.875 |
| OARS | Treatment | Providers | 100 | NA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.875 |
| Opioid Rx | Treatment | Patients | 50 | NA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.875 |
| Workit Health | Treatment | Patients | 1000 | 4.90 | 39 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.875 |
| BUP | Treatment | Patients | 100 | NA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | 0.857 |
| Stop OD NYC | Overdose | Patients | 5000 | 4.86 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | 0.857 |
| LUminate Support | Treatment | Patients | 500 | NA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 |
| NaloxoFind-Trainer | Overdose | Community | 10 | NA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.75 |
| Opio | Treatment | Patients | 50 | NA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.75 |
| Telemed Express Video Visits | Treatment | Patients | 10 | NA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.75 |
| Reducere | Treatment | Patients | 500 | 2.60 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.75 |
| COR-12 App | Treatment | Patients | 1000 | 3.67 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.75 |
| Opioid Calculator | Prevention | Providers | 10000 | 3.79 | 43 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 |
| NA Meeting Search 5.0 | Treatment | Patients | 500000 | 4.14 | 2754 | 838 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 |
| Boulder Care | Treatment | Patients | 100 | 4.29 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.75 |
| PursueCare: Addiction Recovery | Treatment | Patients | 500 | 4.75 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.75 |
| UnityPhilly | Overdose | Patients | 100 | 4.90 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.75 |
| Blue Cares | Treatment | Patients | 10 | NA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | NA | 0.714 |
| FentaTIPS | Overdose | Providers | 500 | NA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | 0.714 |
| Get SMART | Prevention | Providers | 500 | NA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | 0.714 |
| OD-ME | Overdose | Patients | 10 | NA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | 0.714 |
| OpiSafe | Prevention | Providers | 100 | 1.83 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | 0.714 |
| CDC Opioid Guideline | Prevention | Providers | 10000 | 2.64 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | 0.714 |
| NaloxoFind | Overdose | Patients | 500 | 3.63 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | 0.714 |
| OpiRescue | Overdose | Patients | 1000 | 4.43 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | 0.714 |
| OPIT | Overdose | Patients | 10 | 5.00 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | 0.714 |
| HC-CAN | Prevention | Community | 5 | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | 0.571 |
| Live4Lali | Treatment | Patients | 10 | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | 0.571 |
| Narcan Now | Overdose | Providers | 1000 | NA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | 0.571 |
| NARCANsas | Overdose | Patients | 1000 | NA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | 0.571 |
| Talk About Opioids | Treatment | Providers | 50 | NA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | 0.571 |
| Cordata Go | Overdose | Providers | 10 | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Pilleve Companion App | Prevention | Patients | 10 | NA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 3 Steps To Save A Life | Overdose | Community | 50 | NA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | 0.429 |
| Nopioid | Treatment | Patients | 1 | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | NA | 0.429 |
| Opioid Addiction Prevention | Prevention | Community | 1 | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | 0.429 |
| OpiRescue DE | Overdose | Patients | 100 | NA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | 0.429 |
| Pain Management pocketcards | Treatment | Providers | 500 | 4.25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | 0.429 |
| NA Speakers | Treatment | Patients | 100000 | 4.77 | 2447 | 978 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | 0.429 |
| COWS | Treatment | Providers | 10 | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.375 |
| FlexDek: MAT Edition | Treatment | Patients | 100 | NA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.375 |
| OnTrack | Treatment | Patients | 10 | NA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.375 |
| Pain & Opioid Safety | Treatment | Community | 100 | NA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.375 |
| Staying Safe | Overdose | Patients | 50 | NA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.375 |
| Tablet Tally | Prevention | Providers | 10 | NA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.375 |
| Opioid Converter | Prevention | Providers | 50000 | 3.87 | 173 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.375 |
| ORTHODOSE | Prevention | Providers | 10000 | 4.54 | 63 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.375 |
| Heroin & Tar Heroin | Treatment | Patients | 50 | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | 0.286 |
| Opioid Medicine Abuse and Misuse | Prevention | Patients | 500 | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | NA | 0.286 |
| Opioids Certification | Prevention | Providers | 10 | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | 0.286 |
| Treatment Hub 365 | Treatment | Patients | 100 | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | 0.286 |
| Opiate Abuse: The Truth | Prevention | Patients | 1000 | 4.86 | 44 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | 0.286 |
| Opiate Illusions | Treatment | Patients | 10 | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 |
| Narcotic & Opioid Converter | Prevention | Trainees | 1000 | 2.44 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.25 |
| Analgesic Converter | Treatment | Providers | 1000 | 3.57 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.25 |
| Painkiller Calculator | Prevention | Providers | 5000 | 4.09 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.25 |
| Recover Or Die | Treatment | Patients | 10 | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.125 |
| Krokodil | Prevention | Patients | 10 | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PERCENT | 68% | 31% | 68% | 41% | 2% | 90% | 97% | 25% |
American Psychiatric Association (APA) App Evaluation Screener questions: (1) On which platforms/operating systems does the app work? Does it also work on a desktop computer? (2) Has the app been updated in the last 180 days? (3) Is there a transparent privacy policy that is clear and accessible before use? (4) Does the app collect, us, and/or transmit sensitive data? If yes, does it claim to do so securely? (5) Is there evidence of specific benefit from academic institutions, end user feedback, or research studies? (6) Does the app have a clinical/recovery foundation relevant to your intended use? (7) Does the app seem easy to use? (8) Can data be easily shared and interpreted in a way that’s consistent with the stated purpose of the app?