Table 1.
Characteristics of the 9 included apps.
| App name | Developer | App version | Cost | App size (MB) | Description |
| CardioSmart; Heart Explorer | American College of Cardiology | 3.0 (iOS); 2.3 (Android) | Free | 229.2 | Interactive 3D heart anatomy and educational pathology videos |
| Geeky Medics-OSCEa revision | Geeky Medics LTD | 2.81 (iOS); 2.46 (Android) | Free; in-app purchases up to NZ $18.99 (US $13.41) on iOS and NZ $29.99 (US $21.18) on Android | 76.6 | OSCE guides for medical students |
| InSimu—The Patient Simulator (iOS); InSimu—Diagnose Virtual Clinical Cases (Android) | InSimu | 1.7.7 (iOS); 1.8.7 (Android) | Free; in-app purchases up to NZ $499.99 (US $353.09) for lifetime access | 51.8 | Virtual clinic environment or simulation, work-through diagnosis |
| OSCE PASS: Medical Revision | Entremed Ltd | 1.1 (iOS); 1.0 (Android) | NZ $10 (US $7) | 8.3 (iOS); 3.79 (Android) | Written guides and video demonstrations for clinical skills |
| OSCE Revision for Medical Students (iOS); OSCE Revision (Android) | Matthew Roche | 1.2.1 (iOS); 1.1.5 (Android) | Free | 10.2 | OSCE revision guides with test function |
| OSCEr | Ahmad Alhashemi (iOS); Essentials of clinical examination (Android) | 1.0 | Free | 22.2 | Guides for clinical skills with test and practice options |
| Pocket PEx: Physical Exam Aid (iOS); Pocket PEx (Android) | Charles Goldberg (iOS); MedEd Apps (Android) | 3.1 | Free | 2.9 | Interactive checklists for physical examination |
| Resuscitation! | EM Gladiators LLC | 2.8 (iOS); 2.0 (Android) | Free; in-app purchases up to NZ $16.99 (US $11.99) | 82.7 | Virtual patient simulator, work-through diagnosis |
| Patient Education Institute | Olaf Breukhoven (iOS); The Patient Education Institute (Android) | 1.2.3 (iOS); 1.2.2 (Android) | Free | 2.7 | Medical illustrations |
aOSCE: objective structured clinical examination.