Table 1.
Summary of the 20 991 mHealth apps collected from the Google Play store
| Characteristics | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| 0%–20% | 10 371 (49.4%) |
| mHealth category | 20 991 (100%) |
| Medical | 8074 (38.5%) |
| Health & Fitness | 12 917 (61.5%) |
| Fee required to download | |
| Yes (paid mHealth apps) | 3228 (15.4%) |
| No (free mHealth apps) | 15 893 (75.7%) |
| No (geoblocked mHealth apps) | 1872 (8.9%) |
| # of Downloads | |
| 500+ | 7481 (35.9%) |
| 1000+ | 4009 (19.2%) |
| 5000+ | 1683 (8.1%) |
| 10 000+ | 3582 (17.2%) |
| 50 000+ | 1253 (6.0%) |
| 100 000+ | 1882 (9.0%) |
| 500 000+ | 375 (1.8%) |
| 1 000 000+ | 462 (2.2%) |
| 5 000 000+ | 127 (0.6%) |
| Avg. Rating | |
| 0.0–1.0 | 6146 (29.3%) |
| 1.0–2.0 | 240 (1.1%) |
| 2.0–3.0 | 1350 (6.4%) |
| 3.0–4.0 | 4856 (23.1%) |
| 4.0–5.0 | 8396 (40.0%) |
| User perception determinedby 100% × | |
| 20%–40% | 4157 (19.8%) |
| 40%–60% | 2663 (12.6%) |
| 60%–80% | 1474 (7.0%) |
| 80%–100% | 2326 (11.1%) |