Table 6.
Results of the Mobile App Rating Scale evaluation: comparison by different characteristics.
Category | Operating system | Developer | Cost | ||||||||
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Android (n=62), score | iOS (n=34), score | P value | No health organization (n=65), score | Health organization (n=23), score | P value | Free (n=82), score | Payment (n=6), score | P value | ||
Engagement | 2.59 | 4.16 | <.001 | 2.76 | 3.88 | <.001 | 2.98 | 4.12 | .04 | ||
Functionality | 3.09 | 4.01 | <.001 | 3.23 | 4.02 | .002 | 3.38 | 4.29 | .04 | ||
Aesthetics | 2.66 | 3.91 | <.001 | 2.82 | 3.90 | .002 | 3.04 | 3.89 | .10 | ||
Information | 2.64 | 3.52 | <.001 | 2.70 | 3.67 | <.001 | 2.90 | 3.70 | .08 | ||
Subjective quality | 2.26 | 3.34 | <.001 | 2.37 | 3.29 | .002 | 2.54 | 3.58 | .052 | ||
Overall | 2.67 | 3.85 | <.001 | 2.78 | 3.75 | <.001 | 2.97 | 3.92 | .049 |