Table 5.

Comparative analysis of persuasive strategies across app categories (Strategies are presented in descending order of prevalence or dominance).

Categories	Most dominant	Least dominant
Stress Intervention Only	Personalization, Self-monitoring, Simulation, Reminders and Trustworthiness	Third-party Endorsements, Recognition, Competition, Social Comparison, and Co-operation
Stress Monitoring Only	Self-monitoring, Personalization, Trustworthiness, Expertise, and Real-world feel	Competition, Recognition, Social Comparison, Co-operation, and Consistency/commitment
Stress Monitoring and Intervention	Personalization, Self-monitoring, Real-world feel, Trustworthiness, and Reminders	Normative Influence, Competition, Recognition, Social Comparison, and Co-operation