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The quality of mobile applications from clinical studies evaluated by mobile app rating scale
| Study ID | Source of App Marketplace | Name of Mobile Application | Engagement | Functionality | Aesthetic | Information | App mean quality | Overall quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bao 2019 | Apple App Store | Tonic Health | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Kawi 2021 | Android or iOS app store |
3 | 3 | 2.5 | 3 | 2.9 | 3 | |
| Suen 2019 | - |
Auricular Acupressure for Weight Reduction, V1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.5 | 2 |
| Zick 2021 | Apple App Store | Me time Acupressure | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Blodt 2018 | APK pure | AKUD | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2.3 | 1 |
| Yeh 2022 | - |
2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | |
| Mean Score | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.1 | ||
All scores are based on a 5.0 point scale. App mean quality is the average score of engagement, funtionality, aesthetic, and information. Overall quality is subjective score based on general features of mobile apps. Mobile applications are arranged in descending order from highest to lowest score on overall quality. Name of mobile applications in [ ] means translation into English from Korean. Each score was rounded to 1 decimal place. Mobile applications are listed based on the score of overall quality from the highest to lowest.
*Exact app market is not specified in the study.
**Name of mobile application is not specified in the study.
-***Apps were not found in app market such as Apple App Store or Google Play.