Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Issues And Trends In Healthcare Delivery System01:29

Issues And Trends In Healthcare Delivery System

5.7K
The issues and trends in healthcare delivery are constantly changing. The COVID-19 pandemic is one recent issue that wreaked havoc on healthcare systems, causing a shortage of healthcare workers, high demand for medicines and supplies, and increased medical expenditure due to a lack of insurance. Other issues include rising healthcare costs and care fragmentation.
Cost Containment
Payment for healthcare services has historically promoted adoption of costly and often unnecessary or inefficient...
5.7K
Methods of Documentation VII: EMR01:30

Methods of Documentation VII: EMR

870
Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) primarily center around electronically documenting patients' health information within a single healthcare organization or practice. They contain essential clinical data related to a patient's medical history, diagnoses, medications, treatment plans, lab results, and other pertinent information relevant to the specific encounter or episode of care. EMRs are designed to streamline documentation and workflow processes within individual healthcare...
870
Distinctive Features of Adult Stem Cells vs Cancer Stem Cells01:18

Distinctive Features of Adult Stem Cells vs Cancer Stem Cells

3.5K
A stem cell is an unspecialized cell that can divide without limit as needed and can, under specific conditions, differentiate into specialized cells.
Adult stem cells
Adult stem cells are tissue-specific; hence, they divide to develop the tissue from which they originate. One type of adult stem cell is the epithelial stem cell, which gives rise to the keratinocytes in the multiple layers of epithelial cells in the epidermis of the skin. Adult bone marrow has three distinct types of stem cells:...
3.5K
Bioequivalence: Overview01:16

Bioequivalence: Overview

1.1K
Pharmaceutical equivalents, by definition, are drug products with the same active ingredient in the same quantities, encapsulated in identical dosage forms, and intended for the same administration routes. These pharmaceutical equivalents are deemed bioequivalent if the bioavailability of the active entity in the drug preparations is similar. Moreover, pharmaceutical equivalents demonstrating bioequivalence are also regarded as therapeutically equivalent. This means that when used as directed,...
1.1K
Comparing the Survival Analysis of Two or More Groups01:20

Comparing the Survival Analysis of Two or More Groups

229
Survival analysis is a cornerstone of medical research, used to evaluate the time until an event of interest occurs, such as death, disease recurrence, or recovery. Unlike standard statistical methods, survival analysis is particularly adept at handling censored data—instances where the event has not occurred for some participants by the end of the study or remains unobserved. To address these unique challenges, specialized techniques like the Kaplan-Meier estimator, log-rank test, and...
229
Health Information Technology and Healthcare Information System01:30

Health Information Technology and Healthcare Information System

883
Health Information Technology (HIT)
Health Information Technology, commonly called HIT, integrates advanced information systems and technology in healthcare settings. Its primary functions include:
883

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Robotic-Arm-Based Validation of Orientation Estimation Filters for Gravity Artifact Removal in 6DoF Sensors.

Studies in health technology and informatics·2026
Same author

Integrating Seismocardiographic Signals into Standardized Interfaces to Merge into the European Health Data Space (EHDS).

Studies in health technology and informatics·2026
Same author

SArES: A Modular Edge-Based SCG Processing Framework for Space-Oriented Cardiovascular Monitoring.

Studies in health technology and informatics·2026
Same author

Accessibility and Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Medical Education: A Scoping Review.

Studies in health technology and informatics·2026
Same author

Learning Gain and User Experience of AI Avatar-Based and Human-Presented Explainer Videos: Prospective Randomized Crossover Feasibility Study.

JMIR formative research·2026
Same author

Cardiac Biomarkers to Refine Pretest Probability for Coronary Obstruction and Predict Survival After Revascularization in Chronic Coronary Syndrome.

Journal of the American Heart Association·2026

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jul 30, 2025

An Application for Pairing with Wearable Devices to Monitor Personal Health Status
06:58

An Application for Pairing with Wearable Devices to Monitor Personal Health Status

Published on: February 3, 2022

2.9K

Medical Apps for Android and iOS: Differences and Similarities.

Evgenii Pustozerov1, Ute Von Jan2, Dennis Lawin1,3

  • 1Department of Digital Medicine, Medical Faculty OWL, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany.

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
|May 19, 2023
PubMed
Summary

Mobile health app stores from Google Play and Apple offer comparable listings. Analysis of medical apps revealed similarities in descriptions, ratings, and disease focus across platforms.

Keywords:
App StoreGoogle PlaymHealthmobile appsmobile health

More Related Videos

Digital Home-Monitoring of Patients after Kidney Transplantation: The MACCS Platform
07:13

Digital Home-Monitoring of Patients after Kidney Transplantation: The MACCS Platform

Published on: April 12, 2021

4.4K
Setup of Consumer Wearable Devices for Exposure and Health Monitoring in Population Studies
15:00

Setup of Consumer Wearable Devices for Exposure and Health Monitoring in Population Studies

Published on: February 3, 2023

2.6K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jul 30, 2025

An Application for Pairing with Wearable Devices to Monitor Personal Health Status
06:58

An Application for Pairing with Wearable Devices to Monitor Personal Health Status

Published on: February 3, 2022

2.9K
Digital Home-Monitoring of Patients after Kidney Transplantation: The MACCS Platform
07:13

Digital Home-Monitoring of Patients after Kidney Transplantation: The MACCS Platform

Published on: April 12, 2021

4.4K
Setup of Consumer Wearable Devices for Exposure and Health Monitoring in Population Studies
15:00

Setup of Consumer Wearable Devices for Exposure and Health Monitoring in Population Studies

Published on: February 3, 2023

2.6K

Area of Science:

  • Digital Health
  • Health Informatics
  • Mobile Health Applications

Background:

  • The proliferation of mobile health (mHealth) apps presents both opportunities and challenges for healthcare delivery and patient engagement.
  • Google Play and Apple's App Store are the primary platforms for mHealth app distribution, significantly influencing market accessibility and user reach.
  • Understanding the characteristics of mHealth apps within these major marketplaces is crucial for developers, regulators, and consumers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To conduct a comparative analysis of medical apps available on Google Play and Apple's App Store.
  • To evaluate key aspects of app store listings, including app volume, descriptive content, user ratings, medical device classification, and disease/condition coverage.
  • To assess the comparability of app store offerings between the two leading mobile platforms.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a semi-automated retrospective app store analysis (SARASA) methodology.
  • Analyzed metadata and descriptive texts of apps categorized as 'medical'.
  • Performed keyword-based comparisons of listed diseases and conditions, alongside user ratings and medical device status.

Main Results:

  • The number of medical apps and their descriptive texts were found to be relatively comparable between Google Play and Apple's App Store.
  • User ratings and the prevalence of medical device classifications showed similarities across both platforms.
  • Keyword-based analysis indicated comparable coverage of diseases and conditions in the app listings.

Conclusions:

  • Despite platform differences, Google Play and Apple's App Store provide a relatively consistent landscape for medical mobile applications.
  • The findings suggest a degree of standardization in how medical apps are presented and categorized on major app stores.
  • Further research can explore the clinical utility and impact of these comparable app offerings on patient outcomes.