Mobile applications in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic: systematic search, use case mapping, and quality assessment using the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS)

Table 4 Comparison of MARS scores between app developers

MARS score	Mean (SD) Developer^a			P value^b	P value^c	P value^d
MARS score	Government	Private/ commercial	International organization	P value^b	P value^c	P value^d
Engagement	2.70 (0.8)	3.22 (0.8)	3.15 (0.7)	0.7	1.0	1.0
Functionality	3.12 (0.9)	4.07 (0.6)	3.88 (1.2)	0.1	0.5	1.00
Aesthetics	2.75 (0.5)	3.99 (1.0)	3.75 (1.5)	0.2	0.5	1.0
Information	3.85 (0.6)	3.88 (0.7)	4.04 (1.0)	1	1	1
Total objective score	3.17 (0.7)	3.69 (0.7)	3.71 (1.0)	0.7	1.0	1.0
Subjective score	2.31 (1.0)	3.14 (1.2)	2.44 (1.1)	0.6	1.0	0.8

^aMean of the objective dimensions (engagement, functionality, aesthetics, and information)
^bComparison between government and private/commercial
^cComparison between government and international organization
^dComparison between private/commercial and international organization

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