However, its popularity has taken a bit of a hit (62.7 app quality score, dipping below the average) as users have voiced displeasure with changes to existing features – e.g., change of dark theme to light/white – and with poor integration with Apple Health and Apple Watch. For example, Strava has been doing well in past ARC reports.

In this episode: The different phases of research.

Just because a brand may have performed strongly in the past, doesn’t mean that users will still love newer versions that are subsequently released. Mustafa speaks to Jenny Gove, UX researcher at Google, about explains the importance of research and usability testing and discusses various methods and approaches such as conducting a pilot study, identifying target users, and setting up tasks. Nike Run Club has the opposite problem, with its iOS score (22) greatly lagging behind Android (51). Under Armour Record sits right below the average, due to the uneven Android (51) vs. Major brand name apps have room to improve with 13 scoring below the category average – Under Armour, Nike and Fitbit included. Women’s health apps are favorited as they offer a simple and practical digital solution to a common health concern ladies have.

Period Tracker, My Calendar by Leap Fitness Group comes out on top with a near perfect score (94.8). Analysts say that one of the key findings is that the top two-and four of the top seven apps- are women’s health apps such as menstrual/pregnancy trackers. Healthcare app UX is listed as one of the worst in entire software industry.

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