AppFactLib - A Concept for Providing Transparent Information about Health Apps and Medical Apps.

Users often have to rely on incomplete or marketing oriented information sources when they have to decide whether they trust an app they are interested in or not since official quality seals are lacking. While various tools exist that aim at aiding users with assessing an app's quality, using them is often cumbersome; also, the available information is often insufficient for applying these tools and making an informed decision. Based on an approach we previously described, i.e. an app synopsis that aims at providing manufacturers of health apps and medical apps with a standardized and transparent method for providing information about their products, in the present paper, we now outline a concept for disseminating such information via an easy-to-use platform.