Consumers using and rating mobile apps rank medical apps and health and fitness apps slightly higher than they do other apps, according to an ARC 360 Report called "The 2015 State of the U.S. Health & Fitness Apps Economy."
The average app quality score, according to the report, is 66.5 out of 100, equivalent to a "D" grade. However, medical apps received an average quality score of 78, and health and fitness apps received an average quality score of 76.
App quality was ranked using Applause Analytics, a mobile app analytics tool that calculates quality scores on a scale from 0 to 100.
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