Comparison of Digital Everyday Helpers
For the analysis, six areas of daily life were defined: education, nutrition, finance, fitness, organization, and well-being. For each area, several search terms were identified and used to search the Google Play Store in Germany for relevant apps. For the top-ranking results, data on ratings, the number of reviews, and download figures were collected. Apps that appeared in the results for multiple search terms were counted only once, and pre-installed system apps provided by manufacturers were excluded. This resulted in a total of 271 apps. The overall values and the values for each category represent averages across the individual apps. The average download figures refer to all 271 apps, while the average rating and the average number of reviews are based on the 253 apps that have a Play Store rating. The data is from September 2026. The Play Store provides download figures only in ranges—for example, "10M+"—and the minimum value for each range was used to calculate the averages. Consequently, the actual download figures are higher.