Only 20% of mobile dermatology apps designed for patients may be worthwhile, shows an analysis published in February in the online journal Cutis.

The analysis included 44 mobile apps available in the Apple App Store. The apps were ranked between 5 and 20 in terms of overall quality, but only nine (20.5%) fell between 16 and 19, and none reached 20, “which indicates a need for improvements in mobile dermatology apps intended for patient education,” the authors wrote.