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The aim of this study was to evaluate and summarize features offered by tinnitus-related apps on different mobile platforms.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>\n              This study was conducted on 3 mobile platforms\u2014Apple iOS, Google Android, and Windows. The key word\n              <jats:italic>tinnitus<\/jats:italic>\n              was searched, and all free and paid apps were downloaded. Relevant apps were reviewed in-depth and then classified into 4 categories based on their functionality\u2014\u201ctinnitus education, awareness, and prevention,\u201d \u201ctinnitus assessment and measurement,\u201d \u201ctinnitus management,\u201d and \u201cmisinformation.\u201d\n            <\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>All mobile platforms yielded both free and paid tinnitus apps, allowing individuals to learn more about tinnitus, assess and measure their own tinnitus, gain access to different sounds to help manage their tinnitus, and find strategies to better cope with their tinnitus. The Google Android platform revealed the most number of tinnitus apps. The \u201ctinnitus management\u201d category consistently outperformed the other categories\u2014containing the most number of apps and the most number of features. A small proportion of misinformation apps were detected across platforms. There were no significant differences in the total number of features between free and paid apps (except on the Windows platform). A cost\u2013feature analysis revealed that more expensive apps did not necessarily offer more number of features.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>This study reveals that a variety of tinnitus-related apps\u2014both free and paid\u2014are available on different mobile platforms. Clinicians should be aware that patients with tinnitus often rely on apps for additional help and should be prepared to direct them to valid apps. 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