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However, in spite of this, a considerable number of mobile Apps fail to capture consumers\u2019 attention. Additionally, in developing countries such as Jordan, there is lack of research into understanding and determining the major factors that influence consumers\u2019 decisions to purchase mobile Apps. Accordingly, the main objective of this study is to identify the key factors that Jordanian consumers consider in determining whether or not to purchase mobile Apps for their smartphones. To achieve this objective, a mixed-methods approach is adopted. An exploratory study involving a qualitative methods approach (interviews with consumers) is first conducted in order to determine the factors that influence consumers\u2019 purchase behavior decisions. Then, a confirmatory study that employs a quantitative approach (a survey questionnaire) is undertaken to test the proposed model, the building of which is based on the findings of the exploratory study. The results indicate that seven factors are recognized as being pre-eminent when it comes to decisions to purchase mobile Apps. These factors include the price value of the App, App performance, App enjoyment, App trialability, electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) about the App, App technical reliability and App usefulness. While this study advances our understanding of the main factors that influence mobile Apps purchase, it also reveals useful implications for mobile Apps publishers and developers, in order to promote and increase the sales of Apps.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jtaer16030034","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,16]],"date-time":"2020-12-16T22:12:06Z","timestamp":1608156726000},"page":"562-583","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":60,"title":["What Makes Consumers Purchase Mobile Apps: Evidence from Jordan"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5688-1503","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ahmad Samed","family":"Al-Adwan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Electronic Business and Commerce Department, Business School, Al Ahliyya Amman University, Amman 19328, Jordan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"George","family":"Sammour","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Management Information Systems Department, Business School, Al Ahliyya Amman University, Amman 19328, Jordan"},{"name":"Business Information Technology Department, Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Amman  19328, Jordan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Mehra, A., Paul, J., and Kaurav, S. 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