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The usefulness of mobile applications in shaping responsible consumption

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|Mar 2025

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Figure 1.

Features of a useful application – functionality perspective. A – free application, D – choice of delivery method, M – filters for positioning the offer, B – compatibility with various systems, F – ease of setting up an account, L – intuitiveness, J – precise information about the offer, C – current update, H – private chat option, E – option to add recommendations, I – product notifications, K – number of language versions, and G – the ability to use location.
Source: own study results.
Features of a useful application – functionality perspective. A – free application, D – choice of delivery method, M – filters for positioning the offer, B – compatibility with various systems, F – ease of setting up an account, L – intuitiveness, J – precise information about the offer, C – current update, H – private chat option, E – option to add recommendations, I – product notifications, K – number of language versions, and G – the ability to use location. Source: own study results.

Figure 2.

Features of a useful application – technical perspective Source: own research results. A – application speed, B – low ad intensity, C – transparency, D – aesthetics, E – ability to use without logging in, F – one-handed navigation, G – facilitation for people with disabilities, H – small number of tabs, I – uniform color palette, J – ability to link to a profile in social media, K – font size adjustment.
Source: own study results.
Features of a useful application – technical perspective Source: own research results. A – application speed, B – low ad intensity, C – transparency, D – aesthetics, E – ability to use without logging in, F – one-handed navigation, G – facilitation for people with disabilities, H – small number of tabs, I – uniform color palette, J – ability to link to a profile in social media, K – font size adjustment. Source: own study results.

Figure 3.

Features of a useful application - security perspective.
Source: own study results. A – safe payment, B – protection of personal data, C – ease of removing applications and personal data from the system, D – antivirus protection, E – information on not sharing data with third parties, F – limiting user rights to the minimum necessary and G – receiving confirmation of opting out of the application.
Features of a useful application - security perspective. Source: own study results. A – safe payment, B – protection of personal data, C – ease of removing applications and personal data from the system, D – antivirus protection, E – information on not sharing data with third parties, F – limiting user rights to the minimum necessary and G – receiving confirmation of opting out of the application.

NPS value for individual applications in total and in the group of women and men

ApplicationsCategories of respondents by NPS (%)NPS
CriticsNeutralPromoters
Zdrowe zakupy16.6743.7539.5822.91
Women11.7641.1847.0435.28
Men25.0058.3316.67-8.33
Too Good To Go9.8931.3258.7948.90
Women11.1929.8558.9647.77
Men2.2235.5662.2260.00
Gdzie wyrzucić46.6726.6726.67-20.00
Women22.2233.3344.4422.22
Men83.3316.670,00-83.33
Vinted15.8741.5342.5926.72
Women12.4143.4544.1431.73
Men17.3835.7136.9019.52
Veturilo16.8935.8147.3030.41
Women16.3334.6948.9832.65
Men18.3738.7842.8624.49
Bla Bla Car16.6737.1846.1529.49
Women13.6438.6447.7334.09
Men20.5935.2944.1223.53
Foodsi4.1729.1766.6762.50
Women3.2322.5874.1970.96
Men5.8841.1852.9447.06
OLX22.7148.9628.335.63
Women22.3747.7029.937.56
Men22.1653.2924.552.39
Alegro Lokalnie20.1140.2139.6819.58
Women19.1535.1145.7426.59
Men21.1146.6732.2211,11

Sustainable consumption activities undertaken regularly and the socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents [%]

ABCDEFGHIJ
Total57.39.7713.799.9135.3449.6727.744.0257.3040.43
Sex*
Woman63.7254.7963.1156.7656.2362.2877.5656.6769.2359.93
Man33.7241.1033.9837.4841.5129.5719.5136.6728.6738.41
Place of residence
Village35.3531.5131.0720.2731.0732.2630.7323.3332.6333.11
City <50,00019.0723.2922.3325.6825.2822.3122.4416.6724.2422.85
City of 50,000–500,0008.6010.9614.569.4610.578.3310.2413.3310.497.95
City >500,00036.9834.2532.0444.5932.4537.1036.5946.6732.6336.09
Monthly income
<1,500 PLN52.5643.8452.4344.5951.7056.4549.7643.3352.4551.32
1,500–3,000 PLN31.4026.0324.2729.7326.7930.1131.2223.3331.9331.46
>3,000 PLN16.0530.1423.3025.6821.5113.3419.0233.3315.6217.22
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2024-0020 | Journal eISSN: 2543-5361 | Journal ISSN: 2299-9701
Language: English
Page range: 70 - 82
Submitted on: Jun 16, 2023
Accepted on: Apr 12, 2024
Published on: Mar 31, 2025
Published by: Warsaw School of Economics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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