Usability of "Fatchum"
Zane Myron C. Cruz, Janmel Jerome R. Alpay, Joshua Dale D. Depeno, Milaluna Joyce C. Altabirano, Rex P. Bringula · 2017
This study1 determined the factors that influenced the usability of "Fatchum" - a mobile application Filipino recipe recommender system. Toward this goal, two sets of data were gathered to determine the usability of the mobile app. The first set of data gathered the demographic factors (i.e., age, gender, occupation, level of occupation, and level of knowledge in cooking) and the subjective measures of usability of the app in terms of its design-related factors. The design-related factors were measured in terms of user-interface, navigability, and functionality. It was shown that age, gender, and navigability were significant factors that influenced the usability of the app. The objective measures showed that the app can provide recipe names quickly but fails to share the recipes in a social networking site. Thus, the system is partially successful in meeting its intended purpose. Recommendations for future studies are also offered.