We do a lot of field surveys in areas with poor internet and limited budgets. We’ve been using paper forms and it’s slow and messy. I heard about KoBoToolbox being free and good for offline work, but is it really suitable for a small nonprofit like ours? How do we get started?
KoBoToolbox is a beloved tool among nonprofits doing field capture. It’s free, open-source, and was built specifically for field data collection, even in places with patchy or no internet. If your team uses Android phones, you can collect data entirely offline and sync everything once you’re back online. You can capture GPS locations, photos, and audio directly in your survey, and all the data is encrypted so you control who sees what.