Capture data

When capturing data, you can use the Survey123 component that suits your needs. You can complete surveys in any of the following submission apps:

• Survey123 Mobile

• The web app

• The field app

Survey123 Mobile and the field app are apps that you install on your Windows, iOS, or Android device. These apps are suited to online and offline form completion and for when additional sensors on the device need to be used, for example, cameras and GNSS receivers. Consider these apps for a single user working with many surveys on a single device, or a shared device that is used by multiple users from your ArcGIS organization. The type of surveys that are used in these apps can be completed over and over to create multiple records or can require mobile workers to revisit and edit single records repeatedly.

The field app is the long-standing app with the most comprehensive set of features. Survey123 Mobile is the next generation app, offering a modern experience but does not yet include all the same functionality as the field app. For more information, see the functionality matrix.

The field app is still available and can be installed side by side with Survey123 Mobile. There may be scenarios in which a survey respondent may need to use the field app or web app instead of Survey123 Mobile.

The web app is suited to desktop survey completion but can also be used in the browser on mobile devices. Typically, a survey is completed only once on the web and may be completed by a member of the public or someone who is signed in to your organization. The web app allows you to share surveys with a wide audience; a web link in an email or a printed QR code allows respondents to complete a survey without the need to install an app on their device.

Tip:

Survey authors should provide clear instructions specifying which submission app that respondents need to use.

The table of contents to the side of this page groups together information specific to each app: Survey123 Mobile, the web app, or the field app.