EgoWeb 2.0 Mobile is a free download available for installation on tablets. EgoWeb 2.0 Mobile is not a stand alone app. It requires a full installation of EgoWeb 2.0 on a webserver or another stand alone computer that the tablet running EgoWeb 2.0 can connect to via a wifi connection. Before using EgoWeb 2.0 Mobile, surveys need to be programmed on a full version of EgoWeb 2.0 and downloaded onto the tablet running EgoWeb 2.0. Data can be collected on tablets running EgoWeb 2.0 Mobile, but the data requires syncing to a server for data processing.

EgoWeb 2.0 Mobile does not collect or store metadata. Users use EgoWeb 2.0 Mobile to collect survey data with surveys they programmed and downloaded onto EgoWeb 2.0 Mobile from their own servers running the open-source EgoWeb 2.0 software. Users control access to the servers they use in conjunction with EgoWeb 2.0 Mobile. Credentials for accessing servers are not stored on EgoWeb Mobile and must be re-entered for every access attempt.

EgoWeb 2.0 Mobile does not share user-generated data with other users or the developer. The user is responsible for collecting, modifying, transferring, and deleting the data they’ve generated with EgoWeb 2.0 Mobile.

For iPads, it can be installed through the iTunes store. EgoWeb Mobile is a free download. It enables data collection in the field when a connection to the internet is not available or reliable. EgoWeb Mobile works in conjunction with the full EgoWeb 2.0 application installed on a server. Questionnaires that are constructed on the server version of EgoWeb 2.0 can be downloaded from the server and run through EgoWeb Mobile. Data that are entered into the EgoWeb Mobile application can then be synced to the server and securely removed from the tablet when the tablet is connected to internet.

EgoWeb Mobile app in iTunes

The EgoWeb Mobile app is periodically updated with the latest code and submitted to the iTunes store.

Android tablets can install EgoWeb Mobile.

Download the “apk” file which is linked on the instructions provided on the “Mobile” page of the EgoWeb 2.0 home page. This file is also located in the EgoWeb Github site. After clicking this link you will be asked to save the file locally.

EgoWeb 2.0 Mobile Android Instructions

• Enable “Installation” from unknown sources in Settings → Security –> Unknown Sources
• In your downloads folder, select the .apk file. You will be given an option to install.