Sabasi

Open Institute Open Lab

About this app

Sabasi is the field data collection app built for teams working in areas with unreliable or no internet. Fill surveys, save responses locally, and sync when you're back online; no data is ever lost.

1. WORKS COMPLETELY OFFLINE
Open any assigned survey and start collecting data; no internet required.
Every response is saved to your device in real time, so you never lose work
to dropped connections or poor coverage.

2. SYNC WHEN YOU'RE READY
When the internet is available, responses upload automatically. Track every
submission with clear status labels: draft, pending, synced, or failed.
Retry failed submissions with a single tap, or batch-sync everything at once.

3. SHARE DATA PHONE TO PHONE
No signal? Transfer completed responses to a colleague's phone using
Bluetooth or WiFi; no internet needed. Sabasi's peer-to-peer sharing is
designed for field teams collecting data in hard-to-reach areas. Every
transferred response carries a full movement history, so you always know
where data came from.

4. RICH SURVEY SUPPORT
Sabasi renders complex surveys with full branching logic:
• Multiple choice and dropdown questions
• Rating scales and Likert items
• Yes/No and true/false questions
• Free-text and comment fields
• Photo and document attachments
• GPS location capture
• Skip logic and conditional question branching
• Mandatory verification fields (location, photos)
Browse assigned surveys, filter by tags, and search by title or description.
Your response history is always available for review.

5. MULTILINGUAL
Sabasi works in English, Kiswahili, and French. Switch languages at any
time in settings; no restart needed. Built for multilingual teams running
multilingual surveys.

6. SECURE & PRIVATE
Sign in with your email using a one-time verification code, or use Google
Sign-In. Your credentials are stored securely on your device. You stay in
full control of your account and your data.

7. DARK MODE
Comfortable in any lighting; choose an automatic, light, or dark theme from
settings.

WHO USES SABASI?
Sabasi is built for anyone who collects structured data in the field:
• Field enumerators and data collectors
• Community health workers
• Researchers in remote or rural areas
• NGOs running citizen feedback programmes
• Teams conducting service delivery assessments
• Organizations needing verified, geotagged survey responses

Reliable data collection shouldn't depend on having a network signal.
Sabasi puts that reliability in the hands of every field worker, wherever they are.

Download Sabasi and start collecting data that works, with or without the internet.

What’s new

Bug fixes for field data collection:
- Fixed a photo upload issue that could block survey submission.
- Fixed dropdown lists on Android devices with bottom navigation bars.
- Fixed text fields being hidden behind the keyboard while typing.