Field Surveys is an offline-first PWA for collecting research data — in clinics, in rural communities, at events, anywhere signal is unreliable. Data queues on the device and syncs the moment connectivity returns. Nothing lost.
The core problem
Most platforms treat offline as an afterthought — a checkbox buried in higher tiers, bolted on after the fact. When connectivity drops, responses disappear, interviewers improvise with paper, and data arrives damaged or never at all.
Field Surveys is built around offline from the start. The PWA runs entirely on the device. Responses accumulate locally. The moment a connection appears — wifi, cellular, anything — data flows back without any action from the interviewer.
Typical survey platform
SRP Field Surveys
Built for researchers
Drag-and-drop builders are quick to learn but hit walls when you need customized logic. Proprietary survey languages unlock power but require specialized staff to write and maintain them. SRP threads that needle.
Survey logic lives in a plain .srp file. Any researcher can read it at a glance — no training required — while remaining fully parseable by software.
Load the survey URL once. From that point on, the PWA operates without connectivity. Interviewers collect responses exactly as designed — no degraded mode, no workarounds.
Responses are structured from the start. Validation, required fields, and branching logic are enforced at collection time — not patched up during analysis.
page "demographics" do
title "Household Information"
Number "respondent_age" do
text "How old are you?"
required
min_value 18
max_value 120
unit_label "years"
end
SingleSelect "household_size" do
text "How many people live in your household?"
required
option "1 person"
option "2–4 people"
option "5 or more"
end
OpenEnded "primary_concern" do
text "What is your household's primary concern this month?"
# Collected offline — syncs when connectivity returns
end
end
The logic is right there in the file — adjacent to the question it governs, readable by a researcher who has never written a line of code.
Capabilities
Field Surveys supports every question format you encounter in serious research instruments — from quick single-select screens to complex matrix grids — all with the same readable syntax.
Your data
Across the market, researchers hit the same walls: SurveyMonkey caps free responses at 25–100, Typeform at 10 per month, and nearly every platform charges more as you scale. Healthcare, academic, and NGO teams face an additional problem — vendor lock-in creates compliance headaches and data sovereignty risks.
How it works
Researchers who collect in person still need clean, structured data at their desk. The Field Surveys workflow is end-to-end: from writing the instrument to synced, analysis-ready responses.
Write your instrument as a .srp file. Plain text, version-controlled, readable by anyone on your team.
Load the survey URL once. Interviewers work fully offline — no signal, no problem. Each response queues securely on-device.
When connectivity returns, responses sync automatically. Structured, validated, ready for analysis — no manual cleanup.
Early Access
We're offering free early access to a limited number of research teams. If you collect in the field — clinics, communities, events, anywhere connectivity is uncertain — we want to hear from you.
Get in touch for early accessNo commitment required. Early access is free for qualifying research teams.