# ODK Collect

> Collect data anywhere

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.odk.collect.android](https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.odk.collect.android)

## Overview

- **ID:** `org.odk.collect.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Get ODK
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 5,413,112
- **Rating:** 3.90 / 5 (10,194 ratings)
- **Version:** v2026.3.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-02
- **First published:** 2026-08-04
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 18 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.odk.collect.android)
- **Website:** [https://getodk.org](https://getodk.org/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://getodk.org/privacy](https://getodk.org/privacy)

## Description

**ODK Collect** empowers researchers, field teams, and professionals with the ability to build comprehensive forms featuring photos, GPS data, skip logic, calculations, multiple languages, and more. Whether online or offline, data collection is seamless across mobile and web apps, with automatic syncing once connected.

Beyond collection, ODK connects effortlessly with tools like Excel, Power BI, Python, and R to provide live-updating reports and dashboards. This makes data analysis accessible, efficient, and shareable, elevating decision-making and research outcomes.

Discover a reliable, flexible, and powerful data collection solution designed for use anywhere, anytime. Get started at [getodk.org](https://getodk.org).

## Rankings

- #22,821 — Overall
- #13 — data scraping
- #14 — data scraper

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `org.odk.collect.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users broadly praise ODK Collect for data collection and overall usability, with strong positive sentiment about its usefulness in the field. However, there are recurring stability concerns, notably startup/crash issues and data loss. Some reviewers also report form-loading problems and update-related functionality gaps, though these are mentioned less frequently. Overall, the app is valued for its purpose but needs improvements in reliability and form handling to meet user expectations.

### Pros

- Very nice for data collection
- Good/great app with positive reception
- Helpful for field data capture and data collection tasks
- Positive sentiment including 'mind blowing, very helpful' and 'very important app'

### Cons

- App startup instability and crashes; cannot start due to data loss (reported in multiple reviews)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.odk.collect.android)