{"id":13834,"date":"2022-10-28T10:55:22","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T17:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/?p=13834"},"modified":"2023-12-22T14:51:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T22:51:23","slug":"couchbase-offline-first-app-use-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/couchbase-offline-first-app-use-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"How Couchbase Customers Build Offline First Apps That Work Anywhere, All The Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Consider the following questions:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Are the mobile apps that you deliver suffering poor adoption or bad reviews on app stores?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can the mobile apps that you build be used anywhere, including the middle of nowhere?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Are you losing business due to app downtime?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It&#8217;s all about data<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One thing that ties these questions together is data, or more specifically, how your mobile app is designed to access and use data. Of course all apps need data in order to operate, but where you persist and process it can have huge implications on how you answer these types of questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you&#8217;re building mobile and edge apps that only get their data from the cloud, they depend on the internet, and so become subject to its inherent unreliability. If the internet is slow, so is the experience for your app users, making them frustrated and more likely to abandon. And if internet connectivity is lost &#8211; or altogether nonexistent &#8211; those apps can&#8217;t operate at all, rendering them useless.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Slowness and downtime are more than an inconvenience, they can have a dramatic impact on the bottom line. Take retail apps, where even <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">short periods of downtime can be incredibly costly<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Or healthcare apps, where speedy access to accurate data is critical for good patient outcomes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These examples are not niche cases, they are part of a growing class of applications that require high speed and 100% uptime as a core tenet, with no tolerance for latency or outages, period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you have similar requirements, how do you eliminate internet dependencies and build mobile and edge apps that are fast and available regardless of network connectivity?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You must approach the app development process with an &#8220;offline first&#8221; mindset.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What is an &#8220;offline first&#8221; app?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The term &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/offline-first-more-reliable-mobile-apps\/\">offline first<\/a>&#8221; describes a mobile app that can operate without requiring an internet connection, essentially providing core functionality while completely offline, hence the term.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The offline first mindset is one that assumes there will be network connectivity issues and so develops around them. Deciding where to store and process the data that your app requires is a key factor.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The database you use makes a difference<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One assumption might be to simply embed a database to the mobile app itself, that is, store and process the data locally on the device running the app using an embedded database such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SQLite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SQLite<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. This certainly achieves the requirement to remove internet dependencies &#8211; the app has the data it needs to operate because it is stored locally, enabling it to work without network connectivity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But simply embedding the database to the application is not enough. For multi-user mobile apps where data changes rapidly, it must be securely shared across the app ecosystem, which requires data synchronization. Without this essential capability, apps risk displaying and acting on stale, inaccurate or unauthorized information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What&#8217;s needed is a database built for offline first mobile and edge applications, one that can be embedded in apps to eliminate internet dependencies, but that can also synchronize data between the cloud and other devices automatically when connectivity exists.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Couchbase &#8211; tailor made for offline first database<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/?utm_source=dzone&amp;utm_medium=refcard&amp;utm_campaign=mobile_apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Couchbase<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> provides a developer-friendly mobile database that our customers use to build offline first apps that are impervious to internet slowness or outages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Couchbase mobile database stack includes:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/products\/capella\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Couchbase Capella<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; A fully managed cloud NoSQL database-as-a-service (DBaaS) with support for SQL, search, analytics and eventing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/products\/capella\/app-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Capella App Services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; Fully managed services for bidirectional sync, authentication and access control for mobile and edge apps.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/products\/lite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Couchbase Lite<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; An embedded NoSQL mobile database with SQL, search, eventing and broad mobile platform support.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Capella App Services automatically synchronizes data between the Capella DBaaS and Couchbase Lite embedded clients:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-13835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image2-4-1024x517.png\" alt=\"offline-frist app platform with sync\" width=\"900\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2022\/10\/image2-4-1024x517.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2022\/10\/image2-4-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2022\/10\/image2-4-768x388.png 768w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2022\/10\/image2-4-1536x775.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2022\/10\/image2-4-1320x666.png 1320w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2022\/10\/image2-4.png 1999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By storing and processing data locally, embedded devices continue to operate even without internet connectivity. And embedded devices in close proximity can still sync while offline leveraging peer-to-peer sync, a feature unique to Couchbase:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-13836\" src=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image1-3-1024x517.png\" alt=\"Peer-to-peer offline sync design with Capella app services\" width=\"900\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2022\/10\/image1-3-1024x517.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2022\/10\/image1-3-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2022\/10\/image1-3-768x388.png 768w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2022\/10\/image1-3-1536x775.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2022\/10\/image1-3-1320x666.png 1320w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2022\/10\/image1-3.png 1999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Couchbase offline first customer use cases<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Couchbase has been used by many customers to meet requirements for fast resilient mobile and edge apps that work regardless of internet connectivity, here are a few fascinating examples.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BackpackEMR<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backpackemr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BackpackEMR<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> provides apps for mobile clinics in remote and underserved areas where there is little to no internet. They embed Couchbase to the apps that run on tablets, allowing them to operate in a completely disconnected mode, and they leverage built-in synchronization to ensure everyone sees current and accurate information. Clinicians get access to patient histories updated in real time, and they can instantly and securely share patient data across the clinic &#8211; from registration to vitals, labs, exam rooms, and even through to the pharmacy. The app tracks treatments, referrals and recommendations for follow up appointments, ensuring patients are up to date on their care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By leveraging Couchbase to ensure their apps work anywhere, all the time, BackpackEMR is helping provide vital healthcare for areas of the world that need it most. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/customers\/backpack-emr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learn more about how BackpackEMR uses Couchbase here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hammerhead<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hammerhead.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hammerhead<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> provides a next-generation cycling computer called <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hammerhead.io\/products\/hammerhead-karoo-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Karoo 2<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, designed specifically for cyclists to help them do structured workouts, follow routes and get the most out of every ride. A critical feature of Karoo 2 is its offline first capability, as cyclists are not typically connected to a network during rides. The app tracks rider and riding conditions using GPS, a speedometer, a heart rate monitor and barometric sensors. A Couchbase embedded database and secure sync enables it to provide precise turn-by-turn navigation guidance regardless of internet connectivity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Couchbase helps Hammerhead deliver on their promise to empower all people to unlock their athletic potential through cycling. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/customers\/hammerhead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read more about how Hammerhead uses Couchbase here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SyncThink<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So far we\u2019ve looked at customer use cases in healthcare and in sports, now we\u2019ll look at a customer use case that combines healthcare AND sports. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neurosync.health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SyncThink<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> provides the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neurosync.health\/product\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">EYE SYNC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> solution to major athletic teams for concussion assessment on the playing field. The solution uses a VR headset that tracks eye movement and a paired tablet running an app with Couchbase embedded, allowing it to work even where network connectivity might be slow or unavailable, such as in a football stadium or locker room. Since seconds count in the case of brain injury players need to be assessed for concussion immediately, so the ability to run without an internet connection was a top requirement for SyncThink, and Couchbase was able to deliver.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SyncThink relies on Couchbase to improve outcomes for sports injuries through real time concussion assessment, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/customers\/syncthink\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">learn more about their use case here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Try it for yourself<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Couchbase makes it easy to develop offline first apps that are always fast and always on, see for yourself by taking advantage of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.couchbase.com\/sign-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Couchbase Capella Free Trial<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following questions: Are the mobile apps that you deliver suffering poor adoption or bad reviews on app stores? 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