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  1. CommCareMobile is the mobile-device part of CommCare. This could be a phone, tablet, or someone entering data using a computer. Someone using CommCare Mobile could be a field worker, a community health worker, an agricultural extension agent, or a surveyor.
  2. CommCareHQ is the website/portal where data can be accessed, applications designed and edited, and mobile workers managed. A person using CommCareHQ could be a supervisor, researcher, project manager, or data analyst.

CommCare can be used for a number or purposes or combination of purposes. The main uses include:

  • Data collection
  • Decision support
  • Job aid
  • Counseling tool

One other important thing to know is that CommCare is developed by a company called Dimagi.  CommCare is Dimagi's flagship project, but Dimagi also works on a number of other mobile-based, open source technologies.

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