Catalyst Portal vs Catalyst App

Two tools in one! This article outlines the differences between the Portal and the App. 

	PORTAL	APP
Who Uses It?	Administrators, BCBAs, BCaBAs, and Clinical Directors.	Mostly direct support staff or anyone who runs a session with a client. It is mainly for data collection.
How Do I Access It?	Via a web browser such as Chrome.	Via the Catalyst app on an approved mobile device such as an iPad.
Program Modifications	Yes, you can completely modify treatment programming and review data.	Edit Target & Session settings, depending on settings on the Portal.
Syncing?	Yes. Every 15 minutes the Portal reaches out to the App to sync the latest info. *Can only connect if connected to internet/data.	You can manually sync to pull information from the Portal every 5 minutes on the app.
Offline Use?	No.	Yes. The app was intended to work offline to be able to accommodate home or community sessions.

PORTAL	VS.	APP

Related FAQs:

• Why isn't my device syncing data to the Portal?
• Why aren't my Program and Targets appearing in my Student's Notebook in the Catalyst app?

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