Setting up your GideonSoft app
- Go to the App Store and search for the free “GideonSoft” app (with the GideonSoft logo), and install it.
- Enter your organization’s setup code. If you do not know this code, ask your administrator.
- Enter your username and password.
- Tap on the Instance that you would like to access.
Using the GideonSoft App
The app is organized using five main screens.
- You can access these screens using buttons/icons at the bottom of the screen.
- At the top of all (except the ‘You’ screen), the current Instance is displayed (you can change to a different one using a dropdown), and you can refresh/reload data and content.
Home
This is the default starting screen, which includes announcements and other functionality.
At the top, in addition to current Instance and reload, Broadcast messaging (megaphone icon) is available to send messages or questions to other GideonSoft people in your Instance:
- Select ‘Send a message’ or ‘Ask a question’.
- Select an Instance (if you’re a member of more than one).
- Select a Role to filter the list of recipients.
- Select one or more recipient(s).
- Type your message/question.
- If asking a question, enter response options, and set expiration and reminder options.
- Tap “Post!”.
- The notice for recipients of these messages will be displayed on the GideonSoft timeline feed, and a notification will be delivered to each recipient in the GideonSoft app and via email (keep in mind the recipient may/may not have those notifications enabled).
Above the timeline , you can enter text to search for, and (using the 3 filter icon) filter item types, as well as filter read/unread messages.
Observations
To record behavioral observations. See Recording Observations on a Mobile Device (app)
Surveys
To complete a survey or spreadsheet. See Completing Surveys and Spreadsheets on a Mobile Device (app)
People
View a list of all the people in the Instance. You can search and filter people, and organize people into Lineups. See People on a Mobile Device (app)
You
Add/change your profile image. Tap the existing image to add/change/delete.
The following items are available on this page:
- My Goals … Manage existing or add new goals for yourself. See My Goals on a Mobile Device (app)
- Check In … (if your organization uses this feature) Request a Check In for your CPR position.
- Contact … Send an email to GideonSoft.
- About … View fine print about GideonSoft and Horizon Performance.
- Full Site … View the full GideonSoft website (useful for viewing reports).
- Theme … Tapping this cycles through the available themes: Classic, Light and Dark.
- Sign Out.
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Version(s): GideonSoft 2026 Release 1 and later