Hi Muhammad, I used to use an app but they have since gone out of business. I have found this site useful - http://appcrawlr.com/ios-apps/best-apps-recording-interviews - but one way or another I would recommend that you have a second recorder available just in case!

Hi Muhammad,

i found using one note on my pc was brilliant. It let me record without intimidating participants; people are more accepting of having a pc in the space than an audio recorder. Once the recording was saved, I could transcribe there on on note and i could then analyse and save all the data in one space.

Hope this helps.

Jane

I use an Olympus digital recorder. The sound quality is excellent, it is small and quickly seems to disappear as the interview proceeds. 

That is very helpful information, since I'm conducting FGDs in my research work!

Francis

Most recording apps give mono recordings, but if you are using focus groups, I'd recommend spending a bit more and getting one that does stereo. That makes it easier to tell who is speaking.

FYI almost all these comments have been about recording because there is no software that will do adequate transcription of either individual or group interviews.

Hello Muhammad, 

A friend and I just created a simple web application with the best transcribing tech out there and it is super simple. We currently have more than 80 languages available. We made it affordable to everyone at €0.09 / minute.   

Happy Scribe - http://happyscribe.co

I hope it helps!

André 

If you have an iPhone you can use the built-in Voice Memos app that comes with iOS.