The diary study platform built for China
Designed specifically for running diary studies in mainland China, from participant recruitment and fieldwork management to stakeholder-ready insights.
Used by leading brands and research agencies
Trusted by both local Chinese and global brands, innovation teams, and research agencies conducting diary studies and longitudinal research in mainland China.
Built for complexity. Structured for scale.
Run complex diary studies from participant recruitment and fieldwork management to evidence-based analysis, thematic synthesis, and stakeholder-ready reporting.
Design your research to capture real-world behaviors
Design studies that reflect real behavior, not just surveys.
- Combine video, photo, survey, ranking, and reflection tasks
- Organize research into topics, activities, days, weeks, or custom journeys
- Nest tasks and groups to match complex study designs
- Analyze responses at the task, topic, or study level
Managed participant recruitment and field operations in China
Recap activates trusted participant networks to source niche, hard-to-reach cohorts in China, combining human-led validation with structured field execution.
- Precision sourcing aligned to study needs
- Human-led screening and validation
- End-to-end recruitment and field coordination
- Managed incentives and participant engagement
- High completion through active study oversight
Make research accessible to global teams
Recap transcribes and translates participant responses so researchers can review Chinese research in English while staying connected to the original source.
- Transcribe video responses into searchable text
- Translate Chinese responses into English
- Search across transcripts, videos, and submissions
- Review transcripts, translations, and evidence in one place
Transform raw research data into structured themes and insights
Recap's AI analysis engine automatically generates and validates themes, codes, and evidence relationships across your study.
- AI-generated themes and code structures
- Interactive network of connected research evidence
- Cross-study pattern discovery and exploration
- Full traceability from insight to source data
Research insights, guides, and case studies
Learn how teams collect in-the-moment feedback, uncover behavioral insights, and transform research data into actionable findings.
Frequently asked questions about running diary studies in China
This section covers compliance with PIPL, mainland data hosting, ICP licensing, participant recruitment, AI-powered analysis, and how global teams can run diary studies in China without being on the ground.
Can I run diary studies in mainland China using a global research platform?
Running diary studies in mainland China presents unique challenges around participant recruitment, platform accessibility, data handling, and local operations which many global research platforms were not designed specifically for.
Recap was built for China-based diary studies, combining participant recruitment, study management, local operations, data collection, and analysis workflows in a platform designed for research compliance in mainland China.
How does Recap recruit participants in China?
Recap provides managed participant recruitment and study operations across mainland China. Participants are sourced against your research criteria, screened for eligibility, onboarded into the study, and supported throughout fieldwork to maximize participation and completion rates.
Our team manages recruitment, screening, participant communications, incentives, and study coordination, allowing research teams to focus on insights rather than operations.
Can Recap transcribe and translate video responses?
Yes. Recap automatically transcribes audio captured within participant video submissions and translates responses into English and other supported languages.
Researchers can review the original video, transcript, translation, and coded evidence side-by-side, making Chinese-language research accessible to global teams.
Can international teams conduct research in China without speaking Mandarin?
Yes. Participant submissions can be translated and analyzed within Recap, allowing international stakeholders to review videos, transcripts, themes, and insights without requiring Mandarin fluency.
Research teams can collaborate across markets while maintaining access to original source evidence and participant context.
How does Recap protect participant privacy and research data?
Recap includes privacy controls designed for professional research projects.
We manage participant consent, facial blurring, voice distortion, no transfer of personally identifiable information, cross-border data transfer, and can configure privacy settings appropriate to your study requirements.
Participant submissions, transcripts, translations, and research outputs remain organized within a secure research workspace throughout the project lifecycle.
Research in China. Insights anywhere.
Run diary studies, analyse responses in English, and generate evidence-backed insights from a single research workspace.