Granola
AI notetakers review
AI notepad that transcribes meetings and turns rough notes into clean, structured summaries.
As of Aug 3, 2026, Granola is rated 5.0/5 on App Store (10,854 ratings).
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Is Granola worth it in 2026?
Granola earns its 5.0 across 10,854 iTunes ratings through substance that shows up consistently in reviewer language: transcription quality and AI summaries are praised by nearly every sampled reviewer, and the recurring theme of staying present in meetings rather than typing notes signals the app is solving a real problem rather than manufacturing one. Mobile capture, recording conversations on walks, not just scheduled calls, adds practical flexibility that reviewers call out as genuinely useful, though the Apple Watch implementation has a hard bug: starting a recording locks out every other watch function, making it a dealbreaker for wearable-first users. The AI hallucination issue is low in complaint volume but high in consequence, there is currently no way to edit raw notes, so if the AI misrenders something, you cannot correct it at the source, which is a real trust problem for anyone in legal, compliance, finance, or healthcare who needs an auditable record.
Professionals in back-to-back meetings who want accurate, low-effort notes without missing the conversation, and who work primarily through scheduled calls on desktop or mobile phone rather than Apple Watch.
You cannot edit the raw transcript, so when the AI hallucinates a detail, and reviewers confirm it does, your only option is to correct the polished summary, not the source. Anyone who needs a verbatim, auditable record should treat that as a hard limitation before committing.
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Pros
- accurate transcription quality9
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- I've tried many meeting recorder and note-taking tool out there, and nothing comes close. The transcription quality is genuinely impressive - not the hedging "pretty good for AI" k...
- The Granola app was recommended to me by someone I admired, and decided to give it a try despite the numerous other note-taking apps that are available. Literally went back to him...
- I've used a bunch of different note-taking apps and I've used different call recordings like Zoom and Fathom and others. This does the best job at taking my notes, but it does a lo...
- useful ai summaries9
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- The Granola app was recommended to me by someone I admired, and decided to give it a try despite the numerous other note-taking apps that are available. Literally went back to him...
- I've used a bunch of different note-taking apps and I've used different call recordings like Zoom and Fathom and others. This does the best job at taking my notes, but it does a lo...
- I just discovered Granola on a business trip from colleagues who raved about it as a note taker and after using it for 3 weeks, there is no going back to my previous one! I love th...
- enables meeting presence8
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- I've tried many meeting recorder and note-taking tool out there, and nothing comes close. The transcription quality is genuinely impressive - not the hedging "pretty good for AI" k...
- I use Granola every single day and it has become indispensable to my workflow. On mobile, it’s perfect for capturing conversations during walks and transcribing meetings on the go....
- It has completely streamlined my job. Ability to pay attention and look people in the eye while the notes are being taken care of is amazing! Having the transcripts to be able to...
- easy to use interface7
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- I use Granola every single day and it has become indispensable to my workflow. On mobile, it’s perfect for capturing conversations during walks and transcribing meetings on the go....
- This is only my second day using Granola and just being able to offload all the ideas in my head very easily from an icon on my lock screen is just so awesome because I have a safe...
- The Granola app was recommended to me by someone I admired, and decided to give it a try despite the numerous other note-taking apps that are available. Literally went back to him...
- mobile capture flexibility5
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- I use Granola every single day and it has become indispensable to my workflow. On mobile, it’s perfect for capturing conversations during walks and transcribing meetings on the go....
- This is only my second day using Granola and just being able to offload all the ideas in my head very easily from an icon on my lock screen is just so awesome because I have a safe...
- This app is been so helpful in recalling details of conversations from weeks or months ago. Or even from the same day if I happen to zone out. The mobile app is great for capturing...
Cons
- ai hallucinations in notes1
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- I find the app overall helpful with helping me to pass my circular thinking onto the paper and structure it better. At the same time I find it very annoying that there’s no possibi...
- apple watch app stops recording1
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- Granola Watch app has a dealbreaker flaw that needs fixing - once you start recording, your Apple Watch becomes a "granola watch" - use any other feature (look at a text, set a tim...
- ui responsiveness lag1
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- I love the phone feature. Very clever. However, a couple of bugs: 1. It's laggy in the UI responsiveness. For example, when I toggle the speakerphone from earpiece on and off, it...
Themes and quotes are drawn from 40 sampled reviews with text; the scores above reflect all 10.9K ratings. Counts are how many of the sampled reviews mention each point.
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