Granola is the better app overall, scoring 8.5 to 7.9. Granola wins on 4 of the 5 scores, Grok on 0, with 1 tied.
Busy professionals who sit in back-to-back video meetings
X users and news followers who want fast takes on what is happening right now
Score by score
The details
| Feature | Granola | Grok |
|---|---|---|
| Category | AI Assistants | AI Assistants |
| Category rank | #6 of 10 | #9 of 10 |
| Developer | Granola | SpaceXSI (formerly xAI) |
| Pricing | Free + paid plans | Free + paid plans |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | ✓ |
| Android | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mac | ✓ | — |
| Windows | ✓ | — |
| Web | — | ✓ |
Common questions
Is Granola better than Grok?
Granola is the better app overall, scoring 8.5 to 7.9. Granola wins on 4 of the 5 scores, Grok on 0, with 1 tied.
Which is cheaper, Granola or Grok?
Granola: Free plan keeps 30 days of notes; Business is $14 per user a month. Grok: Free tier; SuperGrok plans from $10, with higher tiers for heavy use. On value for money, Granola scores higher.
Do Granola and Grok work on the same devices?
Only Granola runs on Mac, Windows. Only Grok runs on Web.
Which is more private, Granola or Grok?
Granola scores higher on privacy (7.2/10). Granola doesn't store meeting audio, and notes are encrypted at rest. It trains on anonymized data by default, with an opt-out in Settings. The App Store label links audio, contacts and usage to you.
Strengths and weaknesses
Granola
- No bot joins your calls
- Turns your rough notes into clean summaries
- Works with Zoom, Meet, Teams and in person
- Free plan keeps only 30 days of notes
- No audio recording to replay later
- Trains on anonymized data unless you opt out
Granola listens to your meetings through your computer or phone's audio, so no bot joins the call. You jot rough notes as usual, and afterwards it merges them with the transcript into clean, structured notes using templates you choose. Chat across past meetings, share them in team Spaces, or send them to Slack, Notion or HubSpot. The free plan keeps only 30 days of history, and training on anonymized data is on unless you opt out.
Full Granola review
Grok
- Up-to-the-minute answers on news and trends
- Strong reasoning models on paid plans
- Image and video generation for subscribers
- Deepfake scandal led to probes in several countries
- Closely tied to X and its data practices
- Best models and Grok Imagine require a subscription
Grok stands out for real-time knowledge pulled from X, so it is quick on breaking news and trending topics. Paid plans add Grok 4.7 in Expert and Heavy modes, plus Grok Imagine for images and video. It is looser with content limits than most rivals, and that backfired in January 2026, when sexualized deepfakes made with Grok triggered investigations in the EU, UK and beyond. Privacy and safety remain the weak spots.
Full Grok review
