Grid.works vs Granola
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grid.works
Manage your coworking space operations efficiently. This app helps with booking, member management, and administrative tasks for shared workspaces.
- Coworking space management
- Booking system
- Member management
- Administrative task handling
- Workspace operations
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Grid.works is a coworking space management app to reserve and pay for Coworking Offices/Desks, Event Room, Conference Rooms, Podcast Studio and Media Production Location Shoots in Phoenix, Arizona 85014 US & Tucson AZ 85716
Granola
This app automatically transcribes meetings and phone calls, generating shareable summaries with highlights, decisions, and action items. It allows users to ask questions about their notes and extract new insights, making it ideal for staying present during conversations.
- Automatic meeting transcription
- AI-generated summaries
- Action item extraction
- Chat with your notes
- One-tap capture from Lock Screen
- Google Calendar integration
- Cross-device note management
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Granola is the AI notepad for people in back-to-back meetings, trusted by top founders, VCs, and recruiters. And now it's available on your iPhone. Stay present and capture every conversation on-the-go — perfect for coffee catch-ups, phone calls, conference days, or just distilling your thoughts. Just open the app, tap start or make a call, and Granola instantly begins transcribing. Granola creates a shareable summary with highlights, decisions, and action items. BEAUTIFUL NOTES, ZERO EFFORT • Accurately transcribes meetings and phone calls, even in noisy environments • Lets you stay focused on the conversation instead of taking notes • Gives you clarity on key moments, decisions, and action items ONE-TAP CAPTURE • Start and stop note-taking straight from your Lock Screen with a single tap • Take notes on outbound phone calls directly from the iPhone app • Create an ad-hoc note from within the app • Use the Lock Screen or Home Screen widgets for easy access CHAT WITH NOTES • Ask questions about your notes and meeting attendees • Extract new insights and refer back to important details • Get clarity on action items and help drafting follow-ups SHARE EFFORTLESSLY • Send polished summaries to attendees in seconds • Edit notes and formatting to fit your needs • View and manage your notes across both iPhone and Mac Here's how it works: • Start a new note from your Lock Screen, Home Page widget, or in the app • Sync with Google Calendar to launch notes for upcoming events • Stay present while Granola transcribes in the background • Afterward, share notes with attendees or keep them private • Chat with your notes to get answers and uncover new insights • Search, view, and manage all your notes in one place Try Granola for a few meetings or calls today. It's free to get started. Need support? Head to our Help Center: https://www.granola.ai/docs Terms of Use: https://www.granola.ai/docs/policies/terms/tos Privacy Policy: https://www.granola.ai/docs/policies/privacy/pp
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Granola at every 6 days against Grid.works's every 2 months. Granola also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 5) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Grid.works's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Grid.works against 5.0 for Granola. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Granola has 15K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Grid.works's written reviews are positive against 78% of Granola's.
Grid.works ships an update every 2 months, Granola every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grid.works | Granola |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 5.0 (15K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 77.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 15K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #90 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 183 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | +4 |
| Developer | Grid.Works, LLC | Granola inc |
Customer experience
Grid.works
Granola
In-app purchases
Grid.works
No in-app purchases
Granola
No in-app purchases
