Comparison

FastQuery vs Granola

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

FastQuery

This AI copilot connects to your store's systems to provide instant, store-specific answers, inventory management, and task automation for employees. It offers AI chat, inventory workflows, and team communication tools to improve efficiency and performance.

Highlights
  • AI-powered chat with voice, text, and photo input
  • Product lookup with real-time inventory and location
  • Inventory browser with barcode scanning and cycle counts
  • Guided picking, restocking, and shelf label printing
  • Task management with voice assignment and recurring schedules
  • Team communication with newsfeed and activity reports
Features
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The AI copilot for independent hardware and home improvement retailers. FastQuery connects to your store's POS and inventory systems and puts store-specific answers, inventory workflows, and task management in every employee's pocket — so new hires perform like veterans from day one. AI Chat Ask by voice, text, or photo and get answers grounded in your store's own data. • Product lookup with price, quantity on hand, and shelf location • Vague-search support ("brown dots on roses") and cross-store availability • Photo recognition — snap a product or shelf tag to identify it • Answers cite their sources, so every claim can be verified • Searches your company documents and policies, not just inventory • Scheduled automations run recurring AI checks and report back Inventory Workflows • Full inventory browser with rich filters and sorting • Cycle counts with barcode scanning, synced back to your POS • Guided picking and restocking flows • Print shelf labels from the app with a custom label designer • Floor maps that spotlight the exact bin for an item • Create new products from photos with AI-filled details • Electronic shelf label and shelf-scanning robot integrations Task Management • Create and assign tasks by voice • Recurring schedules for daily, weekly, and monthly routines • Checklists, forms, comments, photos, and full task history • Task inbox with real-time updates across the team Team Communication • Store newsfeed for announcements, with read tracking • Weekly AI-written activity reports for each store • Push notifications that reach the right people • Automatic user provisioning from your payroll roster FastQuery integrates with major independent-retail POS systems and comes with hands-on onboarding from our team. Sign in with the account your company set up, or visit fastquery.ai to get started.

About

Granola

This app automatically transcribes meetings and phone calls, providing summaries with highlights, decisions, and action items. It allows users to ask questions about their notes and share them effortlessly. It's designed for busy professionals who need to stay present during conversations.

Highlights
  • Automatic transcription of meetings and calls
  • AI-generated summaries with highlights and action items
  • One-tap capture from Lock Screen and widgets
  • Chat with notes to extract insights
  • Shareable notes with attendees
  • Syncs with Google Calendar
Features
Currently charting
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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

Screenshots

FastQuery3 screens
Granola4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Granola at 15K against FastQuery's 107. Granola also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and chart position (#68 vs unranked). FastQuery's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Granola holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Granola has 15K ratings behind it against 107, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FastQuery ships an update every 2 weeks, Granola every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
FastQuery versus Granola: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFastQueryGranola
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (107 ratings)5.0 (15K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—77.5% of reviews
Number of ratings10715K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#68 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB199 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFast Query, Inc.Granola inc

Customer experience

FastQuery

All ratings107 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative1.9%

Granola

All ratings14,685 ratings
Positive99.5%
Neutral0.2%
Negative0.3%
Written reviews329 reviews
Positive77.5%
Neutral4.6%
Negative17.9%

In-app purchases

None

FastQuery

No in-app purchases

None

Granola

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FastQuery free?
FastQuery is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Granola free?
Granola is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FastQuery or Granola?
Granola is rated higher. FastQuery averages 4.7 out of 5 from 107 ratings, while Granola averages 5.0 from 15K ratings.
Do FastQuery or Granola have ads?
Neither FastQuery nor Granola shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FastQuery or Granola?
FastQuery ships an update every 2 weeks, and Granola every 5 days. Most recently, FastQuery was updated on November 8, 2026 and Granola on November 12, 2026.

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