Comparison

Granola vs Ruby for Relationships

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

Head to head
About

Granola

This AI-powered app 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 easy to stay present and capture every conversation.

Highlights
  • AI-powered transcription
  • Meeting summaries
  • Action item extraction
  • Chat with notes
  • Lock Screen capture
  • Google Calendar sync
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

About

Ruby for Relationships

This AI-powered application streamlines contact and relationship management for businesses and individuals. It automatically syncs with your email and calendar to update contact information and provides insights into team engagement with clients and partners.

Highlights
  • Automated contact management
  • Email and calendar sync
  • Relationship insights
  • Private and shared notes
  • Team contact leverage
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Ruby is an AI app that helps companies and individuals better manage relationships with their customers and partners. Ruby eliminates data entry by connecting to a company’s email, calendar, and other data sources to mine and maintain contact and relationship information automatically. The app allows users to quickly contact customers and partners, keep notes, manage relationships, and leverage the relationships of coworkers. Key Features: - Automate Contact Management: Sync with your company's existing email and calendar to automatically create and clean all your contact information. - Leverage Relationships with Coworkers: Track touches, take private or shared notes, and explore the relationships between your teammates and contacts. - Track Engagement Insights: Know who’s talking to whom in your organization and understand how you can better engage with your customers and partners.

Screenshots

Granola4 screens
Ruby for Relationships4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Granola at 15K against Ruby for Relationships's 6. Granola also leads on chart position (#72 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Granola against 5.0 for Ruby for Relationships. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Granola has 15K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Granola ships an update weekly, Ruby for Relationships every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Granola versus Ruby for Relationships: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGranolaRuby for Relationships
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (15K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings15K — better6
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#72 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size151 MB35 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGranola incVeeva Systems Inc.

Customer experience

Granola

All ratings14,501 ratings
Positive99.5%
Neutral0.2%
Negative0.3%
Written reviews313 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative16.9%

Ruby for Relationships

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Granola

No in-app purchases

None

Ruby for Relationships

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Granola free?
Granola is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ruby for Relationships free?
Ruby for Relationships is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Granola or Ruby for Relationships?
Ruby for Relationships is rated higher. Granola averages 5.0 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Ruby for Relationships averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Granola or Ruby for Relationships have ads?
Neither Granola nor Ruby for Relationships shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Granola or Ruby for Relationships?
Granola ships an update weekly, and Ruby for Relationships every 9 days. Most recently, Granola was updated on October 22, 2026 and Ruby for Relationships on October 15, 2026.

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