Notabe vs Granola
Granola makes AI meeting notes on your Mac during calls. Notabe is a voice-first notebook for your iPhone and iPad. They live at different moments of your day.
Where Granola is strong
Granola shines in desktop meetings. It listens to your Mac's audio during a call, takes the rough notes you type, and turns them into a clean, structured summary without a bot joining the meeting. If most of your notes are born in calls at your computer, that quiet enhancement is a real advantage.
Where Notabe's angle wins
Notabe is for the rest of your day — the thought on a walk, the idea between meetings, the recap in the car. It is native to iPhone and iPad, and it transcribes your voice on-device so nothing is uploaded. Every note is auto-titled and tagged, and Pro connects them in the Graph and lets you search your whole library by meaning. No account, one price.
At a glance
| Notabe | Granola | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is built for | Your own voice notes, all day | AI notes during desktop meetings |
| Primary device | iPhone and iPad | Mac desktop |
| Where transcription happens | On-device — audio never leaves your phone | Cloud-assisted |
| Search by meaning | Semantic search across every note (Pro) | Search within meeting notes |
| Connections between notes | The Graph links related notes (Pro) | Not a focus |
| Account required | None — identity lives on your device | Yes |
| Price | Free, or Pro $9.99/mo ($59.99/yr) | Free tier; paid plans |
Which should you choose?
Choose Granola if your notes mostly come from desktop meetings and you work on a Mac. Choose Notabe if you want a private, mobile notebook that captures your voice anywhere and keeps it findable. See the iPhone voice notes use case for the everyday flow.
Frequently asked
Does Notabe listen to my meetings like Granola?
No. Granola listens to your Mac audio during a call and enhances your typed notes into a clean meeting summary. Notabe is a mobile notebook: you speak a note or recap and it transcribes your voice on-device. Different device, different moment.
Which works better on iPhone?
Notabe. It is a native iPhone and iPad app built for capture on the go. Granola is Mac-first and centered on desktop meetings, so it is the stronger choice when you are at your computer in calls all day.