Roomtone vs Granola
Granola is built around a laptop at a desk during a scheduled call. Roomtone is built around the phone in your pocket, wherever the conversation happens.
Free to start · three recordings, no card
The problems you know too well
The meeting is not always at your desk
A site visit, a lunch, a car — no laptop, no call.
Mac-first tools leave the phone out
The recorder you have on you is the one that gets used.
You need the words, not only the gist
A transcript you can search and correct.
Side by side
| Roomtone | Granola | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary device | iPhone | Mac |
| In-person meetings | Yes | Possible, awkward |
| Full searchable transcript | Yes | Notes-first |
| Works with no calendar event | Yes | Built around the calendar |
Compiled from each product's own published material. If something here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
What you get
Phone-first
Record with the device you already have in your hand.
In-person and on speaker
Meetings, calls, site walks.
Full transcript
Searchable, correctable, exportable.
Calendar and reminders
A nudge a minute before the meeting starts.
Perfect for
- Field meetings
- Client visits
- Commuting
- Anyone without a laptop open
Questions
Does a bot join my meeting?+
No. Roomtone records the room from your phone — the microphone, not the calendar. Nobody on the call sees a bot with your name on it, and it works for a meeting held across a table, where a bot cannot go at all.
Is there a free plan?+
Yes. Three recordings, up to 30 minutes each, with the full write-up — enough to see whether the notes are any good before you pay.
What languages does it handle?+
Over 100. The notes come back in the language that was spoken, not translated into English first.
What happens to my recordings?+
The audio is used to produce the transcript and then deleted from the server; your phone keeps its own copy until you delete it. Nothing is used to train a model.
Record the next one
Three recordings free. No card.
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