Meeting apps for MacHead to head
Granola vs Krisp
Granola ranks #1 and Krisp ranks #3 in our guide to the best meeting apps for Mac. Granola is our pick for most people.
GranolaPick Granola if you're on calls most of the day and want notes written for you with no bot in the room.Free to start#3 in the guide
KrispPick Krisp if people on your calls hear kids, cafe chatter or echo behind you.From $8What decides it
- On price: Granola is free with 30 days of meeting history. Business is $14 a user a month. Krisp is from $8 a month billed yearly, or $16 billed monthly. 7-day free trial.
- Both run on Mac, iPhone and iPad. Only Granola runs on Apple Watch.
Side by side
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| At a glance | Granola | Krisp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free with 30 days of meeting history. Business is $14 a user a month | From $8 a month billed yearly, or $16 billed monthly. 7-day free trial |
| How you pay | Free, with paid upgrades | Subscription |
| 3 years of use | Depends on the plan | $288 Yearly plan |
| Free trial | Free to start | Yes |
| Runs on | Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | Mac, iPhone, iPad |
| Where to buy | App Store, Developer | Developer, App Store |
| Rating | 5 15K ratings | Too few ratings |
| Features | Widgets | Free trial |
| Made by | Granola inc | Not listed |
| Last updated | 1 Nov 2026 | 31 Oct 2026 |
Who should get which
Get Granola if
You are on calls most of the day and want clean notes without a recording bot in the meeting.
Get Krisp if
You take calls from a noisy home, cafe or shared office and want people to hear only you.
Skip Granola if
You need to look up notes from months ago but won't pay $14 a month to keep that history.
Skip Krisp if
You join the odd call from a quiet room, where macOS Voice Isolation does enough for free.
Our verdicts
Granola
Free for AI meeting notes with 30 days of history, Granola listens through your computer's audio instead of sending a bot into the call, then writes up decisions and action items. The iPhone app does the same for phone calls and in-person chats, and you can chat with your notes to draft a follow-up. Anything older than 30 days needs Business at $14 a user a month, which adds up fast for a team.
Krisp
The Voice Isolation mic mode in macOS cleans up your own voice, but Krisp also strips noise, background voices and echo from what other callers send you, across Zoom, Meet, Teams and Slack huddles with no per-app setup. Paid plans add bot-free meeting notes with transcripts and action items. It's a subscription from $8 a month billed yearly, with nothing free after the 7-day trial, so occasional callers are better off with the built-in mode.
What each one helps you do
Granola
- Get meeting notes without typing during calls
- Skip the bot that joins your video call
- Find what was decided in last week's call
- Draft a follow-up from your meeting notes
Krisp
- Silence background voices on every call
- Remove echo from a bad-sounding room
- Mute noise coming from other callers
- Get meeting notes without a bot joining
Where to get them
Granola
Free with 30 days of meeting history. Business is $14 a user a month
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Neither one quite right?
The other picks in our guide to the best meeting apps for Mac.
MacWhisperPick this if your recordings must stay on your Mac, like client calls or research interviews.Free to start
LoomPick this if a 2-minute video would replace half the meetings on your calendar.Free to start
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