Conference Ink
Conference Ink vs Granola

Granola stays on
your desk. We go where
you go.

Granola is a polished macOS app for capturing virtual meetings. Conference Ink is a mobile-first companion for the real world: in-person conferences, lectures, and live events where a laptop is impractical and Wi-Fi is unreliable.

Conference Ink

iPhone in your pocket — no laptop needed

"...the paradigm shift here is moving compute to the edge rather than centralising in the data centre..."

Offline — no Wi-Fi 4 bookmarks

Granola

Desktop-first — requires Zoom or calendar integration

Built for virtual meetings, not in-person capture. Requires macOS laptop open with an active screen-sharing session.

Feature by feature

Two great tools solving different problems. Here is how they compare.

Feature
Conference Ink
Granola
Mobile-first (iPhone) (Granola is desktop-first)
Works at in-person events
Offline recording (On-device live features where supported; cloud processing after stop when online)
Virtual meeting enhancement (Granola overlays your laptop during calls)
AI transcription (ready after recording)
AI-generated session summaries
Segment-specific AI context (Conference, church, university, personal modes)
Timestamped bookmarks
Slide photo capture with OCR
Works without a laptop
Free plan available
On-device live translation in 22 target languages (Requires supported iOS 26 devices and language packs)
PDF and Markdown export (Available on Ink)

Yellow dash = partial or limited support

Why choose Conference Ink

For the world outside your screen.

Your phone goes everywhere your laptop cannot

Granola lives on your MacBook. Conference Ink lives on your iPhone. When you are sitting in a conference session, a lecture hall, or a church pew, your phone is the right tool.

No laptop, no internet, no problem

Conference Wi-Fi is notoriously unreliable. Conference Ink records offline. On supported iPhones, live transcription runs on-device; otherwise the recording is transcribed after you stop when cloud processing is available. Granola requires your Mac to be online and running.

Context that changes how the AI thinks

Conference Ink knows whether you are attending a tech summit, a university lecture, or a Sunday service, and produces summaries shaped for that context. Granola gives you one universal format regardless of what you are capturing.

Free to start, fair to upgrade

Granola is built around a paid subscription. Conference Ink includes a free tier with 3 sessions so you can evaluate it without a credit card. Upgrade only when you need more sessions each month and advanced AI features.

Take it to your next event.

Conference Ink is launching soon with a free plan and no credit card. It works on iPhone, with the newest on-device AI features available on supported iOS 26 devices.

Join the launch list

Also compare: vs Otter.ai, vs Fireflies, vs Church Notes