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Start free trial →Rich On Tech · October 2026
Rich was covering a new fight among AI dictation apps: Granola now offers free unlimited voice dictation, the core product of a paid rival he has used since day one. He recommends Granola to Mac users while noting the rival covers more platforms.
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So this has all been going down over the past couple of days. And it's now like a war between these two companies because WhisperFlow, and it's very good. I've used them since day one and they're excellent. And they have that now WhisperFlow has, it's W-I-S-P-R by the way, They have apps for Mac, Windows, iOS, Android. Right now, Granola has its note-taking app for iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows, but not the transcription, the voice dictation. That's only on Mac right now. And by the way, on WhisperFlow, I've dictated 700,000 words. 700,000 words. And so anyway, Granola, I used it, and it's great. I mean, it really does. And they offer unlimited transcription for free. Well, unlimited voice dictation for free. The transcription is a different thing. But my point is, if you have a Mac computer and you want to do voice to text, I mean, download Granola. It's like a no brainer. Whisperflow, I love. And I think that it's available in more places. And we're going to see what they kind of do to combat this. But can you imagine…
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