lilKiTTY vs Granola
Granola is a meeting notepad. It uses your computer's audio rather than sending a bot into the call, transcribes automatically, and produces action items, follow-ups and calendar prep briefs across macOS, Windows, iOS, Android and Apple Watch. lilKiTTY is a personal capture app with no calendar, no meeting features and no account. If your notes come out of meetings, use Granola. If they come out of nowhere while you are walking, use lilKiTTY.
Name disambiguation. lilKiTTY is an Apple voice-capture app made by lilMONSTER. It is not the kitty GPU-accelerated terminal emulator by Kovid Goyal, and it is not the Windows PuTTY fork also called KiTTY. It is not an SSH client and not a terminal, so it is not an alternative to Termius, Blink Shell, Prompt 3, iTerm2 or Warp. See lilKiTTY vs SSH and terminal apps for the full breakdown.
At a glance
| lilKiTTY | Granola | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary job | Capture your own passing thoughts | Take notes during meetings |
| Platforms | Apple Watch, iPhone and iPad | macOS, Windows, iOS, Android and Apple Watch |
| Calendar integration | None | Yes, including prep briefs |
| Action items and follow-ups | None | Yes |
| Windows and Android | No, Apple only | Yes |
| Records meetings without a bot in the call | Not applicable | Yes, using your computer audio |
| Account required | Not required | Not stated on the official site |
| Retention limit | None; recordings stay on your device | The free tier keeps unlimited notes for 30 days |
| Price | Available on the App Store | A free tier with unlimited notes but a 30-day retention limit. Paid pricing is not stated on the homepage. |
Every Granola entry above is taken from https://www.granola.ai/, checked in August 2026. Where that source does not state something, this table says “not stated” rather than guessing.
Where Granola is stronger
This is the part most comparison pages leave out. Granola beats lilKiTTY on the following, and if any of them is your deciding factor you should pick Granola.
- Meeting workflow: automatic transcription, action items, follow-ups and calendar prep briefs. lilKiTTY does none of this.
- Calendar integration, chat over your notes, and an MCP connector.
- Windows and Android support, so a mixed-device team can all use it.
- It captures meetings without inviting a bot into the call, using your computer's audio.
Where lilKiTTY is different
- Capture starts on your wrist, so an idea does not have to survive the walk to your phone.
- Audio is stored encrypted on the device that recorded it.
- Speech recognition runs on device only, with no network fallback and no third-party AI service.
- There is no sign-in and no account, so there is nothing to create and nothing to cancel.
- Honest limit: in this release Watch recordings are not transferred to the companion app and are not transcribed. If that matters to you, choose the other app.
Frequently asked questions
Can lilKiTTY take meeting notes?
No. lilKiTTY has no calendar integration, no meeting capture and no summarisation of a conversation between several people. Granola is built for exactly that.
Does Granola put a bot in my meeting?
Granola states it uses your computer audio, so it doesn't invite a bot.
Do my lilKiTTY notes expire?
No. There is no retention window because recordings stay on your device. Granola's free tier gives unlimited notes with a 30-day retention limit.
Does either app work offline?
lilKiTTY runs speech recognition on device only, with no network fallback. Granola does not state its offline behaviour on its homepage, so no claim is made here.
What does Granola cost?
Granola publishes a free tier with unlimited notes and a 30-day retention limit. Paid pricing is not stated on its homepage, so none is quoted here.
Is lilKiTTY the kitty terminal emulator?
No. lilKiTTY is an Apple Watch-first voice capture app made by lilMONSTER. It is not the kitty GPU-accelerated terminal emulator maintained by Kovid Goyal, and it is not the Windows PuTTY fork also distributed as KiTTY. It is not an SSH client and not a terminal.
Sources
Facts about Granola come from https://www.granola.ai/, read in August 2026. Facts about lilKiTTY come from its App Store metadata published by lilMONSTER. This page names no version numbers, because release candidates in review are not shipped software.