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Short answer: No — but read on.
Based on the public record, Granola doesn't show the typical scam patterns — but every product has its detractors. Here's what those detractors are actually saying.
The strongest "this feels like a scam" signals tend to come from one of two places: marketing claims that don't match reality, or billing practices that make leaving harder than joining. Below are the 1 flags in those two categories we've documented for Granola.
Granola captures system audio in the background during calls. In US states and countries with two-party consent laws, recording participants without disclosure is illegal. The app addresses this in documentation, but the onboarding doesn't prominently surface the legal requirement to notify meeting participants.
Our AI scanner searches Reddit, Trustpilot, BBB, and news sources for fresh complaints from the past year, paraphrases what it finds, and adds anything new to this page. Takes up to 90 seconds.
For the full record — lawsuits, churn signals, support failures, and BBB filings — see the complete complaints page.