Bloks vs Granola vs Supernormal vs Tactiq
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Bloks
Bot-free meeting notes that keep an advisor's client records current
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Granola
The AI notepad for people in back-to-back meetings
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Supernormal
Bot-free desktop meeting notes that agents turn into client work
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Tactiq
Live meeting transcripts and AI notes without a bot in the call
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| RECATOOLS Score | 6.5 / 10 | 7.8 / 10 | 7 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Subscription | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | No free plan; 14-day free trial with every feature included | Basic: free AI meeting notes, chat and shared folders, with the last 30 days of meeting history visible | Free forever: 5 daily and 15 monthly credits, the bot-free desktop notetaker and unlimited projects; no credit card | Free forever, no card: 10 transcripts and 5 AI credits a month, AI insights, share and export, in-meeting AI |
| Paid from | From US$69/mo per advisor, billed annually | $14/user/month (Business); Enterprise $35/user/month | $20/month (Team, 50 shared credits), or $18/month billed annually | $8/user/mo billed annually (Pro); $12/user/mo billed monthly |
| Has API | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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| Founded | 2021 | 2024 | 2022 | 2020 |
| Maker | — | — | — | Independent (Tactiq HQ Pty Ltd) |
| Verdict | Bloks is no longer a general notetaker but a narrow tool for financial and insurance advisors that wants to replace CRM data entry: bot-free notes, self-updating client profiles, pre-meeting briefs and KYP paperwork draf... |
Granola remains the most polished bot-free notetaker: nothing joins the call, and your shorthand is expanded with transcript context into notes people actually reread. Since July 2026 it covers Android as well as macOS,... |
Supernormal's bot-free desktop recorder is real and useful for client-facing calls where a visible notetaker tile is awkward. The product has moved past notes: its agents turn a meeting into pitch decks, briefs, proposal... |
Tactiq is a lightweight, affordable way to get live transcripts and AI notes without a visible bot, and it has grown into workflows and AI integrations beyond simple transcription. It still depends mainly on the Chrome b... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.