Built from Old English· gerefa· the king's executor
Most note-taking apps stop at the note. Griva is the layer between what you know and what actually gets done.
You promised to send that link. You had an idea at 11pm. You met someone important. You said you'd make that introduction. Three of those four are gone by morning.
Notion, Obsidian, Apple Notes. Beautiful graveyards. Full of things you meant to do, ideas you meant to revisit, people you meant to follow up with.
Granola writes up your meetings perfectly. The transcript sits there. The action items don't move. You still have to do all the work yourself.
Tana and Capacities are beautifully structured. But structure is work. By the time you've tagged and linked everything, you've forgotten why you wrote it.
The people you met, the podcasts you wanted to share, the introduction you promised to make. These don't disappear just because you forgot them.
The honest comparison
| Tool | What it does well | Where it stops | Recalls context | Acts on it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notion / Obsidian | Writing and organising notes | At the document. Nothing moves unless you move it. | — | — |
| Granola | Meeting transcription | At the transcript. The follow-up is still yours to write. | — | — |
| Tana / Capacities | Connected, structured notes | At the graph. Structure requires effort. Action requires more. | ✓ | — |
| Mem.ai | AI-organised memory | At recall. It can find it. It won't do anything about it. | ✓ | — |
| Griva | Total recall across everything you capture | It doesn't stop. It acts. | ✓ | ✓ |
How it works
In 2007, Steve Jobs stood on a stage and said the iPhone was three devices in one. Griva is three capabilities in one. And the third one is the part nobody else has built.
Voice notes at midnight. A photo of a whiteboard. A half-formed thought between meetings. Whatever format it comes in, Griva takes it without asking you to organise it first.
Every person, project, and promise becomes a node. When you're about to meet someone, Griva surfaces what you know about them. When a topic comes up, your relevant history appears.
This is where every other tool stops. Griva finds the podcast link you said you'd send. Drafts the follow-up. Generates the flashcards. Moves the tasks. Your gerefa, at work.
The difference
Most apps help you remember.
Griva helps you do.
In practice
Who Griva is for
Not just storage. Griva takes your lecture notes and makes them work — flashcards, summaries, practice questions. The capture is yours. The processing is ours.
Investors, customers, team. Every promise made in every meeting. Griva makes sure you follow through — not just remember that you should.
The equivalent of a brilliant EA who has read every note, attended every meeting, and knows exactly what you need before you ask for it.
Pricing
Start free. The gerefa doesn't charge you until you're convinced.
In Anglo-Saxon England, the gerefa was the person a king trusted above all others. Not a servant. An executor. Someone who attended every meeting, remembered every obligation, and made sure nothing fell through the cracks.
That's what we built Griva to be. The layer of trust between what you know and what actually gets done.
Most apps respect your notes. Griva respects your time.
The king's appointed executor. Responsible for remembering every promise made, every task given, every obligation owed — and ensuring none went unmet.
gerefa → Griva
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