Skip to content

5 AI Tools I Use Every Day

2025-06-23 · Short · Ali · recording, 1:16 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Tools, apps and tech · mode: Review and recommendation · tags: AI, His own products discussed

In a Short, Ali lists five AI tools he uses almost every day: Claude, which he now prefers to ChatGPT, VoicePal for writing, Grain for recording and transcribing Zoom calls, Gamma for slides and Snipd for podcast highlights.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Five AI tools he uses every day

  • ★★ Ali names five AI tools he uses pretty much every day as of June 2025: Claude, VoicePal, Grain, Gamma and Snipd. — 00:00:00 · VoicePal
  • ★★★ Ali now uses Claude by Anthropic for most things rather than ChatGPT because he finds it much better, and likes that you can talk to the app directly. — 00:00:00 · ChatGPT
  • ★★ Ali uses VoicePal, an app he and his team built, every day for writing: instead of typing he speaks into it, it asks sensible follow-up questions, and with one click he exports a first draft, so he gets much more writing done, enjoys it more and can walk around while writing. — 00:00:00 · VoicePal
  • ★★ Ali records all his Zoom calls with Grain, which transcribes them and picks out action points and takeaways; when a call with a friend, coach or team member produces good ideas, he puts its transcript into Claude to generate ideas for writing. — 00:00:29 · Zoom
  • ★★ Ali recommends Gamma, an app that generates slides with AI, for things like proposals and pitch decks. — 00:00:29
  • ★★ Ali listens to podcasts in Snipd, an AI app that transcribes every podcast; when he hears something interesting he makes a snip, and the AI turns it into a takeaway or highlight to save, which makes podcasts much easier to remember. — 00:00:29

Threads in this video

  • first on record · Which AI assistant should you use? — Ali now uses Claude by Anthropic for most things rather than ChatGPT because he finds it much better, and likes that you can talk to the app directly. (00:00:00)
  • refine · How should you use AI in work and life? — Ali records all his Zoom calls with Grain, which transcribes them and picks out action points and takeaways; when a call with a friend, coach or team member produces good ideas, he puts its transcript into Claude to generate ideas for writing. (00:00:29)
  • shift · Which productivity apps should you use? — Ali listens to podcasts in Snipd, an AI app that transcribes every podcast; when he hears something interesting he makes a snip, and the AI turns it into a takeaway or highlight to save, which makes podcasts much easier to remember. (00:00:29)
  • refine · Which productivity apps should you use? — Ali recommends Gamma, an app that generates slides with AI, for things like proposals and pitch decks. (00:00:29)

Mentioned

Central: Claude

Also: Anthropic · ChatGPT · Gamma · Grain · Snipd · VoicePal · Zoom

Also centred on Claude: How I use AI to save 10+ hours per week · How I use AI as an Entrepreneur (My complete workflow) · One of my favourite AI tools #ad

← Previous: This Is Why Most People Quit · Next → This Reframe Kills Fear