Comments on: Jott Speech-to-Text iPhone App Review

By: Nadj

Nadj — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:56:01 +0000

I currently use Jott and I am very happy with it. Unfortunately they have decided to stop providing service for free for the iphone and there will be a fee for using it starting Feb 2nd I think. I am now back on the market looking for another free GTD app..

By: JeBas

JeBas — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:07:55 +0000

@Lukis Maximus: Jott is presently changing their product line. In February they will be releasing new applications that will be part of a monthly pay service. They have most of this information on their website.

By: Lukis Maximus

Lukis Maximus — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:10:11 +0000

I cant find the App! Where can i DL? not on app store. (I live in the States)

By: Andrew Mason

Andrew Mason — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:51:52 +0000

@JeBas: Glad you are getting benefit out of Jott. I have also looked at reQall which does a very similar service as Jott. Really makes you realise what a great little tool and platform the iPhone is for productivity! Thanks for the comment.

By: Andrew Mason

Andrew Mason — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:50:34 +0000

@Jared Goralnick: Happy New Year Jared, hope all is going well with AwayFind! Thanks,

By: JeBas

JeBas — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:12:29 +0000

I got an iPhone for Christmas, and Jott was the first app that I installed. I have primarily been using it to keep my context lists straight, the voice recording has been a excellent secondary feature, but it is far from perfect.

I have recently received messages that they are switching to an automated transcriber, and I have noticed the difference. When I first started using the app, almost everything I said was transcribed. Now I’m usually listening to the playback and rewriting it myself. It is getting better, but it is far from perfect.

I’ve also noted an interesting quirk with the iPhone Jott. The last list you are in before you hit record is the list that the Jott will appear. It took me a little while to figure this out. Initially it looked like Jott was randomly placing the notes in any list.

By: Jared Goralnick

Jared Goralnick — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:00:53 +0000

Thanks for clue-ing me into this, Andrew. Jott became less useful to me once they stopped emailing me my notes without paying them (and I didn’t use it enough to justify the monthly fee). I didn’t feel like installing a desktop app for something that my email could handle. But it sounds like you can use the free version of Jott to get a usable experience if you have an iPhone? Interesting, thanks!

By: Swaroop

Swaroop — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:08:13 +0000

Very cool.