Reviews of Free Jott Alternatives
I was recently heartbroken to hear that Jott would end it’s free services come February 2nd. I’ve been a big users of Jott ever since it first launched – probably recording an average of 10-15 notes per week. In the end, I probably will end up subscribing to the premium service, but for all those who have become too spoiled in their expectation of free web applications, I did a little research into your alternative mobile voice to text services:
Dial2Do
Dial2Do seems to offer more than just voice to text translation by performing tasks such as ’send email’, ‘check calendar’, ‘post to Twitter’ and many more. I know Jott allowed you to post to some of your other web accounts such as Twitter, but I always used it for simple note taking on the go. Dial2Do is free throughout their BETA (let’s see if they end up like Jott).
SpinVox
SpinVox offers many of the same function as Dial2Do (i.e. blogging, texting, memos, etc) but has more of an international focus. I am very suspicious of their pricing. I can’t seem to find anything more than ’start a free trial’ on their website. It probably means that you will get caught up paying for this after 30 days. I will share my results if I end up registering with them.
ReQall
ReQall is another voice to text service that also expands beyond just your mobile phone. You can use it from an IM account, web browser or SMS as well. One benefit ReQall has it that you can record and listen to a shopping list on the go (or any other form of a to-do list).
Drop.io
Drop.io allows provides you with a unique number for each account. You can then call and leave voice mail to this number with up to 100mb of storage. Although this doesn’t provide direct voice to text translation, the practically limitless storage space is a plus.
TwitterFone
If where your notes are captured is not a big concern and your a fan of Twitter, you could easily use TwitterFone to ping your Twitter account while on the move. If you are also concerned more with mobile note taking in general and not on voice mail to text translation, then you can always message Twitter directly and check your feed later.
I don’t want to be just another customer willing to switch as soon as a service I find valuable decides to charge me on what they provide. However, for those interested in free Jott alternatives, the above list should cover your options. I’ll let you know if I cave and switch providers.