Review: Jott for iPhone (Video)
Author: Capen Karr | Posted under: VideosTags: app store, native apps, utilities
Jott for iPhone v1.03 | Published by Jott Networks, Inc | Via App Store | FREE | Released: 7-18-08
Overview
Self dubbed “the notepad you’ve always dreamed of”, Jott for the iPhone allows users to create quick reminders in a unique way. Watch as we show you how it works and decide if it deserves a place on your iPhone!
Jott allows you to record very short audio clips (15 seconds or less) and converts your speech into text, which you can then move to a “to-do list.”
An interesting note about Jott is that they don’t use speech recognition software, but real life humans to listen to and transcribe your messages! What’s even more impressive is that the transcribing is usually done in 1-2 minutes.
Checkout our breakdown of Jott’s features-set: “The Good,” “The Bad,” and “The Ugly.”
The Good
• Very easy to use - One tap to start and stop recording.
• Transcripts are pretty accurate, and there is no software to train. Best results are achieved when speaking a little slower than normal.
• Finger swipe crosses out items to mark them as done.
The Bad
• The 15 second limit stops this app from being truly useful. How often are our notes less than 15 seconds?
The Ugly
• No way to get the information out of the iPhone! There are no e-mail / wifi features available to export these contents so you must have your iPhone at all times to read any of your notes.
Summary
Although Jott for iPhone is a pretty cool idea and works well for what it allows you to do, the lack of email or wifi transfer makes this utility nothing more than a fun app to show off to friends. I can’t think of many, or any day-to-day uses where I need to take a 15 second note, have it transcribed to text only to have them imprisoned on my iPhone.
Jott is awesome. Did you hear how quick the guy spoke on the video and it got it all right in under 2 minutes. What more do you want from them! To complain about the no email feature is absurd.
John Allegro on July 25th, 2008 at 11:37 am
You can access the Jotts on jott.com.
Bruce on July 25th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
[...] AppleiPhoneApps.com reviews Jott for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Jott is a voice memo recorder that allows you to record audio notes while on the go. After making a recording, the audio is sent to Jott servers and… believe it or not real people transcribe the audio message into text for you. The transcribing usually takes a minute or so. These notes can then be transferred to your a to do list. There is a 15 second recording limit and so far you can only read your converted notes on your iphone. I’m sure in the near future there will be some type of export feature. [...]
Jott iPhone App Review — My Awesome Blog on August 4th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Not for international users (: not availble in store, the netherlands
Matthijs on August 12th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
I think more emphasis needs to be put on the fact that you CAN see them on your computer, on jott.com!! How could you guys not know that???
Mike on August 15th, 2008 at 1:51 pm