While I recently began using reQall on a regular basis, Jott has been a central part of my workflow for the past two years. The ability to make a call, speak for 15 seconds and either receive a transcription back or send it to someone else has been a key productivity tool for me. Best of all, it was entirely free.

Well, as they say, all good things must come to an end. To a large extent, that is what happened with Jott yesterday when it left "Beta".

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Like Evernote, Jott will continue to offer a free, but limited, service. With it you will be able to record a 15 second message and have a transcription returned to you. Jott for iPhone, as well s Jott Express, will also remain free for 15 second messages.

If you want your Jott's returned to you via email or sms, use a Blackberry, want access to all Jott feeds rather than just the free limited ones, however, you are now going to have to pay.

The pricing, however, seems rather reasonable, especially since you can still use the service for free if need be.

The $3.95 Monthly plan gives you
-15 seconds of recording time
-allows you to manage Jotts via email
-returns your jotts to you via email or sms
-adds Jott for Outlook (but not for Blackberry)
-adds Premium Jott links (key if you use RTM, Toodledo, Mentat or other web services)

The $12.95 Jott Pro subscription
-increases recording time to 30 seconds
-adds Jott for Blackberry

They also offer Pay-As-You-Go options that provides 60 seconds of recording time and access to all of Jott's feature without being locked into a contract.
 

I had long wondered what the landscape would look like when Jott eventually came out of Beta. After all, every company needs a business model that either looks toward acquisition or brings in regular revenue. The more I depended on Jott the more I worried that when that did finally happen the pricing would be unreasonably high but, having grown so dependent on such a service, I would have to bite the bullet and add it as a regular part of my monthly expenses.

I'm glad to see that the folks at Jott have made sure to continue access for everyone while at the same time offering a premium services for those who need more and are able and willing to pay it.
I'm especially glad that Jott for iPhone will continue to be accessible to every Jotter.

For details check Jott's website here.