Pinger vs. Jott

Having posted on how great both Pinger and Jott are, the next logical question is "which one should I use?" In a Pinger vs. Jott match-up, here's a run down pound for pound of each, as I see them. I'll weigh both, the pros & cons, and I'll suggest who I think the winner is depending on the scenario. Let's go to the score card.

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Pinger - wins hands down, if you are sending to cell phone users to leave a message for a large group.

Pros

• Best service for sending voice messages to cell phones
• Reply, Reply to All & Fwd feature is great for instant confirmation/discussion.
• Clear and easy to use when receiving a Pinger via cell phone.
  
• Ability to post to MySpace is slick.

Cons

• Doesn't transcribe & it's not very easy to leave yourself a message
  
• Not as good as Jott when leaving email messages.

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Jott - will take home the victory, if you are sending to email users and/or you wish to leave a message for yourself.

Pros

• Best service for sending voice messages to email addresses.
  
• Transcribing voice to txt is a great feature.
• Clear and easy to use when receiving a Jott via email.
• Ability to post to Blogs is slick. [some additional setup is required]
  

Cons

• Doesn't have performance or features when receiving messages via cell phone.
  
• Jott is mainly a system for leaving messages.
• Confusing when you get a Jott message via cell phone, SMS txt msg.
  

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Similarities:
Both can leave messages for email address and cellphones, have a great website to use to set up and manage accounts, allow you to set up small or large groups to message, both are free, and are easy to use.

Basic differences:
Pinger does messaging and allows for some interaction from the cellphone users, where as Jott is best used to leave messages (both transcribed and voice) for yourself and other users (better result w/ email addresses).

So ask yourself two questions:

1. What kind of users am I going to message? (ex- cell phone users, email users or myself.)
2. Why am I going to voice txt? (ex - quickly inform/discuss, make an announcement that isn't urgent, taking notes, etc.)
   

In my case it's a draw, I use both. Pinger to leave messages to Cells (messages/announcements that need to get out quickly and may need a response) and Jott to leave informative messages to myself and/or email addresses which aren't as time sensitive (a good example is family announcements, "it's a girl!")