Motion sells a compelling vision. Add your tasks, set your deadlines, and let AI build the perfect schedule. Your calendar fills itself. After two months of trying to make this work, we gave up.
What Is It?
Motion is an AI-powered calendar and task management tool that automatically schedules your tasks around your meetings. You add tasks with deadlines and estimated durations, and Motion's AI places them into available time slots. Plans start at $34 per month.
What We Liked
The core concept is sound. When Motion correctly schedules a task block, it does feel like having a personal assistant manage your time.
The deadline tracking is useful. Motion shows you when tasks are at risk of being missed and attempts to reshuffle your schedule.
What Could Be Better
The AI scheduling makes questionable decisions constantly. It scheduled deep work at 4:45 PM, split a two-hour task into four 30-minute blocks across different days, and repeatedly prioritized low-stakes tasks over urgent ones.
The interface is slow and cluttered. For a tool that costs $34 per month, the UI polish does not match the price.
Flexibility is limited. If you prefer time-blocking manually for part of your day, Motion fights you. It wants full control of your calendar.
Pricing
Motion costs $34 per month for individuals or $20 per user per month on annual team plans. There is no free tier. Only a 7-day trial.
Final Verdict
Motion tries to solve a real problem, but the execution undermines the premise. An AI scheduler that requires constant supervision is just a worse calendar. Use Todoist and Google Calendar instead. Score: 5.4/10. Skip It.
