Reviewed by Francesco D'Alessio
Motion Review
Does Motion live up to the AI task management hype?
Motion is a to-do list application with a difference, we unpack whether the software is any good for you as someone trying to get more done in their day. Is it right for you?
What is Motion?
Motion is an AI-powered to-do list application with a calendar and booking links.
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What does Motion app do?
Think of Motion as a way to plan your tasks, using AI.
That might seem scary but it isn't too bad. What Motion does is allow you to add tasks, meetings, and calendar events, and then as it learns about you it improves the position of those tasks by moving them based on the priority, deadlines & urgency. We featured Motion as one of the best to-do apps for 2024.
So sort of what an executive assistant might do for you - allowing you to prioritize the tasks in your to-do list better. Motion has a bunch of features within it, but we'll dig into that in our pros and cons section below.
Let's take a zoom into Motion now that we've had a good look around the to-do list app and the AI features that make this application unique on the market.
Pros & Cons
Here's the bits we liked about Motion:
Advantages
- Auto-Scheduling: Auto scheduling inside of Motion is one of the best features, part of the AI experience, and essentially, to keep things really basic, it allows you to add a bunch of task attributes including priorities, deadlines, start dates, and also the tags, lists, and other details that you typically add to a task. What it will do, based on an algorithm and artificial intelligence, is help rank that task within your task manager and calendar abilities. This makes it perfect for auto scheduling, which you can switch on and off inside of Motion, something that is perfect for those who might not be convinced at the functionality of it but want to start getting one or two tasks booked in and scheduled using AI. So, what Motion will do is take these attributes and every time a new task is added, and other parameters like the calendar have additional events or tasks, it'll move the items around for you, like an assistant, to better suit your schedule based on those attributes. This is really helpful because it makes for better calendar and task management, so that the experience is much more fluid, and you get better tasks that feel like they're organized by an assistant working alongside you.
- Meeting Booking: One of the features that goes beyond task and calendar management, as well as projects inside of Motion, is the meeting booking ability, which is a very advanced way to book links with other people. This makes it perfect for external clients who want to book a meeting with you but is constantly adaptable to the artificial intelligence within Motion. So, every time you add a task or calendar event, it's constantly adapting that booking link and all of the settings and attributes behind that to make sure that it's suitably recommending the best times for you to work. It also takes into account all of the typical settings that you set behind the scenes, like your habits, working hours, and routines that matter most to your day and your focus. This works almost like an assistant to better align the booking link with your day's work ahead.
- Small Team Project Management: Motion also has a decent set of project management abilities, which allows you to do a lot of different things like manage your project in a Kanban view, a table view, which works as almost an action board, as well as the ability to break down what capacity each person is working on as you add more people to your project abilities inside of Motion. This makes it a lot more accessible and allows you to add people to a Motion account to better collaborate on work that you're doing together. But largely, the benefits extend to personal users because this will allow you to block time with other people more effectively and also allow them to plan and organize their own schedule using artificial intelligence and calendar abilities in one location. This is a really helpful system; however, I would probably only recommend the likes of Motion for up to 25 people because, after that, I think it might become a little bit overwhelming in terms of the experience. Now, from what I've been made aware of and exploring other elements on YouTube, I found that they are adding the ability to manage flows. Also, potentially adding in the future, which will extend the project management abilities a bit further, which might or may not make it more suitable for more people managing all of their tasks and projects inside of Motion.
Motion Cons: Worst Bits
- Pricier Tiers: Motion has a fairly expensive pricing, coming to $19 per month billed annually. It is one of the more expensive task management options alongside the likes of Akiflow, but largely, the application presents itself as more of a digital assistant that can help you to plan your task management.
- So, as a whole, the artificial intelligence element is very helpful for saving yourself a significant amount of time, which a lot of people will like to really try and boost their personal productivity. But if you're looking at more todo list application experiences, they are going to be considered cheaper, between the likes of five and $10 per month.
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How much does Motion App cost?
Motion costs $19 per month (billed annually).
Motion Pricing & Plans
There is a monthly pricing plan at $34. There is a 7-day free trial.
Is Motion Worth It for AI Task Management?
So, you're probably wondering whether Motion is worth it, and it's really quite a lengthy question to answer because, as a whole, Motion delivers a really interesting experience with artificial intelligence.
Out of all the to-do list applications, it's probably one that is best suited for those who want to make task management more automatic by giving more control over to a digital assistant. In this case, the artificial intelligence algorithm behind the task management aspects of Motion. So, I would probably recommend this more for those who are looking at managing their own schedule and using a system to do it.
Many people, and many busy professionals, are actually looking at using tools like this to better align their focus, and I think Motion is well aligned in front of other applications like Akiflow and Sunsama, which are much more designed for manual organization of your tasks, which is the current state of affairs with many to-do list applications in the space. So, Motion is a very interesting solution and much more of a dual system.
It's pricier but becomes an interesting selection for those seeking a more system-oriented way to manage their productivity and task management.
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