Motion
AI calendar that plans your day and rebuilds it when plans break
Our verdict
The best automated daily planner we know of — worth it only if you will trust it to move your calendar around.
Motion takes your tasks, projects and meetings and auto-schedules them into calendar blocks, then reshuffles the plan when something overruns or gets cancelled. It is the most opinionated auto-planner available, and the annual price is not small.
How we scored it
What we liked
- ✓Rebuilds your schedule automatically
- ✓Strong task prioritisation
- ✓Booking pages built in
What to watch
- ✕Expensive for a calendar app
- ✕No real free plan
Key features
- ◆AI task scheduling
- ◆Auto-rescheduling
- ◆Project timelines
- ◆Meeting booking pages
- ◆Priority-based planning
- ◆Team workload view
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