Unleash Peak Productivity with Motion: Your AI-Powered Time Manager
In a world overflowing with tasks, meetings, and deadlines, staying organized can feel like a full-time job. Enter Motion, an intelligent tool developed by Motion, Inc. designed to revolutionize how you manage your time. Unlike a simple to-do list or a static calendar, Motion acts as your personal AI assistant, automatically planning your day, managing your projects, and optimizing your schedule for maximum efficiency. It’s built on the premise that you shouldn’t just know what to do, but also have a clear, automated plan for when to do it. By intelligently organizing your tasks, projects, and meetings into a single, cohesive timeline, Motion frees up your mental energy to focus on what truly matters: getting things done.
Core Capabilities: More Than Just a Calendar
Motion isn’t a generative AI for creating content; its genius lies in generating the perfect schedule. It masterfully combines several key functions into one seamless platform.
Intelligent Task & Project Management
At its heart, Motion is a powerful project manager. You can create complex projects, break them down into individual tasks, set priorities, and assign deadlines. The magic happens when Motion’s AI takes these tasks and automatically schedules them into the open slots in your calendar, ensuring you’re always working on the right thing at the right time. If a meeting gets booked, Motion automatically reshuffles your tasks to fit the new schedule.
AI-Powered Calendar & Scheduling
Forget the manual drag-and-drop. Motion’s calendar acts as a dynamic plan for your day. It consolidates all your calendars (Google, Outlook) and intelligently builds a daily schedule based on your priorities and available time. It even helps you block out “focus time” to protect you from distractions and ensure deep work gets accomplished.
Automated Meeting Assistant
Say goodbye to back-and-forth emails to find a meeting time. Motion includes a sophisticated meeting scheduler that lets you create custom booking links. You can set your availability, and others can book a time that works for everyone, which then automatically appears on your calendar. It can even automate meeting-related communications, saving you valuable administrative time.
Standout Features That Set Motion Apart
- Auto-Scheduling: The core AI engine that intelligently places your tasks into your calendar.
- Priority-Based Planning: The system automatically prioritizes and schedules tasks based on urgency and importance, so you don’t have to.
- Automatic Re-planning: If your day changes, Motion instantly reorganizes your schedule without any manual intervention.
- Unified Workspace: Combines your to-do list, project plans, and multiple calendars into a single, easy-to-navigate interface.
- Team Collaboration: Assign tasks to team members, track project progress in real-time, and manage team workload from one central hub.
- Personalized Booking Links: A highly customizable meeting scheduler that simplifies booking appointments with external clients and internal colleagues.
Motion Pricing: Plans for Individuals and Teams
Motion offers a straightforward pricing structure designed to cater to both individual power-users and collaborative teams.
Individual Plan
Perfect for freelancers, entrepreneurs, and professionals looking to optimize their personal productivity. Price: $19 per month (Billed Annually) or $34 per month (Billed Monthly). Includes: All core features like the AI calendar, project management, and meeting assistant for a single user.
Team Plan
Designed for teams who need to collaborate on projects, manage shared calendars, and streamline their collective workflow. Price: $12 per user/month (Billed Annually) or $20 per user/month (Billed Monthly). Includes: All individual features plus team project management, centralized billing, and priority support.
Who Should Use Motion?
Motion is a game-changer for a wide range of users who value their time and want to eliminate the friction of manual planning. It’s particularly ideal for:
- Executives and Managers: For juggling a packed meeting schedule with strategic project oversight.
- Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners: Who wear multiple hats and need to maximize every minute of their day.
- Freelancers and Consultants: To manage multiple client projects and deadlines without getting overwhelmed.
- Project Managers: Seeking a smarter, automated alternative to traditional project management tools like Asana or Trello.
- ADHD Individuals: Many users find Motion’s structured and automated approach incredibly helpful for maintaining focus and executive function.
- Anyone Drowning in To-Do Lists: If you feel busy but not productive, Motion can provide the structure needed to make real progress.
Motion vs. The Competition: How Does It Stack Up?
While there are many productivity tools, Motion’s unique approach to time management sets it apart.
Motion vs. Asana/Monday.com
Traditional project management tools like Asana and Monday.com are excellent for creating and organizing lists of tasks. However, they leave it up to you to figure out when you’ll actually do the work. Motion’s key differentiator is its time-based approach. It doesn’t just give you a list; it builds a concrete, actionable plan directly into your calendar, turning your to-dos into a schedule.
Motion vs. Clockwise/Calendly
Tools like Clockwise are great for optimizing your existing calendar for focus time, and Calendly excels at scheduling meetings. Motion integrates both of these functions and more. It’s an all-in-one solution that not only schedules your meetings and protects your focus time but also manages the underlying tasks and projects that drive your work forward. In short, while other tools manage a piece of the puzzle, Motion aims to manage the entire board.
