Best for: Deadline-heavy professionals and teams who want AI to run their schedule
Price: Free trial · from $19/month
Platforms: Web, iOS, Android, Desktop app
Made by: Motion (NexusBird, Inc.)
App store ratings: iOS 4.1★ (1.9K) · Android 3.8★ (1.5K)

What it is

Motion's AI calendar takes your tasks, deadlines and meetings and builds a schedule for you, reshuffling it when things move. It has grown into a full work platform with AI projects, docs, a meeting notetaker and team capacity planning.

What the AI does

Automatic task and meeting scheduling
Dynamic replanning when plans change
AI project manager
AI meeting notetaker
AI chat and docs

Pros and cons

The most automated planning in the category
Combines calendar, tasks and projects
Apps on web, mobile and desktop
Over 1 million users

No free plan, and it costs more than most rivals
You trade control for automation, with a learning curve
Mobile apps are among the lowest-rated here

How it scores

Planning quality8.5

Ease of use6.5

Features8.5

Value for money6

Platforms9.5

Reviewers rank it first for fully automatic planning; price and weaker mobile apps hold it back.

Feature checklist · 7 of 9

Automatically schedules tasks into your calendar (yes)
Protects focus time and recurring habits (yes)
Guided or AI-suggested daily plan (yes)
Pulls in tasks from other apps (e.g. Asana, Jira, Todoist) (no)
Syncs Google and Outlook calendars (yes)
Booking or scheduling links (yes)
Add tasks in plain language or by voice (yes)
Free plan available (no)
iPhone and Android apps (yes)

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Morgen 7.7/10People juggling several calendars and task apps who want AI suggestions they control
Todoist 7.7/10Anyone who wants a dependable to-do list with light AI help for planning
Structured 7.6/10People who want a simple, visual daily plan on their phone