AI task and calendar manager that auto-schedules your to-do list — with polarizing pricing
TL;DR: Motion carries a Risk Score of 42/100 (Caution) based on 3 documented complaints — a non-trivial pattern of issues worth reading before you sign up.
Motion is an AI-powered task manager and calendar that automatically schedules your tasks into available time slots throughout the day. It integrates with Google Calendar and Outlook. Pricing is $34/month (monthly) or $19/month (annual) — significantly more expensive than most task managers.
Motion has a polarized user base: people who commit past the 30-day mark describe it as transformative for reducing decision fatigue around task management, while people who cancel describe the AI as too opinionated and the price as hard to justify. The auto-scheduling AI genuinely works for users willing to trust the algorithm — but that trust takes 3–4 weeks to build, more than most users are willing to invest before canceling.
The billing complaint record is consistent and specific: the 7-day trial requires a credit card and converts to a $34/month subscription, which is higher than almost any competing task manager. Users who miss the trial end date get charged $34 with minimal warning. Cancellation is self-serve, but the trial-to-paid conversion complaints are frequent enough to be a pattern, not an edge case. If you try Motion, set a calendar reminder for day six.
Each complaint type is weighted differently in the Risk Score. Billing and marketing deception weigh heaviest.
Complaints are sourced from public platforms spanning US, UK, and global consumers. Each report links back to its original source.
| Platform | Reports | Who's reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | US & global users |
Documented pricing complaints, billing issues, and support failures — newest first.
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Motion requires a credit card for the 7-day trial. Multiple users describe missing the trial end date and being charged $34 for the first month — a significant price point that the onboarding doesn't emphasize adequately.
"Trial ended and I got hit with a $34 charge. I had forgotten I'd signed up. $34/month for a task manager is a hard sell when Todoist is $5."
Users in the trial or first-month phase describe the AI reshuffling their schedule in ways that are technically calendar-valid but don't account for context the user has but the system doesn't — urgency, external dependencies, energy levels. Trusting the automation fully requires a mindset shift that many users describe abandoning.
The consistent Reddit arc: user signs up, tries Motion for 2 weeks, finds the AI's decisions opinionated and the setup demanding, cancels. The category of users who stick with it long-term describes a 3–4 week ramp before the value becomes clear — more than most users invest.
We've documented 1 billing complaint against Motion — a signal worth weighing before committing to a paid plan. Its Risk Score of 42/100 puts it in the "Caution" band. See the full complaints breakdown → before deciding.
Cancellation difficulty is one of the top SaaS frustration patterns. Check the complaints page → — we tag cancel-related issues under "Billing" and "Contract Trap" categories. If none are documented yet, run a scan to surface what's currently out there.
Hidden-fee complaints fall under our "Billing Issue" category. We've documented 1 billing complaint for Motion so far. See all complaints → for the full picture.
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The highest-severity documented complaints involve billing problems. Read all 3 documented complaints on the complaints page →
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We weight each warning by severity (Low to Critical) and category, then aggregate. Lawsuits and misleading-marketing claims weigh heaviest. The current 42/100 score puts Motion in the "Caution" band. Full methodology →
Each warning is paraphrased from a public source — BBB filings, Trustpilot or G2 reviews, Reddit threads, Capterra ratings, court records, or news articles. The source URL is attached to every warning so you can verify it yourself. More on our methodology →
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