Comparison

reMarkable mobile vs Motion

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

reMarkable mobile

Organize, create, and access your digital notes and documents from your paper tablet on the go. Manage content with folders and tags, and create new notebooks or add pages to existing PDFs and ebooks. Sync your work seamlessly to continue where you left off.

Highlights
  • Content overview with tags and favorites
  • Create folders for organization
  • Search functionality for documents
  • Create new notebooks and add pages
  • Edit PDFs and ebooks
  • Sync content across devices
Features
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Expand your reMarkable universe: Make sure to pair your paper tablet with an account at my.remarkable.com before logging in to the app. Find login details for both in Account settings on the paper tablet. Get organized: Use the app to get an overview of your content, with tags and favorite documents. Create folders for collecting notebooks and files by topic. Save one for each project, or separate work and personal notes. This will help you find and arrange the content stored on your paper tablet with Search. You can also remove clutter by deleting any digital paper that has piled up. Fresh paper in your pocket: Our notebooks take full advantage of the flexibility of digital paper for taking notes, typing, and sketching. All of your content is always available, and you can both make fresh notebooks, folders, and add note pages in PDFs and ebooks. Take focused notes, anywhere: Make your ideas easier to refine and share on the go. Our cloud storage allows you to sync your content and pick up right where you left off on your paper tablet. Use the app to create new notebooks or quick sheets, and add blank note pages to existing documents. Checkboxes in the formatting menu are great for to-do lists. Type pages of notes, or quickly write out shorter lists to review and annotate later on your reMarkable. 
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About

Motion

This AI-powered assistant intelligently plans your day, schedules meetings, and manages projects, helping busy professionals and teams get work done faster with fewer interruptions. It automates task reorganization and meeting coordination, freeing up valuable time.

Highlights
  • Automated daily planning
  • Smart to-do notifications
  • Team collaboration
  • One-click meeting scheduling
  • Siri task integration
  • Document and note management
Features
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Use AI to get work done 2x faster with 90% less check-ins, emails and messages, meetings, status updates. Ranked #1 fastest-growing product by Amplitude's Product Report. Motion uses automation and AI to intelligently plan your day, schedule meetings, and manage projects. Used by 1M+ busy professionals and teams to: - Automatically plan your day - See smart notifications for to-do items - Collaborate with your team - Schedule meetings in 1-click - Add tasks using Siri - Create and manage docs and notes With Motion, your AI executive assistant, you no longer have to: - Manually reorganize tasks and meetings - Keep track of fragmented calendars - Spend time coordinating meetings Motion has the most accurate algorithm in the world to plan your perfect day. Motion is best used on a computer; this mobile app is a companion to our web/desktop app and is not a standalone app. Certain settings can only be adjusted on the web/desktop version. We do not encourage users without a computer to download this mobile app. Use of the Motion app requires a Motion subscription. Motion offers both monthly and annual subscriptions which can be canceled online anytime. Start your 7-day free trial today! Questions or issues? Contact our support team at https://help.usemotion.com/. We’d love to help. Love the app? Leave a review! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

reMarkable mobile4 screens
Motion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Motion at 4.1 against reMarkable mobile's 2.8. Motion also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (42% vs 28%). reMarkable mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Motion sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $44.99 per month. reMarkable mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Motion holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 500 and 1.9K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of reMarkable mobile's written reviews are positive against 42% of Motion's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

reMarkable mobile ships an update every 2 months, Motion weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
reMarkable mobile versus Motion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterreMarkable mobileMotion
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (500 ratings)4.1 (1.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.6% of reviews42.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5001.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperreMarkable ASNexusBird, Inc

Customer experience

reMarkable mobile

All ratings500 ratings
Positive36.6%
Neutral15.2%
Negative48.2%
Written reviews427 reviews
Positive27.6%
Neutral17.8%
Negative54.6%

Motion

All ratings1,853 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative19.9%
Written reviews807 reviews
Positive42.4%
Neutral8.2%
Negative49.4%

User reviews

reMarkable mobile

From 500 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Seamless syncing
  • 📚 Convenient access to notes on the go
  • ✨ Exceptional writing experience
  • 📝 Useful companion to the Remarkable device
  • 🔒 Secure with passcode lock

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent syncing and connectivity issues
  • 📱 Limited functionality compared to the device
  • 🔍 Difficult to search and organize notes
  • 💻 Subpar performance on certain devices
  • 🔧 Complicated setup and pairing process

Motion

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Highly efficient task scheduling
  • 🔒 Robust calendar integration
  • 👍 Intuitive desktop experience
  • 👍 Helpful for users with ADHD
  • 👍 Improves productivity and organization

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and glitchy mobile app
  • 🔍 Limited mobile app functionality
  • 💰 Expensive subscription cost
  • 🔍 Difficult to cancel subscription
  • 🔍 Confusing setup process

Bugs and requests

reMarkable mobile

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Cursor controls not working as expected
  • Sync issues causing data loss
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
  • PDF scrolling and rendering issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to edit and annotate documents within the app
  • Implement a dark mode option
  • Improve file management and organization tools
  • Integrate with popular cloud storage services
  • Allow handwriting input on mobile devices

Motion

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Mobile app crashes frequently
  • Syncing issues between desktop and mobile
  • Tasks not rescheduling properly
  • Inability to view full task details on mobile

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved mobile app with full functionality
  • Ability to edit tasks on mobile
  • Push notifications for upcoming tasks
  • Monthly/weekly calendar view in mobile app
  • Better integration with other calendars and task managers

In-app purchases

None

reMarkable mobile

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Motion

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$44.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$294.991 Year

Questions

Is reMarkable mobile free?
reMarkable mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Motion free?
Motion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, reMarkable mobile or Motion?
Motion is rated higher. reMarkable mobile averages 2.8 out of 5 from 500 ratings, while Motion averages 4.1 from 1.9K ratings.
Do reMarkable mobile or Motion have ads?
Motion shows ads; reMarkable mobile does not.
Which is updated more often, reMarkable mobile or Motion?
reMarkable mobile ships an update every 2 months, and Motion weekly. Most recently, reMarkable mobile was updated on September 21, 2026 and Motion on September 24, 2026.

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