Comparison

Motion Platform vs U

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

Head to head
About

Motion Platform

This application provides building control and alarm management for engineers, tenants, and owners. It offers real-time data, historical charts, configuration tools, and scheduling for building systems. Receive instant push notifications for all alarm events, ensuring immediate awareness and response.

Highlights
  • Real-time live data for building systems
  • Data history and live charts
  • Configuration tools for hubs and devices
  • Alarm management and logging
  • Versatile scheduling for writable tiles
  • Push notifications for alarm events
Features
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Motion.cloud (a.k.a. Motion®) is what building engineers, tenants, owners, and literally everyone in the building wants to use! These are building controls designed for every type of user in (or away from) the building. The Motion Platform app takes alarms and control to the next level with a full series of push notifications that accompany every Motion® alarm event on your iPhone and iPad. And for iPad specifically, a fullscreen experience makes the Motion Platform app kiosk-mode-ready—no more web browser elements taking up precious space on the screen. The Motion Platform app keeps your team fully aware of alarm conditions by immediately notifying you when alarm events start, are acknowledged, and are cleared. Like Motion® in your web browser, the Motion Platform app provides you with: • The absolute fastest live data for all your tiles (data points) at all your properties • Data history and live charts for supported data types • Configuration tools for Motion® hubs, devices, grants (permission sharing), tiles, apps, and more • Management tools for alarms, and data logging for alarm acknowledgments, clearances, and historical data • The easiest and most versatile scheduling tools for all writable tiles (e.g. temperature set points, on/off settings, etc.) Motion.cloud is designed for architects, building engineers, contractors, building automation control hardware distribution providers, property owners, property staff, and all others involved in building automation control installation, management, and procurement. Motion Hub software layers on top of your existing layer of hardware and makes creating dead-simple, yet robust dashboards for your properties. Motion® uses the same protocols you're already using (BACnet/IP, Modbus TCP, etc.) so no proprietary hardware is required. And even better: no programming skills are required (that would make us as hard to use as the other guys) and no messing around with networks, firewalls, and ancient servers in closets running operating systems from decades ago. As long as you have an internet connection, our software takes care of secure access to your controls, all from our cloud—and this app! This is the cloud-based platform the building automation controls industry has been waiting for. Don't get us wrong—we love our competitors because they make the controls hardware you already know and trust. But we're not a hardware company. We're all about making the best software. Motion's cloud-based platform offers simply the best user experience, and it's backed by a state-of-the-art infrastructure a generation ahead of all the others.

About

U

This tool helps building automation professionals discover and interact with BACnet/IP devices on their local network. It allows users to scan for devices, view objects, and read properties through an intuitive interface.

Highlights
  • Automatic BACnet/IP device scanning
  • View and filter discovered devices
  • Browse device objects
  • Read device properties
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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U-BACnet is a powerful tool for discovering and interacting with BACnet/IP devices directly from your device. -Automatically scans your local network for BACnet devices -View and filter discovered devices -Browse device objects and read properties -User-friendly interface for building automation professionals Whether you're a building engineer, technician, or BACnet developer, U-BACnet helps streamline diagnostics and device discovery in the field. Privacy Policy: https://ubacnet.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Motion Platform4 screens
U3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Motion Platform at 100% against U's 0%. Motion Platform also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). U's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. U sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Motion Platform asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Motion Platform holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Motion Platform has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Motion Platform's written reviews are positive against 0% of U's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Motion Platform ships an update weekly, U every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on August 29, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Motion Platform versus U: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMotion PlatformU
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (15 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMotion LLCIMMA MOLINA

Customer experience

Motion Platform

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

U

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Motion Platform

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

U

Subscriptions3
  • U-BACnet Premium$2.997 Days
  • U-BACnet Premium$9.991 Month
  • U-BACnet Premium$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Motion Platform free?
Motion Platform is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is U free?
U is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Motion Platform or U?
Motion Platform is rated higher. Motion Platform averages 5.0 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while U averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Motion Platform or U have ads?
Neither Motion Platform nor U shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Motion Platform or U?
Motion Platform ships an update weekly, and U every 9 days. Most recently, Motion Platform was updated on August 29, 2026 and U on June 5, 2026.

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