Comparison

Motion vs Ergo Focus

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

Head to head
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/

About

Ergo Focus

This app helps you stay focused and healthy while working or studying. It provides customizable timers for work sessions and reminders to change your posture, promoting better ergonomics and reducing the negative effects of prolonged sitting.

Highlights
  • Customizable work session timers
  • Posture change reminders
  • Save favorite work sessions
  • Dark mode for night use
  • Ergonomic health focus
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Stay productive and focused without forgetting about your health and ergonomics! With Ergo Focus you are able to create customizable timers so you are easily reminded to take breaks while you work so your brain gets the much deserved rest it needs, but that's not enough, what about your body! Working long hours at a desk can take a toll on your body just as much as it can on your head. Especially true if you're working from home and don't have anywhere else to be but at your desk, it's important to go through different working positions throughout the day so you don't end up sitting in the exact same spot for multiple hours. With Ergo Focus you can set yourself clear timed reminders to alternate between different positions throughout the day as you work, and not only when you take a break. Whether it's with a standing desk, or simply by standing up with your laptop at an elevated counter for a little while, you'll drastically cut down on the amount of time you stay in the same position in a day. Building habits like this will greatly reduce the negative effects of sitting at a desk while working all day. To help you, Ergo Focus allows you to set up customizable work sessions so you can plan your whole work day or study session ahead and have Ergo Focus guide you through it. Have different needs for different types of work? No problem, save as many of you favourite work sessions as you want and use them when they fit your needs the best. For you night owls or for those long cram sessions and study time at night, dark mode let's you keep working with your study timer without feeling like you're looking directly at the sun!

Screenshots

Motion4 screens
Ergo Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ergo Focus at 5.0 against Motion's 4.1. Ergo Focus also leads on monetization model (free vs subscription) and ads (none vs shown). Motion's advantage is ratings volume (1.9K vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 and Ergo Focus sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ergo Focus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Motion has 1.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Motion's written reviews are positive against 50% of Ergo Focus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Motion versus Ergo Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMotionErgo Focus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (1.9K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.2% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.9K — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNexusBird, IncLaurent Henault-Brunet

Customer experience

Motion

All ratings1,853 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative19.9%
Written reviews812 reviews
Positive42.2%
Neutral8.3%
Negative49.5%

Ergo Focus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

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

Ergo Focus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Motion

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

Ergo Focus

One-time3
  • Tier 1 Pro$1.99
  • Tier 2 Pro$4.99
  • Tier 3 Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Motion free?
Motion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ergo Focus free?
Ergo Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Motion or Ergo Focus?
Ergo Focus is rated higher. Motion averages 4.1 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while Ergo Focus averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Motion or Ergo Focus have ads?
Motion shows ads; Ergo Focus does not.
Which is updated more often, Motion or Ergo Focus?
Motion ships an update weekly, and Ergo Focus weekly. Most recently, Motion was updated on November 11, 2026 and Ergo Focus on November 3, 2026.

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