Comparison

Motion vs Simple Journaling

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

Simple Journaling

This app offers a clean, distraction-free space for daily reflection and gratitude tracking. It helps users understand themselves better by visualizing emotional patterns and providing insights into writing habits. Features include mood tracking, search, and weekly goals.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free journaling
  • Daily gratitude tracking
  • Mood tracking and trend visualization
  • Journal search with mood filters
  • Weekly goals and streak tracking
  • Insights and analytics dashboard
  • AI-powered reflection prompts (Premium)
Features
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Reflect is a simple, intentional journaling app designed to help you slow down, think clearly, and understand yourself better. Write freely, track your gratitude, and see your emotional patterns over time — all in a clean, distraction-free environment designed to feel as calm as the habit itself. WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2: • Mood tracking — tag every entry with how you're feeling • 7-day mood trend graph on your dashboard • Add notes to past entries without editing the original • Search your entire journal history, filtered by mood • Weekly journaling goals with a live progress ring • Insights screen: streaks, mood distribution, writing patterns • All-new dark design built for focus and clarity • Guided first-launch walkthrough for new users • Entries now stored with SwiftData — no more lost journals CORE FEATURES: • Clean, distraction-free journaling • Daily gratitude tracking • AI-powered reflection prompts (Premium) • Photo journaling (Premium) • Beautiful calendar view • Mood trend visualization • Entry search with mood filters • Weekly goals and streak tracking • Insights and analytics dashboard Reflect isn't about writing perfectly — it's about showing up. Start small. Think clearly. Grow intentionally. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Motion4 screens
Simple Journaling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Simple Journaling at 5.0 against Motion's 4.1. Simple Journaling also leads on monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and ads (none vs shown). Motion's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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. Motion sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $44.99 per month and Simple Journaling sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Journaling 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Motion ships an update weekly, Simple Journaling every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Motion versus Simple Journaling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMotionSimple Journaling
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (1.9K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNexusBird, IncJayden Dirksen

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

Simple Journaling

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
1 purchases

Simple Journaling

Subscriptions1
  • Premium$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Motion free?
Motion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Journaling free?
Simple Journaling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Motion or Simple Journaling?
Simple Journaling is rated higher. Motion averages 4.1 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while Simple Journaling averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Motion or Simple Journaling have ads?
Motion shows ads; Simple Journaling does not.
Which is updated more often, Motion or Simple Journaling?
Motion ships an update weekly, and Simple Journaling every 2 months. Most recently, Motion was updated on October 25, 2026 and Simple Journaling on October 7, 2026.

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