Comparison

Motion vs Recall

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

Recall

Capture fleeting thoughts, photos, voice notes, and reminders in a private timeline. Easily search or filter your saved details later. Ideal for remembering errands, gift ideas, project specifics, and important notes.

Highlights
  • Private memory timeline
  • Capture thoughts, photos, voice notes
  • Tagging and filtering
  • Searchable memories
  • Data backup and export
  • Reminders for errands and follow-ups
Features
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Recall helps you save the little things before they slip. Capture quick thoughts, photos, voice notes, reminders, tags, errands, measurements, ideas, and details in one private timeline. When you need something later, search your memories or filter by photos, voice notes, and reminders. Use Recall to remember: - Errands and follow-ups - Gift ideas - Home project details - Receipts, labels, and paint samples - Parking spots, gate codes, and appointment notes - Voice notes when typing is too slow Your memories are backed up to your signed-in account, and you can export or remove your data from the app. Recall is built for the details that do not need a full note, calendar event, or task list, but still matter later.

Screenshots

Motion4 screens
Recall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Recall at 5.0 against Motion's 4.1. Recall also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Motion's advantage is ratings volume (1.9K vs 1). On price 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. Recall asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Recall 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.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Motion versus Recall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMotionRecall
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (1.9K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNexusBird, IncAVERY LANCE HOLTZCLAW

Customer experience

Motion

All ratings1,853 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative19.9%
Written reviews811 reviews
Positive42.3%
Neutral8.4%
Negative49.3%

Recall

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Recall

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
None

Recall

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Motion free?
Motion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Recall free?
Recall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Motion or Recall?
Recall is rated higher. Motion averages 4.1 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while Recall averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Motion or Recall have ads?
Motion shows ads; Recall does not.

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