Comparison

Motion vs Serena

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

Serena

Features
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Serena is a task manager you talk to. Tell it what's on your mind in plain language and it creates, organizes and reschedules your tasks for you — so you can stop managing lists and get on with your day. CAPTURE IN SECONDS • Type or dictate: "buy bread tomorrow", "remind me to call the doctor Friday at 10" • Ask Siri from your iPhone, Apple Watch or the Mac menu bar • Anything you capture without a date lands in your Inbox, ready to sort later AN ASSISTANT THAT ACTUALLY DOES THE WORK • Ask "what's on for today?" and get your day sorted by priority • Say "organize my inbox" and Serena walks you through it, one task at a time • Overdue tasks? It offers to reschedule them — no guilt trips, no red badges YOUR TASKS, EVERYWHERE • iPhone, Apple Watch and a native Mac app, synced through your private iCloud • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets with your top 3 for today • Watch complications and one-tap completion from your wrist • Capture from the Mac menu bar without leaving what you're doing BUILT FOR A CLEAR HEAD • Kanban board: Inbox, Today, This week, Later, Waiting, Done • Reminders that actually notify you, repeating tasks, priorities and tags • Search your tasks straight from Spotlight PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your tasks live on your device and in your own private iCloud — we can't read them • Simple captures are processed on your device with Apple Intelligence, offline • No ads. No analytics. No tracking. FREE AND PRO Everything above is free, including 25 AI chat messages a month and unlimited on-device captures. Serena Pro unlocks unlimited conversation with your assistant. Serena Pro subscription: • Monthly — €4.99/month • Annual — €39.99/year, with a 7-day free trial Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://serena.softwaregirona.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Motion4 screens
Serena4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Serena at none against Motion's shown. Serena also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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 and Serena sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Motion ships an update weekly, Serena every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Motion versus Serena: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMotionSerena
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (1.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNexusBird, IncSOFTWARE GIRONA SOCIEDAD LIMITADA

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

Serena

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
2 purchases

Serena

Subscriptions2
  • Serena Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Serena Pro Annual$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Motion free?
Motion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Serena free?
Serena is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Motion or Serena have ads?
Motion shows ads; Serena does not.
Which is updated more often, Motion or Serena?
Motion ships an update weekly, and Serena every 2 weeks. Most recently, Motion was updated on October 30, 2026 and Serena on October 5, 2026.

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