Comparison

Motion vs TickDown

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

TickDown

Organize your life by combining countdowns to important events with a clear task list. View your deadlines, birthdays, and to-dos all in one place, with customizable visuals and reminders. The core app works offline, and optional premium features unlock advanced widgets and backups.

Highlights
  • Live countdowns to the second
  • Customizable event backgrounds
  • Subtasks with progress tracking
  • Integrated calendar view
  • Event and task reminders
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets (Premium)
  • Encrypted on-device backups
Features
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TickDown puts the moments you're counting toward and the work in front of you on the same screen. Birthdays, trips, deadlines and launches count down to the second on cards worth looking at. Your tasks sit beside them, with subtasks, priorities and progress you can see at a glance. COUNTDOWNS THAT LOOK LIKE THE MOMENT • Live countdowns to the second - days, hours, minutes • Your own photos or built-in artwork behind every event • Reposition a photo so the part that matters sits where you want it • Categories and colors to keep birthdays, work and travel apart • Repeating events for anniversaries and anything annual A CALM TASK LIST • Subtasks with progress that rolls up to the parent task • Priorities, due dates and per-task reminders • Auto-archive completed tasks, auto-delete archived ones on your schedule • An archive of everything you've finished ONE CALENDAR VIEW • Countdowns, tasks and your device calendar events together • Month and agenda views, with your own start-of-week preference • Calendar access is optional and read-only REMINDERS THAT ARRIVE • Event and task reminders, with a choice of alert sounds • Daily and weekly summaries at a time you pick • 12- or 24-hour time, matched to your region's date format WIDGETS (PREMIUM) • Home Screen and Lock Screen countdowns, refreshed as time runs out • A tasks widget for what's due today and what's already done BACKUP YOU CONTROL • Export an encrypted .tickdown backup - AES-256-GCM, encrypted on device • Back up to your own iCloud Drive whenever you like • Automatic daily backup with Premium • Restore on a new iPhone or iPad, straight from iCloud or a saved file • Restoring is always free - your data is never held behind a purchase PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no sign-in, no servers • Your countdowns, tasks, notes and photos stay on your device • The core app works entirely offline TICKDOWN PREMIUM One purchase, no subscription: • Removes all ads • Unlocks Home & Lock Screen widgets • Unlimited photo backgrounds - the built-in artwork is free for everyone • Automatic daily iCloud backup • Supports independent development TickDown is free and ad-supported. Premium is optional and permanent. Privacy Policy: https://futuretekapps.github.io/tickdownapple/privacy-policy.html Support: https://futuretekapps.github.io/tickdownapple/

Screenshots

Motion4 screens
TickDown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TickDown at 5.0 against Motion's 4.1. TickDown also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs subscription) and update cadence (daily vs weekly). Motion's advantage is ratings volume (1.9K vs 1). On price, ads, 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 TickDown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TickDown 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, TickDown daily. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Motion versus TickDown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMotionTickDown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (1.9K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNexusBird, IncNusaif Valappil

Customer experience

Motion

All ratings1,853 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative19.9%
Written reviews807 reviews
Positive42.4%
Neutral8.2%
Negative49.4%

TickDown

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

TickDown

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

TickDown

One-time1
  • TickDown Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Motion free?
Motion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TickDown free?
TickDown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Motion or TickDown?
TickDown is rated higher. Motion averages 4.1 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while TickDown averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Motion or TickDown have ads?
Both Motion and TickDown show ads.
Which is updated more often, Motion or TickDown?
Motion ships an update weekly, and TickDown daily. Most recently, Motion was updated on September 29, 2026 and TickDown on September 21, 2026.

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