Comparison

MotionIQ vs FiveLeaf

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

Head to head
About

MotionIQ

Features
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Ever been the passenger who had to stare at the horizon and crack a window to not throw up? Or the driver who swears they're smooth, while everyone in the back holds on for dear life? MotionIQ settles it. Mount your phone or drop it in your pocket, hit Start, and drive. MotionIQ uses your iPhone's motion sensors to feel every bump, sway, hard stop and sharp turn of the trip. When you stop, you get a score. AFTER EVERY TRIP YOU SEE: A comfort score for the whole ride, from smooth to rough. A carsick risk percentage: how likely that drive was to make a passenger queasy. Where it came from, split three ways: up-and-down jolts from the road, side-to-side sway from corners, and the lurch of accelerating and braking. Your route on a map, with speed and elevation. How you stack up: your ride next to a typical driver on a normal road trip. ONE APP, EVERY CAR YOU DRIVE Add your cars and MotionIQ scores each trip against the right one. Your daily commuter and your weekend car don't ride the same, and the app knows it. NOTHING TO BABYSIT Recording keeps going with the screen off and the phone away. Lock it, pocket it, drive. Stop the trip when you park. GO PREMIUM FOR THE FULL PICTURE AI coaching on each trip: what made this specific drive rough, and exactly what to change next time. A carsick risk estimate tuned to the trip. Weekly and monthly trends so you can watch yourself get smoother. Deeper cornering, speed and hard-braking breakdowns. Monthly or yearly. Cancel anytime in Settings. YOUR DRIVES STAY YOURS Your route and raw sensor data never leave your phone. The optional AI analysis sends a handful of numbers about the trip, never your location. Sharing anonymized stats with the community is off unless you turn it on, and turning it back off deletes everything you shared. WHO IT'S FOR Parents tired of carsick kids in the back seat. Rideshare and delivery drivers who want better ratings. Anyone who's been told "you drive like a maniac" and wants the receipts. New drivers building smooth habits early. ** We use Apple's Standard EULA. The link is included at the bottom of the App Description and also set in the License Agreement field under App Information. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://motioniq-app.com/#/privacy

About

FiveLeaf

Capture your day in just five letters and a single photo or short video. This app offers a unique way to journal, with entries that can be edited until noon the next day. It prioritizes privacy with no accounts, ads, or social features, allowing you to send messages to your future self.

Highlights
  • Daily entries limited to five letters
  • Add one photo or 5-second video per day
  • Edit entries until noon the next day
  • Entries locked after noon
  • Optional Face ID lock for entries
  • Send messages to your future self
  • No account or sign-in required
Features
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Keep your day in five letters. You do not have to write much. Five letters are enough to hold on to today. It takes five seconds, and those five seconds become the most precious thing five years from now. ■ Five letters · One entry a day, five letters only · Written late at night? You can still fix it until noon the next day · After that it stays as the words of that day ■ One frame of today · Add a single photo or a five-second video · The original stays untouched — film filters are laid on when you look · The color of the day, the place and the weather are quietly noted with it ■ It changes as it piles up · A month flows down the screen like a strip of film · Locked entries — cover a day you would rather not show with Face ID · Send a day to your future self and let it come back later ■ Quiet principles · No account. There is no sign-in screen · Entries stay on this device, and you export a backup whenever you want · No ads, no friends, no likes FiveLeaf Plus Unlocks every film filter, the widgets, icon and paper choices, the yearly Mood palette, Years — the same date across many years in one column, Monthly Film, and letters you write to your future self. Choose monthly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime purchase. The yearly plan starts with a 14-day free trial. Subscriptions are charged to your App Store account and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. You can cancel any time in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://letsean.dev/fiveleaf/privacy/

Screenshots

MotionIQ4 screens
FiveLeaf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MotionIQ at 17.0 against FiveLeaf's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads 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. MotionIQ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and FiveLeaf sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MotionIQ ships an update every 3 days, FiveLeaf every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
MotionIQ versus FiveLeaf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMotionIQFiveLeaf
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSe Min LeeSUNHO CHOI

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MotionIQ

Subscriptions2
  • MotionIQ Monthly Tier$2.991 Month
  • MotionIQ Yearly Tier$29.991 Year
3 purchases

FiveLeaf

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Plus Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Plus Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is MotionIQ free?
MotionIQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FiveLeaf free?
FiveLeaf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MotionIQ or FiveLeaf have ads?
Neither MotionIQ nor FiveLeaf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MotionIQ or FiveLeaf?
MotionIQ ships an update every 3 days, and FiveLeaf every 2 days. Most recently, MotionIQ was updated on October 29, 2026 and FiveLeaf on October 26, 2026.

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