smartQ vs Motion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
smartQ
This visual task management app centralizes work assignment, progress tracking, and team communication. It's adaptable to any workflow and accessible from any internet-connected device, including iPhone and iPad.
- Visual task management
- Work assignment
- Progress tracking
- Team communication
- Centralized storage
- Workflow customization
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smartQ is a visual task management app - assign work, track progress and store team communication in one central place. Adjustable to fit any workflow. You can access smartQ from any location, through internet, and now on your iPhone or iPad too! This app requires a smartQ account.
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.
- Automated daily planning
- Smart to-do notifications
- Team collaboration
- One-click meeting scheduling
- Siri task integration
- Document and note management
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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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: smartQ at 4.7 against Motion's 4.1. smartQ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Motion's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 70). On price and review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Motion sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $44.99 per month. smartQ asks for nothing beyond the download.
smartQ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Motion has 1.9K ratings behind it against 70, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of smartQ's written reviews are positive against 42% of Motion's.
smartQ ships an update every 2 months, Motion weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | smartQ | Motion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (70 ratings) — better | 4.1 (1.9K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 42.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 70 | 1.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 5pm | NexusBird, Inc |
Customer experience
smartQ
Motion
Bugs and requests
smartQ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or 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
In-app purchases
smartQ
No in-app purchases
Motion
- Monthly7 Days trial$44.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$294.991 Year









