Comparison

Airtable vs Motion

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

Head to head
About

Airtable

Build custom apps and organize your life with a flexible database solution. Create checklists, manage contacts, catalog collections, and track projects with customizable templates or from scratch. Collaborate in real-time with others on your iOS device.

Highlights
  • Create custom apps
  • Flexible checklists
  • Organize collections
  • Manage contacts
  • Project management
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Template library
Features
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Airtable is the easy way to create your own connected apps. From indie filmmakers to cattle farmers, creators and creatives around the world are using Airtable to organize their lives, their way. Use Airtable to create flexible checklists, organize collections or ideas, and manage customers or contacts — all in one place. Get started instantly with a variety of templates ranging from home improvement to store inventory, or easily piece together your own layout from scratch. With Airtable, your iOS device suddenly becomes a database creation powerhouse — designed to let you easily swipe and tap your way to fully custom databases. It’s collaborative in real-time, so you can share with friends and teammates and always see their latest changes. Here are some ways that Airtable is being used today: ▸ Organizing People and Customers * Sales and customers * Recruiting * Public relations and media lists * Business development * Personal CRM * Volunteer management * Sports clubs * Boy or Girl Scouts ▸ Cataloging Collections, Ideas, and Inventory * Store or restaurant inventory * Product catalogs * Personal clothing collections * Pet medical history * Cattle and farm inventory * Frequent flyer accounts * Camping supplies ▸ Managing Projects and Tasks * Team project management * Events and conferences * Blog editorial calendars * Wedding planning * Building inspection checklists * Planning out novels * Study guides * Film production Organize anything you can imagine with Airtable!

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/

Screenshots

Airtable4 screens
Motion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Airtable at 4.8 against Motion's 4.1. Airtable also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support 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. Airtable asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Airtable holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Airtable has 25K ratings behind it against 1.9K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Airtable's written reviews are positive against 42% of Motion's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Airtable ships an update fortnightly, Motion weekly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Airtable versus Motion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirtableMotion
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (25K ratings) — better4.1 (1.9K ratings)
Positive reviews58.6% of reviews — better42.2% of reviews
Number of ratings25K — better1.9K
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFormagridNexusBird, Inc

Customer experience

Airtable

All ratings25,051 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews848 reviews
Positive58.6%
Neutral10.4%
Negative31.0%

Motion

All ratings1,853 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative19.9%
Written reviews812 reviews
Positive42.2%
Neutral8.3%
Negative49.5%

User reviews

Airtable

From 25K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Powerful and flexible
  • 💡 Versatile for many use cases
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 👍 Great organizational tool

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔒 Limited mobile functionality
  • 🔒 Lack of offline access
  • 🔒 Missing key features on mobile
  • 🔒 Unstable performance on mobile

Motion

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Highly efficient task scheduling
  • 🔒 Robust calendar integration
  • 👍 Intuitive desktop experience
  • 👍 Helpful for users with ADHD
  • 👍 Improves productivity and organization

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and glitchy mobile app
  • 🔍 Limited mobile app functionality
  • 💰 Expensive subscription cost
  • 🔍 Difficult to cancel subscription
  • 🔍 Confusing setup process

Bugs and requests

Airtable

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when opening templates
  • Issues with uploading and viewing images
  • Unreliable syncing between devices
  • Unexpected data loss or reset when using the app

Requested features

6 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Offline access and caching
  • Improved mobile views and functionality
  • Ability to edit formulas and create new field types on mobile
  • Keyboard shortcuts and power-user features
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  • Better integration between desktop and mobile apps

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

None

Airtable

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Motion

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$44.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$294.991 Year

Questions

Is Airtable free?
Airtable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Motion free?
Motion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Airtable or Motion?
Airtable is rated higher. Airtable averages 4.8 out of 5 from 25K ratings, while Motion averages 4.1 from 1.9K ratings.
Do Airtable or Motion have ads?
Motion shows ads; Airtable does not.
Which is updated more often, Airtable or Motion?
Airtable ships an update fortnightly, and Motion weekly. Most recently, Airtable was updated on October 25, 2026 and Motion on October 25, 2026.

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