Motion is an AI work manager: it auto-schedules your tasks and projects into open calendar time and re-plans when things slip, with docs and team features. The PLANN3R is a personal planner you plan yourself, with help from AI: one page for your year, month, week and day, plus habits, a journal and an AI goal planner. The PLANN3R costs $99 a year; Motion Pro AI is listed at $19 per seat per month.
| Feature | The PLANN3R | Motion |
|---|---|---|
| Day, week, month and year in one cascading plan | Yes | No |
| Time-blocked daily schedule | Yes | Yes |
| Habit tracking with a streak heatmap | Yes | No |
| Built-in journal and reflections, with photos | Yes | No |
| Google and Outlook calendar sync, both directions | Yes | Yes |
| Reminders on your phone and computer | Yes | Yes |
| Quick add that files itself as an event, repeat, habit or to-do | Yes | Partial |
| Scan a handwritten page straight into the plan | Yes | No |
| AI weekly review, written from your real week | Yes | No |
| AI goal planner: milestones, weekly focus and time blocks from one goal | Yes | Partial |
| Price per year | $99 | $228 |
| Free trial | 7 days, no card required | Free trial |
| Free option | Yes, without an account | No |
Motion pricing: $19 per seat per month for Pro AI on Motion’s pricing page (about $228 a year). Checked on the vendor's own pricing page on October 2, 2026. The PLANN3R: $99 a year, or $9.99 a month. Students pay $49.50 a year with a school email.
Pick Motion if you manage a team or a heavy project load and want software to decide your schedule. Pick The PLANN3R if you want to plan your own days with your goals and habits in view, and you'd rather the AI suggest than take over.
Yes. The PLANN3R is $99 a year or $9.99 a month. Motion's Pro AI plan is listed at $19 per seat per month (about $228 a year) as of October 2026.
Not automatically. The PLANN3R's AI goal planner turns one goal into monthly milestones, a weekly focus and suggested time blocks, and you approve them. It won't move your day around without you.
No. It's a personal planner for one person's life and work. For shared projects across a team, Motion or a project manager is the better fit.
Motion has no habit tracker with streaks. The PLANN3R includes habits with flexible cadences and a 12-week heatmap.