If you want a lower price, a smaller tool or more control over your own day, these are the planners to weigh against Motion, which costs individuals $29 a month billed yearly. We make Mihaly, so it comes first; the rest follow by price, with the case for each.
Free. Mac only.
Best for planning your own day, with a ritual each morning and evening.
You choose what matters and give it an hour. An auto-schedule action fills the next free slot when you ask. It is made for one person and is in early access.
$9.99 a month or $99.99 a year, $299.99 once for life. 7-day trial.
Best for a simple planner at a low price.
Time blocking on Mac, Windows, web and iPhone, with a built-in assistant that moves tasks when you ask. There is no Android app.
$15 a month billed yearly, $30 billed monthly. 14-day trial.
Best for AI planning that waits for your approval.
AI proposes a daily plan and places it on your calendar after you approve. It connects many calendar and task services.
$17 a month billed yearly, $22 billed monthly. 14-day trial.
Best for a guided daily routine.
Step-by-step daily planning, shutdown and weekly review, across every platform and many work tools. Sunsama does not claim AI scheduling.
$19 a month billed yearly (promotional), $34 billed monthly. 7-day trial.
Best for AI scheduling with rituals around it.
Automatic scheduling and an assistant, with daily and weekly rituals and many integrations.
Mihaly is free, on Mac only. It does not plan your day with AI; it gives you a short ritual to do it yourself, and an auto-schedule action for the next free slot.
Plan the morning, timebox the day, close it with a look back. Free, with no account; signed and notarized by Apple.
