What's a cheaper alternative to the Motion app?

Several solid alternatives cost less than Motion, which runs roughly $34 per month. Orby is the closest budget friendly option in the AI planning category at $9.99 monthly or $59.99 yearly, with a $4.99 weekly plan for short term use: you dump your goals, and its AI schedules your week around your real calendar, skipping streaks and guilt mechanics. Sunsama sits in the middle at about $20 monthly and trades full automation for a thoughtful daily planning ritual. Tiimo and Structured cost less still and focus on visual, manually arranged schedules rather than automatic scheduling. The tradeoff to understand is that Motion's price buys aggressive, continuous auto-scheduling aimed at overloaded professionals. If your calendar is moderately busy rather than chaotic, a cheaper planner with lighter automation usually covers the same real world need.