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Cutline vs Motion
Motion uses AI to place your tasks into your calendar automatically and reschedule them when things change. Cutline does the opposite on purpose: you decide your week in time blocks, and Cutline rewards you with XP, cleared days and a weekly board for finishing them.
The short version
| Motion | Cutline | |
|---|---|---|
| Who plans the week | AI, from your tasks | You, in blocks |
| Rearranges automatically | Yes | No, you stay in control |
| Score for finished time | No | XP, levels, cleared days |
| Social accountability | No | The Floor and the Arena |
| Free plan | Trial | Free forever for planning |
What Motion does well
Motion is known for automatic scheduling: you give it tasks, deadlines and priorities, and it builds and rebuilds your calendar for you. For people with many projects and shifting deadlines, not having to rearrange the calendar by hand is the point.
What Cutline does differently
- You own the plan. Deciding when the work happens is part of committing to it.
- Finishing is the game. XP and cleared days reward finished time, not a perfectly optimised schedule.
- Other people. Friends on the Floor and a weekly board you can win.
Using both
If you manage many deadlines across a team, an auto-scheduler can help with the logistics. Cutline is for the commitment: the hours you decide to put in this week, and whether you did.
Try Cutline next to what you use now
Planning, XP, streaks and the Arena are free. Plan next week in Cutline, keep Motion for what it is good at, and compare on Sunday how many of your planned hours you finished.
Questions
Does Cutline use AI to schedule?
No. You plan the week yourself, or type it in one line on the home page and let the builder lay it out.
Can Cutline reschedule missed blocks?
Missed blocks stay visible under Unfinished for ten days, so you can move them yourself.
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