Many Displays vs Motion
Many Displays and Motion are both personal productivity tools. Many Displays is aimed at developers and freelancers, while Motion is aimed at freelancers and small businesses. Only Many Displays has a free plan.
Mac menu bar app that restores windows after sleep, unlock or replug
AI calendar that schedules your tasks
| Pricing | Paid | Paid · $29 |
| Starting price | Not published | $29/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | 14 days | — |
| Built for | Developers, Freelancers, Creators, Small businesses | Freelancers, Small businesses |
| Platforms | macos | web, macos, windows, ios, android |
| Country | — | US · 2019 |
| Rating | — | — |
Choose Many Displays if
Mac users with docks or several external monitors, especially identical ones, who are tired of rearranging windows after every sleep.
- Works with zero setup: no layouts to name, save or trigger
- Built specifically for identical monitors that macOS swaps
- No network access, analytics or account inside the app
Look elsewhere if: People who want keyboard tiling or saved workspace presets rather than automatic restore (Rectangle, Moom).
Choose Motion if
Busy professionals and small teams overloaded with tasks and meetings.
- Removes daily planning overhead
- Adapts to schedule changes
- Combines calendar, tasks and projects
Look elsewhere if: People who enjoy manual planning (Sunsama, Todoist).
Many Displays vs Motion pricing
Many Displays
- Free trial$014 days with every feature, no account or card
- Licence$19One-time; 1 person, up to 3 Macs, 12 months of updates
- BusinessCustomOne licence per employee; volume pricing by email
Motion
- Pro AI$29/seat/mo$19/mo billed annually; 7,500 AI credits/seat/mo
- Business AI$49/seat/mo$29/mo billed annually; 15,000 credits, Gantt, time tracking
Many Displays · Key features
- Automatic window restore after wake, unlock, login or monitor replug
- Identical monitors told apart by system UUID and physical port
- One remembered layout per combination of displays
- Restores arrangement, resolution, refresh rate, rotation and HDR first
- Reads the window server list in about 20 ms instead of polling apps
- Remembers and restores windows on other Spaces, not just the visible one
Cons
- macOS only, with no Windows or Linux version
- Cannot move windows between Spaces on macOS 14.5 and later
- Updates after the first year require buying a new licence
Motion · Key features
- Automatic task scheduling into calendar
- Projects with dependencies and workloads
- Booking pages and meeting scheduling
- AI docs and meeting notes
- Priority and deadline management
- Team workload view
Cons
- Expensive versus to-do apps
- Requires accurate estimates
- Can feel controlling
Many Displays vs Motion: FAQ
Do Many Displays and Motion have a free plan?
Many Displays has a free plan. Motion has no free plan.