Finalist vs Tiimo

Finalist

• People who rely on Apple Calendar and Reminders and want one page per day
• Paper-planner users who want a journal and habit tracker beside their tasks
• Obsidian users who want dated tasks in Markdown files to show up in a planner

Tiimo

• People with ADHD or autism who want a visual schedule instead of a plain list
• iPhone and Apple Watch users who want timers and tasks in widgets
• Families sharing one subscription across several profiles

Finalist

• Apple platforms only: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Vision Pro. The site lists no web, Windows or Android version.
• The App Store listing says full functionality needs a subscription or the lifetime purchase, and does not say what works without one.
• The Apple Watch app requires watchOS 26, and the 4.1 release notes say Siri and Plan My Day need iOS 27.
• Prices are the US App Store in-app purchase amounts; the vendor's own site does not publish a price list.

Tiimo

• Tiimo publishes no price list. Prices vary by location and are shown at checkout in the App Store, Google Play or the web planner.
• The free version works on the iOS and Android apps only. The web planner needs an active trial or Tiimo Pro subscription.
• The AI Co-planner is available on iOS and the web app only, not on Android.
• There is no Windows app. The Mac version is the App Store app, which requires macOS 15 and an Apple M1 chip or later.

Finalist

Daily page

Tasks, calendar events, reminders, habits, weather and journal entries share one page per day, in two designs with a layout editor and saved presets.

Timeline time blocking

Drag untimed tasks onto an hourly grid as tentative blocks, resize or move them, then tap Accept to write the times into the tasks. Free time collapses into bands.

Apple Calendar and Reminders

Events and reminders appear in the day and can be managed from either app. A task can be converted into a reminder or an event and back.

Notes and Markdown folders

A Notes tab has notebooks, tags and search. A folder of Markdown files, including an Obsidian vault, becomes a notebook, and tasks in those files become Finalist tasks.

Habits and journal

Habits repeat automatically with streaks and a yearly heatmap. The journal takes photos and daily goals and reads activity data from Apple Health.

Capture and Plan My Day

Capture turns a photo, screenshot or pasted text into dated tasks, and Plan My Day drafts a schedule on the timeline. Both run on Apple's on-device models.

Tiimo

Visual timeline

The day appears as a color-coded timeline with drag-and-drop tasks and custom colors and icons. The web planner adds daily, weekly and monthly views.

AI Co-planner

Type or speak what is on your mind and the Co-planner turns it into tasks, breaks them into steps and estimates how long each takes. Free accounts get limited AI chats.

To-do list

A to-do tab collects tasks that are not yet scheduled. They can be prioritized by hand or by AI suggestion, then dragged into the day.

Focus timer

A visual countdown for the current task. Timers and upcoming tasks also show in widgets, Live Activities and on Apple Watch.

Calendar import

Brings Apple, Google and Outlook calendars into the schedule, and the App Store listing also mentions Apple Reminders. Tiimo lists calendar integration as a Pro feature.

Mood tracking and profiles

Mood check-ins and daily reflections sit alongside the plan. Pro accounts can hold up to five profiles, for example one per family member.

Finalist

• Finalist Pro Weekly$2.99

  per week

  Full functionality billed weekly, as listed among the in-app purchases on the US App Store.

• Finalist Pro Monthly$4.99

  per month

  Full functionality on a monthly subscription. The vendor says one subscription covers iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch.

• Finalist Pro Yearly$29.99

  per year

  The same subscription billed once a year, as listed on the US App Store.

• Finalist Pro Lifetime$59.99

  one-time purchase

  A single in-app purchase for lifetime access instead of a subscription.

Tiimo

• Free$0

  Basic planner, limited AI chats and 1 profile, on the iOS and Android apps only.

• Tiimo Pro$7.00 to $54.00

  billing period not shown on the US App Store listing

  All features on every platform, paid monthly or yearly. The US App Store lists purchases of $7.00, $11.99, $12.00, $14.00, $36.00, $42.00, $48.00 and $54.00.

Finalist

• Annual discount

  About 50% less on the yearly plan

  The US App Store lists Finalist Pro Monthly at $4.99 and Finalist Pro Yearly at $29.99. Twelve monthly payments come to $59.88, so the yearly plan costs about 50% less.

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime access for $59.99

  Finalist Pro Lifetime is a one-time in-app purchase listed at $59.99 on the US App Store. The vendor says one license covers iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch.

• Other savings

  Apple Family Sharing supported

  The App Store listing states that Finalist supports Apple Family Sharing.

Tiimo

• Annual discount

  Lower price on the yearly subscription

  Tiimo's FAQ says a full-year Tiimo Pro subscription is discounted compared with paying monthly. It does not state the size of the saving.

• Other savings

  Apple Family Sharing

  A subscription bought on the App Store can be shared through Apple Family Sharing, with a separate account for each person. Google Play and web purchases are excluded.

• Other savings

  Free yearly subscription for coaches

  Coaches who email Tiimo from a work address with a link to their practice are given a free yearly subscription.