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Finalist

Day-per-page planner for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch

Free trial · from $4.99/moDaily PlannersChecked Oct 6, 20264.7 on the App Store
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What is Finalist?

Finalist is a daily planner for Apple devices that puts tasks, Apple Calendar events, Reminders, habits, notes and a journal on one page per day. A timeline view handles time blocking, and a folder of Markdown files, such as an Obsidian vault, can be attached as a notebook. There is no account to create: data syncs through the user's own iCloud.

Finalist is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $4.99 per month, or $29.99 per year (US App Store). See every plan

Good for

  • 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

Worth knowing

  • 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.

Key features

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.

Finalist pricing

Starts at
$4.99 per month, or $29.99 per year (US App Store)
Free plan
None
Free trial
Free to download with a free trial for new users; the developer suggests a week but states no exact length
Finalist Pro Weekly$2.99per weekFull functionality billed weekly, as listed among the in-app purchases on the US App Store.
Finalist Pro Monthly$4.99per monthFull functionality on a monthly subscription. The vendor says one subscription covers iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch.
Finalist Pro Yearly$29.99per yearThe same subscription billed once a year, as listed on the US App Store.
Finalist Pro Lifetime$59.99one-time purchaseA single in-app purchase for lifetime access instead of a subscription.

Read from apps.apple.com on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Finalist before you buy.

Pricing in detail

Ways to pay less

  • Annual discountAbout 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.

    Stated on apps.apple.com
  • Lifetime licenseLifetime 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.

    Stated on apps.apple.com
  • Other savingsApple Family Sharing supported

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

    Stated on apps.apple.com

How people rate the Finalist app

4.7

out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app

  1. 5 stars85%
  2. 4 stars8%
  3. 3 stars3%
  4. 2 stars2%
  5. 1 star3%

484 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Oct 6, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing

Finalist reviews, and where to read more

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Common questions

Is Finalist free?

No, Finalist is a paid product, but you can try it first. Free to download with a free trial for new users; the developer suggests a week but states no exact length.

How much does Finalist cost?

Finalist lists 4 plans. Finalist Pro Weekly: $2.99 per week. Finalist Pro Monthly: $4.99 per month. Finalist Pro Yearly: $29.99 per year. Finalist Pro Lifetime: $59.99 one-time purchase. Prices were read from apps.apple.com on Oct 6, 2026.

What platforms does Finalist work on?

Finalist is available on iOS and macOS.

Does Finalist offer any discounts?

Finalist publicly lists the following: About 50% less on the yearly plan; Lifetime access for $59.99; Apple Family Sharing supported.

How is Finalist rated?

Finalist's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.7 out of 5 from 484 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 6, 2026. That is the store's rating of the app, not a score from us.

Does Finalist have an Android app?

No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Finalist is listed for iOS and macOS.

Does Finalist have a Windows app?

No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Finalist is listed for iOS and macOS.

Is Finalist open source?

Finalist is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 6, 2026.

What does Finalist integrate with?

Finalist's listing names Apple Calendar, Apple Reminders, Apple Health, Obsidian, Apple Shortcuts, Siri and iCloud. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.

Who makes Finalist?

Finalist is made by Diversion Marketing Inc. It dates from 2023.

What are the alternatives to Finalist?

The closest alternatives to Finalist in our directory are Structured, Tiimo, TimeBloc, Pencil Planner and Pocket Informant. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Finalist.

Sources for this page

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026. What people say is linked where it appears.