# Finalist

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

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.

- **Category:** Daily Planner Apps
- **Made by:** Diversion Marketing Inc (since 2023)
- **Website:** https://www.finalist.works
- **Runs on:** iOS, macOS
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 6, 2026

## Pricing

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

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **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.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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. |

Read from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/finalist-daily-planner/id6447014685 on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Finalist before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **About 50% less on the yearly plan** (Annual discount): 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. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/finalist-daily-planner/id6447014685
- **Lifetime access for $59.99** (Lifetime license): 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. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/finalist-daily-planner/id6447014685
- **Apple Family Sharing supported** (Other savings): The App Store listing states that Finalist supports Apple Family Sharing. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/finalist-daily-planner/id6447014685

## 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.

## 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.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.7 out of 5 from 484 ratings in the United States, read Oct 6, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6447014685

## Works with

Apple Calendar, Apple Reminders, Apple Health, Obsidian, Apple Shortcuts, Siri, iCloud

**Tags:** Tasks, Calendar, Time blocking, Habit tracking, Daily notes, Notes, One-time purchase

## Alternatives

- [Structured](https://toolgpa.com/tools/structured): Visual day planner that puts tasks and events on one timeline. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/finalist-vs-structured)
- [Tiimo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tiimo): Visual daily planner with an AI co-planner and focus timer. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/finalist-vs-tiimo)
- [TimeBloc](https://toolgpa.com/tools/timebloc): Time-blocking phone app that shows the day as colored blocks. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/finalist-vs-timebloc)
- [Pencil Planner](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pencil-planner): Handwritten planner for iPad and iPhone layered over your calendar. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/finalist-vs-pencil-planner)
- [Pocket Informant](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pocket-informant): Calendar, tasks, projects and notes in one personal organizer. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/finalist-vs-pocket-informant)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026:

- https://www.finalist.works
- https://www.finalist.works/about/
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/finalist-daily-planner/id6447014685
- https://www.finalist.works/4-0/
- https://www.finalist.works/4-1/
- https://www.finalist.works/finalist-36/
- https://www.finalist.works/docs/tour/
- https://www.finalist.works/docs/setting-up/
- https://www.finalist.works/docs/sync-and-devices/
- https://www.finalist.works/docs/habits/
- https://www.finalist.works/docs/timeline/

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/finalist
Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).