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Finalist
by Finalist
What Finalist is
Finalist is a day-focused planner combining tasks, calendar events, notes, habits, and journaling. Its Daily page gathers events, tasks, reminders, habits, weather, and journal entries, while a Timeline supports time blocking with tentative task times that can be applied to tasks. Recurring tasks and calendar synchronization are supported. Notes offers notebooks, an inbox, tags, search, and Markdown folders, including Obsidian vaults and iCloud Drive folders. Apple Calendar and Reminders remain available in their Apple apps while appearing in Finalist. Apple on-device models can extract dated tasks from handwritten lists or screenshots. No account is required; tasks, habits, lists, notes, and journal entries stay in iCloud and sync across Apple devices. Native apps are described for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro. Annual subscription pricing is $29.99 a year after six months free, and a lifetime license costs $59.99, paid once.
Who it suits
Finalist suits Apple-device users who prefer day-based time blocking and want tasks, calendars, notes, habits, and journaling together. It is less suited to people seeking project hierarchies or overdue lists.
What it does well
- Combines tasks, calendars, notes, habits, and journaling
- Time-blocking Timeline supports tentative task times
- Syncs through iCloud without an account
- Supports Apple Calendar and Reminders
- Annual and lifetime options are listed
What to know first
- No project hierarchies or overdue lists
- Apple-focused platform scope
- Apple Watch described features require watchOS 26
- Privacy policy lists diagnostics and purchase history
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Finalist Monthly | — | On request |
| Finalist Pro Monthly | — | On request |
| Finalist Yearly | — | On request |
| Finalist Pro Yearly | — | On request |
| Finalist Lifetime | — | On request |
| Finalist Pro Lifetime | — | On request |
| Annual subscription | $29.99 USD a year after six months free · covers iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch | $29.99 a year |
| Lifetime license | $59.99 · covers iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch | $59.99, paid once |
As finalist.works lists them, read 22 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Finalist offers a tightly day-oriented planning system with broad Apple integration and iCloud syncing. Its deliberate lack of project hierarchies makes the organizational model important to consider.
Facts from Finalist's own pages
- Apple Watch
- The Apple Watch app shows the day’s events, tasks, reminders, and habits, and requires watchOS 26 for the described complications and capture options. · finalist.works, 12 Oct 2026
- Calendar and Reminders
- Apple Calendar events and Apple Reminders appear in Finalist and remain available in their respective Apple apps. · finalist.works, 12 Oct 2026
- Calendar sync
- Yes · finalist.works, 22 Sept 2026
- Capture
- Finalist can extract dated tasks from handwritten lists or screenshots using Apple on-device models, according to its site. · finalist.works, 12 Oct 2026
- Daily view
- Its Daily page brings events, tasks, reminders, habits, weather, and journal entries together. · finalist.works, 12 Oct 2026
- Design limits
- Finalist is organized around days and says it has no project hierarchies, inboxes, or overdue guilt lists. · finalist.works, 12 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- British Columbia, Canada · finalist.works, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Finalist lists integrations with Calendar, Reminders, HealthKit, Shortcuts, Siri, and widgets. · finalist.works, 12 Oct 2026
- Maker
- Finalist is built by Slaven, an indie developer in Vancouver, British Columbia, and launched in 2023. · finalist.works, 12 Oct 2026
- Mobile platforms
- ios · finalist.works, 22 Sept 2026
- Notes
- Notes supports notebooks, an inbox, tags, search, and Markdown folders including Obsidian vaults and iCloud Drive folders. · finalist.works, 12 Oct 2026
- Planning method
- time blocking · finalist.works, 22 Sept 2026
- Platform scope
- The About page describes native apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro. · finalist.works, 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says Finalist has no server containing users’ data; its privacy policy lists diagnostics and in-app purchase history as collected data. · finalist.works, 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Finalist combines tasks, calendar, notes, habits, and a journal in a daily planner. · finalist.works, 12 Oct 2026
- Recurring tasks
- Yes · finalist.works, 22 Sept 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy says the owner takes appropriate measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or destruction of data. · finalist.works, 12 Oct 2026
- Support and community
- The maker says a Discord community of more than 700 people tests features, suggests ideas, and shapes the app. · finalist.works, 12 Oct 2026
- Sync and account
- No account is required; tasks, habits, lists, notes, and journal entries live in the user's iCloud and sync across Apple devices. · finalist.works, 12 Oct 2026
- Timeline
- The Timeline lets users pencil in tentative task times and accept them to write those times into tasks. · finalist.works, 12 Oct 2026
Where Finalist stands on Freedom251
- Daily Planner Apps#41 of 137