Finalist: Daily Planner

Finalist: Daily Planner

Schedule, Journal & Habits

461 ratings
106 reviews
Free
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This app combines your calendar, tasks, reminders, and weather into a single, visually appealing timeline. It integrates with your journal and activity data to inspire your planning. Enjoy a beautiful and joyful planning experience without complex workflows.

βœ“Unified timeline view
βœ“Calendar, task, and reminder integration
βœ“Weather forecast display
βœ“Journal and activity ring integration
βœ“Customizable themes
βœ“Native Apple technology integration
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What's New in Finalist

4.1

September 10, 2026

Finalist 4.1 is ready for the latest iOS, here are the highlights. SIRI AND APPLE INTELLIGENCE (iOS 27) Siri can now manage Finalist directly. Create, update, complete and delete tasks, take notes, and manage calendar events, all conversationally. Say "Add a task in Finalist", or say the whole thing in one sentence and it goes right in. Use Finalist regularly and Siri learns it is your planner, so you can even drop the app name. Tasks and notes appear in Spotlight too, so Siri can find and open them by name. WEEKLY SPREAD A new Planner mode that lays out your week like a paper planner spread: Monday to Wednesday on the left page, Thursday to Sunday on the right. iPad and Mac show the open spread and flip whole weeks, iPhone turns one page at a time. A new visual layout picker lets you show or hide any kind of content (tasks, reminders, habits, events, weather) in every Planner mode. SCORE An opt-in Daily section that turns a week of scattered effort into one number. Give your tags point values, set a weekly target, and earn points by completing tasks, habits and reminders, or simply journaling. A new History view shows half a year of week-by-week results, with streaks and your best week. Turn it on in Customize Layout. DAY NOTES AND SKETCHES Daily's Notes section now has a permanent spot to jot things down. Start typing and it becomes today's note. Tap the pencil tab to sketch instead, with Apple Pencil or a finger, right inside Daily. Drawings use Apple's modern Pencil engine with shapes, text boxes and stickers, and sketches now show up on the Mac. MULTI-SELECTION Pick a bunch of tasks in Daily and complete, move, tag or delete them in one go, with Undo. Cmd-click on Mac and iPad, two-finger tap on iPhone. The Timeline gets multi-select too: group blocks and move them together, gaps preserved. ALSO IN 4.1 - A new full-page Day Page widget, built for iOS 27's extra-large widget size. - Tags: a two-page workspace with usage details, Time Spent reports, twenty new ink colors and a custom color picker. - Habits open a proper summary page with streak stats and calendars. - Journal: workouts logged from Health bring their GPS route, with mini maps of your runs and walks. - Text size control in Settings, reaching most of the app. - Mac: Capture arrives in the View menu, and Cmd+E / Cmd+Delete work wherever you hover. - Show in Note / List / Daily jumps from any task to where it lives. - Photos and sketches move to new synced storage with much higher quality and size limits. - Apple Watch: reschedule reminders from the wrist, and a cleaner tap model on rows. - Much faster iCloud sync, quicker cold launch, smoother scrolling. - Hundreds of fixes and refinements. Full changelog at finalist.works/changelog-4-1

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Finalist Monthly

Finalist Daily To Do Lists Monthly Access

$4.991 Month
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$59.99

Finalist Lifetime

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User reviews

Excellent

Absolutely loving this planner. The layout is gorgeous and flexible, and the widgets are great. Very happy to have bought the lifetime.

Cluttered with unnecessary options

Most of the times i feel that the app is quite cluttered, slow, high latency. Some of the options and features could be combined because most of it is for the same purpose.

Not free trial

1 star it said free trial for 7 days then 29.99 for the yet well instantly it charged my card over $10 cancel and company I want my money back and for false advertising I demand you pay my overdraft fee as well

Gutes Konzept, Design nicht funktional

Das Konzept gefΓ€llt, bei der Umsetzung hapert es aber etwas:

- Einige Dinge sind selbst auf neuer Hardware etwas langsam / fΓΌhlen sich nicht flΓΌssig an.
- Ideen / AnsΓ€tze nicht zu Ende gedacht (zB. Meeting Notes β†’ werden nicht mit dem Meeting verknΓΌpft, man muss sie hΓ€ndisch raussuchen mit Namen des Meetings und Datum, Listen sind nicht intuitiv bedienbar, ...)
- Design ist subjektiv. Mir gefΓ€llt es nicht. Gerade auf dem Mac mΓΆchte ich bitte ein natives macOS Design. Man weiß nie, wo man reinschreiben kann, wo nicht; was man bearbeiten / β€žanfassenβ€œ kann, was nicht .. Es sieht hΓΌbsch aus (fΓΌr manche Menschen), ist aber nicht funktional.

Ich mΓΆchte die App mΓΆgen. Gerade mit den neuen Markdown Notizen scheint sie genau meine BedΓΌrfnisse abzudecken. Aber die Bedienung ist durch die sehr verbesserungswΓΌrdige (auch wenn teilweise hΓΌbsche) UI einfach nicht gut und zu zΓ€h.
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Doesn’t see my Google Calendars

I don’t use iCloud calendars and it doesn’t see my Google calendars. And there’s no link for any support anywhere that I can see.

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Reported Bugs

9 issues

Settings/preferences crash the app

Bug

Pro subscription not recognized after canceling auto-renewal

Bug

Weather widget fails to display without manual toggling

Bug

App freezes and becomes unresponsive on iPad

Bug

Empty tasks cannot be permanently deleted

Bug

App crashes when accessing certain reminder lists

Bug

Slow performance after force closing and reopening

Bug

Widget functionality discontinued or broken

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macOS version crashes and lacks performance

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Requested Features

18 requests

Apple Watch native app

Feature

Recurring/repeating tasks and reminders

Feature

Subtasks functionality

Feature

Task tagging and filtering

Feature

Event location and travel time details

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Natural language input for tasks and events

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Snooze reminder functionality

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Task comments and checklist support

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List grouping and archiving options

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Menubar-only mode for macOS

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Early/advance reminders for tasks

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Notes section for daily journaling

Feature

School/team collaboration version

Feature

Chinese language support

Feature

Dark mode option

Feature

Family sharing features

Feature

Multiple calendar visibility in month view

Feature

Invite others to meetings and add conferencing

Feature

FAQ

What does Finalist Daily Planner do?

Finalist Daily Planner consolidates your calendar events, tasks, reminders, and weather forecast into a single, visually appealing timeline. It aims to provide an inspiring and joyful planning experience, inspired by traditional paper planners, without complex workflows.

What are the key features of Finalist Daily Planner?

Key features include a unified timeline view that integrates your calendar, tasks, and reminders, a weather forecast display, and integration with Journal Suggestions and Activity Rings for inspiration. It also offers gorgeous themes and is built using native Apple technologies for seamless syncing and compatibility across Apple devices.

How much does Finalist Daily Planner cost?

The app offers full functionality through either a subscription or a one-time In-App Purchase for Lifetime access. Subscription costs will be applied to your iTunes account and will automatically renew unless canceled. The Lifetime purchase is a single, one-time fee.

What devices is Finalist Daily Planner compatible with?

Finalist Daily Planner is built with native Apple technologies and runs on iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro, and Mac. It syncs over iCloud and supports Family Sharing, ensuring a consistent experience across your Apple ecosystem.

What are common use cases for Finalist Daily Planner?

Common use cases include organizing daily schedules, managing tasks and to-do lists, tracking habits, staying on top of appointments, and getting a quick overview of the day's weather. It's ideal for users who appreciate the simplicity and aesthetic of paper planners but want digital convenience.