Twos vs Finalist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Twos
Quickly capture notes, to-dos, reminders, and lists in one place. Access your information across all your devices, even offline. Enhanced features are available through an optional subscription.
- Quick note and list creation
- Cross-device syncing
- Offline access
- Repeat and location-based reminders
- Rich text formatting
- Collaborative list sharing
- AI-powered search
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Twos is the quickest place to write things down. Write a thing in seconds, then find it the moment you need it. Notes, to-dos, reminders, events, and lists all live in one simple place, synced to every device you use. • Write a thing in seconds from the app, a widget, or Siri • Save what's on your screen by saying "Save this to Twos" • Unfinished to-dos roll over to today on their own • Ask Twos Chat anything you've written, even months later • Reminders that repeat, follow your location, and sync with your calendar • Rich text: bold, italics, headings, code, and longer notes • Share a list and write it together, live • Bring in what you read from Instapaper, Readwise, Kindle, and Apple Books • Search everything you've ever written, instantly • Works offline and syncs when you're back • Use Twos on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and the web Twos is free for life, with no limit on how much you write. Twos Plus adds templates, archive, week view, customization, unlimited AI chat, and more, across every device you use. Write down things that matter. Privacy policy: https://www.TwosApp.com/privacy Terms of service: https://www.TwosApp.com/terms
Finalist
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.
- Unified timeline view
- Calendar, task, and reminder integration
- Weather forecast display
- Journal and activity ring integration
- Customizable themes
- Native Apple technology integration
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Inspired by paper planners, Finalist shows your calendar, tasks, notes, reminders and weather forecast in one beautiful timeline. It even pulls in your Journal Suggestions and Activity Rings to keep you inspired. Gorgeous themes make planning a joy, not a chore. Finalist is built for people who finish things, no complex workflows or productivity theater. NOTES, IN YOUR PLANNER Your planner remembers what you wrote. A dedicated Notes tab gives you notebooks, tags and search. Keep native notes that sync over iCloud, or connect a folder of plain markdown files, including your Obsidian vault, and edit them in place. Tasks inside your markdown files become real Finalist tasks: dated, tagged and checkable anywhere in the app. YOUR DAY, ON YOUR WRIST The Apple Watch app puts your whole day one glance away: events, tasks, reminders and habits in one scrollable view, topped by a Now card that always knows what matters next. Check off pinned lists from the wrist, grocery list included, and add tasks by keyboard, scribble or dictation. Complications and a Smart Stack widget round it out. (Requires watchOS 26.) DESIGN YOUR DAY Choose between two Daily designs: Daybook, the classic stacked layout, or Broadsheet, a newsprint-inspired look that shines on iPad and Mac. Rearrange sections with the layout editor and save your own presets. On the rebuilt Timeline, drag tasks onto the grid to sketch your day in pencil, then commit when it's real. "I've tried dozens of planning apps, this is the one that finally works." - Beta user "The integration of Reminders and Lists reduces the apps I need daily and makes planning actually fun." - Beta user Built with native Apple technologies: no accounts to create, syncs over iCloud, supports Family Sharing, and runs on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro and Mac. Full database backup, export and import via JSON and OPML. Finalist is a love letter to paper planners. Give it a try, it feels great :) Purchasing information To get the full functionality in Finalist you will need to either purchase a subscription or a one time In-App Purchase for Lifetime access. The purchase amount will be applied to your iTunes account. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. Lifetime purchase is a one-time fee. For more information, see our Terms of Use at https://finalist.works/eula/ and our Privacy Policy at https://finalist.works/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Twos at daily against Finalist's every 10 days. Twos also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 76%) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Finalist's advantage is chart position (#198 vs unranked). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Twos sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Finalist sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Twos against 4.7 for Finalist. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 381 and 528 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Twos's written reviews are positive against 76% of Finalist's.
Twos ships an update daily, Finalist every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Twos | Finalist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (381 ratings) — better | 4.7 (528 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.9% of reviews — better | 76.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 381 | 528 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #198 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Twos Technologies Incorporated | Diversion Marketing Inc |
Customer experience
Twos
Finalist
User reviews
Twos
From 381 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Simple and intuitive
- 👍 Customizable and versatile
- 🤖 Helpful AI assistant
- 🗓️ Seamless calendar integration
- 💡 Innovative features like Twos World
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and sync issues
- 🔍 Steep learning curve for some
- 🗓️ Limited calendar functionality
- 🔒 Concerns about privacy and data usage
Finalist
From 528 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Intuitive day-based organization system
- ✨ Beautiful, thoughtfully designed interface
- 📅 Excellent calendar and reminders integration
- 🎯 Perfect balance of simplicity and functionality
- 📝 Effective task management with bring-forward feature
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes on macOS and when accessing settings
- 🐛 App crashes when opening preferences
- ⚠️ Inconsistent subscription recognition issues
- ⚠️ Confusing pricing structure with multiple tiers
- ⚠️ Limited event creation capabilities
Bugs and requests
Twos
Reported bugs
3 issues- Added events not showing in calendar view
- Crashes and freezes on some devices
- Issues with photo imports and attachments
Requested features
6 requests- Dark mode option
- Kanban board view
- Pomodoro timer integration
- Better task duration and scheduling in calendar
- Improved organization with folders and hierarchical structure
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- Custom recurring task options
Finalist
Reported bugs
9 issues- Settings/preferences crash the app
- Pro subscription not recognized after canceling auto-renewal
- Weather widget fails to display without manual toggling
- App freezes and becomes unresponsive on iPad
- Empty tasks cannot be permanently deleted
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- App crashes when accessing certain reminder lists
- Slow performance after force closing and reopening
- Widget functionality discontinued or broken
- macOS version crashes and lacks performance
Requested features
18 requests- Apple Watch native app
- Recurring/repeating tasks and reminders
- Subtasks functionality
- Task tagging and filtering
- Event location and travel time details
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- Natural language input for tasks and events
- Snooze reminder functionality
- Task comments and checklist support
- List grouping and archiving options
- Menubar-only mode for macOS
- Early/advance reminders for tasks
- Notes section for daily journaling
- School/team collaboration version
- Chinese language support
- Dark mode option
- Family sharing features
- Multiple calendar visibility in month view
- Invite others to meetings and add conferencing
In-app purchases
Twos
- Twos Plus Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Twos Believer Monthly$4.991 Month
- Twos Plus Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Your week$1.99
- Hyperlinks$1.99
- Alerts$1.99
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- Tags$1.99
- Templates$1.99
- AI$1.99
- Buy all$11.99
Finalist
- Finalist Pro Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Finalist Monthly$4.991 Month
- Finalist Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
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- Finalist Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Finalist Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Finalist Lifetime$59.99
- Finalist Pro Lifetime$59.99









