Comparison

2Days List vs Finalist

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

2Days List

Features
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Most to-do apps are built to plan a year. 2Days List is built to get you through a day. The idea is deliberately small: you only ever look at Today and Tomorrow. Everything else waits in Later until it is close enough to matter. Two days is a window you can actually hold in your head, and small enough that finishing it feels within reach. When your list shows only what is in front of you, you stop managing a system and start doing the work. MADE FOR IPHONE DUO Two days deserve two pages. Unfold your iPhone Duo and 2Days List opens like a paper planner: Today on the left, Tomorrow on the right. Switch tabs and the spread slides along to Tomorrow and Later, then Later and your History calendar. Drag a task across the fold to move it to the other day. Pro Max models held sideways get the spread too. JUST TYPE IT Write a task the way you would say it. "Call mom tomorrow at 5 !" lands on tomorrow at 5 PM, flagged, with a chip for each part you can tap to undo. TALK, AND IT SORTS ITSELF OUT Hold the microphone and say what is on your mind: "Call the dentist, pick up the dry cleaning tomorrow, and sometime this month renew my passport." 2Days List hears three separate tasks, not one. Apple Intelligence reads what you said, splits it into individual to-dos, and files each on the day it belongs to: the dentist under Today, the dry cleaning under Tomorrow, the passport under Later. You review it before anything is saved. EVERYTHING HAPPENS ON DEVICE The transcription uses Apple's on-device speech recognition. The task splitting uses Apple Intelligence, on device. No audio and no transcript ever leaves your iPhone, and nothing you write is ever sent to us or to anyone else. There is no account to create. If you want your list on your other devices, iCloud sync is optional and goes through your own private iCloud. A DAILY BRIEFING, WRITTEN FOR YOU Ask for a summary and Apple Intelligence writes a short, plain-language read on your day: what you finished yesterday, what is still open today, and what is worth pulling forward from tomorrow. It can also arrive as a notification each morning. MOVE THINGS WITH A GESTURE Swipe a task toward the day you want to send it. Swipe in from the screen edge to move yourself between Today, Tomorrow, and Later. NOTHING SLIPS THROUGH Whatever you do not get to stays in Today and starts counting, so a task that has been waiting three days says so. Flag the few things that truly matter and filter to just those when the list runs long. SEE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE History is a calendar of finished days, with a dot under every day you got something done and your finished tasks listed below. Tap the month to jump to any other. Stats turns that record into streaks, a completion heatmap, and your most productive day of the week. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN A small widget for what is left today, and a wide one for today against tomorrow, both a glance away. ASK SIRI Add a task, mark one done, or have your day read back to you without touching the screen. 2Days List Pro unlocks everything paid: the Apple Intelligence day summary and day planner, the optional morning briefing, Stats and streaks, Home Screen widgets, and every app-icon theme. The AI writes fresh output from your own tasks every day, on device. Choose the plan that fits: - Monthly: $1.49 per month - Yearly: $9.99 per year, with a 7-day free trial - Lifetime: $14.99, a one-time purchase (not a subscription) Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy Pro. Terms of Use (EULA): https://2dayslist.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://2dayslist.com/privacy.html Apple Intelligence features require a compatible iPhone. Everything else works on any supported iPhone.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Unified timeline view
  • Calendar, task, and reminder integration
  • Weather forecast display
  • Journal and activity ring integration
  • Customizable themes
  • Native Apple technology integration
Features
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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/

Screenshots

2Days List4 screens
Finalist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Finalist at weekly against 2Days List's monthly. Finalist also leads on device support (5 vs 2) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. 2Days List sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

2Days List ships an update monthly, Finalist weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
2Days List versus Finalist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter2Days ListFinalist
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (550 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—77.1% of reviews
Number of ratings—550 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB121 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMuhamed BrifkaniDiversion Marketing Inc

Bugs and requests

2Days List

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

6 purchases

2Days List

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$1.491 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time4
  • Small Coffee$1.99
  • Large Coffee$5.99
  • Coffee for the Week$9.99
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  • 2Days List Pro$14.99
7 purchases

Finalist

Subscriptions5
  • 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
One-time2
  • Finalist Lifetime$59.99
  • Finalist Pro Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is 2Days List free?
2Days List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Finalist free?
Finalist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 2Days List or Finalist have ads?
Neither 2Days List nor Finalist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 2Days List or Finalist?
2Days List ships an update monthly, and Finalist weekly. Most recently, 2Days List was updated on November 3, 2026 and Finalist on November 12, 2026.

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