Task Flow vs Finalist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Task Flow
This app is a comprehensive task manager and planner that helps you organize, plan, and track your tasks and projects. It offers versatile prioritization, multi-project integration, a focus timer, and customizable project visualizations to boost productivity and ensure deadlines are met.
- Versatile prioritization
- Multi-project integration
- Focus Timer
- Project visualization (lists/Kanban)
- Detailed task information
- Home screen widgets
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Featured on the App Store: "The Best Apps for iOS 18", "Essential Productivity Apps", "Hot Apps", and more. Featured in the Media: "Task Flow focuses you on all upcoming tasks." - iPhoneBlog.de "Task Flow: The Ultimate app to stop hoarding tasks." - The Web App Market "My Task Flow gives you a beautiful overview of the tasks you need to tackle on next." - Creativerly Proudly created in Canada. Boost Your Productivity with Task Flow: To-Do & Reminders Task Flow is more than just a to-do list; it's a comprehensive task manager and planner designed to transform your good intentions into achievements. Whether you prefer a straightforward checklist approach or a full-fledged task management system, Task Flow adapts to your style. Organize, Plan, and Track with Ease Seamlessly organize and track your tasks, whether they're daily errands or part of larger projects. Task Flow's unique time-based view and customizable structures cater to how you work, ensuring your to-do list is always relevant and organized. Key Features of Task Flow: - Versatile Prioritization: Discover numerous ways to structure and prioritize tasks without losing sight of their project affiliations. Use Task Flow's dynamic 'My Task Flow' feature to focus on imminent tasks across all projects, ensuring no deadline is missed. - Multi-Project Integration: Easily link a single task, like 'buy car sweets', to multiple projects like 'Groceries' and 'Vacation', keeping you organized and efficient. Completion in one project marks it done everywhere. - Focus Timer: Boost your concentration with our Focus Timer. Set dedicated work periods and breaks to maintain productivity and avoid burnout. Extend timers for task completion and leverage the continuous option for uninterrupted work sessions. - Project Visualization: Visualize your projects your way – as simple lists or dynamic Kanban boards. Personalize with custom icons and colors to make each project uniquely yours. - Comprehensive Task Details: Enhance each task with subtasks, priorities, notes, and attachments for a detailed, organized approach. Highlight critical tasks within a project with elevated priorities. - Effortless Task Access with Widgets: Interact with your tasks directly from your iPhone and iPad Home screen. View and add tasks conveniently through our intuitive widgets. Task Flow is the ultimate organizer and tracker for anyone looking to master their to-do list, manage their day efficiently, and keep track of tasks in a GTD (Getting Things Done) manner. Whether you're planning daily tasks or tracking progress in various projects, Task Flow is your go-to app for staying organized and productive. Unlike some of the many task managers for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, Task Flow is under active development and continues to grow with each new update. You can learn more at https://taskflowapp.com Website: https://taskflowapp.com Privacy Policy: https://taskflowapp.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://taskflowapp.com/terms-of-use/
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: Finalist at every 10 days against Task Flow's monthly. Task Flow's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Task Flow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 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 — 4.7 for Task Flow against 4.7 for Finalist. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 324 and 461 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 78% and 77% positive.
Task Flow ships an update monthly, Finalist every 10 days. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Task Flow | Finalist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (324 ratings) | 4.7 (461 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.6% of reviews — better | 77.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 324 | 461 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vladimir Butko | Diversion Marketing Inc |
Customer experience
Task Flow
Finalist
User reviews
Task Flow
From 324 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Intuitive interface
- 🚀 Smooth syncing across devices
- 💡 Flexible task management (multiple projects, sections)
- 👍 Clean and pleasing design
- 👍 Helpful features (attachments, Pomodoro timer)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
- 🔍 Lacking some advanced features (calendar integration, time tracking)
- 🔍 Confusing UI in some areas (subtasks, board view)
- 🔍 Limited customization options
Finalist
From 461 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
Task Flow
Reported bugs
3 issues- Dragging tasks can create unintended subtasks
- Popup windows appearing behind the app
- App icon image reverting unexpectedly
Requested features
5 requests- Apple Watch app
- Improved task sorting and scheduling
- Better project management features (subfolders, archiving)
- Customizable quotes and theming
- Clickable links in notes
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
Task Flow
- Task Flow+ Monthly (1 Month)$2.991 Month
- Task Flow+ Annual (1 Year)14 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Task Flow+ Lifetime$49.99
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









