# Finalist vs iCanText

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Finalist at 77% against iCanText's 0%. Finalist also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.6) and ratings volume (550 vs 5). iCanText's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Finalist sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. iCanText asks for nothing beyond the download.

Finalist holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Finalist has 550 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Finalist's written reviews are positive against 0% of iCanText's.

Finalist ships an update weekly, iCanText every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Finalist | iCanText |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.7 (550 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/finalist-daily-planner/id6447014685/reviews)** | [2.6 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/icantext/id6748927092/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **550** | 5 |
| Positive reviews | **77.1% of reviews** | 0.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Weekly** | Every 3 weeks |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 121 MB | 1 MB |
| Requires iOS | **18.0** | 18.5 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Diversion Marketing Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1629375927) | [Tom Bensky](https://appshunter.io/developer/1126952007) |

## What reviewers say

### Finalist

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/finalist-daily-planner/id6447014685)

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:** Family Sharing, Apple Watch app, iPhone Duo support

**In-app purchases (7)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finalist Pro Weekly | $2.99 | per 7 days |
| Finalist Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Finalist Pro Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Finalist Yearly | $29.99 | per year |
| Finalist Pro Yearly | $29.99 | per year |
| Finalist Lifetime | $59.99 | one-time |
| Finalist Pro Lifetime | $59.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 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

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 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

**Reported bugs**

- 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

**Requested features**

- Apple Watch native app
- Recurring/repeating tasks and reminders
- Subtasks functionality
- Task tagging and filtering
- Event location and travel time details


### iCanText

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/icantext/id6748927092)

This custom keyboard app enhances typing with oversized keys, a gentle sway animation, and smart visual cues. It offers gesture controls, single-tap contractions, and auto-editing features to improve speed and accuracy. Users can also customize styling and leverage on-device LLM for text proofreading.

**Highlights:** Oversized keys for comfort, Soothing sway animation, Next-letter highlights, Gesture controls for space/backspace, Single tap contractions and sentence endings, Auto-editing and LLM proofreading (iOS 26+), Customizable styling

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Finalist free?

Finalist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is iCanText free?

iCanText is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Finalist or iCanText?

Finalist is rated higher. Finalist averages 4.7 out of 5 from 550 ratings, while iCanText averages 2.6 from 5 ratings.

### Do Finalist or iCanText have ads?

Neither Finalist nor iCanText shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Finalist or iCanText?

Finalist ships an update weekly, and iCanText every 3 weeks. Most recently, Finalist was updated on November 12, 2026 and iCanText on November 5, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*