Finalist vs DeepDive

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/

Your phone is your biggest distraction. DeepDive turns it into your biggest focus tool. DeepDive is a high-intensity focus app built for people who want to do real deep work — not just track time. It locks your phone during focus sessions so you have no choice but to get things done. HOW IT WORKS: 1. Plan your day — Start with intention. Write what you’re grateful for, set your daily intention, and pick your Most Important Task. 2. Set up your session — Choose your session length (10, 15, 30 min, or custom), how many sessions you need, and break duration. 3. Lock in — DeepDive goes full-screen. Your phone is a focus tool now. A giant countdown timer keeps you on track. 4. Take structured breaks — After each session, a timed break kicks in automatically. Rest, then lock back in. 5. Reflect — Rate each session (Focused, Flow State, Distracted, Slow) and jot notes on what you accomplished. BUILT-IN COMMITMENT DEVICE: An emergency exit is always available — but using it marks your session as failed. Deep work requires commitment. PRIVACY-FIRST: No account required. No cloud sync. Your data stays on your device.