Finalist vs Haiku Ring
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
Haiku Ring
This app offers a visual approach to daily planning, transforming your schedule into a 24-hour clock. Easily organize tasks, capture thoughts, and review your week at a glance. Gentle reminders help keep you on track.
- Visual 24-hour clock planning
- Color-coded task arcs
- Brain dump for unscheduled tasks
- Weekly overview in clock layout
- Gentle reminder notifications
- Calendar sync (Pro)
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Haiku is a calm visual planner that turns your day into a 24-hour clock. Instead of juggling crowded calendar grids and long task lists, Haiku helps you see your time as a clear visual flow. Plan tasks, capture loose thoughts, review your week, and understand your schedule at a glance. VISUAL DAILY PLANNING - Organize your day on a 24-hour clock - See tasks as color-coded arcs around your schedule - Move and adjust tasks to better fit your day - View your current and upcoming time blocks more clearly BRAIN DUMP - Quickly capture unscheduled tasks in one place - Keep ideas, reminders, and to-dos out of your head - Schedule tasks later when you’re ready WEEKLY VIEW - Review your week in a visual clock layout - Switch to a calendar-style weekly view - Spot open days, busy blocks, and patterns across the week GENTLE REMINDERS - Get optional notifications before tasks begin - Use simple reminder offsets in the free version - Unlock custom reminder times with Haiku Pro INSIGHTS - Track your total planned time - See top activities and category breakdowns - Discover your peak focus window and weekly momentum with Haiku Pro SYNC AND PERSONALIZATION - Optional sync with Apple Calendar and Google Calendar through Haiku Pro - iCloud sync for your Haiku task data when available - Choose from multiple themes - Switch between 12-hour and 24-hour time HAIKU PRO Haiku Pro unlocks advanced insights, custom reminder times, two-way calendar sync, and Home Screen widgets. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Haiku works without creating an account. Calendar access is optional and only requested if you choose to connect a calendar. Google Sign-In is only used if you choose Google Calendar sync. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://haikuapp.xyz/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Finalist at 519 against Haiku Ring's 2. Finalist also leads on device support (5 vs 2). Haiku Ring's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Finalist sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Haiku Ring sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Haiku Ring holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Finalist has 519 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Finalist ships an update every 10 days, Haiku Ring weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Finalist | Haiku Ring |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (519 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 519 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Diversion Marketing Inc | RESWIN BIJU KANDATHIL |
Customer experience
Finalist
Haiku Ring
Bugs and 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
Haiku Ring
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
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
Haiku Ring
- Haiku Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Haiku Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Haiku Pro Lifetime$9.99









