Comparison

Finalist vs Corner Note

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

Head to head
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/

About

Corner Note

Features
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Your notes should not be trapped on one device. Corner Note helps you keep your memos, tasks, ideas, and appointments organized in one simple workspace — and synced across your devices. Write a memo on your work computer. Check it later on your personal computer. Open it again on your phone. With account-based realtime sync, Corner Note keeps your important thoughts and plans available wherever you sign in. No more scattered notes. No more switching between different memo apps. No more wondering which device has the note you need. WHY CORNER NOTE? REALTIME SYNC ACROSS DEVICES Corner Note connects your notes through your account, so you can move naturally between supported devices. Start on one device. Continue on another. Stay organized wherever you are. FOUR SIMPLE CATEGORIES Keep your everyday notes organized with four clear categories: • Memos • To-Do • Ideas • Appointments Use Corner Note for quick thoughts, daily tasks, new ideas, meeting notes, personal reminders, and important schedules. 20-LANGUAGE SUPPORT Corner Note supports a multilingual experience in 20 languages: English, Korean, German, French, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Turkish, Polish, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Hindi, Indonesian, and Thai. DAILY ENGLISH QUOTE Build a small daily habit with one English quote each day. The Daily Quote feature gives you a short moment of inspiration while helping you enjoy simple English learning in your everyday routine. ALL IN ONE SIMPLE APP Corner Note is: • A memo app • A to-do organizer • An idea notebook • An appointment reminder • A daily English quote companion Simple enough for everyday use. Organized enough for work and personal life. Synced so your notes are always with you. SUBSCRIPTION Corner Note offers an auto-renewing subscription for premium access. A 7-day free trial is available. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings at any time. Privacy Policy: https://corner-note.web.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://corner-note.web.app/terms

Screenshots

Finalist4 screens
Corner Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Finalist at 5 against Corner Note's 3. Corner Note's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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. Finalist sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Corner Note sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Finalist versus Corner Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFinalistCorner Note
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (491 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings491 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDiversion Marketing IncYong Soo Sung

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

Corner Note

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
3 purchases

Corner Note

Subscriptions3
  • Corner Note Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Corner Note 6 Months7 Days trial$4.956 Months
  • Corner Note Annual7 Days trial$7.901 Year

Questions

Is Finalist free?
Finalist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Corner Note free?
Corner Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Finalist or Corner Note have ads?
Neither Finalist nor Corner Note shows ads.

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