Comparison

Finalist vs SayCopy

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

SayCopy

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SayCopy turns short voice recordings into editable text and helps you translate phrases. Use Transcribe to capture a thought, message, or note. On the Translate tab, type, paste, or speak a phrase, then copy or share the result. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Transcribe voice recordings up to three minutes long • Automatically detect the spoken language or choose a language • Type, paste, or speak text to translate across 11 languages • Apply optional Light cleanup for punctuation and readability • Choose separate transcription and text-processing models • Use recommended presets or custom OpenRouter models • Edit results before copying or sharing • Find transcriptions in searchable on-device History • Save translations with tags and open them from a bottom sheet HOW MODEL CHOICES WORK Your transcription model converts speech into text when you choose a recording language. Auto-detect uses a compatible transcription engine. Your text-processing model handles translation and optional Light cleanup. SayCopy shows the active models in Settings. PRIVATE BY DESIGN SayCopy does not require a SayCopy account. Your settings and history stay on your device. Your OpenRouter API key is stored in secure iOS storage. Audio and text are sent only when you request processing, with zero-data-retention routing required. BRING YOUR OWN OPENROUTER KEY SayCopy is free to download. To process audio or text, provide your own OpenRouter API key. OpenRouter and selected model providers may charge for usage. An internet connection is required for transcription and translation. Setup guide: https://saycopy.app/setup

Screenshots

Finalist4 screens
SayCopy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SayCopy at none against Finalist's 7. SayCopy also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Finalist's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months) and device support (5 vs 1). On price and ads 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. SayCopy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Finalist ships an update every 11 days, SayCopy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Finalist versus SayCopy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFinalistSayCopy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (491 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings491 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDiversion Marketing IncAltitude Information Systems LLC

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

SayCopy

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
None

SayCopy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Finalist free?
Finalist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SayCopy free?
SayCopy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Finalist or SayCopy have ads?
Neither Finalist nor SayCopy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Finalist or SayCopy?
Finalist ships an update every 11 days, and SayCopy every 2 months. Most recently, Finalist was updated on October 15, 2026 and SayCopy on October 12, 2026.

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