# Finalist vs Cohestry

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Finalist at 543 against Cohestry's 1. Finalist also leads on device support (5 vs 3) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Cohestry's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Finalist sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Cohestry sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Cohestry holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Finalist has 543 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Finalist | Cohestry |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.7 (543 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/finalist-daily-planner/id6447014685/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cohestry-second-brain/id6811573132/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **543** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 76.4% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Size | 121 MB | 16 MB |
| Requires iOS | **18.0** | 26.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro** | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Diversion Marketing Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1629375927) | [Ugochukwu Nwune](https://appshunter.io/developer/1870001353) |

## 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


### Cohestry

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cohestry-second-brain/id6811573132)

This app helps you organize notes and discover connections between them. It visualizes your thoughts in a 3D brain and resurfaces older ideas to prevent them from being forgotten. Create rich notes with various formatting options and import existing notes from Apple Notes.

**Highlights:** Visualize note connections in a 3D brain, Rediscover older notes with 'Worth Revisiting', Daily insights based on existing notes, Rich note creation with formatting, images, and tables, Import Apple Notes on Mac, Native iPhone and Mac app

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cohestry Pro Monthly | $5.99 | per month |
| Cohestry Pro Annual | $39.99 | per year |
| Cohestry Pro Lifetime | $99.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Finalist free?

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

### Is Cohestry free?

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

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

Cohestry is rated higher. Finalist averages 4.7 out of 5 from 543 ratings, while Cohestry averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Finalist or Cohestry have ads?

Neither Finalist nor Cohestry shows ads.

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

Finalist ships an update weekly, and Cohestry weekly. Most recently, Finalist was updated on November 7, 2026 and Cohestry on October 31, 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.*