Comparison

When Can I Retire Pro vs Retire How $

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

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About

When Can I Retire Pro

Calculate your retirement age based on your savings in taxable, tax-deferred, and tax-free accounts. It factors in taxes on withdrawals and required minimum distributions, offering a clear pre- and post-retirement financial picture.

Highlights
  • Retirement age calculation
  • Accounts separation (taxable, tax-deferred, tax-free)
  • Taxation on withdrawals factored
  • Required minimum distribution calculation
  • Withdrawal strategy planning
  • Pre- and post-retirement financial visualization
  • Emailable reports (tabular and graphical)
Features
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You may have retirement savings in taxable accounts (cash, investments), tax-deferred accounts (Traditional 401k, Traditional IRA), and tax-free accounts (Roth 401k, Roth IRA). Find out when you will be able to retire based on your financial circumstances. **App Highlights** * The "When Can I Retire Pro" app calculates your retirement age by separating out your retirement savings in taxable accounts (cash, investments) and tax-advantaged accounts (Traditional, Roth) as certain tax-advantaged retirement savings cannot be withdrawn without a penalty until you reach the age 59 1/2. * The app factors in the retirement age calculation the taxes you are required to pay on withdrawals from your tax-deferred accounts (Traditional 401k, Traditional IRA). * The app takes into account you are required to make minimum withdrawals from your tax-deferred accounts (Traditional 401k, Traditional IRA) from the age of 72 onwards. * Additionally, this app helps you with an effective strategy on the order in which you can withdraw your retirement assets during your retirement years when you have savings in taxable, tax-deferred, and tax-free accounts. The retirement withdrawals are made first from your taxable accounts, then from your tax-deferred accounts, and finally from your tax-free accounts. * This app lays out a clear picture of your finances with the pre-retirement plan and post-retirement plan. * You can email your pre-retirement plan and post-retirement plan in tabular and graphical views to yourself or others from within the app. * This app saves your inputs across the launches upon successful retirement age calculation. * You can share the app via email, Facebook, or Twitter from within the app. 
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About

Retire How $

This app helps you calculate your monthly retirement income based on your savings and life expectancy. It offers inflation adjustments and educational videos to improve financial literacy. Plan your retirement with confidence.

Highlights
  • Monthly retirement income calculation
  • Inflation adjustment
  • Partner income integration
  • Financial literacy videos
  • Simple 3-5 input fields
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‘Retire How $’ calculates how much you can take out of savings each month from this month until your life expectancy age when your savings gets to zero. Add a partner, it’s inflation adjusted year over year. No generic 4% rule. 3 input fields, 5 if a partner. Short videos on every field to build your financial literacy along the way. Your finances. Your move. No In App Purchases, no Subscriptions. Built by ThreeOneOGirl LLC.

Screenshots

When Can I Retire Pro4 screens
Retire How $4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Retire How $ at 5.0 against When Can I Retire Pro's 3.7. Retire How $ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). When Can I Retire Pro's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 2) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.4). On price, ads and device support 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. When Can I Retire Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Retire How $ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Retire How $ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: When Can I Retire Pro has 24 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

When Can I Retire Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, Retire How $ every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
When Can I Retire Pro versus Retire How $: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhen Can I Retire ProRetire How $
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (24 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrow Nest Egg, LLCChristine Mayfield

Customer experience

When Can I Retire Pro

All ratings24 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Retire How $

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

When Can I Retire Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$5.991 Year
None

Retire How $

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is When Can I Retire Pro free?
When Can I Retire Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Retire How $ free?
Retire How $ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, When Can I Retire Pro or Retire How $?
Retire How $ is rated higher. When Can I Retire Pro averages 3.7 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Retire How $ averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do When Can I Retire Pro or Retire How $ have ads?
Neither When Can I Retire Pro nor Retire How $ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, When Can I Retire Pro or Retire How $?
When Can I Retire Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, and Retire How $ every 3 days. Most recently, When Can I Retire Pro was updated on September 28, 2026 and Retire How $ on September 23, 2026.

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