Comparison

Retirement Estimator vs Plan My FIRE

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

Head to head
About

Retirement Estimator

Simulate and visualize personal financial scenarios for retirement planning. Experiment with income, investments, and expenses to understand future financial outcomes with privacy and precision. Generate visual charts and export data for detailed analysis.

Highlights
  • Simulate financial scenarios
  • Estimate income, investments, and expenses
  • Strategic fund allocation
  • Visualize future financial trends
  • Generate CSV reports
  • Local data storage
  • Password and biometric authentication
Features
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Retirement Estimator is your personal pocket financial assistant for simulating and visualizing financial scenarios days to decades into the future. EXPLORE YOUR RETIREMENT POSSIBILITIES Model any combination of income streams, investments, and expenses with full control over monetary value, taxes, anticipated growth rate, and time horizon. Simulate transfers between income, investments, and expenses to explore "what if" scenarios. Run Monte Carlo simulations to model a range of possible financial outcomes and estimate the probability that your retirement plan succeeds. Then experiment by adjusting income sources, investments, and expenses to see how each decision shapes your projected results. VISUALIZE YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE • Track income, investments, and expenses with clear, color-coded line graphs • Estimate your Probability of Success with Monte Carlo simulation • Export detailed CSV reports to Excel, Numbers, or any spreadsheet app • Simulate fund transfers between income, investments, and expenses • Model scenarios from days to decades into the future PRIVACY FIRST. ALL DATA STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE Everything you enter is stored locally on your device and is never transmitted to ITDT LLC or any third party. No account required. SECURE ACCESS Protect your financial data with Face ID, Touch ID, or a PIN.

About

Plan My FIRE

Features
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Plan My FIRE is your guided path to early retirement — an all-in-one, free workspace that helps your whole household reach financial independence. Start simple: sensible, sourced defaults are filled in for you, so you and your partner can build a real plan in minutes — healthcare costs and all. No login required to get started, and the math is fully transparent: every number is yours to see, check, and adjust. WHAT YOU CAN DO Build your FIRE plan three ways: Income Stream (most cautious), Principal-Preserving (keep your nest egg intact), or Portfolio Drawdown (most flexible). Track your whole household's portfolio in one place, with prices updated daily, and see your asset allocation at a glance. Run the numbers with free, transparent calculators: retirement healthcare costs, Social Security benefits, taxes, living expenses, investments, and mortgage. See your progress toward financial independence and your target retirement age. Learn as you go with plain-English guides to FIRE concepts. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No login required: start using every planner and calculator right away — no account, no sign-up. Local-first: the figures you enter stay on your device by default. Optional account: add one only to sync across devices — a one-time email code, no password. Face ID / Touch ID app lock keeps your numbers private. No ads, and we never sell your data. Disclaimer: Plan My FIRE provides educational planning tools and estimates, not financial advice. Projections are illustrative and are not guarantees of future results.

Screenshots

Retirement Estimator4 screens
Plan My FIRE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plan My FIRE at none against Retirement Estimator's 4. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Retirement Estimator sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Plan My FIRE asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Retirement Estimator versus Plan My FIRE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetirement EstimatorPlan My FIRE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperITDT LLCGaohua Zhu

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Retirement Estimator

One-time4
  • Unlimited Finance Entry$1.99
  • CSV Reports$1.99
  • Import/Export Data$1.99
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  • Premium Package$4.99
None

Plan My FIRE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Retirement Estimator free?
Retirement Estimator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plan My FIRE free?
Plan My FIRE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Retirement Estimator or Plan My FIRE have ads?
Neither Retirement Estimator nor Plan My FIRE shows ads.

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