Retirement Estimator vs Plan My FIRE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Plan My FIRE
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Retirement Estimator sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Plan My FIRE asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Retirement Estimator | Plan My FIRE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ITDT LLC | Gaohua Zhu |
In-app purchases
Retirement Estimator
- Unlimited Finance Entry$1.99
- CSV Reports$1.99
- Import/Export Data$1.99
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- Premium Package$4.99
Plan My FIRE
No in-app purchases
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