Comparison

Elements App vs Retire with FIRE

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

Head to head
About

Elements App

This app facilitates communication between financial advisors and their clients regarding financial goals and progress. It introduces the Elements Scorecard for a quick assessment of financial health.

Highlights
  • Financial goal communication
  • Progress tracking
  • Elements Scorecard
  • Financial health assessment
  • Advisor-client collaboration
Features
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The cornerstone of the Elements Financial Planning System™, this app gives financial advisors and their clients the foundation on which to meaningfully communicate about financial goals and progress. It’s also the home of the Elements Scorecard, an innovative new way to quickly assess financial health. Terms of Use: https://getelements.com/terms-conditions

About

Retire with FIRE

Calculate your financial independence number and project your retirement age. Explore different FIRE paths like Lean, Fat, Coast, and Barista FIRE with advanced tools. Track your savings rate and plan for early retirement.

Highlights
  • FI Number Calculator
  • Retirement Age Projector
  • Savings Rate Tracker
  • Lean, Fat, Coast, Barista FIRE paths
  • Advanced withdrawal rate modeling
  • Portfolio growth projections
  • Tax optimization scenarios
Features
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Retire decades early with the only app built specifically for the FIRE movement — Financial Independence, Retire Early. Calculate your FI Number, track your savings rate, and discover exactly which FIRE path fits your life — Lean, Fat, Coast, or Barista FIRE. YOUR FREE FIRE TOOLKIT: - FI Number Calculator — find your magic retirement number using the proven 25x rule - Retirement Age Projector — see exactly when you can retire based on your real numbers - Savings Rate Tracker — the single most important FIRE metric, tracked simply UPGRADE TO PREMIUM FOR: - Lean FIRE — minimize expenses and retire ultra-early - Fat FIRE — retire early without lifestyle sacrifices - Coast FIRE — find out if you can stop saving now and let it grow - Barista FIRE — the hybrid approach to semi-retirement - Advanced withdrawal rate modeling (4% rule and beyond) - 30-year portfolio growth projections - Tax optimization scenarios - Social Security integration Whether you found FIRE last week or you've been tracking your savings rate for years, Retire with FIRE meets you where you are. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://retirewithfire.carrd.co

Screenshots

Elements App4 screens
Retire with FIRE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Elements App at none against Retire with FIRE's 2. Elements App also leads on ratings volume (53 vs 1). Retire with FIRE's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, 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. Retire with FIRE sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Elements App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Retire with FIRE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elements App has 53 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Elements App versus Retire with FIRE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElements AppRetire with FIRE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (53 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings53 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElements Advisors, LLCRebecca Most

Customer experience

Elements App

All ratings53 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral5.7%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Retire with FIRE

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Elements App

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Retire with FIRE

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
  • Annual Premium$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Elements App free?
Elements App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Retire with FIRE free?
Retire with FIRE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Elements App or Retire with FIRE?
Retire with FIRE is rated higher. Elements App averages 4.6 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while Retire with FIRE averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Elements App or Retire with FIRE have ads?
Elements App shows ads; Retire with FIRE does not.

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