Comparison

MCarloRisk3D vs RetireGPS Max

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

Head to head
About

MCarloRisk3D

Estimate future stock and crypto prices with advanced Monte Carlo simulations. Backtest your strategies and account for extreme market events with customizable parameters. Offers 3D visualizations for enhanced understanding of probability surfaces.

Highlights
  • Monte Carlo price/probability estimation
  • Stock and crypto analysis
  • Backtesting and verification
  • 3D probability surface visualization
  • Optional Black Swan events
  • Tunable forward volatility
  • Historical data resampling
Features
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Get estimates of price / probability distribution into the future, fast, for stocks and crypto. Backtest your results. Don't just multiply volatility by root(t), do a monte carlo study and cover the extreme bases. Give the symbol-pushers a run for their money. Can your equation throw in random, out of the ordinary shocks of different magnitude and probability? This app can! MCarloRisk3D: with 3D viewing options for better understanding of the estimated probability surface. Now with price data feeds for higher market cap crypto coins. Stock price risk analyzer app for the common man. Now with optional Black Swan events and tunable forward volatility. Estimates future price distribution using random walk theory. 
Background discussion: E. Fama article on early random walk studies from the 1960's:

 http://www.ifa.com/Media/Images/PDF%20files/FamaRandomWalk.pdf

 New model calibration tutorial:

 http://diffent.com/tuning1.pdf

 The app uses prior data from the stock in question for volatility estimates. 

User can control how far back in time to use historical data to capture only the current "epoch" of a company or of the market as a whole if desired. 
Built-in backtesting, verification, and model tuning tools.

 -- Details -- 

This app models daily stock returns as a stable stochastic process and estimates a future price distribution by Monte Carlo re-sampling from an "empirical distribution" of a user-specified subset of prior (known) daily returns. 

Be sure to press the Run Monte button on the Monte Carlo tab after changing settings or downloading a new data set. 

This app downloads historical data from Google Finance as base data to resample. Prices are converted to daily returns [P(t)/P(t-1)] before resampling. The user can choose how far back to resample. By estimating a probability distribution of future prices at the user-specified investment horizon in this manner, we can give risk-of-loss estimates in thumb-rule fashion. 

Reports out estimated price and %loss estimates at the commonly used levels of 1st percentile and 5th percentile (1% and 5% risk). Also reports out median (50th percentile) price estimates at the given number of days forward. Calculations are performed on daily Closing price data. An artificial shock filter is provided, which can be used to reject the resampling of prior returns that are artificially large (due to splits or other artificial re-valuations that do not affect the underlying value of the asset). The stochastic model may be tuned or calibrated only by adjusting the maximum number of days backwards to sample or adjusting the black swan parameters. Model Validation features: 

On the Monte Carlo tab, you can withhold any number of recent days from the model and then plot the results of the stochastic risk forecast as lower-bound envelopes at 1% and %5 estimated probability (risk) levels. 

 Validate tab:

 This allows you to perform an exhaustive validation on your model by withholding several points, computing the model, comparing the forward prediction of the model versus the actual reserved data, and repeating this in increasing time sequence for all withheld points.

 A vertical "Cursor Beam" is provided that you can drag across the new plots in the Monte Carlo tab and the Validate tab to show the plotted values from several curves at once, with the values color-coded to the curves.

 Show the full price probability plot linked to the days-forward setting of the Monte Carlo graph. This is a slice thru the probability surface generated by the Monte Carlo procedure.
 The app provider makes no claims as to the suitability of this app for any purpose whatsoever, and the user should consult an investment advisor before making investment decisions.

About

RetireGPS Max

This app helps you analyze your retirement savings and plan for the future. It allows you to adjust assumptions like inflation and market performance to see their impact on your nest egg and Social Security benefits. A bonus loan analysis tool is also included.

Highlights
  • Retirement savings analysis
  • Inflation impact assessment
  • Market performance simulation
  • Social Security benefit timing
  • Dynamic assumption adjustment
  • Loan analysis tool
Features
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Am I saving enough for retirement? How about my current nest egg - is it where it should be based on my age? How will inflation impact my retirement savings plan? Most of my retirement savings is in the stock market - how will market performance effect my plan? When should I start my Social Security benefits? These are all important questions, and each one can be analyzed with RetireGPS Max. The powerful sensitivity tool allows you to change assumptions and dynamically see the impact on your retirement plan. Fine tune you savings plan, decide when to take Social Security, figure out when to retire…all of these can be analyzed with RetireGPS Max. There is also a loan analysis tool that has been included as a bonus. No data is collected by RetireGPS Max. There are no subscriptions or locked features. Recommended for iPhone 8 Plus and newer phones.

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RetireGPS Max4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MCarloRisk3D at every 2 months against RetireGPS Max's every 8 months. MCarloRisk3D also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.2). RetireGPS Max's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MCarloRisk3D against 5.0 for RetireGPS Max. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MCarloRisk3D ships an update every 2 months, RetireGPS Max every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MCarloRisk3D versus RetireGPS Max: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMCarloRisk3DRetireGPS Max
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerdifferential enterprisesLawson Mechanical Engineering LLC

Customer experience

MCarloRisk3D

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RetireGPS Max

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

In-app purchases

None

MCarloRisk3D

No in-app purchases

None

RetireGPS Max

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MCarloRisk3D free?
MCarloRisk3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RetireGPS Max free?
RetireGPS Max is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MCarloRisk3D or RetireGPS Max?
MCarloRisk3D and RetireGPS Max are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do MCarloRisk3D or RetireGPS Max have ads?
Neither MCarloRisk3D nor RetireGPS Max shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MCarloRisk3D or RetireGPS Max?
MCarloRisk3D ships an update every 2 months, and RetireGPS Max every 8 months. Most recently, MCarloRisk3D was updated on October 10, 2026 and RetireGPS Max on October 21, 2026.

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