Comparison

RetIQ vs RetireOdds

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

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About

RetIQ

This app helps you plan your retirement income by modeling complex financial interactions like Social Security timing, Roth conversions, and tax-aware withdrawal strategies. It keeps your data private by performing all calculations locally on your device. Start with core features for free and purchase additional modules as needed.

Highlights
  • Private, local data processing
  • Social Security timing optimization
  • Roth conversion strategies
  • Tax-aware drawdown modeling
  • Survivor and legacy planning
  • AI-powered financial guidance
Features
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Retirement income is complicated. Social Security timing, Roth conversions, tax-aware drawdown, withdrawal order, taxes, Medicare costs, RMDs, and legacy goals all interact — and getting any one wrong affects everything else. RetIQ models all of it. Privately. Accurately. What RetIQ does RetIQ is a retirement decumulation planner for people who want to understand their finances — not hand them off. It answers the questions that matter most after you've saved: When should I claim Social Security? Should I convert to Roth before RMDs hit? Which accounts do I draw from, and in what order? How do Roth conversions affect my Medicare premiums? What happens financially if my spouse dies? What's my real probability of not running out of money? What makes it different Every calculation runs locally. Your financial data never leaves your phone — not during setup, planning, or ever. We cannot see your numbers because we never receive them. The AI Guide answers questions about your plan and is free on every tier. Use the built-in guidance, or optionally connect a cloud AI provider with your own key. Your key is never stored by RetIQ, and your plan never leaves your device. No subscription. No advisor required. Start free and buy only the modules you need — or unlock everything with a single purchase. All future updates are included. Modular pricing Start free with core planning, Monte Carlo, and the AI Guide. Add Essentials for full input control, the complete dashboard, scenarios, and relocation — now including Federal Employee and muni support. Then add specialist modules — Roth & Tax Optimizer, Survivor Planning, Healthcare & Medicare, Self-Employment & Business, and Legacy & Estate — each available separately, or unlock everything with a single Full Unlock. Pay once for what you use. What it models — Tax-Aware Drawdown: fill low tax brackets before RMDs hit, with proceeds reinvested in brokerage at full cost basis — Roth conversion optimizer: hundreds of strategies ranked by lifetime taxes saved — Strategy Report: 10+ alternatives auto-tested and ranked by your goal — Social Security timing from 62 to 70, spousal and survivor benefits, breakeven analysis — Survivor Center: model either spouse's death with filing status change, survivor SS, pension payouts, and life insurance — Federal Employee (FERS / CSRS) setup: annuity, the Special Retirement Supplement bridge to 62, survivor elections, and taxable percentage, with government-pension state treatment — Municipal bond (tax-exempt) interest: free of federal income tax and NIIT, still counted toward Social Security taxation, Medicare IRMAA, and ACA, with per-state and relocation-aware treatment — Multi-account withdrawal system: pre-tax, Roth, brokerage, cash/HYS, HSA, inherited IRAs, and annuities — Medicare and IRMAA surcharge modeling (Roth conversions and drawdowns affect your premiums) — Monte Carlo simulation with normal and bear-market stress paths — Required Minimum Distributions with SECURE 2.0 rules — Scenarios: 10+ named scenarios including Retire at 40 and Retire at 50, plus allocation-aware bear market stress test — ACA subsidy modeling for pre-Medicare retirees — Progressive state income tax — all 50 states + DC — Pension and annuity income with survivor benefit options — Long-term care costs and insurance modeling — Life insurance with term/permanent policies and tax-free death benefits — Income events, income streams, and one-time expenses — PDF report export from Dashboard — Automated tests verified against IRS, SSA, and CMS sources Verified accuracy Tax brackets, Medicare premiums, contribution limits, and Social Security parameters are sourced from IRS publications, SSA actuarial tables, and CMS Medicare data. An embedded Validation tab shows every test, expected value, and source citation, so you can verify the math yourself. RetIQ is a planning tool, not financial advice. All calculations run locally on your device.

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RetireOdds

Features
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KNOW YOUR ODDS — NOT A GUESS Most retirement calculators give you one rosy number. RetireOdds runs your plan through 1,000 simulated market futures — booms, crashes, inflation and sequence-of-returns risk — and tells you the share of them where your money lasts. That percentage is your Chance of Successs. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Get a real Chance of Success, backed by a 1,000-path Monte Carlo simulation • Track net worth, portfolio, cash flow and spending in one clean dashboard • Import a brokerage CSV (Fidelity, Schwab, Vanguard, E*Trade) for live prices • Scan receipts with your camera — read on-device, nothing is uploaded • See your Years to FI and whether you can retire early • Compare safe-withdrawal strategies: the 4% rule, Guyton-Klinger, Vanguard dynamic, CAPE and more • Stress-test with inflation, market shocks and Social Security timing BUILT FOR FIRE & EARLY RETIREMENT Set your age, target retirement age, portfolio and monthly spending. RetireOdds projects every year to age 95 and shows the median path plus the full range — so financial independence stops being a guess. Perfect for anyone chasing FIRE or asking "how much do I need to retire?" PLANNING TO RETIRE ABROAD? Model an expat retirement with dual-currency budgets, FX shocks and foreign-tax regimes — see whether your money lasts in another country and currency. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No bank linking — ever • Passkey sign-in with Face ID / Touch ID — no passwords • Receipts are scanned on your device; your financial data stays yours WHO IT'S FOR Anyone asking "can I afford to retire?", "when can I reach financial independence?", or "will my retirement savings last?" — whether you're 25 and starting out or 55 and counting down Enter five numbers. Get your odds. Start free. Privacy Policy: https://www.retireodds.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.retireodds.com/terms

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: RetireOdds at 17.0 against RetIQ's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. RetIQ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and RetireOdds sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $69.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RetIQ ships an update every 5 days, RetireOdds weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
RetIQ versus RetireOdds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetIQRetireOdds
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRetIQ Studio LLCMayur Kamat

In-app purchases

1 purchases

RetIQ

One-time1
  • RetIQ Full$69.99
2 purchases

RetireOdds

Subscriptions1
  • RetireOdds — Retirement Calc$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • RetireOdds — Retirement Calc$199.99

Questions

Is RetIQ free?
RetIQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RetireOdds free?
RetireOdds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RetIQ or RetireOdds have ads?
Neither RetIQ nor RetireOdds shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RetIQ or RetireOdds?
RetIQ ships an update every 5 days, and RetireOdds weekly. Most recently, RetIQ was updated on November 5, 2026 and RetireOdds on October 31, 2026.

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