FIRE Path vs FIRE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FIRE Path
This app helps you plan for early retirement by calculating your financial independence number based on your real income, spending, and assets. It offers various retirement paths, stress-testing tools, and advanced financial planning features.
- Personalized FI number calculation
- Multiple retirement path modeling
- Monte Carlo and historical simulations
- Advanced tax and withdrawal strategy tools
- All-in-one financial tracking dashboard
- On-device AI financial assistant
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FIRE Path is the most complete financial independence planner on iPhone. Enter your accounts, income, and spending, then watch your path to early retirement come into focus. YOUR FI NUMBER, CALCULATED FROM YOUR REAL LIFE Most FIRE calculators use guesswork. FIRE Path builds your projection from your actual salary, RSU vesting schedule, 401(k) contributions, Roth IRA, taxable accounts, home equity, and spending, then calculates exactly when you hit financial independence. FOUR PATHS TO FREEDOM Switch between Standard FIRE, Barista FIRE, Coast FIRE, and Lean FIRE with a tap. See how cutting your spending, picking up part-time work, or letting compound growth do the heavy lifting changes your timeline. STRESS-TEST YOUR PLAN - Monte Carlo simulation: Run 1,000+ market scenarios and see the probability your money lasts 30, 40, or 50 years - Historical backtesting: Test your plan against every market cycle from 1871 to present. Would your strategy have survived the Great Depression? The dot-com crash? The 2008 crisis? - Withdrawal strategy modeling: Compare the 4% rule, Guyton-Klinger guardrails, variable percentage withdrawal, and more THE ADVANCED TOOLS SERIOUS PLANNERS NEED - Roth conversion ladder planner: Optimize year-by-year conversions to fill tax bracket headroom before RMDs hit - Social Security optimizer: Compare claiming at 62, 67, or 70 with spousal benefit coordination - ACA healthcare subsidy modeling: Find the income level that maximizes your marketplace subsidy before Medicare kicks in - Withdrawal order optimizer: Tax-efficient drawdown sequence across taxable, tax-deferred, and Roth accounts - IRMAA planner: Avoid Medicare premium surcharges with income-aware retirement projections - Mega backdoor Roth: Model after-tax 401(k) contributions and in-plan Roth conversions - Phased spending: Set different spending levels for go-go years, slow-go years, and no-go years TRACK EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE Net worth, asset allocation, savings rate, emergency fund coverage, debt payoff timelines, 529 college projections, RSU vesting with live stock prices, and home equity — all in one clean dashboard. ON-DEVICE AI ASSISTANT Ask your AI anything: "How much do I need to retire at 45?" "What happens if I take Social Security early?" "What's my ACA cliff?" It knows your full financial picture and answers with your actual numbers. BUILT FOR PRIVACY All data stays on your device and syncs privately via iCloud. No accounts to create. No data sold. Face ID protection available. ALSO INCLUDES - What-If scenario builder, model job changes, windfalls, early retirement dates - Full federal + state tax engine (all 50 states) - iOS Home Screen widgets - Dark mode
FIRE
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Most FIRE calculators give you one number and call it a day. FIREpath shows you all 5 retirement paths side by side so you can actually compare your options instead of running the math five separate times in five different spreadsheets. See every scenario at once: Regular FIRE - the classic 4% rule Lean FIRE - retire sooner on less Fat FIRE - retire later with more cushion Coast FIRE - the number where you can stop contributing forever Barista FIRE - semi-retire with part-time income "What if" sliders that update in real time Drag a slider to add $200/month to your savings. Watch your retirement date move instantly. Try a 9% return instead of 7%. Cut your expenses by 15%. No spreadsheets, no formulas to remember, just drag and see your future change in front of you. Built for people who are serious about this * Visual timeline from your current age to retirement, with every FIRE milestone marked * Coast FIRE calculator: see the exact number where you can stop contributing and still hit your target by retirement age * Full monthly breakdown: savings rate, projected portfolio income, inflation-adjusted value * Save multiple scenarios and compare them side by side ("current plan" vs "if I cut expenses") * Shareable results card for your FIRE journey Why FIREpath is different We built this because we were tired of switching between three different calculators every time we wanted to test a new scenario. No other tool shows Lean, Regular, Fat, Coast, and Barista FIRE together with live interactive sliders. This is the FIRE calculator we wished existed. Free to use. No sign-up required. Your numbers stay private, nothing is shared, nothing is sold. Start calculating your FIRE date in under 30 seconds. For educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Projections assume consistent returns which are not guaranteed. Consult a licensed financial advisor for personalized guidance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: FIRE at 15.1 against FIRE Path's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | FIRE Path | FIRE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quinn Winter | Shishir Jain |
In-app purchases
FIRE Path
No in-app purchases
FIRE
No in-app purchases









