Comparison

FIRE Path vs Fire Path

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Fire Path

Simulate your retirement and Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) plans using historical market data and advanced simulations. Test various withdrawal strategies and compare different financial scenarios privately on your device.

Highlights
  • Historical backtesting
  • Six withdrawal strategies
  • Monte-Carlo simulation
  • Save and compare scenarios
  • JSON export
  • On-device privacy
Features
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Fire Path is an on-device retirement and FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) simulator. Model how long your money lasts by backtesting your plan against a century of real market history—then stress-test it with Monte-Carlo simulation. WHAT IT DOES • Historical backtesting across every rolling retirement window using real market return, inflation, and gold data. • Six withdrawal strategies: fixed real, percent-of-portfolio, Guyton-Klinger guardrails, VPW, CAPE-based, and more. • Monte-Carlo simulation for the odds your plan survives, not just a single path. • Save scenarios and compare them side by side—lean vs. aggressive, early vs. late. • Export your numbers to JSON. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Every simulation runs entirely on your device. There is no account, no sign-in, and your inputs never leave your phone. The free tier shows a single non-personalized banner ad; there is no tracking and no ad personalization. FREE & PRO The free tier includes core historical backtesting. A one-time Pro purchase unlocks all six advanced withdrawal strategies, scenario saving and compare, Monte-Carlo simulation, JSON export, extended market data, and removes ads. One purchase, yours forever—no subscription. For educational and informational purposes only. Fire Path is not financial, investment, or tax advice, and past performance does not guarantee future results.

Screenshots

FIRE Path4 screens
Fire Path4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FIRE Path at none against Fire Path's 1. FIRE Path also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fire Path sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FIRE Path asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FIRE Path against 5.0 for Fire Path. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FIRE Path versus Fire Path: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFIRE PathFire Path
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuinn Wintermichael ortiz

Customer experience

FIRE Path

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Fire Path

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

In-app purchases

None

FIRE Path

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Fire Path

One-time1
  • FIRE Path Pro (Lifetime)$9.99

Questions

Is FIRE Path free?
FIRE Path is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fire Path free?
Fire Path is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FIRE Path or Fire Path?
FIRE Path and Fire Path are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do FIRE Path or Fire Path have ads?
Neither FIRE Path nor Fire Path shows ads.

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