Retirement Countdown: Workdays

Your retirement countdown app, in the number that actually matters: how many work days until retirement.

1,247 days until retirement looks intimidating. 847 actual work days is survivable - because most of those days are Saturdays, Sundays, federal holidays and the PTO you don't work anyway. This retirement tracker and countdown subtracts every weekend, all 11 US federal holidays and the vacation days you enter, so the countdown on your home screen shows only the days you truly have to go to work.

REAL WORK DAYS, NOT CALENDAR DAYS
• Work days left calculator: weekends + US federal holidays + your PTO, subtracted automatically
• See days until retirement two ways - calendar days AND actual work days
• 5-, 4- or 3-day work week and shift-schedule support
• Live seconds countdown plus days, hours and minutes

RETIREMENT COUNTDOWN WIDGET
• 4 home-screen widget sizes that refresh automatically at midnight
• Material You dynamic colour so your retirement counter matches your wallpaper
• Glance at your work days left without opening the app - a countdown to retirement that is always there

THREE RETIREMENT DATES: DREAM, PLANNED, MUST
• Dream Date: the earliest you could retire (your FIRE number)
• Planned Date: your current realistic target
• Must Date: the absolute latest
Switch instantly and watch your retirement countdown - and your career progress - change. A simple retirement planner and retirement date calculator that counts your time, not your money.

MILESTONES WORTH CELEBRATING
Confetti at 1,000, 500, 100, 50, 10 and your last 5 work days - plus custom milestones. Track Mondays left, Fridays left and weekends left, hit your last day of work countdown, and share a "days until freedom" card with your coworkers.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
• How many work days until retirement? We count the weekdays between today and your retirement date, then subtract US federal holidays and the PTO you enter - so you see your real work days left, not just calendar days.
• Does it work as a days until retirement widget? Yes - four widget sizes keep your countdown on the home screen.
• Can I use it for a pension or other retirement date? Yes - set any future date (a pension date, a military or teacher retirement date, or your own) and it becomes your countdown to retirement.
• Which holidays are subtracted? Currently the 11 US federal holidays; international holiday sets are planned. Weekends and your own PTO count everywhere.
• Is it a retirement calculator for money? No - this is a time calculator. It counts your remaining workdays, not your savings.
• Is this retirement countdown app free? Yes - free to install; a one-time purchase removes the ads, no subscription.

Your data stays on your device. Everything works offline, no account required.

Download the retirement countdown app, set your date, and watch the real work days go down.

Recent changes:
Your retirement countdown, refined.

• Retirement date and work days left, at a glance
• Milestones and bucket list now save reliably — no lost entries
• Faster setup: set your retirement date in seconds
• Daily countdown notifications you can switch on or off
• Fixed a crash when closing the review prompt