Comparison

Trip Kitlist vs Visa Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Trip Kitlist

Create and manage comprehensive lists for various activities like travel, work, or shopping. This app uniquely allows items to belong to multiple categories, ensuring changes are reflected everywhere. It synchronizes lists across your Apple devices via iCloud and offers Apple Watch integration.

Highlights
  • Multi-category item management
  • Item changes reflected across all categories
  • iCloud synchronization across Apple devices
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Customizable lists for any purpose
Features
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Kitlist allows you to maintain lists of kit that you may require for various activities, such as a vacation or a business trip. Kitlist can also be used for other lists, such as a TODO or shopping list. Kitlist differs from many other list handlers in that it supports a many-to-many relationship between items and categories, i.e. an item may be in many categories and a category can contain many items. The concept is that you maintain a full list of all items you may require for any activity. Items can optionally be grouped into categories, which may relate to specific trips, or simply be used to group items, e.g. items for hiking, cycling or horse-riding. Each item may be in multiple categories, so any changes to an item are immediately reflected in all categories that it belongs to. Items can be individually selected and copied to other categories. If you are signed into iCloud, lists are synchronized between your other iOS devices that are also signed into the same iCloud account. Lists on an iPhone are synchronized with any paired Apple Watch. If you are not signed into iCloud, the app will work on the single device and also synchronize with an Apple Watch. It cannot synchronize with other devices without being signed into iCloud. Tha app is available on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and macOS. The app is free and without ads.

About

Visa Tracker

Automatically builds a complete trip history from your photos, tracking country visits and filtering out layovers. It helps manage visa days, tax residency rules, and document expirations across numerous countries.

Highlights
  • Automatic trip history from photos
  • Tax residency rule tracking (US, UK, EU, etc.)
  • Schengen and visa day calculation
  • Trip planning impact analysis
  • Home screen widgets for key metrics
  • Passport and document vault
  • Citizenship and Green Card tracking
  • Export travel history (PDF, CSV, JSON)
Features
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Your travel story, built automatically from photos. Residency turns your photo library into a complete trip history. Select your photos, and we extract every country visit — filtering out in-flight photos, layovers, and noise. No manual entry. Just your journeys, tracked automatically in seconds. Built for nomads, expats, dual citizens, and anyone who travels enough to accidentally trigger tax residency or overstay a visa. TRACK TAX RESIDENCY ACROSS BORDERS The 183-day rule isn't the only rule. Residency tracks the IRS substantial presence test, tie-breaker treaties, and thresholds across the US, UK, Canada, EU, Australia, Singapore, UAE, and 50+ countries. Get alerts before you cross expensive lines. All calculations on-device. Works offline. You travel; we count the days. SCHENGEN & VISA CALCULATOR YOU CAN TRUST Track Schengen stays across rolling 180-day windows. Know exactly how many days you can visit, when you must leave, and when you can return. Supports visa rules for US (B1/B2, ESTA), UK (Standard Visitor, ILR), EU/Schengen (90/180 rule), and dozens more. PLAN TRIPS BEFORE YOU BOOK Will that Lisbon trip trigger Portuguese tax residency? Will California push you over the IRS substantial presence test? See exactly how a proposed trip affects your visa days, tax thresholds, and citizenship timelines — before you book. WIDGETS THAT REDUCE ANXIETY See tax residency days, visa countdowns, and Schengen limits on your Home Screen. Track days remaining, upcoming trips, and document expiries at a glance. PASSPORT & DOCUMENT VAULT Manage multiple passports, residence permits, visas, and identity documents. Get alerts before anything expires. Everything encrypted on-device. CITIZENSHIP & GREEN CARD TRACKING Building toward naturalization? Tracking Green Card physical presence? Residency tracks citizenship rules across multiple countries. See how each trip affects your timeline. EXPORT YOUR TRAVEL HISTORY Export your complete trip history with entries, exits, days per country. PDF, CSV, or JSON — ready for immigration officers, tax advisors, or government applications. 100% ON-DEVICE. NO CLOUD. NO ACCOUNT. Every photo scan, every day count, every document — processed on your device. No uploads. No tracking. Your travel history stays private. WHO IT'S FOR: • Digital nomads and expats tracking visa and tax residency days • Dual citizens managing multiple passports • Green Card holders tracking physical presence • Anyone building toward citizenship Built by people who've been detained at immigration. For people who'd rather not be. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Residency requires a subscription to unlock all features including photo trip detection, unlimited rules, full travel history, document vault, and data export. Weekly and annual plans are available. Free trial may be available for eligible subscribers. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://drobinin.com/residency/#terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://drobinin.com/residency/#privacy-policy

Screenshots

Trip Kitlist4 screens
Visa Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Trip Kitlist at none against Visa Tracker's 2. Trip Kitlist also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Visa Tracker's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ads and iOS requirement 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. Visa Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Trip Kitlist asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trip Kitlist ships an update every 6 weeks, Visa Tracker fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
Trip Kitlist versus Visa Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrip KitlistVisa Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrank DeanDrobinin Limited

Customer experience

Trip Kitlist

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Visa Tracker

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Trip Kitlist

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Visa Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Residency Pro: Days Abroad$3.997 Days
  • Residency Pro: Days Abroad3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Trip Kitlist free?
Trip Kitlist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Visa Tracker free?
Visa Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Trip Kitlist or Visa Tracker have ads?
Neither Trip Kitlist nor Visa Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trip Kitlist or Visa Tracker?
Trip Kitlist ships an update every 6 weeks, and Visa Tracker fortnightly. Most recently, Trip Kitlist was updated on November 2, 2026 and Visa Tracker on November 5, 2026.

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