Comparison

Before Go vs VisaScout

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

Head to head
About

Before Go

This travel app helps you check visa requirements for your destination. It also provides details on airport names and their locations. Plan your international trips with ease.

Highlights
  • Visa requirement checks
  • Airport name lookup
  • Airport location details
  • International travel planning
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Before You Go Check Visa Type Requirements and get information about airport name and location

About

VisaScout

Features
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VisaScout is your travel visa companion. Enter your passport(s), existing visas and destinations to instantly see visa requirements — all in one place, and offline. WHAT YOU GET • Visa status for 199 countries and territories: Visa Free, e-Visa, Visa on Arrival, Visa Required or Restricted — built on the openly maintained passport-index dataset and corrected against official government announcements • Multi-passport support — hold several passports? VisaScout checks all of them • Visa privilege stacking — your existing visas (e.g. US, Schengen) can unlock additional access • "Where can I go?" — an interactive 3D globe of your visa-free, visa-on-arrival and e-Visa destinations • Weekly automatic data updates, so you stay current without waiting for an App Store update. The full database ships with the app and works with no connection at all • Document checklists and official application links — straight to government visa portals and forms • Health and vaccination notes for 100+ popular destinations: required and recommended vaccines, malaria risk and drinking-water advice • Schengen 90/180 calculator — see exactly how many days you have used and have left in the rolling window • Visa expiry tracker — record your entry date and visa validity, and see your latest safe departure date • Nearby embassy and consulate finder, currency converter and trip timeline planner • Full Chinese interface, including Chinese country names and Chinese search HOW IT WORKS 1. Add your passport(s) and any existing visas or permanent residency 2. Choose your destinations — or tap "Where Can I Go?" to explore all 199 countries 3. See your visa status instantly, with entry requirements and document lists PRIVACY FIRST Your passport information is stored only on your device. Nothing is sent to any server. Visa rules change often. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.

Screenshots

Before Go4 screens
VisaScout4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Before Go at 10.0 against VisaScout's 15.1. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Before Go versus VisaScout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBefore GoVisaScout
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQais AliQi Zhang

In-app purchases

None

Before Go

No in-app purchases

None

VisaScout

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Before Go free?
Before Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VisaScout free?
VisaScout is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Before Go or VisaScout have ads?
Neither Before Go nor VisaScout shows ads.

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