Schengen Diary vs DaysLeft
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Schengen Diary
Easily track your Schengen Area visits to comply with the 90/180 day rule. Input past and future travel dates, and the app will validate them, highlighting any rule violations. Print summaries for your records.
- Validate Schengen 90/180 day rule
- Book past and future travel dates
- Automatic rule violation detection
- Color-coded validity indicators
- Detailed explanation of rule breaks
- Printable booking summaries
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Easy to use tool for validating visits to the Schengen Area according to the 90/180 day rule. Select or swipe to book those days already travelled, then book the days that you wish to travel in the future. Schengen Diary will validate bookings to ensure that the Schengen 90/180 day rule isn't broken. Bookings do not need to be entered in chronological order. Dates that turn green are valid, dates that turn red are not. Select any date highlighted red to determine why booking the date would break the rule, and what might be done to fix it. Print validated booking summary and details for future reference.
DaysLeft
Easily track your Schengen Area travel days and remaining allowance. Record trip details and passport information to ensure compliance with travel regulations. Check passport validity dates to avoid travel issues.
- Schengen travel day tracking
- Remaining allowance monitoring
- Trip information recording
- Passport information storage
- Passport validity checks
- 10-year passport rule compliance
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DaysLeft allows you to record the trips you make into the Schengen area so that you can monitor how many days of your free allowance you have left. It will show you the number of days left that you have based on the trip information that you add. It also allows you to record passport information and check when and if the passport dates are valid for travel so you can check compliance with the 10 year passport rule. You can also store travel insurance information within the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DaysLeft at Free against Schengen Diary's $1.99. Schengen Diary's advantage is review sentiment (70% vs 50%) and device support (4 vs 2). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
DaysLeft is free to download; Schengen Diary costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Schengen Diary | DaysLeft |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steven Peen | SpiralArm Consulting Limited |
Customer experience
Schengen Diary
DaysLeft
In-app purchases
Schengen Diary
No in-app purchases
DaysLeft
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Schengen Diary free?
Is DaysLeft free?
Do Schengen Diary or DaysLeft have ads?
Which is updated more often, Schengen Diary or DaysLeft?
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