Nationly vs metcha
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nationly
Automates location tracking for US expats and frequent travelers to simplify foreign earned income exclusion (FEIE) tax paperwork. It offers automatic tracking, form pre-filling, and timeline views to manage travel history and compliance.
- Automatic location tracking
- Form 2555 pre-fill
- Backfill via camera roll
- Timeline and calendar views
- Home screen widgets
- Global Entry renewal export
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Nationly automates your location tracking and helps streamline Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (FEIE) paperwork—so you can focus on what you want, not spreadsheets. Free Features Automatic Location Tracking — Nationly securely tracks your location in the background, ensuring an accurate timeline of your travels without the hassle of manual updates. Timeline & Calendar Views — Visualize your movement over time. Get a clear overview of each day, month, and year in an intuitive interface. Global Entry Renewal & More — Export a complete record of your trips to simplify Global Entry renewal, or for any other documentation needs. Premium Features (Subscription Required) Form 2555 Pre-Fill — Simplify expat tax filing. Export your location data directly into Form 2555 to prove FEIE eligibility quantitatively using the Physical Presence Test (PPT) or qualitatively under Bona-Fide Residency (BFR). Requires Plus or Premium subscription. Backfill via Camera Roll — Easily import location data from your photos to fill in any data gaps. Requires Plus or Premium subscription. Advanced Widgets — Monitor your location and upcoming travel deadlines right on your home screen. Keep tabs on FEIE eligibility and visa compliance at a glance. Requires Plus or Premium subscription. Who It's For Digital Nomads & US Expats: Automatically track qualifying days and generate FEIE reports. Frequent Travelers: Keep a thorough record for visa compliance and cross-border logistics. Any World Explorer: Enjoy peace of mind knowing your travel history is safely stored and easy to access. Subscription Info Nationly is free to download with basic location tracking, timeline views, and calendar features. Advanced features require a paid subscription. Plus Plan: Billed annually at the current Plus rate (price shown in the app). New subscribers receive a 3-month free trial. After the trial ends, the subscription automatically renews at the same annual rate unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the renewal date. Premium Plan: No free trial. Billed annually at the current Premium rate (price shown in the app). Billing begins immediately upon purchase. Automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions can be managed and cancelled in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions.
metcha
Facilitate real-time conversations across language barriers by sharing an earbud. Choose your languages and conversation scenario, and the app handles seamless, in-ear translations without needing to look at your phone.
- Real-time in-ear translation
- Shared earbud functionality
- Multiple conversation scenarios
- On-device translation privacy
- Premium voices and LLM translation
- Voice cloning and recognition
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metcha is a real-time conversation translator built around how people actually talk. Share an earbud with the person across from you, pick two languages, and start the conversation. They hear you in theirs; you hear them in yours. The phone stays in your pocket. No held-up screens. No awkward turn-taking. How it works • Each person hears the other translated into their language, in their ear, the moment they speak. • Pick a scenario: Quiet 1-on-1 (shared earbud), Loud Place (push-to-talk for noisy environments), or Phone Speaker (no headphones, hold to talk). • Pick your two languages and start. metcha handles the rest. Privacy by default The default translation runs entirely on Apple's on-device Translation framework, so the simple case costs nothing and never leaves your phone. Nothing is transcribed, stored, or sent over the internet unless you explicitly turn on a cloud feature in Settings. metcha+ For travelers and serious users, metcha+ unlocks: • Premium voices via ElevenLabs: the most natural-sounding TTS available, in each target language's native accent. • Better Translation: context-aware, conversational translation powered by the latest large language models. Better for idioms, formality, and tone. • Voice cloning: clone your own voice once, and the person you're talking to hears your translated speech in your own voice. • Voice recognition: improves transcription accuracy on uncommon names, places, and phrases you use often. Start with a 3-day free trial. No payment up front. Cancel anytime. Subscriptions • metcha+ Weekly, auto-renewing weekly subscription • metcha+ Monthly, auto-renewing monthly subscription • metcha+ Annual, auto-renewing yearly subscription, best value Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Languages supported: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish (and more on the way!). Terms of Use: https://metcha.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://metcha.io/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Nationly at 16.1 against metcha's 26.2. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Nationly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and metcha sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Nationly against 5.0 for metcha. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Nationly ships an update fortnightly, metcha every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nationly | metcha |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PPTt LLC | Justin Tormey |
Customer experience
Nationly
metcha
In-app purchases
Nationly
- Basic Plan Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Basic Plan Annual3 Months trial$19.991 Year
- Premium Plan Annual$59.991 Year
metcha
- metcha+ Weekly$6.997 Days
- metcha+ Monthly$19.991 Month
- metcha+ Annual$199.991 Year









