Comparison

Visa Day Tracker vs STEP (Essar Group)

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

Head to head
About

Visa Day 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

About

STEP (Essar Group)

Features
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STEP is a suite of products specially designed to increase the productivity of the corporate travel programme. Greatly enhances the productivity of the travel desk. We offer the flexibility to adopt our products in a way best suited for your corporate. Manage multiple agencies Add/remove agencies Travel desk management Agent work allocation Work load monitoring Create new expenses Upload receipts OCR Approval workflows Finance approvals Expense policies Per diem Analytics Petty cash management Money advance requests

Screenshots

Visa Day Tracker4 screens
STEP (Essar Group)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: STEP (Essar Group) at none against Visa Day Tracker's 2. STEP (Essar Group) also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Visa Day Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. STEP (Essar Group) asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visa Day Tracker ships an update fortnightly, STEP (Essar Group) every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Visa Day Tracker versus STEP (Essar Group): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisa Day TrackerSTEP (Essar Group)
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB199 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDrobinin LimitedFastCollab

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Visa Day Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Travel Visa Day Calculator$3.997 Days
  • Travel Residency Tracker Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

STEP (Essar Group)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Visa Day Tracker free?
Visa Day Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is STEP (Essar Group) free?
STEP (Essar Group) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Visa Day Tracker or STEP (Essar Group) have ads?
Neither Visa Day Tracker nor STEP (Essar Group) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visa Day Tracker or STEP (Essar Group)?
Visa Day Tracker ships an update fortnightly, and STEP (Essar Group) every 2 weeks. Most recently, Visa Day Tracker was updated on October 17, 2026 and STEP (Essar Group) on October 15, 2026.

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