Comparison

Visa Tracker vs Overstay

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

Head to head
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

About

Overstay

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Track where and how long you've spent abroad, stay within visa and immigration limits, and plan future trips before you book. Overstay is built for anyone who loves travel and wants to track where they have visited or plan future trips. It is especially useful for those who split their time between countries — whether you're managing Schengen 90/180 days, tracking tax residency thresholds, or building a record for a citizenship application. KNOW YOUR SITUATION AT A GLANCE Your Dashboard shows days remaining, maximum departure dates, and earliest re-entry dates for every active allowance rule. Colour-coded gauges make it obvious when you're safe, approaching a limit, or at risk of overstaying. PLAN AHEAD, NOT JUST LOOK BACK Add a proposed trip and instantly see whether it would put you over the limit — before you book. The Trip Planner shows the exact date an overstay would begin, so you can adjust your plans with confidence. TRACK EVERY TRIP YOUR WAY Log trips manually, import travel history from your photo library using location metadata, or let GPS border detection prompt you automatically when you cross into a new country. All your trips — upcoming, current, and past — live in one unified view. INTERACTIVE 3D GLOBE See everywhere you've been on a stunning interactive globe. Spin it, zoom in, and tap any country for a detailed breakdown of your travel history. Choose from eight accent colours to make it yours. CUSTOM ALLOWANCE RULES Going beyond Schengen? Create your own rules for any country — UAE tax residency, Portuguese NHR requirements, Canadian snowbird limits, or anything else. Your custom rules get the same dashboard gauges, calendar overlays, notifications, and planner integration as the built-in ones. FULL CALENDAR VIEW A month-by-month calendar shows your complete travel timeline with country flags, rolling window highlights, and clear overstay warnings. Toggle between different allowance rules without leaving the screen. VISITED COUNTRIES CHECKLIST Mark every country you've ever set foot in — even trips from years ago with no exact dates. Build your lifetime country count in under a minute, then fill in the details when you're ready. BUILT FOR THE AUDIT TRAIL Export your complete travel history as a professionally formatted PDF or CSV, designed for submission to immigration authorities, residency bodies, and tax advisors. PRIVACY FIRST All data stays on your device. No account required. No location history stored. Optional encrypted iCloud backup uses a key stored in your Apple Keychain — not even we can read your data. FREE FEATURES • Manual trip entry • Schengen 90/180 calculator • Unified trip management with filtering and search • Visa rule lookup for major nationalities • Travel stats card on Dashboard • Visited countries checklist • Calendar view (read-only) PREMIUM FEATURES • Trip Planner (what-if mode) • Time Travel view to see what your allowances look(ed) like any day in the past or future • Interactive 3D globe with travel stats • Custom allowance rules • GPS border detection • Multiple nationalities • Widgets for Home Screen and Lock Screen • PDF and CSV export to formally share trip history • Encrypted iCloud backup • Custom notification thresholds The Overstay app terms of use can be viewed at: https://www.overstay.app/terms/. Overstay provides calculations and reference information to help you understand your visa situation. It does not provide legal or immigration advice. Always verify rules with official government sources.

Screenshots

Visa Tracker4 screens
Overstay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Overstay at daily against Visa Tracker's fortnightly. 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. Visa Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Overstay sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visa Tracker ships an update fortnightly, Overstay daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Visa Tracker versus Overstay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisa TrackerOverstay
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDrobinin LimitedTHOMAS JAMES WRIGHT

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Visa Tracker

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

Overstay

Subscriptions1
  • Overstay Premium Annual$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Overstay Premium Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Visa Tracker free?
Visa Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Overstay free?
Overstay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Visa Tracker or Overstay have ads?
Neither Visa Tracker nor Overstay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visa Tracker or Overstay?
Visa Tracker ships an update fortnightly, and Overstay daily. Most recently, Visa Tracker was updated on October 28, 2026 and Overstay on October 24, 2026.

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