Comparison

Nomad vs Now Boarding

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

Head to head
About

Nomad

Features
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Every country you visit, remembered automatically. Country Tracker quietly logs the countries you travel to — automatically. Land in a new country, and it's on your map. Open the app whenever you like and see your whole travel life in one place. HOW IT WORKS • Grant location access once — the app uses iOS significant-change monitoring, so battery impact is minimal • When you cross a border, the new country is recorded automatically, even with the app closed • Everything is stored on your device and stays under your control — no account needed YOUR TRAVELS, THREE WAYS • Calendar — every day flagged with the country you were in • World map — countries you've explored, highlighted at a glance • Analytics — days abroad, countries visited, travel streaks and stats VISA TRACKING • Add your visas: issuing country, validity window and allowed days of stay • A progress bar shows how many visa days you've used — counted from your actual tracked days • Get reminded before a visa expires or your day allowance runs low MORE • Add past trips manually — your travel history from before the app counts too • Set a home country to separate domestic days from real travel • Export your full history to CSV anytime — your data is portable • Your travel history is stored on your device — no account, no sign-in PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your travel history lives on your device and stays under your control. Export it or delete it at any time. For frequent flyers, digital nomads, day-counters watching tax residency or Schengen limits, and anyone who wants a beautiful record of where life has taken them.

About

Now Boarding

Features
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Now Boarding is a beautiful flight log for everyone who travels. Add a flight in seconds, see your next trip on a live departure board, and build a travel history you'll actually enjoy looking back on. ADD FLIGHTS YOUR WAY - Import from your calendar and fill in years of travel at once - Share a confirmation email from Mail, or paste it in - Pick screenshots from any airline app - Scan the barcode on a boarding pass - Or type it in, with local times for each airport worked out for you YOUR FLIGHT DAY, ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN A countdown to departure and your flight's progress on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Get a reminder when check-in opens, with your confirmation number ready. YOUR TRAVEL HISTORY - Every past flight, grouped by year, with connections and layovers - A route map of everywhere you've flown - Miles, hours in the air, airports, favorite routes and longest flights - Your Year in Travel: highlights, a short story of your year and a card to share TRACK AIRLINE STATUS See how close you are to the next tier with Southwest, United, Delta, American, Alaska and JetBlue. Flight counts fill in automatically. ASK SIRI "When's my next flight in Now Boarding?" Answers come straight from your log. MADE FOR EVERY IPHONE AND IPAD Including a two-pane layout when the iPhone Duo is open or on iPad, Dark Mode, and Light Mode. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign-in. Your flights stay on your iPhone and in your own iCloud. Emails, screenshots and boarding passes are read on your device. Now Boarding is free with ads. A one-time purchase removes them for good and is shared with your family. Now Boarding is not affiliated with any airline.

Screenshots

Nomad4 screens
Now Boarding4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nomad at none against Now Boarding's 1. Nomad also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Now Boarding sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nomad asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Nomad versus Now Boarding: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNomadNow Boarding
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrei KozlovskiiLucas Johnson

In-app purchases

None

Nomad

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Now Boarding

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Nomad free?
Nomad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Now Boarding free?
Now Boarding is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nomad or Now Boarding have ads?
Now Boarding shows ads; Nomad does not.

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