VisaScout vs Faring
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VisaScout
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VisaScout is your travel visa companion. Enter your passport(s), existing visas and destinations to instantly see visa requirements — all in one place, and offline. WHAT YOU GET • Visa status for 199 countries and territories: Visa Free, e-Visa, Visa on Arrival, Visa Required or Restricted — built on the openly maintained passport-index dataset and corrected against official government announcements • Multi-passport support — hold several passports? VisaScout checks all of them • Visa privilege stacking — your existing visas (e.g. US, Schengen) can unlock additional access • "Where can I go?" — an interactive 3D globe of your visa-free, visa-on-arrival and e-Visa destinations • Visa News — the latest entry-rule changes, updated automatically, each with its official source and checked against the app's data • Weekly automatic data updates, so you stay current without waiting for an App Store update. The full database ships with the app and works with no connection at all • Document checklists and official application links — straight to government visa portals and forms • Health and vaccination notes for 100+ popular destinations: required and recommended vaccines, malaria risk and drinking-water advice • Schengen 90/180 calculator — see exactly how many days you have used and have left in the rolling window • Visa expiry tracker — record your entry date and visa validity, and see your latest safe departure date • Nearby embassy and consulate finder, currency converter and trip timeline planner • Full Chinese interface, including Chinese country names and Chinese search HOW IT WORKS 1. Add your passport(s) and any existing visas or permanent residency 2. Choose your destinations — or tap "Where Can I Go?" to explore all 199 countries 3. See your visa status instantly, with entry requirements and document lists PRIVACY FIRST Your passport information is stored only on your device. Nothing is sent to any server. Visa rules change often. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.
Faring
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Faring shows you exactly what your passport gets you. Select your passport and see every country color-coded by visa access: visa-free, eVisa, visa-on-arrival, or visa required. The whole world, on one map. Hold two passports? Add both. Faring overlays their combined access so you can see the destinations your second passport opens up. Pro users can compare up to four. EXPLORE Browse 195+ countries on an interactive map. Tap any country for detailed visa requirements, estimated flight prices, eSIM options, travel insurance, and local attractions. Track which countries you have visited, mark your bucket list, and set your home base. PLAN TRIPS Create trips with specific city stops and dates. Faring checks visa requirements for each leg of your route. Generate a day-by-day itinerary with recommendations for each city. Forward booking confirmation emails and Faring will detect your flights and hotels automatically. TRAVEL WITH FRIENDS Add friends and compare passport access. See where your visa-free destinations overlap. Start a travel session to find places everyone in your group can visit without a visa. Invite friends to trips and plan together in real time. FREE - 2 passports - Single-country trips - Visited countries and bucket list - Country detail pages with visa info PRO ($4.99/month or $39.99/year) - 4 passports with combined access view - Multi-country trip itineraries - AI-generated day-by-day plans - Auto-detect bookings from forwarded emails - Unlimited friends on trips Terms of Use: https://faring.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://faring.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VisaScout at none against Faring's 2. Faring's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 8 days). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Faring sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. VisaScout asks for nothing beyond the download.
VisaScout ships an update every 8 days, Faring daily. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | VisaScout | Faring |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Qi Zhang | Yaser Albaker |
In-app purchases
VisaScout
No in-app purchases
Faring
- Faring Pro$4.991 Month
- Faring Pro$39.991 Year








