Comparison

Visarun vs VisaStay

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

Head to head
About

Visarun

Simplify your visa application process with an AI-powered concierge. Upload your passport for auto-filled forms, get instant document verification, and track your application status in real-time for over 30 destinations. Apply for yourself and family members easily.

Highlights
  • AI visa assistant
  • Auto-filled application forms
  • Instant document verification
  • Support for 30+ destinations
  • Secure document storage
  • Multi-traveler application
  • Real-time status tracking
Features
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Visarun is your AI-powered visa concierge. Apply for tourist, business, and transit visas from your phone in minutes, not weeks. Key features • Mira AI Assistant — answers questions, checks eligibility, and guides you step by step • Auto-filled applications — upload your passport, and Mira extracts the details and fills out forms for you • Document verification — receive instant feedback before submission and reduce the risk of rejection • 30+ destinations — India, Thailand, the UAE, the Schengen Area, Georgia, Oman, and more • Secure document storage — bank-grade encryption for your travel documents • Multi-traveler support — apply for family and friends in one flow • Real-time status tracking — track your application from submission to approval Why Visarun Government visa portals are confusing, slow, and prone to errors. Visarun replaces hours of paperwork with a simple chat. Our AI stays up to date with the latest requirements for each country and catches mistakes before they reach the embassy. Payment is secure through Stripe and Razorpay. We charge a clear service fee on top of the official government fee, with no hidden costs. Visarun is built by a team that has helped thousands of travelers get their visas approved. Travel smart. Travel with Visarun.

About

VisaStay

Effortlessly track your visa days, Schengen limits, and potential tax residency triggers for every trip and passport. Avoid overstays and plan your travels with real-time countdowns and alerts.

Highlights
  • Live visa day countdowns
  • Automatic Schengen 90/180 calculator
  • Tax residency alerts (183-day rule)
  • Passport expiry warnings
  • ETIAS flagging
  • Visa Calendar
  • Offline-first functionality
Features
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How many days do you actually have left? VisaStay answers that instantly — for every trip, every passport, every country. Built for frequent international travelers and digital nomads who are tired of doing visa math in their head. TRACK EVERY DAY • Live countdown for every trip, from your passport's real visa rules (157 countries, 33 passports) • Schengen 90/180, calculated live on every trip card — no spreadsheets • Planned trips are checked too — see a future Schengen or visa breach before you book • Tap "I've left" to log your real exit, so day counts match your passport stamps • Any visa type — tourist, eVisa, ETA, business, student, work, digital nomad — set an override and the countdown follows YOUR visa • Visa Calendar with every deadline in one view, plus a "+" marker when your visa allows more days than you've planned • Extension-aware — know when a stay is extendable in-country and by how many days • Pre-arrival requirements flagged — TDAC, arrival cards, registrations — before you land STAY COMPLIANT • Tax residency alerts with the correct per-country threshold — 183 in most countries, 180 in Thailand, 182 in Malaysia, 60 in Cyprus • Passport expiry warnings, months ahead, right on your home screen • Automatic ETIAS flagging for destinations that require it • Up to 12 reminder rules, push AND email, from 90 days out to departure day — and alert emails can go to someone else, like your accountant • Monthly compliance digest — days per country, Schengen window, and upcoming departures, emailed on the 1st. When your accountant asks, the answer is already in your inbox PLAN YOUR NEXT MOVE • "Where next?" — when your days run low, see every destination your passport enters visa-free or visa-on-arrival, longest stay first • Preview any passport — enter a different nationality on a new trip to see its rules instantly, without changing your profile SHARE + EXPORT • Shareable trip cards — country, flag, days, your own photo — without ever granting photo-library access • CSV + PDF export — your full history, formatted for your accountant or a visa application BUILT LIKE IT MATTERS • Offline-first — biometric unlock, cached countdowns and trips, edits sync when you're back • Biometric app lock — Face ID/Touch ID keeps your travel history private • One account, always in sync across every device you sign into DATA YOU CAN TRUST Visa rules are checked against official government immigration sources and reviewed for accuracy on a rolling basis, then updated as regulations change. Full source-by-destination breakdown: https://headfirstservices.com/visastay/sources/ PRIVACY FIRST No location tracking. No photo library access. Your travel history lives behind your fingerprint and exports whenever you want it — it's yours. Free to start: unlimited travel history, 5 active trips, no ads. VisaStay Pro adds unlimited trips, email alerts, "Where next?", the monthly digest, and CSV + PDF export. Hate subscriptions? The Founder Lifetime Pass is a single one-time purchase — every Pro feature, forever. VisaStay is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by any government or immigration authority. It is not a substitute for legal advice. Confirm critical decisions with official immigration sources (linked above).

Screenshots

Visarun4 screens
VisaStay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Visarun at none against VisaStay's 3. VisaStay's advantage is ads (none vs shown). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. VisaStay sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Visarun asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Visarun against 5.0 for VisaStay. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Visarun versus VisaStay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisarunVisaStay
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVisarunGregory Taylor

Customer experience

Visarun

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

VisaStay

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Visarun

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

VisaStay

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$89.99

Questions

Is Visarun free?
Visarun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VisaStay free?
VisaStay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Visarun or VisaStay?
Visarun and VisaStay are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Visarun or VisaStay have ads?
Visarun shows ads; VisaStay does not.

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