Comparison

VisaStay vs Porea

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

Head to head
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).

About

Porea

Easily log your travel destinations, dates, and personal notes. Automatically fill in country details using your location. Your travel history is stored privately on your device, creating a personal archive of your journeys.

Highlights
  • Log destinations, dates, and notes
  • Auto-fill country from current location
  • Local data storage for privacy
  • Build a personal travel archive
  • Distraction-free interface
Features
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Porea — Simple Trip Journal Porea is a clean, no-fuss way to keep track of every trip you take. No accounts, no sign-ups, no clutter — just you and your travel history, saved right on your device. KEEP A RECORD OF EVERYWHERE YOU'VE BEEN Log each trip with the destination, dates, and any notes you want to remember — a favorite restaurant, a place you'd go back to, or just how it felt to be there. QUICK AND EASY TO USE Adding a trip takes seconds. Porea can auto-fill the country for you using your current location, so you can skip the typing and get straight to the details that matter. YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE Porea doesn't require an account and doesn't send your trips to a server. Everything is stored locally and privately on your phone. A GROWING TRAVEL LOG Over time, build a simple, personal archive of your travels — where you went, when, and what made it memorable. Porea is designed to be lightweight and distraction-free: no ads, no social features, no complexity. Just a simple place to remember your trips.

Screenshots

VisaStay4 screens
Porea4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: VisaStay at 5.0 against Porea's 4.5. VisaStay also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Porea's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Porea asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VisaStay holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VisaStay ships an update every 2 days, Porea every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
VisaStay versus Porea: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisaStayPorea
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGregory TaylorIOANNIS KONSTANTOULAS

Customer experience

VisaStay

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

Porea

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

VisaStay

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$89.99
None

Porea

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VisaStay free?
VisaStay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Porea free?
Porea is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VisaStay or Porea?
VisaStay is rated higher. VisaStay averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Porea averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do VisaStay or Porea have ads?
Neither VisaStay nor Porea shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VisaStay or Porea?
VisaStay ships an update every 2 days, and Porea every 3 weeks. Most recently, VisaStay was updated on October 7, 2026 and Porea on October 6, 2026.

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