Residency
Comparison
Flamingo Compliance vs TaxBird
Both record your presence automatically and warn you before a tax threshold.
How they differ
Flamingo goes deep on tests: single-year and multi-year rules, domicile and 200+ countries, sold in three tiers. TaxBird centres on US states, Canadian provinces and New York City.
Or pick Residency
Residency also counts visa and Schengen days, and has the trips from past years that neither app was installed for.
Residency is an iPhone app that builds your travel history from your photo library and counts your days against visa, tax residency and citizenship rules. It warns you before you cross a limit and shows what a planned trip would change.
Side by side
| Residency | Flamingo Compliance | TaxBird | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | nomads, expats, dual citizens and anyone counting days for visas, tax or citizenship | expats, global citizens and high-net-worth individuals with complex residency | snowbirds, remote workers and anyone splitting time between US states |
| Where it runs | iPhone and iPad in 8 languages, with calculations on the device | iPhone and iPad, iOS 17 or later, in English | iPhone and iPad, in English |
| How days are counted | from your photo library, so years of past trips appear without typing them in | automatic recording of your physical presence | automatic background location tracking |
| Rules it covers | Schengen 90/180, visitor visas, tax residency thresholds including the US substantial presence test, citizenship and Green Card presence | tax residency and domicile with single-year or multi-year tests, visa thresholds, US states and cities | residency thresholds by country, US state, Canadian province and New York City |
| How you pay | a subscription | three subscription tiers: Resident, Settler and Globetrotter | a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription |
What Flamingo Compliance is
Flamingo Compliance describes itself as "an automatic tax residency and day tracking app for people who live, work or travel across multiple countries and US states". It records physical presence, tracks it against residency, domicile and visa thresholds across 200+ countries and 50 US states, and produces exportable records.
What TaxBird is
TaxBird tracks where you spend your time with background location, and shows how many days you have spent in each place and how many remain before a residency limit. It covers countries, US states, Canadian provinces and New York City, and names snowbirds first among its users.
Questions
Which is better, Flamingo Compliance or TaxBird?
Flamingo goes deep on tests: single-year and multi-year rules, domicile and 200+ countries, sold in three tiers. TaxBird centres on US states, Canadian provinces and New York City. Residency also counts visa and Schengen days, and has the trips from past years that neither app was installed for.
What is the difference between Flamingo Compliance and TaxBird?
Flamingo Compliance is built for expats, global citizens and high-net-worth individuals with complex residency. TaxBird is built for snowbirds, remote workers and anyone splitting time between US states.
Is there an alternative to both Flamingo Compliance and TaxBird?
Yes. Residency is built for nomads, expats, dual citizens and anyone counting days for visas, tax or citizenship. Residency also counts visa and Schengen days, and has the trips from past years that neither app was installed for.
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We make Residency. What we say about Flamingo Compliance and TaxBird comes from their own pages, read on 11 November 2026: Flamingo Compliance on the App Store, flamingoapp.com, TaxBird on the App Store. Spotted a mistake? Write to support@residencyrules.com. Each name belongs to its owner, and Residency is not affiliated with either.
A day counter for people who move countries
Residency is on the App Store, for iPhone.