Residency
Comparison
Immio vs Pebbles
Two newer day counters with opposite views on tracking: one logs by GPS, the other is manual on purpose.
How they differ
Immio records the country you are in by GPS. Pebbles asks for no location permission and has you enter trips yourself.
Or pick Residency
Residency takes a third route: it reads the trips out of the photos you choose, so the history is there without GPS and without typing.
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 | Immio | Pebbles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | nomads, expats, dual citizens and anyone counting days for visas, tax or citizenship | travellers who want days logged by GPS and a map of visited countries | people who want a private, manual log, including US state residency |
| Where it runs | iPhone and iPad in 8 languages, with calculations on the device | iPhone and iPad, iOS 17.6 or later, in 7 languages | iPhone and iPad, iOS 18 or later, in English |
| How days are counted | from your photo library, so years of past trips appear without typing them in | GPS in the background, a spreadsheet import, or trips added by hand | manual entries, with templates for countries, US states and custom places |
| Rules it covers | Schengen 90/180, visitor visas, tax residency thresholds including the US substantial presence test, citizenship and Green Card presence | tax residency, Schengen 90/180 with a planning calendar, and visa limits | 183-day thresholds, Schengen 90/180, US state residency and domicile, permanent residency and citizenship |
| How you pay | a subscription | monthly, annual or lifetime | a monthly or annual subscription |
What Immio is
Immio counts your days abroad automatically and keeps you within tax residency, Schengen and visa limits. It logs the country you are in by GPS in the background, imports a spreadsheet of past travel, and draws a map of the countries you have visited.
What Pebbles is
Pebbles tracks your days in countries and US states for tax residency, visa limits and citizenship planning. Logging is manual by design: its listing says it needs no GPS or background location permission.
Questions
Which is better, Immio or Pebbles?
Immio records the country you are in by GPS. Pebbles asks for no location permission and has you enter trips yourself. Residency takes a third route: it reads the trips out of the photos you choose, so the history is there without GPS and without typing.
What is the difference between Immio and Pebbles?
Immio is built for travellers who want days logged by GPS and a map of visited countries. Pebbles is built for people who want a private, manual log, including US state residency.
Is there an alternative to both Immio and Pebbles?
Yes. Residency is built for nomads, expats, dual citizens and anyone counting days for visas, tax or citizenship. Residency takes a third route: it reads the trips out of the photos you choose, so the history is there without GPS and without typing.
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We make Residency. What we say about Immio and Pebbles comes from their own pages, read on 11 November 2026: Immio on the App Store, Pebbles 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.