Residency
Comparison
Residency vs Flamingo Compliance
Both track presence against tax residency and visa thresholds. Flamingo records automatically in three paid tiers, Residency rebuilds from photos.
The short answer
Residency is simple to start, because it fills in your history from photos you already have, on one subscription. Flamingo is a professional tool sold in three tiers.
Pick Residency if
- You want past trips rebuilt from your photos.
- You want one subscription, with no tiers to choose between.
- You want a document vault with expiry alerts.
Side by side
| Residency | Flamingo Compliance | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Where it runs | iPhone and iPad in 8 languages, with calculations on the device | iPhone and iPad, iOS 17 or later, 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 |
| 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 |
| How you pay | a subscription | three subscription tiers: Resident, Settler and Globetrotter |
What Residency is
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.
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.
Questions
Is Residency a good alternative to Flamingo Compliance?
Yes, if you want day counts rebuilt from your photos, and trips checked before you book. Residency is simple to start, because it fills in your history from photos you already have, on one subscription. Flamingo is a professional tool sold in three tiers.
What is the difference between Residency and Flamingo Compliance?
Residency is built for nomads, expats, dual citizens and anyone counting days for visas, tax or citizenship. Flamingo Compliance is built for expats, global citizens and high-net-worth individuals with complex residency.
How is Residency sold compared with Flamingo Compliance?
Residency: a subscription. Flamingo Compliance: three subscription tiers: Resident, Settler and Globetrotter.
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We make Residency. What we say about Flamingo Compliance comes from its own pages, read on 11 November 2026: Flamingo Compliance on the App Store, flamingoapp.com. Spotted a mistake? Write to support@residencyrules.com. Flamingo Compliance belongs to its owner, and Residency is not affiliated with it.
A day counter for people who move countries
Residency is on the App Store, for iPhone.