Residency
Comparison
Residency vs Monaeo
Both deal with days and tax residency. Monaeo is a compliance platform with a companion app, Residency an app on its own.
The short answer
Residency is an app you can download and use today to know where your counts stand. Monaeo's app is a companion to a compliance platform you subscribe to separately.
Pick Residency if
- You want an app you can start using today by yourself.
- Your question is visas and Schengen days as much as tax.
- You want past trips rebuilt from your photos.
Side by side
| Residency | Monaeo | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | nomads, expats, dual citizens and anyone counting days for visas, tax or citizenship | Monaeo subscribers: individuals with audit risk, and companies with travelling staff |
| Where it runs | iPhone and iPad in 8 languages, with calculations on the device | iPhone and iPad, as a companion to a wider platform |
| How days are counted | from your photo library, so years of past trips appear without typing them in | automatic tracking in the companion app, alongside other travel data the platform analyses |
| Rules it covers | Schengen 90/180, visitor visas, tax residency thresholds including the US substantial presence test, citizenship and Green Card presence | statutory residency, domicile change, payroll withholding, nexus and permanent establishment |
| How you pay | a subscription | a platform subscription, Personal or Enterprise, with no in-app purchases listed |
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 Monaeo is
Monaeo's app is a companion to its residency and tax compliance platform, which comes in a Personal Edition and an Enterprise Edition. The platform analyses travel data to manage and prove tax exposure such as statutory residency, domicile change and payroll withholding, and to defend against audits.
Questions
Is Residency a good alternative to Monaeo?
Yes, if you want day counts rebuilt from your photos, and trips checked before you book. Residency is an app you can download and use today to know where your counts stand. Monaeo's app is a companion to a compliance platform you subscribe to separately.
What is the difference between Residency and Monaeo?
Residency is built for nomads, expats, dual citizens and anyone counting days for visas, tax or citizenship. Monaeo is built for Monaeo subscribers: individuals with audit risk, and companies with travelling staff.
How is Residency sold compared with Monaeo?
Residency: a subscription. Monaeo: a platform subscription, Personal or Enterprise, with no in-app purchases listed.
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We make Residency. What we say about Monaeo comes from its own pages, read on 11 November 2026: Monaeo on the App Store. Spotted a mistake? Write to support@residencyrules.com. Monaeo 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.