Residency
Comparison
Residency vs Pebbles
Both keep day counts for tax, visas and citizenship without GPS. Pebbles is typed in by hand, Residency reads your photos.
The short answer
Residency fills in years of travel from your photos and warns you before a limit. Pebbles has you type every trip in by hand.
Pick Residency if
- You have years of travel and do not want to type it in.
- You want a warning before you cross a limit.
- You want to check a trip before you book it.
Side by side
| Residency | Pebbles | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | nomads, expats, dual citizens and anyone counting days for visas, tax or citizenship | 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 18 or later, in English |
| How days are counted | from your photo library, so years of past trips appear without typing them in | 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 | 183-day thresholds, Schengen 90/180, US state residency and domicile, permanent residency and citizenship |
| How you pay | a subscription | a monthly or annual subscription |
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 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
Is Residency a good alternative to Pebbles?
Yes, if you want day counts rebuilt from your photos, and trips checked before you book. Residency fills in years of travel from your photos and warns you before a limit. Pebbles has you type every trip in by hand.
What is the difference between Residency and Pebbles?
Residency is built for nomads, expats, dual citizens and anyone counting days for visas, tax or citizenship. Pebbles is built for people who want a private, manual log, including US state residency.
How is Residency sold compared with Pebbles?
Residency: a subscription. Pebbles: a monthly or annual subscription.
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We make Residency. What we say about Pebbles comes from its own pages, read on 11 November 2026: Pebbles on the App Store. Spotted a mistake? Write to support@residencyrules.com. Pebbles 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.