Residency
Comparison
Residency vs TrackingDays
Both count days in every country. TrackingDays tracks your location as you go, Residency reads the trips out of your photos.
The short answer
Residency gives you the rules behind the numbers, a history from your photos and trip planning. TrackingDays is a day and night counter driven by location tracking.
Pick Residency if
- You want past trips rebuilt from your photos.
- You need specific tests, such as the US substantial presence test.
- You want to see what a planned trip does before you book.
Side by side
| Residency | TrackingDays | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | nomads, expats, dual citizens and anyone counting days for visas, tax or citizenship | people who want days and nights counted automatically in every country |
| Where it runs | iPhone and iPad in 8 languages, with calculations on the device | iPhone and iPad, in English |
| How days are counted | from your photo library, so years of past trips appear without typing them in | automatic location tracking, backed up to your own iCloud |
| Rules it covers | Schengen 90/180, visitor visas, tax residency thresholds including the US substantial presence test, citizenship and Green Card presence | Schengen 90 in 180, rolling 365-day counts, and day or night limits you set per country |
| How you pay | a subscription | location tracking sold by the month or the year, plus a one-time unlock of all features |
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 TrackingDays is
TrackingDays calls itself "the residency travel tracker app". It tracks your travel automatically and counts days and nights in every country, with a combined Schengen count, a rolling 365-day view and reminders for the countries you mark as favourites.
Questions
Is Residency a good alternative to TrackingDays?
Yes, if you want day counts rebuilt from your photos, and trips checked before you book. Residency gives you the rules behind the numbers, a history from your photos and trip planning. TrackingDays is a day and night counter driven by location tracking.
What is the difference between Residency and TrackingDays?
Residency is built for nomads, expats, dual citizens and anyone counting days for visas, tax or citizenship. TrackingDays is built for people who want days and nights counted automatically in every country.
How is Residency sold compared with TrackingDays?
Residency: a subscription. TrackingDays: location tracking sold by the month or the year, plus a one-time unlock of all features.
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We make Residency. What we say about TrackingDays comes from its own pages, read on 11 November 2026: TrackingDays on the App Store. Spotted a mistake? Write to support@residencyrules.com. TrackingDays 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.