BorderSense: Passport Diary
Visa Tracker & Travel Planner
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Plan smarter. Travel lighter. Smart visa checks, destination-aware
checklists, and instant trip cards built for travellers who actually go places.
Know your visa limits before a border officer does.
BorderSense is the precision travel companion for digital nomads, expats, frequent flyers, and dual citizens who need to stay on the right side of immigration law — without a law degree.
Getting your visa days wrong is not a minor inconvenience. It means fines, deportation, future travel bans, and a very awkward conversation at passport control. Spreadsheets fail. Mental math fails. Generic travel apps fail. BorderSense does not.
WHAT BORDERSENSE DOES
BorderSense tracks your visa allowances across multiple countries and zones, calculates remaining days with precision, and alerts you before you accidentally overstay.
SCHENGEN CALCULATOR
The Schengen 90/180 rolling day rule is the most misunderstood visa rule in the world. BorderSense uses the exact same calculation method as the EU's official immigration calculator — so there is no guesswork, no rounding errors, and no nasty surprises at Frankfurt airport.
UK VISITOR TRACKING
Monitor your informal 180-day guideline for UK visits. The rule is unofficial but the consequences are not.
USA, THAILAND, JAPAN AND MORE
Track your 90-day ESTA and VWP allowance for the United States. Monitor Thai tourist and visa-exempt entries. Japan, Australia, Canada, UAE, and the ECOWAS zone are all supported.
CALENDAR VIEW
See exactly how many days you have left on any future date. Plan trips weeks or months ahead. Colour-coded daily view shows your visa status at a glance. Ideal for planning multi-destination itineraries.
MULTIPLE PASSPORT PROFILES
Dual citizen? Managing travel for your family? Create separate passport profiles and track each one independently. Ideal for digital nomads on multiple passports, expats, and frequent business travellers.
PASSPORT CONTROL MODE
At the border and nervous? Switch to a clean, minimal view showing only the essential information an immigration officer needs to see. Professional. Calm. Prepared.
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
BorderSense alerts you when you are approaching your visa limit. Set your own custom warning thresholds. No more frantic day-counting in airport queues.
INTERACTIVE TRAVEL MAP
Visualise your travel history and remaining allowances on a beautiful map. See every country you have visited, understand your exposure across zones, and plan with confidence.
OFFLINE SUPPORT
Everything you need works offline. No internet connection required at the border. No excuses.
WHO IS BORDERSENSE FOR
- Digital nomads living the slow-travel life in Europe
- Expats and remote workers managing long-term stays
- Frequent business travellers crossing multiple visa zones
- Backpackers and budget travellers in Southeast Asia and Europe
- Dual citizens managing multiple passport profiles
- Schengen area visitors from the USA, UK, Australia, and beyond
- Anyone who has ever Googled "how many days do I have left in the Schengen zone"
WHY BORDERSENSE
Other apps approximate. BorderSense calculates. Visa compliance is not a feature — it is the entire product. Built by travellers who got confused by the rules, then built the tool they wished existed.
GET STARTED FREE
Download BorderSense, add your passport, log your trips, and know exactly where you stand. Premium subscribers unlock unlimited profiles, advanced notifications, and full calendar planning tools.
Stay legal. Travel smarter. Never sweat at passport control again.
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more A fresh start for every new traveller
- New onboarding that builds your travel profile in under a minute. Tell us your passport, where you're heading next, and who you travel with, and BorderSense does the rest.
- See your passport's reach instantly: how many countries you can enter visa-free, which need an eVisa, and which need a full visa.
- Pick your next destination during setup and get its entry rules, and your maximum stay, checked against your passport before you've even opened the map.
- Heading to Europe? Tell us up front and your Schengen 90/180 tracker is ready from day one.
- Travelling with family or a partner? Your setup now reflects that, so household checks are one tap away.
- Try BorderSense Pro free. Alerts before you overstay, Schengen day tracking, family visa checks and the passport vault, with a free trial for new members.
- Plus the usual round of fixes and polish.
1.26 Sep 28
Flight tracking now shows the real map. Every tracked flight gets an actual map of its route, zoomed to fit exactly where you're going. Sydney to Auckland shows the Tasman, Sydney to Singapore shows Australia and South East Asia, and long hauls curve the way real flights do. The plane moves along the route as you fly, and you can tap the map to open it full screen and explore.
Trips no longer vanish when you land. A trip without a return date now stays in your planner while you're away, and finished trips hang around for a few days so you can wrap them up properly instead of disappearing overnight.
Save a trip to Memory Lane in one tap. From the planner or the trip itself, tap Save to Memory Lane to add photos, notes and the real end date. Still travelling and know when you're heading home? Set that date and the trip stays open until then.
Memory Lane now records the whole trip. Trips saved to Memory Lane carry their full date range, not just a single day.
Your planner knows where you are. Trip cards now show In Progress with the day you're on, or Just Finished, rather than Upcoming forever.
Plus smaller fixes and polish throughout.
1.25 Sep 15
Your flights now know what time zone they are in. Tracked flights and scanned boarding passes show airport time with your local time next to it, reminders and the in-flight progress bar fire when they should, and you can finally edit a flight instead of starting over. Bon voyage, wherever your phone thinks it is.
1.24 Aug 23
Introducing Flights
Track any flight, before you even check in.
New Flights tab: add flights by number, days or weeks ahead, no boarding pass needed
Track flights for the people you love too, so you know when Mum's plane takes off and lands
Live alerts for delays, gate changes, and cancellations (Pro)
A beautiful route map with a live progress plane showing how far along the journey is
Scan your boarding pass later and it links up automatically, no duplicates
Plus smaller fixes and performance improvements. Safe travels!
1.23 Aug 18
Your trips deserve tickets. This update turns Memory Lane into something you can actually share.
Memory Tickets: turn any memory into a collectible ticket stub, complete with your photo, the destination, dates, your name and a barcode all its own. No photo on the memory? We'll drop in a scenic shot of the country automatically. Share it straight to Instagram Stories or save it as a keepsake.
Ticket Wall: see every trip you've logged as a wall of ticket stubs, grouped by year. Tap any ticket to share it, hold to open the memory. And when the collection gets impressive, hit Share all to post a fanned-out collage of your latest trips with your total count front and center.
Every ticket gets its own serial number and barcode that never change, so your Kyoto ticket is always your Kyoto ticket.
1.22 Aug 16
Travel eSIMs are here!
The eSIM Store in your Toolbox is now live. Grab affordable data plans for 190+ destinations through our partner — no more hunting for SIM cards at the airport.
• New: Travel eSIM in the Toolbox — tap to browse global data plans
• Smarter checklists: add "eSIM" to any trip checklist and BorderSense will point you straight to a plan
• Minor fixes and polish
Questions or feedback? We read everything — reach us from Settings.
1.21 Jul 19
Ever wondered how your travel stats are counted? Now you can find out right in the app.
• Tap the Countries, Cities, or Trips cards in Travel Stats to see exactly where each number comes from
• New tip on the Travel Map explaining countries vs cities — tap the map to mark whole countries, add city pins via Custom Places → Cities
• Available in all 8 supported languages
Plus small fixes and polish. Happy travels!
1.20 Jul 15
Your share cards just got an upgrade!
• New formats — share your journey as a Story (9:16), feed Post (4:5), or Square (1:1). Pick your shape and every card adapts instantly, exported at crisp full resolution for each platform.
• Map-first World Map card — your highlighted-countries map (the one from your profile) is now the star of the card, with your country count right beneath it. Show the world where you've been, not just the number.
• Polished layouts across every card and format, and your favourite format is remembered for next time.
Keep exploring — and show it off.
1.19 Jul 14
NOW IN YOUR LANGUAGE
- BorderSense now speaks 8 languages: English, Italian, Spanish, French, German, Croatian, Portuguese and Polish — the whole app, from share cards to visa checks
NEW SHARE CARDS
- Travel DNA — your travel superlatives on one card: most-visited country, longest trip and your first stamp, topped with your explorer rank (Wanderer to World Master)
- This Year — countries and days abroad for the current year, perfect for a mid-year flex
- The World % card now shows how you compare: "More travelled than ~91% of people"
- Your filled-in world map now appears on the Stats card
- Clearer stats: cities instead of "places", territories listed once, and Regions renamed to World Regions so they can't be confused with continents
MAP IMPROVEMENTS
- Cities you add now appear as pins on your travel map — existing cities get pins automatically too
- Fixed countries missing from the profile map: France, Norway, Kosovo and Namibia now light up when visited
MEMORY LANE
- Memories without photos now show a beautiful photo of that country behind the flag — on Memory Lane and your profile
FIXES & POLISH
- Share cards no longer get cut off on smaller screens
- Deleted checklist items now stay deleted
- A single upcoming trip is labelled "Upcoming Trip" instead of "Active Trip"
- Family visa checks now show "Spouse · Polish passport" instead of a number
- Entering GPS coordinates is easier: paste straight from Google Maps and we'll split them for you, with clear validation if something's off
1.18 Jul 6
This is our biggest quality update yet — dozens of touches that make BorderSense feel faster, smarter, and more alive in your hands.
FEELS GOOD MAN
• Haptic feedback throughout — tab switches, country pickers, passport switching, and a satisfying thump when a visa-free result lands
• Skeleton loading everywhere — results, cheatsheets, and achievements sketch themselves in instead of spinning
CELEBRATE YOUR WINS
• Confetti moments when you unlock an achievement, complete a goal, finish packing, or a trip lands in Memory Lane
• One-tap sharing from every celebration
TOOLS FIND YOU
• Departing within 3 days? Your trip card now surfaces your packing progress and a currency converter preset to your destination
• On the ground? Phrases, tipping norms, and emergency numbers appear for exactly where you are
• New "Recent" row in every country picker — checking Thailand across three tools no longer means three long scrolls
• Currency converter now defaults to your trip destination when location isn't available
MEMORY LANE, EVERYWHERE
• Your profile's Memory Lane preview now shows real photo thumbnails and country flags, matching the full page
EASIER ON THE EYES (AND EARS)
• Visa results now show a clear icon — visa-free, eVisa, visa required — so status never depends on color alone
• Full VoiceOver support for navigation, buttons, and result cards
• Larger, more legible status labels throughout
PLUS
• The rating prompt no longer interrupts you during setup
• "Rate BorderSense" in Settings actually opens the App Store now (oops)
• Home-screen widget refreshes automatically whenever your trips change
• Dozens of small fixes and polish passes
More languages are coming next. Happy travels!
1.17 Jul 5
This update is all about polish — we went through every piece of tester feedback and fixed the things that bugged you most.
HOME SCREEN WIDGET, FIXED
- The widget now actually updates! Adding a trip or marking a country refreshes it instantly — no more manual updates
- While you're travelling, it shows "Day 3 in Croatia" instead of going blank
- No more zeros or "No trip" when you clearly have one set
TRIPS
- You can now add multiple trips — new trips no longer overwrite your existing one
- The trip screen's visa check runs right where you are and remembers the result
YOUR PROFILE & STATS
- Stats refresh the moment you return from the map — no more stale percentages
- Your "% of the world" now matches everywhere: profile, travel stats, and share cards
CURRENCY CONVERTER
- Added support for every country — Norway, Serbia, Central America, the Pacific and more
- Fixed stale exchange rates that could linger from earlier conversions
- A clear message instead of a blank screen if a rate is unavailable
MEMORY LANE
- Memories can now span a date range (Mar 12–18), not just a single day
- Trip notes now show when viewing a memory, not just while editing
PLUS
- Your passport, name and currency from onboarding are now saved for good
- Visa Check defaults to YOUR passport — not a generic example
- The checklist button now says what it does, and destination is optional
- Dozens of smaller fixes and layout polish throughout
Spotted something off? We read every piece of feedback — tell us via Settings.
1.16 Jul 4
Set your own travel goals — and celebrate them!
This update is all about goals, sharing, and a smoother map.
- Custom goals, your way — Set a personal target with a deadline,
like "30 countries before I'm 30." Pick the date and we'll track
your pace automatically.
- Edit anytime — Change a goal's target or due date without
starting over.
- Share your wins — New share cards for your goals: a "moment"
card for completed goals set against a photo of somewhere you've
travelled, plus a globe summary of everything you've achieved.
We'll even cheer you on the moment you hit a goal.
- Clearer progress — "Countries this year" now counts only the
trips you've actually taken this year, with a confirmation every
time you create a goal.
Also polished:
- Namibia now shows up properly on your world map.
- The Vatican is easier to find — search "Vatican" or "Holy See."
- A fresh purple look for the map's stats bar in light mode.
- Handy travel-gear suggestions on your packing checklists.
Plan smarter. Travel further.
1.15 Jul 2
This version has some UI tweaks and experience improvements
1.14 Jun 23
We have made some bug fixes and improvements to the map to sort the countries you have visited in a more intuitive manner
1.13 Jun 17
NEW (Pro): Multi-passport support — switch between your passports on the Visa Check screen and check every destination as your strongest citizenship.
Plus: Year in Review, Tax Residency, and Travel Stats now build from all your logged trips and memories, with fixes to days abroad, streaks, and trip counts.
1.12 Jun 12
Our biggest update yet — here's everything new:
SMARTER TRIPS & CHECKLISTS
- Build your own checklist templates (Pro) — Skincare? Camera gear? — and reuse them on every trip
- Add your own items to any checklist
- Checklists now stay correctly linked to their trip, even with two trips to the same country
DOCUMENTS
- Link boarding passes, bookings and visas to trips — they now appear right on your trip's page
- Boarding passes can suggest which trip they belong to
- Import PNG, JPG and HEIC files from the Files app into your encrypted vault
FLIGHTS & ARRIVALS
- Gate change alerts (Pro): scan your boarding pass and get notified the moment your gate, terminal or departure time changes
- Just landed somewhere new? BorderSense can offer to add it to your map — fully opt-in, no background tracking
PHRASES & LOCAL KNOW-HOW
- Hear any phrase out loud with the new speaker button, plus pronunciation guides for Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Arabic and more
- Tipping etiquette now covers ~100 countries and auto-selects where you are
- Search bars in the Tipping and Emergency country pickers
- Clearer emergency numbers, including when we show the universal 112/911
STATS & SHARING
- Countries and territories now counted separately — "42 countries + 3 territories"
- Days abroad now matches everywhere: stats, Year in Review and share cards
- See stats in days, not just years, and drag to reorder your stats screen
- New shareable stats card with countries, days abroad, continents and a mini map
- Sort visited countries A–Z, by date or by region
PLUS
- Add custom cities to your travel history (Pro)
- Tap your profile to edit your name, traveller type and passport — with a mini visited-map preview
- Zoom further into the travel map
- Continent count fixes, clearer share card dates, security improvements and lots more polish
Happy travels!
1.11 Jun 11
We fixed some bugs in this version!
1.10 May 28
Scan your boarding pass — watch the countdown roll right into your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island.
What's new:
- Boarding pass barcode scanner — flight number, route, gate, and seat pull in instantly
- Smart reminders 24h, 3h, and 1h before each flight
- Lock Screen banner and Dynamic Island countdown on iPhone 14 Pro and later
- Optional live updates for delays and gate changes
- Scan an international flight and we'll offer to log the trip to your timeline — Stay Alerts takes it from there
- Reorganised Settings with a new Alerts section
Pro features. Reminders run on your phone — nothing leaves the device unless you opt into live updates.
1.9 May 15
You can now set a return date when adding or editing a trip — your trip detail screen shows a real date range instead of an estimate, and calendar events span your full trip.
- Optional return date on every trip
- Real "Sep 12 – 19" date ranges in trip detail
- Calendar export now creates an all-day block across your whole trip
- Edit return date anytime from the trip detail screen
1.8 May 13
Your trip checklist learned some new tricks.
- Up Next at the top of every trip — no more scrolling to find what to do next.
- Swipe to remove. Tap to collapse. Add your own items inline.
- Hide completed when you just want to see what's left.
- Deleted something? It's quietly waiting in Recently Removed. One tap to restore. No timer, no trash to empty.
Trip Checklists also got starter sets you can drop into any list — Packing, Documents, Tech, Essentials — with a smart merge so you never end up with two of the same passport.
Small touches, big difference.
1.7 May 12
What's New
The biggest BorderSense update yet — a full app redesign from the ground up.
NEW DESIGN
A completely refreshed interface across every screen. Cleaner layouts, better typography, and a new four-tab navigation: Dashboard, Planner, Toolbox, Profile. Everything is faster to find and easier to use.
NEW: ANIMATED SPINNING GLOBE SHARE CARD
Show off your travel stats with a beautiful animated globe, perfect for sharing to Instagram Stories or anywhere else.
NOW FREE FOR EVERYONE
Travel Stats: see your countries, regions, and days tracked
Upcoming Trips: plan and view your next adventures
NEW PRO FEATURES
Stay Alerts: get pinged before you overstay
Passport Vault: track expiry dates and the 6-month rule
Tax Residency: rolling 365-day counts to monitor where you're tax-resident
Business Report: tax-ready PDF exports
Year in Review: a shareable wrap of your travel year
Tourist Phrases: quick local language helpers inside any trip
Trip Export: export your trips to CSV or PDF for records and visa applications
Light Mode theme: switch between light and dark whenever you like
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS
Home screen widgets are back and working: track your visited countries and days until your next trip from the home screen
Light mode now works properly across every screen
Smoother, sharper maps with better performance
Dozens of readability fixes across title bars, tabs, country picker, modal sheets, and section headers
Stability and behind-the-scenes improvements
1.6 May 5
We overhauled the map screen to make BorderSense even better
1.5 Apr 17
We added some quick actions so that you can access your favourite features faster!
1.4 Apr 1
We have made some improvements and squished some bugs in this version
1.3 Mar 21
We have made some UI updates and tweaks in this version of BorderSense.
1.2 Mar 4
A fresh start for every new traveller
- New onboarding that builds your travel profile in under a minute. Tell us your passport, where you're heading next, and who you travel with, and BorderSense does the rest.
- See your passport's reach instantly: how many countries you can enter visa-free, which need an eVisa, and which need a full visa.
- Pick your next destination during setup and get its entry rules, and your maximum stay, checked against your passport before you've even opened the map.
- Heading to Europe? Tell us up front and your Schengen 90/180 tracker is ready from day one.
- Travelling with family or a partner? Your setup now reflects that, so household checks are one tap away.
- Try BorderSense Pro free. Alerts before you overstay, Schengen day tracking, family visa checks and the passport vault, with a free trial for new members.
- Plus the usual round of fixes and polish.
more Version 1.26 Sep 28
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