How to set up Bounded
Bounded TeamUpdated July 15, 2026
Bounded walks you through setup the first time you open it. The whole flow takes a couple of minutes, and by the end you have your full travel history rebuilt and automatic tracking running. Here is what each step does — and where to change things later.
The setup flow
- 1Choose your home base. Pick the country you consider home — Bounded uses it as the baseline of your timeline: any day without travel data counts toward your home country. If you are fully nomadic, choose Nomad instead.
- 2Set your goal. Tell Bounded what you care about — staying within visa limits, managing tax residency, or keeping a residence permit — so it can suggest the right counters.
- 3Restore your travel history. Bounded scans the GPS tags on your photos and rebuilds your past trips in seconds, entirely on your device. See how the photo restore works.
- 4Check your trips. Review the countries, border crossings, and travel days Bounded found. Tap Add more to fill gaps, or Looks good to continue.
- 5Enable location access. Allow Always location so Smart Tracking can log your country each day in the background — no check-ins needed.
Add your first counter
On the Home tab, Bounded suggests presets that match your goal — or tap the list icon in the top corner, then +, to browse the full catalog of visa, tax, and residency rules. See Day counters and rule presets for how counters work.
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