Bounded is an iOS app that automatically tracks how many days you spend in each country, state, and city, so you stay compliant with visa limits and tax-residency rules. It’s built for digital nomads, expats, and frequent travelers who need an accurate day count without spreadsheets.
Bounded reconstructs your full country-by-country history in seconds by reading the location metadata attached to photos in your camera roll. It uses only the GPS tags — it never opens, analyzes, or uploads the images themselves, and the entire process runs on your device. This lets you create an accurate, backdated record without typing in years of trips by hand.
Bounded uses your device’s location to detect border crossings and logs which country you’re in each day. You choose which rules to track — like Schengen 90/180 or a 183-day tax threshold — and Bounded counts against each one automatically.
Yes. Once enabled, Bounded updates your day counts without you opening the app, and warns you before you approach a limit you’ve set.
No. Bounded uses low-power location detection rather than continuous GPS, so background tracking has minimal impact on battery life.
Bounded counts your days to the day, and for many rules it deliberately warns you one day early — for example, it flags Thailand tax residency at 179 days against the statutory 180 — so you stay on the safe side of the line.
Yes. You can run several counters in parallel — for instance, tracking the Schengen 90/180 limit and a 183-day tax-residency threshold at the same time, each with its own warnings.
Bounded is currently available on iOS. An Android version is planned.
No. Your location history and photo metadata never leave your iPhone. Bounded has no servers that store your travel data, and it requires no account.
No. When rebuilding your travel history, Bounded reads only the location tags stored alongside your photos — never the image content. Nothing is sent off your device, so your camera roll stays entirely private.
No. Bounded works with no sign-up, no email, and no profile. Everything is stored locally on your device.
Bounded needs location access to detect when you cross a border and count your days automatically. That data is used only on your device to power your counters — it’s never uploaded or shared.
Because your data is stored only on your device, you’ll want to back it up before switching phones. Optional cloud sync is planned for a future release and will always remain optional.
The rule lets non-EU visitors stay up to 90 days within any rolling 180-day period across the Schengen Area. The 180-day window moves forward every day, which makes it easy to miscalculate — Bounded tracks the rolling window for you and shows your remaining days.
No. The Schengen window is rolling, not per-trip, so leaving and re-entering doesn’t reset your count. Every day you spend in the Schengen Area counts against the same 180-day window.
The EES digitally records every entry to and exit from the Schengen Area, so your day count needs to be exact. Bounded keeps your own precise record, which helps you stay compliant and resolve any discrepancy at the border.
Yes. Beyond Schengen, Bounded includes presets for the UK Visitor visa, US ESTA and B1/B2 visas, and India’s tourist-visa caps — plus any custom limit you define.
Yes. Bounded can track absence caps that protect status you already hold — like the US green card’s 180-day absence limit, UK Indefinite Leave to Remain, or a UAE residence visa — and warn you before an absence puts it at risk.
Many countries treat you as a tax resident if you spend 183 or more days there in a given period. The exact counting method varies, so Bounded lets you set the threshold and counting style to match the specific country’s rule.
Yes. Bounded tracks the weighted day count behind the Substantial Presence Test, which combines all your days this year, a third of last year’s, and a sixth of the year before. It keeps a running total so you always know where you stand.
Bounded tracks the day-count side of the UK SRT, including the Sufficient Ties day bands (15, 45, 90, 120, 182). It counts on the UK tax year from 6 April, though tie-based factors beyond day count still need your own assessment.
Yes. Bounded covers US state residency rules — including the common “183 days plus a permanent home” test — across more than 30 states and cities, from New York to California, plus safe-harbor rules.
Yes. Any tax-residency counter can be flipped to track reaching a threshold instead of staying under it — useful for rules like Cyprus’s 60-day non-dom regime, Portugal’s residency requirement, or UAE tax residency.
No. Bounded is a tracking tool, not a tax, legal, or immigration advisor. Some rules also depend on factors a day-counter can’t measure — like your permanent home or closest personal ties — so Bounded flags those and gives you an accurate record to share with a qualified professional.
Yes. Bounded tracks presence requirements toward goals like US naturalization, a Canadian PR card or citizenship, UK settled status, and Australian permanent residency, and keeps an exportable history for your application.
Yes. Bounded lets you export your day counts and full travel history whenever you need documentation for a tax authority, immigration office, or residency application.
Bounded is free to download and includes a free trial so you can try the full experience. Continued access to features like automatic tracking is available through a subscription.