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Stretch vs DaysAbroad

Two unrelated iPhone apps are called DaysAbroad, and both log your days per country for about $20 a year. Stretch answers the Schengen question free in your browser and shows where every rule comes from. Here is how I would choose.

By David Toniolo, Do a Stretch · Updated 2026-08-29 · Prices and facts checked 2026-08-29 · 9 min read

Who each one is for

First, which DaysAbroad? Search the App Store and you get two apps from two people who have nothing to do with each other: DaysAbroad by Zebra Labs, a one-person studio in Lisbon, and Daysabroad: Schengen & Tax by Sergei Belousov. I keep both in view below.

Pick either if you have an iPhone and want it to notice when you change country and fill a Schengen dial, for $20 to $25 a year. Pick Stretch if you want the Schengen answer now, free, in any browser; if you are on Android; or if you want each rule to show where it came from rather than a template you set up yourself.

Start with Stretch's free Schengen calculator →. None of these is the official check. That is the European Commission's own calculator, linked at the end.

TL;DR

Feature Stretch DaysAbroad (Zebra Labs) Daysabroad: Schengen & Tax Winner
What it counts Every country on your passports, from one log Days per country, a Schengen dashboard, tax tallies Days per country, rule templates per country, 183-day alerts Stretch
Schengen 90/180 Rolling 180-day window, whole area Same Same Tie
Your last legal day Counts forward day by day and shows it Days left and an "earliest reset" date "The exact date you must leave" Stretch and Belousov's
EES and ETIAS Says plainly it does not read EES EES once in a blog guide; ETIAS nowhere Neither mentioned Stretch
Price Calculator free; app counter free forever; Stretch+ $49.99/yr or $149 once Free for 2 countries; Pro $24.99/yr or $59.99 once Free core; Premium $19.99/yr or $49.99 once Belousov's on the paid tier; Stretch on the free one
Platforms Any browser; iPhone and Android app iPhone (iPad and Mac listed); Android "planned for 2027" iPhone only Stretch
Privacy No account, no server, no analytics Location and diagnostics collected; PostHog analytics "Data Not Collected"; no analytics Tie — Stretch and Belousov's
Where the rules come from Source and checked date on every rule Not shown Templates you set up Stretch

Both DaysAbroad apps are honest little tools: the phone notices you moved, a day gets logged, the dial fills. Belousov's is the cheaper, more private and more useful of the two, because it tells you the date you must leave. Stretch gives you that date free in the browser, and its app carries a sourced rule for every country on your passports.

Quick verdict

If you want… Choose
A free Schengen answer right now, no account Stretch's calculator
The official check of your dates European Commission short-stay calculator
Background logging on iPhone at the lowest price, with a leave-by date Daysabroad: Schengen & Tax
A log that also opens on iPad and Mac, with CSV export DaysAbroad (Zebra Labs)
Android, or a rule with a source for every country Stretch

DaysAbroad (Zebra Labs) at a glance

What it is. "Track Your Days in Any Country." Released 29 March 2026, version 1.1.1 since 3 August. It logs days from your iPhone's location, takes manual trips, and shows a Schengen 90/180 dashboard. The website adds 183-day alerts, FEIE 330-day tracking, CSV and JSON export and an accountant report. iCloud backup is on by default.

Price. Free for manual entry and two countries. Pro is $2.99 a month, $24.99 a year or $59.99 once on the US App Store, after a 14-day trial. The developer's own pricing page says $23.99 a year and $69.99 once; I could not tell which the app charges.

Platforms. The store lists iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Vision; the website says "iPhone only today" and "Android is planned for 2027".

Rating. 5.0★ from 1 US rating, 3.0★ from 2 UK ratings. Too few to mean anything.

Daysabroad: Schengen & Tax at a glance

What it is. "Visa 90/180 & 183 day counter." Released 23 January 2026, version 1.6.1 on 28 August. It logs days from your location, by manual entry, or from a Google Timeline export. You set up a rule per country from templates ("Schengen, UK, Thailand, Indonesia, UAE, Turkey, Georgia, Mexico and more") and it shows "days used, days remaining, the exact date you must leave and when days start regaining", with a warning at 150 days towards a 183-day tax line.

Price. Free core. Premium is $2.99 a month, $19.99 a year or $49.99 once, with a 7-day trial on the yearly plan. Premium adds PDF reports, calendar export and the widget builder.

Platforms. iPhone only, iOS 17 or later.

Rating. 5.0★ from 1 US rating; none shown in the UK. Too few to mean anything.

Stretch at a glance

The calculator. Free, in your browser. Type in your Schengen trips and it shows days used, days left and, if you are still inside, the last day you may stay. Nothing you type leaves your browser. It only covers the visa-free short stay, and it is not EU software.

The app. Counts every country on your passports from one log, sets your must-leave date when you log an entry, reminds you at 14, 7, 3 and 1 days, and keeps your e-visas on the stay they cover. All of that is free, forever. Every rule shows its source and the date it was last checked, and I publish them at doastretch.com/visa. Stretch+ ($49.99 a year or $149 once) adds the Visa Desk, GPS logging, tax-day tallies and planning. iPhone and Android.

Feature comparison

What gets counted

Both DaysAbroad apps are logs first: the phone records where you were, and a rule is laid over it. Zebra Labs lays over one Schengen rule plus tax tallies. Belousov's lets you lay a template over each country, which is more flexible but leaves the checking to you. Stretch starts from the rule: log an entry and the country's rule for your passport is already there, with its source.

Winner Stretch — the rule comes with the country, not with your settings.

Your last legal day

"Days remaining" is not the same as "when must I leave?". Old days drop out of the 180-day window while you spend new ones, so your real last day can be later than 90 minus days used. Zebra Labs' dashboard says "28 days remain. Earliest reset: Nov 12." and leaves you to work out the rest. Belousov's shows "the exact date you must leave", on a widget too. Stretch's calculator counts forward day by day and shows it.

Neither listing says whether the day you arrive and the day you leave both count. They do. 1 March to 10 March is 10 days, not nine. Here is why.

Winner Stretch and Belousov's — both show the date; Zebra Labs leaves you to infer it.

EES and ETIAS

EES has recorded every external-border crossing since 10 April 2026. It does not change the 90/180 rule, and no app can read it. ETIAS is a travel permit, not a day counter, and has not started. Zebra Labs mentions EES once, in a blog guide. Belousov's mentions neither. Stretch says all of this on the calculator page and in the EES guide.

Winner Stretch — it says what the tool cannot know.

Logging, tax days and exports

This is why you would buy either app. Both log days from your phone's location without you doing anything; Belousov's also imports a Google Timeline. Zebra Labs has the wider tax toolkit (183-day alerts, FEIE 330 days, CSV and JSON, an accountant report). Belousov's warns you at 150 days and makes PDF reports in Premium. Stretch logs GPS on-device in Stretch+ and asks you to confirm every border.

Winner The DaysAbroad apps — Belousov's for the price, Zebra Labs for the exports.

Price and privacy

Belousov's Premium at $19.99 a year is the cheapest here and carries a "Data Not Collected" label with no analytics and no servers. Zebra Labs' Pro is $24.99 a year on the store, its label lists location and diagnostics as collected, and its policy names PostHog analytics. Both are cheaper than Stretch+ at $49.99. On the free side, Zebra Labs stops at two countries, Belousov's does not itemise, and Stretch's counter, exit date and reminders are free for every country.

Winner Belousov's on the paid tier; Stretch on the free one and on privacy, level with Belousov's.

Where the rules come from

Neither DaysAbroad shows where a rule came from or when it was checked. Stretch shows both on every rule, tells you when one is not yet verified, and publishes the lot at doastretch.com/visa.

Winner Stretch.

Choose DaysAbroad (Zebra Labs) if you…

  • want one log that also opens on your iPad or Mac;
  • want CSV or JSON of your whole travel log and FEIE 330-day tracking;
  • are happy with days left and a reset date, and do not mind anonymous analytics.

Choose Daysabroad: Schengen & Tax if you…

  • want automatic logging on an iPhone at the lowest price, $19.99 a year or $49.99 once;
  • want the leave-by date on a widget and a 150-day tax warning;
  • want no analytics and no servers, and are happy to set up each country's rule yourself.

Choose Stretch if you…

  • want a free Schengen answer now — the calculator, no install;
  • use Android, or a mix of devices;
  • want the rule for every country with its source, not a template you fill in;
  • want the must-leave date and the reminders free, forever.

How we evaluated

  • Which app the name refers to, and whether a reader can tell them apart
  • Whether the app shows a last legal day, and says how it gets there
  • What it says about EES and ETIAS, and whether that is true
  • Price by published tier, with discrepancies named; privacy as the store label says, not as the description claims
  • Everything read from the App Store and both websites on 29 August 2026

Frequently asked questions

Which DaysAbroad app is which?

Two unrelated iPhone apps. DaysAbroad by Zebra Labs (Daniel Andrade, Lisbon) is at daysabroad.app and holds the bare name. Daysabroad: Schengen & Tax by Sergei Belousov is at bes-dev.com, shipped first, and updates more often. Neither is on Google Play.

Is Stretch better than DaysAbroad?

Yes for a free Schengen answer in a browser, for Android, and for rules that show their source. Either DaysAbroad is the better buy for background day logging on an iPhone at about $20 a year, and Belousov's is the better of the two.

Is DaysAbroad free?

Partly, for both. Zebra Labs is free for two countries, then $24.99 a year or $59.99 once on the store (its website says $23.99 and $69.99). Belousov's has a free core and Premium at $19.99 a year or $49.99 once. Stretch's calculator and the app's counter are free with no tier to outgrow.

What is the best DaysAbroad alternative?

Stretch, if you want the answer free in a browser, Android, or a sourced rule for every country. Start with the calculator. For a one-off purchase, Schengen Visa Tracker (a one-time-purchase Schengen-only counter on iPhone and Android) is the closest; for an Apple-only tracker with documents, Orbis (iPhone, iPad and Mac tracker with documents and tax-day tallies, Android on its roadmap). The free options are in the Schengen calculator roundup.

Does DaysAbroad handle EES or ETIAS?

No app does. EES records your crossings at the border and nothing reads them back. Zebra Labs mentions EES once in a guide; Belousov's mentions neither. Stretch does not read EES either, and says so.

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Prices, ratings and features are as published by each product on the date shown; they change — check the store listing before you buy. Stretch is a tracker, not legal advice.