About StayCounter
StayCounter is made by Ivan, an independent developer. It is not connected to the European Union, any government or any visa agency.
Why it exists
The 90/180 rule trips up a lot of honest travellers: digital nomads moving between countries, people with a second home in Spain or Portugal, retirees who spend the winter in Europe. Many people still believe the counter resets when they leave, or that each country has its own 90 days. Meanwhile, sites that look official are already charging for an ETIAS that nobody can apply for yet.
We wanted a tool that:
- gets the count right and answers the questions people actually ask: until when can I stay, and when can I come back;
- respects privacy: no account, no server, your trips stay on your device;
- points to the official sources on every page, with the date each one was last reviewed.
How we keep it accurate
- The date logic is open to inspection and covered by automated tests, including leap years, daylight-saving changes and exempt days.
- We compare it with the European Commission’s own short-stay calculator.
- Anything we haven’t been able to confirm in an official source is marked pending verification instead of being guessed.
- The ETIAS pages are updated by hand from the official website, and each update is dated.
What we will never do
- Sell or process ETIAS applications or visas, or charge for anything the official sites provide.
- Pretend to be an official site.
- Collect your trip data.
The site is free. In the future it may show clearly labelled ads or affiliate links (for example, travel insurance), and they will never influence the calculations.
Found a mistake? Please tell us through the contact page.