StayStat is a travel and immigration compliance logging app for permanent residents and visa holders on iOS.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire StayStat to replace manual spreadsheets with automated residency tracking and immigration-ready reporting, reducing the risk of compliance errors.
For Permanent residents, visa holders, and frequent international travelers requiring accurate documentation for immigration and residency compliance.
Key features
Tracks physical presence requirements for Canadian and Australian citizenship, including specific credit calculations for temporary residents.
Uses on-device OCR and IATA barcode parsing to auto-fill trip details from images or PDFs.
Uses background GPS and geocoding to log border crossings and country changes without manual input.
How much does it cost?
Paid model at $1.99 removes recurring subscription friction, positioning the app as a utility tool rather than a service.
Velocity
Steady developmentShow more...
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
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Competitive landscape for StayStat: Visa & Residency Log
How's the Travel market?
StayStat holds the #61 Paid position in the US Travel category. The one-time purchase model differentiates it from subscription-based travel planners but limits the revenue runway for ongoing development.
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Key takeaways for StayStat: Visa & Residency Log
Where is it heading?
The travel-compliance market is consolidating around tools that offer automated data ingestion, and StayStat's manual-entry model faces increasing pressure from established players. Future growth depends on bridging the gap between manual logging and the zero-input experience users expect from modern travel apps.
- The latest release added precise IRCC physical presence calculations, showing active investment in the core compliance value proposition.
- The app maintains a steady update cadence, focusing on feature expansion rather than just maintenance, which supports long-term retention.
The SWOT
- Privacy-first architecture using local storage creates a high-trust moat for sensitive immigration data.
- IRCC-optimized export formats provide concrete utility that justifies the paid entry price.
- Expansion into additional country-specific residency calculators could capture untapped markets.
- Integration with calendar apps could automate trip-start detection.
Next best moves
Ship automated email parsing because manual entry is the top friction point compared to TripIt → increase user retention.
The counter-intuitive read
The $1.99 one-time price is a strategic asset, not a weakness…
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Automated email itinerary parsing (available in TripIt but absent here) +1
Since the last report: The product shifted from a general travel-logging tool to a specialized immigration-compliance utility, adding automated tracking features to compete with established travel planners.
Bottom line
StayStat provides high-value compliance tools for residency tracking, but the lack of automated data ingestion leaves it vulnerable to TripIt, so the team should prioritize email parsing to reduce user friction.
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