Spreadsheets vs dedicated apps for travel-day tracking
When a grid is enough—and when a structured app reduces errors and saves time.
Spreadsheets are flexible and free, but they invite formula drift: someone adds a row, breaks a range, or duplicates a trip. Apps enforce structure—start, end, country—and can compute overlaps with custom periods reliably.
Mobile access matters. If logging happens on your phone at the airport, a responsive workspace beats a desktop-only xlsx.
Collaboration is another fork. Solo nomads may love simplicity; couples or assistants may need export and audit trails. Pick tooling that matches how you actually work.
Count My Stay focuses on stays, years, and totals without pretending to file taxes for you. Use it as the structured layer; still engage professionals where outcomes are high stakes.
Count My Stay helps you log stays and view totals by country and period. It does not provide legal or tax advice.
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