How it works
Every day in your log is tagged with where it came from: GPS (your phone's location in the background, country only, never your address), photo (rebuilt from the location data in your photos), import (a file like Google Timeline or TripIt) or manual (you typed it).
You can edit any crossing. If a date or country is wrong, fix it and every clock updates.
Each rule counts days the way that rule says to. For Schengen, the day you enter and the day you leave both count as full days, because EU law says the entry date is the first day of your stay and the exit date is the last.
You can attach proof to a crossing, like a fuel receipt, a ferry ticket or a passport stamp, so you have something to show if a date is ever questioned.
The Show at the border card puts your current count on one screen, and the PDF report gives you the full history on paper.
In Europe, the EU's Entry/Exit System (EES) now records your name, passport, fingerprints, face photo and the date and place of every entry and exit at the outer Schengen border. It went fully live on 10 April 2026 and replaced passport stamps. It only sees the outer border, not drives between Schengen countries.
An example
You drive into Spain from Morocco on the evening of 2 May 2026, but your phone's location was off. BorderRunner rebuilds the trip from your photos and, since your first photo in Spain is from the morning of 3 May, it logs your entry as 3 May (source: photo). Your EES record says 2 May, because that is when the officer scanned your passport. Edit the crossing to 2 May and attach your ferry ticket, and your Schengen count goes up by one day to match the official record.
Mistakes people make
- Thinking the day you arrive or the day you leave is a free day. For Schengen, both count in full, even if you land at 11:50 pm or leave at 12:10 am.
- Trusting a rebuilt day without checking it. Photo and import days are only as good as the data behind them, so look at any day marked photo or import around a border crossing.
- Arguing with the officer about what the app says. If the app and the officer disagree, the official record wins at the border. Stay calm, show your Show at the border card and your proof, and ask how they counted.
- Leaving a wrong crossing in the app after the border. Fix it as soon as you know the real date so every future count is right.
- Forgetting there is a second opinion. You can enter your dates in the EU's own short-stay calculator and compare it with BorderRunner.
Quick answers
Does the day I arrive count as a full day?
For Schengen, yes. EU law counts your entry day and your exit day as full days, even if you land at 11:50 pm or leave at 12:10 am.
What if BorderRunner and the border officer count differently?
At the border the official record wins. Show your Show at the border card and any proof you attached, ask how they counted, and fix the crossing in the app so every future count matches.
Does BorderRunner track my exact location?
No. It only records which country you were in each day, never your address.
Can I double-check BorderRunner's count?
Yes. Enter the same dates in the EU's own short-stay calculator and compare the two.
Where this comes from
Government sources only. Read the rule yourself.
- Entry/Exit System (EES), European Commissionhome-affairs.ec.europa.eu ↗
- EU short-stay calculatorhome-affairs.ec.europa.eu ↗
What changed
11 Oct 2026. Page reviewed.
A plain-language summary of the official rules. It isn't legal advice. If your situation is unusual, confirm with the relevant authority or a qualified adviser.
