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Yes. Explo is free to download and use.

No. Explo works fully without one and your map stays on your phone. An account (Sign in with Apple or Google) only adds backup and sync between devices.

The 197 sovereign countries. Territories and tiny islands are on the map and you can mark them, but they don’t count toward your percentage.

Not yet. Explo is built for iPhone first.

Open Passport, tap the account icon and choose Sign in with Apple or Google. Your passport is saved to your account and kept in sync. The account sheet shows the status (“Up to date”) and a Sync now button.

Sign in with the same Apple or Google account on the new phone and your passport is restored. Without an account, places are stored on the device only and can’t be moved.

Check that you’re online, then open the account sheet and tap Sync now. Your places are always stored on your phone, so nothing is lost while a sync waits. If it keeps failing, email us and tell us roughly when it happened.

Your passport stays saved in your account and is removed from this iPhone. Sign in again to bring it back.

Open Passport, tap the account icon and choose Delete account. Your account and every place stored for it are removed straight away. Data kept on your phone is removed when you delete the app.

Prefer to ask us? Email support@explo.world from the address on your account and we’ll delete it for you.

Turn them on in the account sheet (Passport, then the account icon). When you arrive in a new country, Explo sends a notification with the entry rule for your passport, the currency and the plug type, and a tap opens that country. Choose “Always” for location so it works while the app is closed.

Check that notifications and location are allowed for Explo in iOS Settings. Notifications are skipped while you are flying, and when you are too close to a border for Explo to be sure which country you are in.

No. Explo only looks at your location if you turn on arrival notifications, and it works out the country on your phone, using a map built into the app. Your location is never sent anywhere and Explo keeps no history, only the last country it saw. Read the privacy policy for the detail.

From the open Passport Index dataset (MIT licence), last updated in February 2026. Entry rules change often, so treat Explo as a starting point and check the official source before you book.

They come from public sources (Open-Meteo for weather, Nager.Date for holidays) and need an internet connection. If a country shows nothing, try again in a moment. If it still looks wrong, tell us which country so we can look into it.

From Passport, open Share your map. It makes a picture sized for Instagram Stories that you can save to Photos or send on.

Explo needs permission to add pictures to your photo library. Allow it in iOS Settings, under Explo, then try again. Explo only adds pictures; it does not read your photos.