What's Free and What's Premium in BorderBudget

The map data is free for everyone. Premium is for your own history and a few power tools.

BorderBudget runs on information travelers share with each other, so the community side stays free. Premium adds your full personal history and a few scanning and saving tools.

New accounts

New accounts start with a full-access trial, so you can try everything. After it ends you keep a permanent free plan. Your data is kept: older history is simply locked until you subscribe.

Always free

• Everything other travelers share on the map: work spots, airport and border wait times, medical costs, rental listings and reviews.
• Adding your own tests and reports, which earns rewards points.
• Your current trip and its budget, the current month's expenses and your next upcoming trip.
• The Schengen day counter.
• The Lifeline emergency card and offline emergency screen.
• Viewing Goldmines you have already saved.

Premium unlocks

• Your full trip history: every past and upcoming trip, not just the current one.
• The complete border crossing log, plus the PDF export.
• Full budget and spending history across every trip.
• Saving unlimited Goldmine neighborhoods.
• "Search This Area" walkability and work-spot scans.

Plans and billing

Premium is billed through Google Play or the App Store, and the plan options and prices for your country are shown in the app. You can manage or cancel a subscription from your store account.

Frequently asked questions

Is BorderBudget free?

Yes, there is a permanent free plan. It includes all the map data other travelers share, adding your own reports, your current trip and budget, Lifeline and the Schengen day counter.

What happens when the trial ends?

You move to the free plan. Your data is kept, and older history such as past trips, full budget history and the full crossing log is locked until you subscribe.

What does Premium unlock?

Your full trip history, the complete border crossing log with PDF export, full budget history across every trip, saving unlimited Goldmines, and Search This Area scans.

Do I have to pay to contribute data?

No. Adding work spot tests, wait times, medical costs and reviews is free for everyone.

Where do I manage or cancel a subscription?

In your Google Play or App Store account, since the subscription is billed by the store.

Contact

Questions about BorderBudget? Reach us at developer@borderbudget.com, or check the full FAQ.