How Much Time Do You
Lose Finding Documents?
Immigration counters. Visa applications. Insurance forms. Every search through your camera roll adds stress you don't need.
What if they were always ready?
Download free. No account. No subscription.
Sound Familiar?
You're not the only one who's been here.
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At the gate
Immigration counter. The officer asks for your visa.
What if you could open one app and have it right there? No searching. No switching apps. Just instant access.
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The validity trap
Your passport expires next year. Plenty of time, right?
Wrong. Passports for Schengen travel must be issued within the last 10 years, and many countries enforce a 6-month validity rule. Airlines use official databases like IATA Timatic at the gate to enforce these rules. A simple expiry check isn't enough.
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Renewal chaos
A renewal notice arrives. You have no idea when you last renewed, what documents you need, or whether the kids' passports expire at the same time.
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Everything together
Passport. Visa. Driver's license. Insurance. Travel bookings. Kids' documents.
All in one place. At your fingertips. Ready when you need them.
What You're Probably Using Now
These are all reasonable choices. Each one works - up to a point.
General-Purpose Vaults
Works: High security and offline access.
Falls short: They treat a passport like a grocery receipt and lack travel-specific logic. We built this specifically for travellers, offering a generous 5-document free tier and a straightforward $9.99 one-time price without any recurring subscriptions.
Camera Roll / Photos
Works: Always with you.
Falls short: Buried in thousands of photos with no expiry tracking, no organisation, and no security beyond your phone lock.
Cloud Storage
Works: Has offline mode and syncs across devices.
Falls short: You store your passport, check the expiry date, switch to a calendar app to set a reminder, then remember which folder had your spouse's documents. It's three apps doing the job of one-and none of them know it's a passport that expires.
Password Managers
Works: Great for passwords.
Falls short: Not designed for document images, expiry tracking, or family organisation. A passport photo in a password field is a workaround, not a solution.
Note-Taking Apps
Works: Flexible and familiar.
Falls short: No expiry reminders, no guided capture, and your passport photo sits next to your grocery list with no encryption.
Paper Folders
Works: Reliable at home.
Falls short: Useless at an airport in another country. And paper doesn't send you a reminder six months before expiry.
"I'll Remember"
Works: Sometimes.
Falls short: Until it doesn't. And it usually fails the night before a flight, when it's too late to fix anything.
Spreadsheets
Works: Excellent for planning itineraries and typing out details.
Falls short: No secure image attachments, terrible formatting on mobile screens at the airport, and no automated expiry reminders before your trip.
Airline Apps
Works: Smooth for the specific flight you are taking today.
Falls short: They forget your details between trips, do not track visas, and are entirely useless when you need to show ID at a hotel or rent a car.
Mustafa Hafeez
Founder, Travel Document Vault
"I used most of these myself. The camera roll. The shared drive. The 'I'll just remember' approach. Here's what I kept wishing existed."
How It Stacks Up
Every alternative does one or two things well. Only one does all of them.
| Feature | Travel Document Vault | Apple Wallet | Photos / Drive | 1Password |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiry reminders | ✓6 mo ahead | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Family profiles | ✓Unlimited (Pro) | ✗ | ✗ | ~Shared vaults only |
| No cloud sync | ✓On-device only | ✗iCloud sync | ✗Cloud-first | ✗Cloud-first |
| Travel-specific doc types | ✓Passport, visa, ID... | ~Boarding passes only | ✗ | ✗ |
| Works offline | ✓ | ✓ | ~Needs prior cache | ✓ |
| No account required | ✓ | ~Apple ID needed | ✗ | ✗ |
| No subscription | ✓$9.99 one-time | ✓ | ~Free but ad-funded | ✗$36/yr+ |
✓ Supported ~ Partial ✗ Not supported
One App. Everything Organised.
Built by a parent who needed relief, not another list to manage.
Your Device. Your Documents. Nobody Else.
I could have built cloud sync. Every other app does.
But would I trust a stranger's server with photos of my kids' passports? Never.
Everything stays on your device. Period.
The lack of cloud sync is a deliberate security feature. No cloud. No accounts. Your documents never touch a third-party server.
AES-256-GCM encryption at rest. Encrypted backups use PBKDF2 key derivation. Full privacy policy
Expiry Reminders, Months Ahead
Passport renewals take 6 to 8 weeks. Reminders start 6 months early and cascade down automatically.
Six months. Three months. Six weeks. Expiry day. You'll never miss a renewal deadline again.
Works for passports, visas, licenses, insurance, anything with an expiry date.
Family Passport Organiser, One Tap Away
You're the one who remembers which kid's passport expires first. Whether the insurance covers everyone. When the visas need renewing.
One profile per family member. One tap to see everything. Built for the person who carries it all.
Works Offline. Everywhere.
Spotty airport Wi-Fi? Foreign embassy with no signal? Airplane mode?
Your documents are always on your device, always accessible. No internet required, ever.
Pay Once. No Subscription.
Start free. Store up to 5 documents - much more generous than the industry standard of 2. Full reminders and security included.
While competitors charge $14.99 per year or $39.99 for a lifetime license, Travel Document Vault is a $9.99 one-time purchase. Unlimited everything. No recurring charges.
Multi-page Support
Support for up to 10 pages per document. Essential for travel insurance policies and multi-page visas that general vaults often cut off.
Professional PDF Export
Combine multiple documents into a single PDF file for sharing with embassies, airlines, or for physical printing.
Made by a parent who needed this. Privacy-first by design.
Three Steps. That's It.
Scan. Set. Forget.
Scan or Import
Open the camera, use the guided overlay, and capture your document. Or import an existing one from your photo library.
The app detects the expiry date - you just confirm.
Set the Expiry and Forget
The app schedules cascading reminders automatically.
Six months, three months, six weeks... all the way to expiry day and beyond.
Always Ready When You Need It
At immigration, filling forms, applying for visas. Your documents are organised, searchable, and always on your phone.
Built for Travellers
This app is designed for practical realities, not generic file storage.
- Families: Manage multiple profiles for children and spouses in one place. Carry the mental load for the whole household without switching between folders.
- Digital Nomads & Expats: Track residency permits, local IDs, and work visas alongside passports as you move between countries.
- The 6-Month Rule: Our reminders account for strict international entry requirements that generalist apps ignore, warning you before your passport becomes invalid for travel.
- Future-Ready: Stay organised amidst upcoming EU administrative changes like EES and ETIAS. Ensure your documents are prepared before the rules shift.
- Privacy-conscious individuals: Store documents without trusting cloud servers. Everything stays on your device.
- Budget-aware purchasers: Avoid subscriptions. Pay a simple, one-time fee rather than renting your own data.
Quick Answers
The questions we hear most often.
What happens if I lose my phone?
Does it work without internet?
Is my data really safe?
Is it really a one-time purchase?
* For v1.x. See Pricing Policy.
Can I use it for more than passports?
Important: Travel Document Vault is a personal organisation tool for storing digital copies of your documents. Digital copies stored in this app are NOT valid for travel. It does not verify document authenticity or provide legal or travel advice. Always carry original documents and verify all travel requirements with official government sources.
Stop Worrying About Expiry Dates
Everything in one place. No accounts, no subscriptions, no surprises.