How Tracker Totals Are Calculated
A tracker selects qualifying trip days from its configured places, deduplicates overlapping calendar days, and applies its saved time window.
Four settings determine the result
- Places: only trips in the selected countries or US states qualify.
- Window: rolling, calendar-year, and per-entry trackers examine different date ranges.
- Limit: the threshold determines the tracker’s progress and status.
- Trip precision: trips with dates can count; Year Only and Transit contribute zero days.
Rolling windows move every day
A rolling tracker looks backward from its selected reference date. Older days leave the window while newer trip days enter it, so the total can change even when you do not edit a trip.
Calendar-year trackers reset by year
These trackers count qualifying days from January 1 through December 31 of the selected year. Switching years changes the records in scope.
Per-entry trackers evaluate continuity
A per-entry tracker focuses on a continuous stay within its places rather than combining unrelated visits into a single total.
Charts and forecasts
The detail chart explains how the count changes across time. Planned future trips with dates can contribute to a forecast; Year Only trips cannot. Checking whether a planned trip fits covers the forecast in detail.
The limit and window that shape that chart are set in the tracker editor.
Check which trips affect a tracker
Open its detail view, confirm the places and window, then compare those settings with Timeline. Pay special attention to ongoing trips, Transit, Year Only records, overlaps, and missing US state tags.
Last updated August 13, 2026