Comparison

Tap Type vs Wallet Creator

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Tap Type

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Type frequently used strings with just one tap.

About

Wallet Creator

Easily create and manage custom cards for your Apple Wallet. Add membership cards, tickets, and more with customizable designs and barcode support. Boost your digital wallet's functionality and organization.

Highlights
  • Create custom cards for Apple Wallet
  • Add membership, customer, and event cards
  • Supports various barcode types (QR, Aztec, PDF417, CODE128, EAN, Code39, Code93)
  • Customize card appearance (colors, details)
  • Optional geolocation for card display
  • Organize and edit cards anytime
Features
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Wallet Creator is an easy-to-use card creation app that lets you build your own cards and add them to Apple Wallet. A membership card, a customer card or a ticket from your favourite local band — Wallet Creator lets you add and edit your own Apple Wallet cards easily, any time. "It's the best addition to the Apple Wallet out there. It's great." NEW IN THIS VERSION • Universal app: a two-pane editor on iPad and the unfolded iPhone Duo, with the card preview always in view • Flip a card over to edit its back side, just like Apple Wallet shows it • 80+ ready-made templates for well-known loyalty, store and travel cards — search for a brand, tap it once, and logo, colours and card type are set up for you • Save a card you designed yourself as your own template and reuse it any time • A redesigned home screen and card editor that follow Apple Wallet, with a true WYSIWYG preview of the finished pass • Native EAN-13, Code 39, Codabar and ITF barcodes on iOS 27, with an automatic image fallback on earlier versions • A searchable help section covering card types, colours, locations and more • Now available in 12 languages WHAT YOU CAN DO • Add, organise and geolocate your own cards of any kind • Change the look and the details of a card even after it is in Apple Wallet • Custom background, label and value colours so you can tell your cards apart at a glance • Store cards, coupons, event tickets, boarding passes and generic cards • Optional locations bring a card to the lock screen when you are nearby • A relevant date surfaces event tickets and boarding passes exactly when they matter • A free-form back side for terms, service numbers or long membership numbers • Your cards stay in sync across your devices via iCloud BARCODES • Rendered by Apple Wallet itself: QR, Aztec, PDF417 and Code 128 • Native from iOS 27 on: EAN-13, Code 39, Codabar and ITF • Drawn onto the card as an image on older systems, so they still scan at the till • Scan a code with the camera or pick a photo from your library Crypto QR codes also make receiving crypto payments easier than ever (warning: never scan your private key!). Our Terms of Use & Privacy Policy: To generate cards for Apple Wallet, they must be signed on a Linux or Mac server. Therefore, when you tap the "Add to Wallet" button, your card is securely submitted via SSL to our server, currently based in Germany at HostEurope. After your card has been signed and securely returned via SSL, all your personal data is instantly deleted from our servers, so no information about you or your cards is available to us or anyone else. If you have further questions on data processing, please contact us at dataprivacy@at2-software.com Learn more about at² GmbH and our software at www.at2-software.com

Screenshots

Tap Type1 screens
Wallet Creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Wallet Creator at Free against Tap Type's $0.99. Wallet Creator also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Tap Type's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Wallet Creator is free to download; Tap Type costs $0.99 up front. Tap Type sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wallet Creator asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tap Type ships an update every 2 weeks, Wallet Creator fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tap Type versus Wallet Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTap TypeWallet Creator
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—4.2 (348 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—56.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—348 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer廷桂 房at2 GmbH

Bugs and requests

Tap Type

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Wallet Creator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Barcode not displaying correctly in Apple Wallet
  • Unable to add card to Apple Wallet
  • App crashing
  • Saved cards disappearing

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add ability to import barcode/QR code from photo library
  • Add support for more barcode formats (e.g. Code 128)
  • Add option to resize/adjust barcode size
  • Add ability to add custom images/logos to cards
  • Add iCloud sync for saved cards
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  • Add option to disable card grouping

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tap Type

One-time1
  • Extra Donation$0.99
None

Wallet Creator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tap Type free?
Tap Type costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Wallet Creator free?
Wallet Creator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tap Type or Wallet Creator have ads?
Neither Tap Type nor Wallet Creator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tap Type or Wallet Creator?
Tap Type ships an update every 2 weeks, and Wallet Creator fortnightly. Most recently, Tap Type was updated on September 10, 2026 and Wallet Creator on September 23, 2026.

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