Comparison

Wallet Creator vs Barcodes Matter

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

Head to head
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: Apple Wallet only accepts a card signed with our certificate. The app therefore builds the card on your device and sends only checksums of the card's files, encrypted, to our server in Germany (HostEurope) – texts, barcodes and images never leave your device. Only as a fallback, for example on devices without Apple App Attest, is the card itself sent encrypted and deleted from the server straight after signing. 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

About

Barcodes Matter

Organize and manage all your smart home device barcodes, including Matter and HomeKit. Scan, add, categorize, and search devices effortlessly. Syncs across devices and supports printing QR codes for easy setup.

Highlights
  • Scan barcodes and QR codes
  • Add devices via image, scan, or NFC
  • Categorize devices by type and location
  • Search and filter devices instantly
  • Recognize Matter barcodes for onboarding
  • Sync across devices with iCloud
  • Print QR codes via AirPrint
Features
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Barcodes Matter is an app for storing your smart home device pairing barcodes, because we think barcodes matter! Effortlessly organise, scan, and manage all your Matter and HomeKit smart home device barcodes in one beautifully simple app. Includes a watch companion app to assist with scanning barcodes that cannot be paired from within the main app, display the barcode on your watch, then scan with the phone. Barcodes Matter makes it easy to: * Scan barcodes and QR codes quickly using your device’s camera * Add Devices by an image, manual code or by scanning an NFC Device * Categorise devices by type, location, and more * Search and filter through your devices instantly * Recognise Matter barcodes and help start device onboarding * Sync across all your devices securely with iCloud * Print QR codes directly from the app using AirPrint * Edit device details anytime to keep your inventory up to date Whether you’re setting up a smart home, keeping track of gadgets, or managing a large inventory — Barcodes Matter gives you the power to stay organized and connected. Features: * Tint-able Interface Colour * Multi-Home support if you manage devices across multi location like Home / Work / Cabin / Holiday Home etc * Lightning-fast scanning with VisionKit * Manual Device Add for devices without a barcode * Full iCloud sync with automatic updates * Clean, simple interface designed for iPhone and iPad * Powerful search and type filtering * Print or Save device QR Codes * Print ALL Device QR codes 16 per page with names and manual paring codes, ready for labelling or pairing * Export ALL Device QR codes 16 per page to a PDF * Native support for Matter and HomeKit devices * Privacy-first: your data stays with you If you have any problems, please contact us via one of the in app options, you can be assure of a timely and personal response.

Screenshots

Wallet Creator4 screens
Barcodes Matter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Wallet Creator at Free against Barcodes Matter's $1.99. Wallet Creator also leads on ratings volume (348 vs 6) and update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). Barcodes Matter's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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; Barcodes Matter costs $1.99 up front. Wallet Creator sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Barcodes Matter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Barcodes Matter holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wallet Creator has 348 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Wallet Creator's written reviews are positive against 91% of Barcodes Matter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wallet Creator ships an update every 8 days, Barcodes Matter monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Wallet Creator versus Barcodes Matter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWallet CreatorBarcodes Matter
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.2 (348 ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings348 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerat2 GmbHKevin Marshall

Customer experience

Wallet Creator

All ratings348 ratings
Positive79.3%
Neutral5.2%
Negative15.5%
Written reviews189 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral12.7%
Negative30.2%

Barcodes Matter

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

Bugs and 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

Barcodes Matter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Wallet Creator

Subscriptions2
  • I love Wallet Creator$0.991 Month
  • Wallet Creator Pro7 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Wallet Creator Pro - Lifetime$34.99
None

Barcodes Matter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wallet Creator free?
Wallet Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Barcodes Matter free?
Barcodes Matter costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wallet Creator or Barcodes Matter?
Barcodes Matter is rated higher. Wallet Creator averages 4.2 out of 5 from 348 ratings, while Barcodes Matter averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Wallet Creator or Barcodes Matter have ads?
Neither Wallet Creator nor Barcodes Matter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wallet Creator or Barcodes Matter?
Wallet Creator ships an update every 8 days, and Barcodes Matter monthly. Most recently, Wallet Creator was updated on October 17, 2026 and Barcodes Matter on October 9, 2026.

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