Walletsmith vs Barcodes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Walletsmith
Easily add, personalize, and create new digital passes for your mobile wallet. Transform physical cards, tickets, and boarding passes into custom designs with a visual editor and AI tools. Share your creations and set location-based lock screen notifications.
- Visual pass editor
- AI pass creation from PDF/images
- Import and personalize existing passes
- Share passes with anyone
- Lock screen notifications
- Magic QR codes for WiFi and data sharing
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Turn any ticket, boarding pass or loyalty card into a real Apple Wallet pass. Point Walletsmith at a PDF or a photo and it builds the pass for you — barcode, dates, colors and all. Or design one yourself in a visual editor that shows exactly what you will get before you add it. AI PASS CREATOR Got a ticket or a boarding pass as a PDF or a photo? Walletsmith reads it and builds the pass for you — images, times and places included. Powered by Apple Intelligence. LOYALTY AND STORE CARDS Scan the barcode on any plastic loyalty card and carry it in Wallet instead. Supermarket cards, gym memberships, library cards, coffee shop stamps — if it has a barcode, it works. CREATE DOZENS AT ONCE Build a pass once, save it as a template, and create a whole batch of named copies in one go. Guest passes for an event, member cards for a club, badges for a team — each with its own name. A REAL EDITOR, WITH UNDO Pass type, colors, images and text, with a live preview — and full undo and redo, so you can experiment freely. Your pass looks exactly the way you designed it the moment it lands in Wallet. POSTER PASSES The new full-screen pass style in iOS 27. Pick a background photo, add your details and send it straight to Wallet. IMPORT AND PERSONALIZE Bring passes you already have into Walletsmith straight from the share sheet and make them your own. A plain black-and-white boarding pass from the airline? Give it your colors and images. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN AT THE RIGHT MOMENT Choose exactly when and where a pass appears on your lock screen, and what the message says. Your gym card when you arrive at the gym, your ticket an hour before the show. SIRI, SHORTCUTS AND CONTROL CENTER Find, show, share or add passes with Siri and the Shortcuts app, search them from Spotlight, and scan or create straight from Control Center. Works with Visual Intelligence too. Siri and Visual Intelligence need iOS 27. MAGIC QR CODES Friends over? Make a WiFi pass — they point a camera at it and connect, no password shared. The same trick works for contact details, locations, email addresses and more. STAY ORGANIZED Group related passes so they stack together in Wallet, and move them between groups whenever you like. Share any pass as an image, a file, or a real Wallet pass. ———————— PRIVACY FIRST Your passes live on your device, and what you put in them is never shared by Walletsmith with anyone. Adding a pass to Wallet sends a small amount of encrypted, non-personal data to my servers. The AI pass creator reads your documents on Apple's Private Cloud Compute — the same privacy-protected infrastructure behind Apple Intelligence. Your data stays yours. NO ADS 'cause they ugly. Terms https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Barcodes
Digitally store and manage all your loyalty cards, membership tags, and reward cards in one secure place. Easily scan or import cards, with options for customization and quick access via widgets and Apple Watch. Syncs across devices for ultimate convenience.
- Digital card storage
- Automatic card scanning
- Import from photos/screenshots
- iCloud sync across devices
- Customizable card appearance
- Home/lock screen widgets
- Apple Wallet integration
- Apple Watch companion app
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Say goodbye to bulky wallets and hello to convenience with Barcodes - the ultimate digital wallet! Barcodes is the privacy-friendly solution to store and manage all your QR codes, barcodes, loyalty cards, reward cards, and gym membership tags in one place. With Barcodes, you can easily scan and store your cards using your device's camera or import them directly from your photo library - even screenshots will work seamlessly! Plus, with iCloud storage and sync, you can access your cards across all your devices without needing a separate account. Key Features: - Digital wallet to safely store your cards - Automatic card scanning using your device's camera - Effortless import from your photo library and screenshots - iCloud storage and sync for easy access across devices - Customizable card colors and symbols, with supported store logos - Home screen and lock screen widgets for quick card access - Add cards to Apple Wallet with optional location support - Apple Watch companion app for on-the-go convenience - Store 3 cards forever for free (including Apple Wallet and Apple Watch integration) - Dark mode support for a sleek look Barcodes Unlimited Features: - Store an unlimited number of cards in your wallet - Organize cards into folders and share with family or friends via iCloud - Choose once-off lifetime purchase or subscription to suit you - Choose from a variety of app icons to suit your style Terms of Use can be found at https://smallcolossus.com/terms and Privacy Policy can be found at https://smallcolossus.com/privacy. Happy scanning!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Barcodes at 4.8 against Walletsmith's 4.2. Barcodes also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 56%) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 68). Walletsmith's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Walletsmith sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Barcodes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Barcodes holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barcodes has 1.1K ratings behind it against 68, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Walletsmith's written reviews are positive against 86% of Barcodes's.
Walletsmith ships an update every 6 days, Barcodes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Walletsmith | Barcodes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (68 ratings) | 4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 86.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 68 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #73 — better | #124 |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.1 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 183 MB | 172 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Juan Rodriguez | Small Colossus PTY LTD |
Customer experience
Walletsmith
Barcodes
Bugs and requests
Walletsmith
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Barcodes
Reported bugs
2 issues- Some cards not appearing in Apple Wallet
- Occasional app crashes after updates
Requested features
2 requests- Ability to add custom card images
- More location-based features
In-app purchases
Walletsmith
- Pro7 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Single$0.49
- Bundle$1.99
- Lifetime$89.99
Barcodes
- Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$7.991 Year
- Lifetime$14.99
Questions
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