Comparison

mobile vs CardIO Code

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

Head to head
About

mobile

Digitize all your loyalty and membership cards, including those not in the catalog. Never miss out on points, discounts, or benefits. Securely store, share, and back up your cards with an account.

Highlights
  • Digitize loyalty cards with barcode/QR-code
  • Offline card access
  • Cards catalogue and 'other card' option
  • Card sharing
  • Backup, sync, and restore cards
  • Passcode protection
Features
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mobile-pocket wallet is the easiest way to put all your loyalty cards in one place. Download mobile-pocket wallet for free, store all your loyalty cards and membership cards in the app, and never miss out on any loyalty points, discounts or benefits! Features and advantages: + Digitise your loyalty and membership cards with barcode and QR-code (available offline) + Use a template from our cards catalogue + Store any other loyalty card or membership card, which is not in the cards catalogue, as "other card" + Scan your receipts in selected countries and easily store them digitally + Share your cards with others + Photograph both sides of the card + Backup, synchronize and restore your loyalty cards and membership cards with the account function: Register via mail (mobile-pocket wallet account) or with your Facebook-, Google- or Apple account + Keep your favorite cards handy at all times with widgets

About

CardIO Code

Features
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CardIO is the new home for your loyalty cards, discount cards, or just codes - QR, Code 128, PDF417, Aztec Code. Add codes by typing or scanning - for whatever you want. And then use them whenever you want. It's also nice to quickly notice the desired card - just assign any color to it. And that's it! So easy and so useful. CardIO - when you love your cards!

Screenshots

mobile4 screens
CardIO Code4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: mobile at none against CardIO Code's shown. CardIO Code's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, CardIO Code every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
mobile versus CardIO Code: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermobileCardIO Code
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (11K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings11K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerbluesource - mobile solutions gmbhDmytro Serhatyi

Bugs and requests

mobile

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Freezing on launch
  • Inability to add/delete cards
  • Incorrect barcode scanning
  • Sync issues between devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Apple Watch complication
  • Ability to export/backup cards
  • More customization options
  • Improved barcode scanning
  • Support for more card types

CardIO Code

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

mobile

No in-app purchases

None

CardIO Code

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mobile free?
mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CardIO Code free?
CardIO Code is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do mobile or CardIO Code have ads?
CardIO Code shows ads; mobile does not.
Which is updated more often, mobile or CardIO Code?
mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, and CardIO Code every 3 weeks. Most recently, mobile was updated on October 15, 2026 and CardIO Code on October 6, 2026.

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