Comparison

PassX vs Passmaker

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

Head to head
About

PassX

Easily create and add digital passes to your Apple Wallet. Transform barcodes from tickets, loyalty cards, or coupons into convenient digital versions. Simplify your wallet and access your passes offline.

Highlights
  • Create digital passes for tickets, loyalty cards, and more
  • Scan barcodes and QR codes
  • Edit pass information
  • Direct Apple Wallet integration
  • Offline access to passes
  • Eco-friendly digital solution
Features
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Turn barcodes and QR codes into custom passes for Apple Wallet in minutes. PassX helps you digitize loyalty cards, tickets, memberships, coupons, access cards, and more - so your essential passes are always available on your iPhone. CREATE A PASS IN FOUR SIMPLE STEPS 1. CHOOSE A TEMPLATE Select a design from our growing collection of sleek and practical pass templates. 2. SCAN OR IMPORT Scan a barcode or QR code using your camera, or import one directly from an image in your photo library. 3. CUSTOMIZE Edit titles, labels, values, colors, barcode formats, and other pass details. Organize saved passes into groups for easier access. 4. ADD TO APPLE WALLET Add your finished pass to Apple Wallet with a single tap. WHAT YOU CAN CREATE • Loyalty and rewards cards • Membership cards • Concert, movie, and event tickets • Coupons and vouchers • Gym and library cards • Access and identification passes • Travel and boarding information • Custom passes for everyday use KEY FEATURES • Direct Apple Wallet integration • Multiple template collections and pass designs • Camera barcode and QR code scanner • Scan barcodes directly from your photo library • Support for QR, PDF417, Aztec, and Code 128 formats • Custom titles, labels, values, and colors • Personalized default pass style • Edit and organize saved passes into groups • Private iCloud backup and restore • App protection with Face ID, Touch ID, or device passcode • Offline access after a pass is added to Apple Wallet WHY PASSX? PassX reduces the need to carry physical cards, printed tickets, and paper vouchers. Keep everything organized digitally and access your passes whenever you need them. Download PassX: Wallet Pass Creator and simplify the way you create, organize, and use passes with Apple Wallet.

About

Passmaker

Digitize loyalty cards, event tickets, and other important documents into Apple Wallet passes. Easily create custom passes with barcodes, logos, and personalized designs. Your passes can even appear automatically on your lock screen when needed.

Highlights
  • Digitize loyalty cards and PDFs
  • Create custom passes with styles
  • Scan and import barcodes
  • Design passes with custom colors and images
  • Automatic lock screen display
  • Organize information with multiple fields
Features
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Requires iOS 27: Poster Generic passes, featured actions, SF Symbol logos, and the Code 39, Codabar, EAN-13, and ITF barcode formats. Everything else works on iOS 26 and later. Turn anything into an Apple Wallet pass. That loyalty card taking up space in your physical wallet? Digitize it. A membership that only exists as a paper card or PDF? Put it in Wallet. Event tickets, discount codes, personal IDs, travel documents, or anything else you want quick access to? Passmaker handles it all. Creating a pass takes just a few minutes. Pick a style that fits your needs, whether that's a generic pass for everyday cards, a store card for loyalty programs, a coupon for discounts, an event ticket, a boarding pass for travel, or a poster generic pass that puts your own artwork across the whole pass. Add your information, customize the colors and images to match your taste, and tap to add it directly to Apple Wallet. No account needed and no subscription required. Got a barcode you need to keep handy? Scan it with your camera or import it from a photo, and Passmaker builds a pass around it automatically. The app recognizes QR codes, Aztec codes, Code 128, and PDF417, plus Code 39, Codabar, EAN-13, and ITF on iOS 27, so most cards and tickets you encounter will work. Need something more custom? Create your own barcode from scratch by entering the data yourself. Design your passes to look exactly how you want. Choose your own colors for the background, text, and labels. Add a logo image, or pick an SF Symbol instead. Include a strip image that spans across the pass, a thumbnail that sits alongside your information, or artwork that fills a poster pass edge to edge. Every pass you create can have its own unique look. Give your pass something to do. Featured actions add up to two buttons underneath it in Wallet: directions to the venue, a call to the shop, a link to your membership benefits, or wherever else you need to go next. They sit right there whenever the pass is open. Your passes can even appear on your lock screen automatically when you need them. Heading to the gym? Set your gym's location, and your membership pass appears as you arrive. Got concert tickets? Add the date and time, and they show up right before the event starts. It works just like passes from major companies, because it uses the exact same technology. Organize your information across multiple fields. Put the essentials front and center, add supporting details below, and include extra information on the back of the pass for when you need it. Poster passes go further with a footer field and an additional info section that holds longer details just beneath the pass. You control what goes where and how it all looks. Passmaker gives you the power to create real Apple Wallet passes, the same format used by airlines, retailers, and event organizers, without any of the complexity. No developer account, no technical knowledge, no jumping through hoops. Just a simple app that does exactly what you need.

Screenshots

PassX4 screens
Passmaker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PassX at Free against Passmaker's $4.99. PassX also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). Passmaker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

PassX is free to download; Passmaker costs $4.99 up front. PassX sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Passmaker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PassX against 5.0 for Passmaker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PassX ships an update every 3 weeks, Passmaker monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PassX versus Passmaker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPassXPassmaker
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings38 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStefan IrovicSolo Dev Software LLC

Customer experience

PassX

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Passmaker

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PassX

One-time3
  • Spark Support$0.99
  • Planet Support$1.99
  • Cosmic Support$2.99
None

Passmaker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PassX free?
PassX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Passmaker free?
Passmaker costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PassX or Passmaker?
PassX and Passmaker are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 8 ratings respectively.
Do PassX or Passmaker have ads?
Neither PassX nor Passmaker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PassX or Passmaker?
PassX ships an update every 3 weeks, and Passmaker monthly. Most recently, PassX was updated on October 30, 2026 and Passmaker on November 5, 2026.

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