Comparison

YCG vs DesignPass

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

Head to head
About

YCG

Features
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YCG作为藏品评级领域的专业服务方,YCG 评级始终坚守 “公正透明、专业严谨” 的理念,拒绝主观偏差,以标准化流程与资深鉴定团队保障每一次评级的权威性。 我们面向广大收藏爱好者、行业从业者及相关机构,提供涵盖多品类藏品的评级服务,通过精准的价值评定,为藏品建立清晰的品质与价值坐标。无论是助力藏家优化收藏结构、提升藏品流通效率,还是为交易双方构建信任基础,YCG 评级都以专业能力赋能收藏生态。从鉴定到评级,从服务到保障,我们始终以客户需求为导向,力求成为您在收藏领域值得托付的优质评级伙伴。

About

DesignPass

Create custom Apple Wallet passes directly on your device. Choose from templates or start from scratch, then personalize text, colors, images, and details. Save your designs as reusable templates or add them to your wallet.

Highlights
  • Create passes from scratch or templates
  • Customize text, colors, images, and dates
  • Supports coupons, store cards, tickets, and more
  • Live preview of pass design
  • Save designs as reusable templates
  • Export signed .pkpass files
Features
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Create personal Apple Wallet passes on your iPhone, iPad or Mac. Start with a built-in template, create a pass from scratch, or import an existing .pkpass or .pkpasstemplate file. Customize text, colours, images, dates, locations, barcodes and pass details, with a live preview as you edit. DesignPass supports coupons, store cards, boarding passes, event tickets, generic passes and poster layouts. Add event schedules, venue information and passenger details where the pass type supports them. Export a signed .pkpass file to save or share, then add it to Apple Wallet on iPhone. Save your designs as reusable templates and sync your template library through iCloud when available. All DesignPass Premium features are free in this version, including attribution control, Sharing Restriction, the pass.json viewer, Upcoming Events, Event Guide, Advanced Passenger Info and Lab tools. Subscribing is optional and supports DesignPass’s development. Monthly and yearly subscriptions support Family Sharing; local prices, eligible offers and renewal terms are shown in the app through the App Store. No DesignPass account is required. Pass creation and signing take place on your device. DesignPass is for personal use and prototyping; it does not replace passes issued by an airline, venue or other provider. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

YCG4 screens
DesignPass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: YCG at 15.6 against DesignPass's 27.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

YCG ships an update every 6 days, DesignPass every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
YCG versus DesignPass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYCGDesignPass
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size187 MB30 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer上海云初谷艺术品鉴定服务有限公司若昕 胡

In-app purchases

None

YCG

No in-app purchases

None

DesignPass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is YCG free?
YCG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DesignPass free?
DesignPass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do YCG or DesignPass have ads?
Neither YCG nor DesignPass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, YCG or DesignPass?
YCG ships an update every 6 days, and DesignPass every 3 days. Most recently, YCG was updated on October 28, 2026 and DesignPass on October 19, 2026.

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