Cardoodle vs Wrist Codes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cardoodle
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Cardoodle is a free, open-source loyalty card wallet for iPhone and Apple Watch. Store all your loyalty cards, membership cards, and discount cards in one place. SCAN OR TYPE Add cards instantly by scanning their barcode with your camera, or enter the number manually. Supports QR, Code 128, EAN-13, EAN-8, Code 39, PDF417, and Aztec barcodes. USE AT CHECKOUT Tap a card to display its barcode fullscreen at maximum brightness — ready for any store scanner. Works even without an internet connection. APPLE WATCH Browse your cards and display barcodes right from your wrist. Cards sync automatically from your iPhone. STAY ORGANIZED Name your cards, assign colors and icons, add notes, and photograph the front and back of physical cards. Pin your favorites to the top for quick access. SYNC WITH ICLOUD Optionally sync your cards across all your Apple devices via your private iCloud account. Sync is off by default — your choice, always. WIDGETS Add a Cardoodle widget to your Home Screen or Lock Screen to see your most recently used card at a glance, or pin a favorite card you always want one tap away. Tapping a widget jumps straight to the fullscreen barcode — no list, no search. SIRI & SHORTCUTS Cardoodle now shows up in the Shortcuts app. Build an automation that opens your Starbucks card when you arrive at the café, drop a card on an NFC tag by the coffee machine, or just say "Show my Migros card" to Siri. The same intents work on Apple Watch. SPOTLIGHT SEARCH Swipe down on the Home Screen, type a card name, tap the result. The fullscreen barcode opens straight away — no need to open Cardoodle first. Lock screen search works the same way. WATCH COMPLICATIONS - Favourite Card complication — Pin a card you choose to your watch face. One tap opens its barcode at full brightness, ready for the scanner. Pick it in the iPhone app at Settings → Apple Watch. - Recent Card complication — Shows whichever card you used most recently. No setup — it follows you. PRIVACY FIRST No accounts. No analytics. No advertising. No third-party SDKs. Your data stays on your device (or in your private iCloud if you choose). Cardoodle is fully open source — inspect the code yourself.
Wrist Codes
Easily store and access your loyalty cards, membership passes, and QR codes on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Quickly scan or manually enter codes, then display them directly from your watch face, widgets, or the app for seamless scanning.
- Store barcodes on iPhone
- Scan or manually enter codes
- Sync to Apple Watch
- Display on watch face complications
- Full-screen barcode view
- Customize watch complications
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Wrist Codes keeps your everyday barcodes close at hand on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Add loyalty cards, membership cards, passes, QR codes, and other scan codes, then open them quickly from the app, an iPhone widget, an Apple Watch widget, or a watch face complication. Features: • Store frequently used barcodes on your iPhone • Scan a barcode with the camera or enter it manually • Sync saved barcodes to Apple Watch • Display barcodes directly on Apple Watch through widgets, complications, or the app • Display barcodes on your iPhone through widgets or the app • Customize the small complication's letters and color • Style the large complication: white card or straight on the watch face, with or without the name and number, in white or your watch face's tint • View barcodes full screen for easier scanning Wrist Codes is designed for the codes you need often, without digging through apps or your wallet.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cardoodle at daily against Wrist Codes's every 9 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cardoodle ships an update daily, Wrist Codes every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cardoodle | Wrist Codes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aykut Aras | Vitalii Petrychuk |
In-app purchases
Cardoodle
No in-app purchases
Wrist Codes
No in-app purchases









