Comparison

DesignPass vs GlowHello

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

Head to head
About

DesignPass

Easily create custom digital passes for your Apple Wallet, including tickets, store cards, and coupons. Personalize designs with templates or from scratch, and export them for use on your devices. Advanced features are available with a premium subscription.

Highlights
  • Create custom Apple Wallet passes
  • Use built-in templates or design from scratch
  • Import existing .pkpass files
  • Customize text, colors, images, and details
  • Export signed .pkpass files
  • Sync templates via iCloud
  • Preview passes live during editing
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, and preview the pass before you export it. 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. You can also preview the pass live as you edit, add Featured Actions, align text, add Upcoming Events, an Event Guide and Advanced Passenger Info, restrict sharing, view pass.json and try Lab tools. These features are part of DesignPass Premium. 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/

About

GlowHello

Features
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Turn your iPhone into a bright, easy-to-read sign whenever words need to be seen from a distance. GlowHello is made for real moments: welcome someone at the airport, coordinate a pickup, cheer at a concert, display a quick sale message, or communicate clearly in a noisy place. MAKE A SIGN IN SECONDS • Type a message or start from a ready-made scene • Choose scrolling or static display • Open a distraction-free full-screen view • Adjust text size, speed, direction, brightness, and mirroring BUILT FOR AIRPORT PICKUP Create a structured pickup sign with a passenger name, flight number, and meeting point. Save signs you use often and bring them back quickly. DESIGNED FOR MORE LANGUAGES Automatic reading direction and manual left-to-right or right-to-left controls make GlowHello suitable for English, Chinese, Arabic, and more. MORE USEFUL TOOLS • Big Text for close-range communication • Flashlight with steady, slow flash, fast flash, and SOS modes • Favorite and recent scenes • Multiple color and visual themes • Animated text effects PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account is required. Messages, saved signs, favorites, and display preferences stay on your device. GlowHello contains no ads, tracking, or third-party analytics SDKs. The free version includes the core sign experience, airport pickup and pickup scenes, two visual themes, basic effects, and up to three saved signs. GlowHello Pro unlocks all premium scenes, visual themes, text effects, and unlimited saved signs. Choose a yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Yearly subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://freaklee.github.io/privacy-policies/glowhello/privacy.html

Screenshots

DesignPass4 screens
GlowHello4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DesignPass at every 4 days against GlowHello's every 5 weeks. GlowHello's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 27.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DesignPass sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and GlowHello sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DesignPass ships an update every 4 days, GlowHello every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
DesignPass versus GlowHello: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDesignPassGlowHello
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS27.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer若昕 胡明 李

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DesignPass

Subscriptions2
  • DesignPass Premium Monthly2 Months trial$0.991 Month
  • DesignPass Premium Yearly1 Year trial$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • DesignPass Premium Lifetime$7.99
2 purchases

GlowHello

Subscriptions1
  • GlowHello Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • GlowHello Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is DesignPass free?
DesignPass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GlowHello free?
GlowHello is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DesignPass or GlowHello have ads?
Neither DesignPass nor GlowHello shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DesignPass or GlowHello?
DesignPass ships an update every 4 days, and GlowHello every 5 weeks. Most recently, DesignPass was updated on November 5, 2026 and GlowHello on October 31, 2026.

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