Practical guides, platform updates, and vendor reviews and alternatives for teams building with Apple Wallet and Google Wallet.
iOS 27 adds tappable tiles and a full-bleed poster layout to Apple Wallet passes. Here is how to add both from the pass editor or the API, how the same pass lands on Google Wallet and on phones before iOS 27, and how the editor previews it.
Step-by-step builds, architecture, and field references.
Set up a Google Wallet issuer in the Google Pay & Wallet Console, find your Issuer ID, create and authorize a service account key, and request publishing access so any Google Wallet user can save your passes.
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Enroll in the Apple Developer Program as a company or an individual, get a D-U-N-S number, then register a Pass Type ID and create the certificate that signs your Apple Wallet passes and the push key that updates them.
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Add WalletWallet to ChatGPT as an MCP connector and create, update, and revoke Apple Wallet and Google Wallet passes by describing them. No template, no code.
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Connect Claude to WalletWallet's MCP server and create, update, and revoke Apple Wallet and Google Wallet passes from a prompt. No template, no code, free tier included.
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See all 14 Apple Wallet Featured Action types, their icons and use cases, and learn how to add them to new or existing passes in iOS 27.
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What Italian law actually requires of cultural association membership cards, what changed on 1 January 2026, and how to issue member cards to Apple Wallet and Google Wallet without writing code.
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Explore 50 loyalty-card ideas drawn from real programs, including useful approaches to earning, tiers, family balances, sustainable actions, experiences, and digital card design.
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Explore 50 event-ticket ideas drawn from real systems, including useful approaches to secure entry, transfer, season access, accessibility, onsite entitlements, and keepsakes.
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Explore 50 ideas drawn from real punch cards, stamp programs, visit passes, and passports, with practical lessons for rewards, progress, sharing, and verification.
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Build a gym membership app and digital membership card with Claude Code, Vercel, Supabase, WalletWallet, staff check-in, renewals, and live updates.
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Review 100 real digital membership cards from museums, libraries, associations, sports clubs, retailers, cinemas, and travel programs—plus practical design patterns to borrow.
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Build a simple cafe loyalty app in Lovable with customer enrollment, a staff scanner, rewards, and Apple and Google Wallet passes.
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Learn how punch card software works, plan reward economics, and build the create-to-revoke lifecycle with runnable Node.js and wallet-pass code.
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Plan and build a loyalty program with points, rewards, and tiers. Follow a complete Node.js example for Apple Wallet and Google Wallet cards.
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Plan member fields and check-in, then build a runnable Node.js lifecycle to issue, renew, upgrade, notify, and revoke digital membership cards.
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Plan ticket rules, create digital event tickets, handle QR check-in, updates, transfers, and cancellations with a complete runnable Node.js example.
Read guideSumUp's loyalty add-on ships no Wallet pass and no API. Learn how to issue and auto-update Apple Wallet and Google Wallet loyalty cards from SumUp checkouts with a single pass API.
Read guideWhere each field on a Google Wallet pass renders, and the JSON behind it. Class vs Object, heroImage, barcodes, the JWT save flow, and the gotchas, with an interactive preview.
Read guideSee exactly where every field lands on an Apple Wallet pass. Interactive preview + JSON examples for primaryFields, headerFields, barcode, strip images, and more.
Read guideHow event agencies can improve event ticketing with digital event passes, faster check-in, and one API call that issues to both Apple Wallet and Google Wallet.
Read guideHow to create an Apple Wallet QR code pass (.pkpass), ship it to users with an Add to Apple Wallet button, and avoid common pkpass pitfalls.
Read guideChanges in WalletWallet, Apple Wallet, Google Wallet, and their developer tools.
Google is redesigning Google Wallet passes in summer 2026, moving to a component-based, full-screen layout with a larger hero image and a dedicated Pass settings page. Here is what changes, whether it breaks your existing passes, and how WalletWallet is carrying your passes across.
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Pass Designer is Apple's Mac app for designing Apple Wallet pass templates, announced at WWDC 2026. What it does, how to download the beta, how .pkpasstemplate files and Pass Builder work, a summary of the WWDC session, and what the tools don't cover.
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Every Google Wallet feature announced at I/O 2026 and every Apple Wallet change announced at WWDC 2026: Create a Pass, Tap to Share, the Poster Generic pass style, four new barcode formats, Featured Actions, Pass Designer and Pass Builder, and what each means for pass issuers.
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The same pass request now returns both an Apple .pkpass file and a Save to Google Wallet link. How the cross-platform request, response, button, and update path work.
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Compare six Pass2U alternatives by pricing unit, operating model, migration effort, and fit for Apple and Google Wallet pass programs.
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Compare seven MembershipAnywhere alternatives by Apple and Google Wallet support, CRM setup, card management, pricing, and migration effort.
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A practical shortlist of Cuseum alternatives for digital membership cards and museum engagement: wallet-pass vendors and museum guide platforms, with pricing, Apple and Google Wallet support, and best-fit guidance.
Read articleEight PassKit alternatives for Apple and Google Wallet, including free plans, compared on pricing, Apple Developer account needs, and best fit.
Read articleCompare PassNinja alternatives for Apple Wallet pass generation, including WalletWallet, PassKit, Passcreator, PassSlot, and when each one is a better fit.
Read articleWhat people mean by “Apple Wallet API”, what a .pkpass file is, and how to compare vendors for signing, updates, reliability, and pricing.
Read articleFree under 1,000 passes a month. $39 flat above that, with a free trial on every new account.
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