StoreCard questions and answers

StoreCard is built for exactly that: supermarket, pharmacy, gym, cafe and other membership cards in one list. Any card with a barcode or QR code, or a number you can type, can be saved. The only format it cannot show is Data Matrix.

No. The free version has no card limit. After your third card it offers to play an ad or open the Pro offer, and you can decline with Not Now and keep adding cards.

Pro adds the medium and large Home Screen widgets, the Mark as Used button with a Last Used date, the Recent filter and a custom Text Color for each card. It also removes the banner ad and the ad prompt. Everything else is free.

No. Cards are stored on the iPhone and the barcode is drawn by the app itself, so it works with no signal. A connection is only used to load ads for free users.

No. There is no iCloud or cloud sync between your own devices, on the free or the Pro version. To copy cards to another iPhone, use Export Cards and Import Cards in Settings.

No. StoreCard keeps your cards inside its own app, its widget and its Apple Watch app. It does not create Apple Wallet passes.

It draws QR codes, Code 128, Code 39, EAN-8, EAN-13, PDF417, Aztec and ITF-14. A Data Matrix code cannot be drawn, and the app shows a message instead of a symbol for a card saved that way.

Tap Enter Manually, type the number in the Code field and choose a Barcode Format. If the shop's scanner does not accept it, the number is still shown on the card detail so the cashier can type it.

The camera reads a card's barcode or QR code when you add it. The scan is processed on the iPhone. If you refuse, you can still add cards from a photo or by typing the number.

The request is only for the ads in the free version, so they can be personalized. If you choose not to allow it, ads are still shown but they are not personalized. Pro removes the ads altogether.

Yes. Install the StoreCard Watch app and your cards are sent over from the iPhone automatically whenever you add or change one. Open a card on the Watch and hold its barcode up to the scanner.

Yes. Pin cards with Add to Widget, add the StoreCard widget to the Home Screen and choose the card it shows. The small widget is free; medium and large need Pro.

Leave Auto Brightness (100%) on in Settings, which is the default. While a card is open, the screen goes to full brightness and does not auto-lock; it returns to normal when you close the card.

Less than the name suggests. Right now Most Used orders cards by the same date as Last Used — the app never actually counts how many times you open a card. Both rely on Mark as Used, a Pro feature, so without Pro neither order has anything to sort by.

Good with a flat, well-lit card and a shop StoreCard already knows; shaky with anything else. It reads the text to guess the store name, category and colours, and looks for the barcode in the same shot. Glare or an unusual logo can throw it off entirely, so check the form before you tap Add — a reflection on the plastic can make it rename a card incorrectly.

It is made for iPhone and Apple Watch. There is no layout designed for iPad.

They are deleted with it, because they are stored only on the device. Export them first with Export Cards and keep the file somewhere safe.

Yes. Open a card and tap Edit to change its name, code, format, colours or tags, or use the bin icon to delete it. Deleting asks for confirmation and cannot be undone.