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Design a Custom Apple Wallet Pass with AI

Describe the pass you want or start from an image, let PassMaker's AI draft it, then refine the fields, artwork and barcode before adding it to Wallet.

By Swapnanil Dhol6 min read

What you’ll leave with

  • Give the AI the pass type, the information on it and the look you want in a short description, or hand it a reference image.
  • Treat the result as a draft: check every field and the barcode before you trust it.
  • The finished pass is a normal editable PassMaker pass you can preview, tweak and export for Wallet.

1. Describe the pass or show a reference

PassMaker can turn a text description or an image into a structured draft. Name the kind of pass (coupon, event ticket, store card, boarding pass), the organization, the key details, and the mood you want.

A concrete prompt gives a better first draft than a vague one. Include dates, names and any wording that must appear exactly.

Event ticket for "Harbor Night Market", Saturday 14 March, doors 6 pm.
Dark navy with a warm orange accent. Show ticket type and entrance on the front.

2. Review what the AI produced

The draft arrives as an editable pass with a chosen style, text fields and colors. Read every field. AI can misread a date, invent a detail or choose a field order that does not suit your scanner or staff.

Fix the pass type first if it picked the wrong one, because the style controls which fields and artwork Wallet shows.

3. Refine the design by hand

Use the editor to adjust colors, swap in your own logo, strip or background artwork, and reorder fields so the one fact someone needs at a glance sits in the primary field.

Preview the pass as you build and check long names and labels for truncation before you continue.

  • Colors and contrast for labels and values
  • Logo and artwork you supply
  • Primary, secondary and back fields
  • Website or phone featured actions

4. Set the barcode yourself

Do not rely on a generated code. Enter the barcode message and format your scanner accepts, or detect it from an image of the real card or ticket, and add alt text for manual recovery.

An AI draft knows nothing about your point-of-sale or admission system, so this step is always yours.

5. Export, add to Wallet and test

Finish the pass to get a Wallet-ready .pkpass, add it to Wallet on your iPhone and check how it renders. Then test the code on the actual scanner.

AI features may ask for Pro or pass credits depending on your account, and free accounts include two passes per day.

Frequently asked questions

Can AI design an Apple Wallet pass for me?
PassMaker can turn a text description or image into a structured draft with fields and colors, which you then edit, preview and add to Wallet.
Does the AI create a working barcode?
Treat it as a placeholder. Enter the real barcode message and format your scanner expects, or detect the code from an image, and test it on the real scanner.
Can I edit the pass after the AI creates it?
Yes. The draft opens in the editor, where you can change the style, fields, colors and artwork before exporting.
Is AI pass design free?
Free accounts include two passes per day. AI features may prompt for Pro or one-off pass credits, so check the in-app options for your account.

Try it

Make your pass in PassMaker.

PassMaker is free to download and runs on iPhone with iOS 17 or later. Free accounts include two passes per day.

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