Offline-capable viewer for espass and pkpass passes
Supports multiple pass formats and common barcode types
Open-source under GPLv3 with a public GitHub repository
Free to use with no purchase required
Not ranked in top lists
Lacks wallet-style integration for loyalty cards or tickets
Focused on viewing passes; no built-in wallet, purchasing, or notification features
About PassAndroid Passbook viewer
PassAndroid Passbook viewer was a travel & local app developed by ligi. It was removed from Google Play May 17, 2025 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
PassAndroid Passbook viewer had been downloaded 4.8 million times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
PassAndroid Passbook viewer was rated 3.97 out of 5 stars, based on 13 thousand ratings.
App Information
PassAndroid Passbook viewer was free to download. The APK download size was 2.91 MB. The last available version was 3.4.7. The last update was on August 3, 2018.
Technical Requirements
PassAndroid Passbook viewer required Android 4.0+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play December 2013.
Description
What is it?
This app is a viewer for passes - a pass could be a e.g. boarding-pass for your next flight, a coupon for a nice hot beverage on the destination, a movie ticket, a membership card - there are a lot of possibilities. Basically it is a replacement for a piece of paper or plastic you would normally have to carry with you - so lets save some trees and reduce waste! Also this app is Free-Software - Free not only as in "Free Beer" - but more as in Richard Stallmans Concept of Free and Open Software for a better World.
How does it work?
There are so called espass or pkpass files - you can open them with this app - e.g. when you receive them via email or get an Download-option. The most important content is the BarCode ( QR , AZTEC & PDF417which authorizes you most of the time - but it also has other interesting content like a description - often a time ( that you now can add to your calendar ) - often also locations ( to give you directions ) - just try It out! The app is offline usable once you downloaded the pass!
History
I stumbled upon Passbook files when i received my ticket for the 29c3 - I liked the Idea - but there was no Android App which was working for me. I saw that the implementation is quite easy ( just a zip container with json and images ) - The first version was build very quick & was working for me ( got entry to 29C3 ) - In the following year I have not worked on this app much as I had no real use-cases but there where a lot of users downloading the app and I fixed processing of some passes that where send to me ( some passes contain really broken json .. ) One year later - just before the 30C3 - I came to work a bit on this app again - for 2 reasons: - a friend of mine is very into this whole BTLE thing and location beacon / context aware thing could be interesting for Passbook - but nothing ready yet - I got a mail from a Luis Torrecilla - a very nice designer who did a great redesign This all was leading to PassAndroid - a completely new version - with a new look and new functions ( sorting and adding to calendar alongside pull to refresh a navigation drawer and contextual ActionBar menu )
Passes that work
Air Berlin Air Canada Air Europa Aegean Airlines Austrian Airlines (http://www.austrian.com) Brussels Airlines Czech Airlines Cathay Pacific Chaos Events (29c3 30c3 31c3 32c3 33c3 34c3) Cineworld in Middlesborough UK Cinecitta in Nuremberg Cineplex-Kinos Emirates airlines Eventim Eurowings Lufthansa German Wings Iberia Swiss Virgin Australia Virgin Atlantic cleartrip ( tested with IRCTC - Indian Railway ) Porter Airlines ( tested in North America ) TAM Airlines TUI-Fly Norwegian Airlines LAN Peru Qantas Saudi Arabian Airlines entrada cine ( entradas.com ) Empire Theatres Tickets owl ticket Kinépolis
UCI Kinowelt Kinepolis cinemas in Belgium renfe chaos communication congress chaos communication camp TAP (Portugal)
Theatre Aurora (Аврора) on Nevsky (на Невском) Formula Kino Galeria (Формула кино Галерия)
these are only some I know of - please drop me an email or post into the community about the ones you know that work
More info about espass: http://espass.it
Source Code / Issues
both on github:
https://github.com/ligi/PassAndroid/
License
GPLv3
Recent changes: - Use latest libraries - Only show tabs when more than one tab - Multi-Line support for emptyview
Thanks to Simon Tenbeitel for the nice contributions!
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Comments on PassAndroid Passbook viewer for Android
★★★★★
Very good app works great and keeps all tickets and passes together in one place
★★★★★
Good app for keep various passes 8n hand. It can open pdf/jpg stored files (other apps can't), scan for pk pass files (haven't any at the moment). Would be nice to have a qr/barcode scanner also, and to get the PDF file in better resolution.
★★★★★
Great alternative to Google Wallet (on websites, click on the Apple Wallet picture to use this app instead of Google Wallet - you need the.pk pass file). It also works well with my supermarket memberships. Unlike Google Wallet, your info is stored offline, so the app opens instantaneously, unlike Google Wallet, which is very slow.
★★★★★
Usability: pass android:1 - GPay:0. Beats Google's wallet in ability to import own pdfs and photos of documents. Great for travel where you can't lug a printer.
★★☆☆☆
I downloaded my tickets to a show and only one is showing. I cannot find the other one. It's frustrating. There are a lot of others that I need to delete, but it won't let me take them off. It's frustrating for sure. I don't recommend this app. Just print your tickets!!
★★☆☆☆
Two small but critical issues: 1. When you open a PDF file with more than one page (two boarding passes for example) the app only shows the first one, and therefore you end up having to use the PDF itself to board your second flight. 2. All icons of your passes are the same, so you have to open all of them to know which one you want to delete or have to use. Fix these two things, and I'd give it 5/5
Technologies used by PassAndroid Passbook viewer
PassAndroid Passbook viewer is requesting 9 permissions and is using 23 libraries.
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