iPhone + Apple Watch

Barcodes and QR codes on your phone and watch

Save a barcode or QR code from a photo, then show it full-screen on your iPhone or Apple Watch. Tested with public transport and ferry tickets.

Get started in 2 minutes

Why Barcode Ticket?

Show it on your watch

Tap a ticket on your watch for a full-screen code. The screen stays on when you lower your wrist, and it brightens so scanners can read it.

Import from a photo

Take or choose a photo of the code. The app finds QR, Code 128, PDF417, Aztec, and more, then draws a sharp copy for the watch.

Works offline on the watch

Once a ticket is on the watch, you do not need the phone nearby.

Swipe between tickets

Keep more than one ticket on the watch. Swipe to change. Hold the code to see the photo you imported.

See it in action

Barcode Ticket iPhone list showing a favorite ticket and another ticket, each with a REF badge for its reference photo — **Ticket list** — favorite on top; REF marks a stored reference photo

Ticket detail on iPhone with expiry date, redrawn barcode, and Show Reference Image button — **Ticket detail** — expiry, sharp redrawn code, reference photo

Expiry and uses screen on iPhone showing 7 of 10 uses left with tappable number buttons — **Limited uses** — tap a number to record uses left

Ticket detail on iPhone showing a redrawn Wi-Fi QR code — **QR codes too** — Wi-Fi and other 2D codes, redrawn sharp

Apple Watch on a wrist showing a full-screen barcode with the ticket number and days to expiry along the edges — **On the watch** — full-screen code with expiry at a glance

Apple Watch on a wrist showing a full-screen QR code — **QR on the watch** — hold the wrist to the scanner

Reference image viewer on iPhone showing the original photographed ferry ticket — **Reference photo** — the original ticket, ready to show an inspector

On the iPhone

Import from a photo or restore a backup file
Add an expiry date or a limited-use count
Keep a reference photo with each ticket
Save an off-device backup in case you replace or lose your phone
The phone stays in the same orientation while you show a code

Supported barcode formats

Format	Detect from photo	Display on watch
QR Code	Yes	Redrawn, sharp
Code 128	Yes	Redrawn, sharp
PDF417	Yes	Redrawn, sharp
Aztec	Yes	Redrawn, sharp
EAN-13	Yes	Cropped from the photo
Code 39	Yes	Cropped from the photo

Requirements

iPhone running iOS 18 or later. Apple Watch running watchOS 11 or later is optional, but recommended if you want the code on your wrist. The iPhone and watch must be paired. No account, no cloud — tickets stay on your devices.

Barcode Ticket stores barcodes and QR codes you already have. It is not a certified boarding-pass or ticketing system, and it is not a substitute for Apple Wallet or the issuer’s official app.