Your Digital Business Card in Apple & Google Wallet
Your digital business card belongs in your phone's wallet. The same card works in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet, and a quick QR scan shares your details.
You save your digital business card as a pass in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, right next to your boarding passes and tickets. Which wallet you use comes down to your phone: Apple Wallet on an iPhone, Google Wallet on a supported Android phone. When you buy a card with DigiCard Pro, both passes are included, so there's nothing to choose up front. This guide is the hub for the rest: what a wallet card is, how Apple and Google differ, and how you save and share yours with a quick QR scan.
Key Takeaways
- Your digital business card is a pass in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. Which one is right for you depends on your phone, and the card itself works on both.
- You share it by QR code: open the pass, the other person scans it, opens your contact, and confirms saving it. They need no extra business card app.
- A card in your wallet stays with you as long as your phone does. With the Plus or Pro package, you can update your details and design after purchase.
What is a digital business card in Apple or Google Wallet?
A digital business card in your wallet is a contact card, saved as a pass in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, that shares your details through a QR code. It sits beside your tickets and boarding passes. You save it in your Wallet app without installing a separate business card app.
If you already use your phone for payments, tickets, or boarding passes, your business card has a familiar place to go. You open the Wallet app and find it alongside the other passes you keep there.
Once it's saved, you can open the pass without signing in to a separate business card service before each meeting. The QR code sits inside the pass itself, not in some separate image you'd have to dig out of your photos. A card in your wallet sounds technical, yet sharing it takes just a few simple steps.
Apple Wallet or Google Wallet: what's the difference?
The difference is mostly your phone, not the card. On an iPhone you save your card to Apple Wallet; on a supported Android phone you save it to Google Wallet. Because DigiCard Pro generates every card for both, you don't need to buy a separate version for each phone platform.
Day to day, you barely notice the difference. Saving the card works almost the same on both, and sharing by QR code is identical. There's one small exception, and it's iPhone-only: with an active Plus or Pro card, you can save a location in your DigiCard Pro account and enable a lock-screen suggestion. Apple Wallet may then suggest your card when you're nearby. You set this up yourself; DigiCard Pro doesn't offer this location feature for Google Wallet.
| What matters | Apple Wallet (iPhone) | Google Wallet (Android) |
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| Device | iPhone | Android phone |
| Adding the card | "Add to Apple Wallet" | "Add to Google Wallet" |
| QR code for sharing | Yes, inside the pass | Yes, inside the pass |
| Extra business card app? | No | No |
| On the lock screen | Optional, location-based (Plus/Pro and account) | Not available |
So you don't actually have to decide which wallet is "better." To get the most out of each one, the Apple Wallet business card guide walks through the iPhone side, and the Google Wallet walkthrough for Android covers the same steps on an Android phone.
How do you save your card to your wallet?
After buying your card, open "Add to Apple Wallet" or "Add to Google Wallet" on your order confirmation. Follow the prompts on your phone and confirm saving the pass.
Before that, you create the card in a browser, on a laptop or straight from your phone. You don't need a separate DigiCard Pro app or account to create and buy any of the three card packages. The path is deliberately short:
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Open the DigiCard Pro generator in any browser.
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Fill in the details you want to share and watch the live preview update as you type.
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Add your card to the cart, choose the Basic, Plus, or Pro card variant, and complete the one-time purchase.
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Open the Wallet button on your order confirmation and confirm adding the pass to your phone. Both Wallet versions are included.
On Android, you need Google Wallet and a Google Account. If the Wallet app isn't installed yet, install it when prompted while adding your card. Use your personal Android profile, as Google Wallet isn't available in a work profile.
A quick word on what belongs on the card: less is more. A card with five ways to reach you is harder to act on than one with a single clear path. If the whole idea is new to you, our overview of what a digital business card is is a good place to start before you build one.
How do you share your wallet business card?
You share it by opening the pass so the QR code is on screen, then letting the other person scan it with their camera. They open your contact and confirm saving it to their address book, without retyping your details. With direct contact sharing, the QR code contains the details itself, so the exchange works without internet.
Direct contact sharing doesn't need to reach a server during the scan, which helps in a crowded hall with weak reception. You don't need NFC hardware to share a QR contact. On iPhone and supported Android phones, you can use the built-in camera or a QR scanner (Apple, Google Pixel).
When it's busy around you, that short path pays off: the code is right there, no patting your pockets, no "do you have one on you?" You stay in control of the moment instead of hoping the other person held on to your card. For the exact steps on the receiving side, see how a contact scans your card on iPhone, and our QR code business card guide goes deeper on the sharing side.
Which card package fits your wallet business card?
You can choose from three card packages. Basic stays unchanged after purchase. Plus lets you update your details and design later. Pro includes those edits and adds contact sharing with a profile photo and an online business card, a webpage with your details and extra links. With the Pro package, you choose whether the QR code shares a direct contact, a contact with a photo, or your online business card.
| What matters | Basic | Plus | Pro |
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| DigiCard Pro account to buy | Not needed | Not needed | Not needed |
| Change details/design after purchase | Not available | Yes | Yes |
| Share contact directly by QR code | Works offline | Works offline | Offline option available |
| Photo contact and online business card | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Pass in the wallet | Stays unchanged | Can be updated after edits | Can be updated after edits |
Basic and Plus cards share your contact details directly through the QR code. The Pro package also offers this offline option. Photo contact and the online business card are retrieved over the internet on the other person's phone.
After edits to a Plus or Pro card, the changes are sent to your Wallet pass. Your phone needs an internet connection; Apple Wallet also needs automatic updates enabled. Contacts already saved in someone else's address book do not change automatically.
As the buyer of a Plus or Pro card, use Edit card on your order confirmation to make changes. On an active Plus or Pro card, you can also request a time-limited link from the edit page if the card contains your email address and email-link editing is enabled. An account gives you central management for multiple cards.
This is exactly what a card in your wallet can do and a printed one can't. Change your number, update it once with the Plus or Pro package, and your own pass receives the new details. There's no new card to hand out and no stack of paper to bin. Choose the Basic package if your details will stay the same. Choose Plus for later edits, or the Pro package if you also want to share a contact with your profile photo or an online business card.
Why keep your card in your wallet?
Because the pass is on the device you always carry, ready to open in your Wallet app. You can keep that familiar starting point even when you use the Pro package's online business card.
Research Nester estimated the worldwide digital business card market at about $215 million in 2025 and forecast roughly $680 million for 2035. Those figures cover digital business cards overall, rather than Wallet passes specifically.
Your Wallet pass and online business card can work together. With the Pro package, your pass stays close at hand while its QR code can open a webpage with your details and extra links. You also make the card look like you: enter your details, pick a color and a logo, and you get one consistent design in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. For more on using a card without a separate business card app, see our guide to a digital business card without an app.
Frequently asked questions about wallet business cards
The same questions come up whenever someone first puts a digital business card in Apple or Google Wallet. Here are the short, practical answers.
Do I need Apple Wallet or Google Wallet?
That depends on your phone. Use Apple Wallet on an iPhone and Google Wallet on a supported Android phone. Every DigiCard Pro card package includes both Wallet versions. Choosing a Wallet preview in the generator does not limit your purchase to one platform. You need a Google Account to save the card in Google Wallet.
Does the other person need an app to receive my card?
They don't need a DigiCard Pro app or account. They scan your QR code with a supported camera or QR scanner, open the contact, and confirm saving it. If you choose the online business card as the QR destination with the Pro package, the scan opens your webpage, where they can download your contact.
Does a wallet business card work without internet?
Yes, with direct contact sharing. Basic and Plus card packages encode your details directly in the QR code, and the Pro package also offers this option. Neither phone needs to be online to share that contact. Photo contact and the online business card need internet on the recipient's phone. Creating, buying, and updating your Wallet card also happen online.
Can I change my card after I save it to my wallet?
With the Plus or Pro package, you can edit your details and design after purchase. Changes are also sent to your Wallet pass. Your phone needs internet, and Apple Wallet needs automatic updates enabled. The Basic package stays unchanged after purchase. Contacts already saved on someone else's phone do not update automatically.
What does a digital business card for the wallet cost?
DigiCard Pro offers the Basic, Plus, and Pro card packages for a one-time payment per card, with no card subscription. The price depends on the package and quantity. You can enter your details and see a live preview before buying. Choose the card variant in the cart and check the price before completing your purchase. Both Apple Wallet and Google Wallet are included.
One card, both wallets
A digital business card in your wallet is the simplest way to share your details, and you don't even have to choose between Apple and Google. Every card is generated for Apple Wallet and Google Wallet; which one you use follows your phone. After purchase, you save it in the right Wallet app and share it by QR code, which the other person scans.
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One pass in Apple or Google Wallet, always on the phone you carry.
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Shared by QR code, with no extra business card app for the other person.
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A choice of Basic, Plus, or Pro card packages, all available without a DigiCard Pro account.
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Getting started:
Ready to try it? Create your card in the DigiCard Pro generator and watch the live preview show how your pass will look in Apple or Google Wallet. Then choose your card package in the cart and complete the one-time purchase.