OpenCard, the new app on the block

27 August 2026   |   News   |   Tags: mobile app, mobile applications, open source, opencard

 

We’ve all been there.

You dash into the store for a quick shop — just two things, you tell yourself. But between one deal and the next, your cart somehow fills up. Now you’re at checkout, bagging groceries, with a line of fellow bargain-hunters behind you. You pull out your phone to grab the app with your loyalty cards (because, of course, the deals are only for cardholders) and… nothing. The app’s logged you out, or it needs a connection — and right where you’re standing, there isn’t one.

Sound familiar? It’s happened to us more times than we can count.

It got us thinking. We live in a world where our own data doesn’t really belong to us anymore. Why, when I save something to my phone, can’t I access it on my terms, exactly when I need it? Why do I have to create an account and stay connected just to use it?

Sure, my wallet’s lighter these days — but the price of that convenience shouldn’t be this high.

So we built an app that works the moment you install it: no account required, no internet needed to pull up your cards. You can share cards with anyone you like, there are no in-app purchases, and it’s free on both Android (opens in a new tab)and iPhone (opens in a new tab).

It’s called OpenCard.

For the tinkerers out there, we’ve also open-sourced the code on GitHub (opens in a new tab).

OpenCard covers the basics — and then some, with handy extras like Favorites, Single-Use, and Reorder.

It reads both barcodes and QR codes, and you can add them via camera, image upload, or a backup file.

Give it a try.