FossWallet vs PDF Wallet
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
FossWallet
FossWallet is a simple Material Design 3 Passbook (.pkpass) Wallet built with Jetpack Compose. It shows the Barcode and the other data contained in the pass. The app supports updating passes from vendor servers for supported passes, but can otherwise be used fully offline.
PDF Wallet
An app that is fully open source. This app is a simple to use PDF Wallet. That means it takes over the task of storing and displaying your most important PDF certificates. It includes a convenient fullscreen barcode rendering, if a barcode is present in the PDF. Brief Instruction - Open "PDF Wallet" - Import PDF - Done Alternative Brief Instruction - Go to your file browser, email, web browser or PDF reader app - Open/Share the PDF with "PDF Wallet" - Done Description A very simple app that does nothing more than conveniently store and display PDF certificates. You can use it for public transport tickets, bills, contracts, certificates and any other PDF file. The PDF file has to be imported into the app. Following that, the barcode is displayed in fullscreen, as well as the PDF document itself. That's already it. Currently supported barcode formats are: - Matrix (2D) codes: QR, Aztec, DataMatrix and PDF417 - Linear (1D) codes: UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, EAN-13, CODE-39, CODE-93, CODE-128, ITF and Codabar More Features - Can detect and extract barcodes in PDFs - (Optional) fingerprint authentication - PDFs can be individually sorted and named - PDFs can be opened - PDFs can be shared from other apps - PDFs can be shared with other apps (indirectly allows printing) - Dark Mode support (document stays in original color) - Also supports password protected PDFs - Two different layouts to choose from The "Pro" version additionally brings (requires In-App Purchase): - Removes "Get Pro" banner on various screens - Assign tags to documents - Filter documents by tags - Option to invert document colors in dark mode - Option to force dark or light theme by overriding system settings - Option to show barcodes in half size Privacy This app values your privacy by being fully open source and working offline. No ads, no tracking. Issues This is a free-time project of a single developer. Therefore please understand that replies can take a little while.
| Feature | FossWallet | PDF Wallet |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | NotesFinance | NotesFinance |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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