Is CardJar Free? Pricing, Supported Devices and What You Get

CardJar is currently free. The official site says there is no account, signup, email address, advertising, affiliate scheme or public paid plan. The iPhone and iPad App Store listing also shows the app as free. CardJar's current watch support is Wear OS; there is no Apple Watch app.

What the free app includes

The public product currently includes:

scanning a physical loyalty-card barcode;
manual membership-number entry;
bulk import from saved screenshots;
on-device retailer and barcode recognition;
508 recognized loyalty schemes across 12 countries;
custom cards for schemes outside the catalogue;
offline card access;
favorite cards on Wear OS with an app and tile;
individual card sharing;
one encrypted collection export protected by a chosen passphrase;
optional fingerprint, face or PIN lock;
iPhone and iPad support;
eight published interface languages.

There is no trial timer described on the official site and no public subscription tier identified.

Device support at a glance

Android phone
Current CardJar position: Full loyalty-card wallet
Important detail: Cards work offline; Android backup is an OS function

iPhone
Current CardJar position: App Store app
Important detail: No CardJar account required

iPad
Current CardJar position: Dedicated responsive layout
Important detail: Same local-first card model

Wear OS watch
Current CardJar position: Favorite cards, app and tile
Important detail: Watch keeps its own copy for phone-out-of-range use

Apple Watch
Current CardJar position: Not supported
Important detail: The iPhone app does not include watchOS support

How a free, account-free wallet differs from “free with a profile”

CardJar's pricing is inseparable from its architecture. There is no account layer to monetize, no offer feed and no advertising identifier in the app. The official site states: “It is free, and the catch is that it does not do anything clever with your data, because it does not have your data.”

That is a vendor explanation, not a promise that the price can never change. It accurately describes the current public offer and why the app does not need a subscription screen.

Backup does not create a CardJar subscription

Android's normal backup and device transfer can carry app data through the user's Google account. That is an operating-system service, not a CardJar cloud plan.

CardJar's separate export option creates one encrypted file. The user chooses the passphrase and storage location. CardJar does not hold a copy of the file or the passphrase.

What CardJar does not bundle into the price

CardJar is not an offers marketplace, cashback program or live points tracker. It does not attempt to replace retailer apps that generate changing codes or manage store accounts. Its purpose is narrower: keep stable loyalty cards accessible and scannable.

That focus makes the free offer easy to evaluate. If the desired product is an account-free loyalty wallet with local storage, screenshot migration and Wear OS favorites, the public version already contains those functions.

Check the current offer and official download buttons at cardjar.app. The CardJar privacy policy provides the detailed data-flow explanation behind the free product.