How to Create a Custom Pass in Wallet App on iPhone (iOS 27)

What Custom Passes in Wallet Let You Do

In iOS 27, Apple's Wallet app lets you create custom passes for things like event tickets, gift cards, and loyalty cards. Instead of relying on a business to issue a pass, you can build one yourself and keep it alongside your credit cards, boarding passes, and other items already stored in Wallet.

This makes Wallet a more personal, flexible place for the passes you actually use. If you run a small event, you can put together a ticket. If you want to track a gift card balance, you can make a pass for it. If you belong to a loyalty programme, you can create a card to hold the details.

The feature is aimed at situations where an official pass does not exist but you still want quick, convenient access from your iPhone. Everything lives in the same app, so you do not need to hunt through emails or screenshots to find what you need.

Creating a Custom Pass

To create a custom pass, open the Wallet app on your iPhone and tap the plus button in the top-right corner. From the menu that appears, choose the option to create a pass manually rather than scanning an existing one.

You will then be asked to select the type of pass you want to make, such as a loyalty card, event ticket or membership card. After choosing a type, you enter the details yourself — the business or organisation name, a description, and any relevant dates or codes. The app provides fields for each pass type, so you only fill in what applies.

Once your information is entered, you can add a logo or image to make the pass easier to recognise at a glance. When you are happy with the result, save the pass and it will appear alongside your other cards in Wallet.

You can edit or remove a custom pass at any time by selecting it and choosing the appropriate option, so mistakes are easy to correct.

Pass Types You Can Make

Wallet passes are more flexible than they first appear. Because you control the fields, barcodes, and colours, the same format can be adapted to a wide range of everyday uses.

Event tickets

Store the holder's name, seat or entry details, and a scannable barcode on the front of the pass. Updates can be pushed to attendees if plans change.

Gift cards

A pass can carry a balance, a card number, and a barcode for redemption at the till, keeping the value in one place instead of a printed card.

Loyalty cards

Points totals, membership tiers, and a customer identifier all fit neatly on a pass that sits alongside the rest of a user's cards.

Beyond these, the same building blocks suit coupons, membership cards, and booking confirmations. If you can describe it with a title, a few fields, and a barcode, you can probably make it as a pass.

What to Know About the Feature

Custom passes are not available on every iPhone right away. The feature arrives with iOS 27, so you will need to update your device before you can build or store one. Once the update is installed, everything happens inside Apple's Wallet app, the same place you already keep your boarding passes, event tickets, and payment cards.

That single location matters for a few reasons:

• One home for your passes. Custom passes sit alongside the passes you already carry, so there is no separate app to download or account to create.
• Familiar controls. Because they live in Wallet, you manage, share, and delete them the same way you handle any other pass.
• No extra hardware. The feature is handled entirely through the app on your iPhone.

If you have not yet moved to iOS 27, check your software update settings first. Until then, the option simply will not appear in Wallet, no matter how many passes you would like to make.