CardBal: Transit Card Reader
Kitta Co. Productivity iPhoneiPadiPod touch
CardBal: Transit Card Reader is a free Productivity app for iPhone and iPad by Kitta Co. Requires iOS 16.0. Updated October 21, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 51 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 21
- 2026 · v2.4.0
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About CardBal: Transit Card Reader
CardBal turns your iPhone into a pro reader for transit and stored-value cards. Hold a card to the top of your iPhone to see its balance, rides and card details, and the raw data behind them. READ • Balance and remaining trips • Ride history with stations, lines, distances and fares where the card stores them • Card details such as card family, number, issue date and technology • Raw data and a full hex export, with an optional Developer Mode for KS X 6924 cards SEE WHERE YOU'VE BEEN • Ride Map draws the routes your cards remember • Transit Atlas maps every city and province you have ridden in KEEP YOUR CARDS • A wallet of every card you have read, with names, icons and your own card photos • iCloud backup and file export • Card numbers can be shown in full, masked or hidden APPLE WALLET CARDS Read a supported Apple Wallet transit card on another iPhone or Apple Watch with Service Mode turned on. SUPPORTED CARDS Japan (FeliCa): Suica, PASMO, ICOCA, SUGOCA, nimoca, Kitaca, manaca, TOICA, Hayakaken, SAPICA, IruCa, OKICA and more Japan (e-money): nanaco, Rakuten Edy, WAON Greater China (T-Union): 300+ city cards, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, plus City Union cards Hong Kong: Octopus South Korea (KS X 6924): T-money, EZL, Cashbee Mongolia: U-Money France (Calypso): Lignes d'Azur Readable balances and history depend on the card, its issuer and the data stored on it. CardBal reads card information; it cannot top up cards. CardBal is an independent reader and is not affiliated with transit operators.
What’s new
Version 2.4.0 · Updated October 21, 2026
• Cleaner wallet: every stacked card shows its name, balance, number and scan date • Clearer balances: Unlimited for passes, one yen sign, and correct trip counts • Redesigned Scan tab with a clear Scan a Card button and better instructions • Card details lead with balance and card information, fully translated • Masked card numbers now show as •••• and the last digits • Bolder routes on the Ride Map and tidier Transit Atlas labels • Accessibility and translation improvements
App privacy
The developer, Kitta Co., reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Location: Coarse Location, Precise Location
- Identifiers: Device ID, User ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Diagnostics: Performance Data
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Financial Info: Other Financial Info
- User Content: Other User Content
- Other Data: Other Data Types
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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