CardCue Pro. Dusty dollars in your junk drawer.

Why this app exists

The day I lost my job, I found my purpose.

I got the call Monday morning. First thing. HR on the line. I knew before anyone spoke.

By the end of the day I was at the grocery store picking up a couple of things for dinner. Self-checkout. Credit card, swipe, points. Routine.

Walking out, the do-not-spend voice now loud in my head, it hit me.

I had a gift card. To that grocery store. Sitting in my junk drawer at home. Collecting dust. Mine to spend, with a time limit on it, about to be sucked quietly into the corporate balance sheet. While I stood at the register paying with money I needed.

I'm a (now former) UX leader. So I started asking: Why is it so hard to put a gift card to use? Turns out, a whole lot. Every step adds friction. The friction compounds. The industry calls the part that quietly expires "breakage" and budgets around it.

That was the moment CardCue Pro started. The day I lost my job, I found my purpose: build the app that closes the gap between the money sitting in a drawer and the moment it could come back to you. Cue is what came out of that.

"Money in a drawer, mine to spend. About to be sucked, quietly, forever, into the corporate balance sheet. While I stood at the register paying with money I needed."

This isn't a memory problem. It's a friction problem.

You're not careless. The system was never designed to remind you.

The wallet is closer

Your credit card's in your pocket. The gift card's at home. You've already swiped.

The app isn't open

Even with a brand app, you don't open it before walking in. Nobody does.

The cashier won't ask

No checkout system says "by the way, you have $47 here." The merchant's incentive is the opposite.

They budget for it

The industry calls the part you forget "breakage." Their revenue line. Your quiet loss.

Here's how it works.

You add a card once. Then you go live your life. The app shows up at the moment you can spend it , not before, not after , and gets out of your way the rest of the time.

Step 1 · A card lands in your hands

Snap a photo. You're done.

A birthday gift card, a coffee shop punch pass, a gym membership renewal, a Visa prepaid from a rebate , whatever it is, open CardCue Pro, tap +, point your camera at the front. The on-device AI reads the brand, balance, barcode, expiration, PIN, and membership numbers before you can lower your phone. No typing. No squinting.

Point & shoot

1

Target

Gift Card · scanned

$50.00

Step 2 · Life happens

Forget about it. Seriously.

Go about your day. Cue remembers the card for you: where you can use it, when it expires, how much is left. Your job is living. Our job is watching.

Days or weeks pass

2

CardCue Pro watching...

Location + expiry + balance

Step 3 · You walk past a Target

Your phone lights up.

Before you've even reached the door, a Live Activity appears on your lock screen: Target · $50.00 · 420 ft away. Your Dynamic Island counts down the distance as you walk. No unlock required to see it. Read it, and you're heading in already knowing.

Glanceable

3

Target

420 ft

$50.00

LOCK SCREEN

Step 4 · At the register

Tap. Flip. Scanned.

Tap the Dynamic Island or the card in your wallet. Face ID, barcode appears. Cashier scans your phone. Fifty dollars off the bill. You didn't even bring the card.

Tap to pay

4

049000042566

SCANNED · $50 APPLIED

Right

Time

Right

Place

Right

Card

That's the whole idea. The wallet that helps you make the better money decision at the moment of payment.

Take the card in once , gift card, punch pass, loyalty enrollment, membership, prepaid. Go about your life. When you're near a store where any of that value is waiting, your phone buzzes. Name, balance, walking distance. At the register, the barcode or membership ID is already on screen. The cashier won't remind you. Your phone will.

Make better money decisions. Free to start.

The math, by category.

Industry-estimate ranges of money left on the table every year, per US household. Each tile is sourced separately; add them up for the household total.

Gift Cards

$150–$300

Per household in stuck balances. ~10–19% of every gift card given will never be fully redeemed. Industry calls it "breakage."

Punch Passes

30–50%

Of class packs and prepaid fitness packages go unused. A $300 yoga ten-pack with 4 sessions left = $120 of dusty dollars on the table.

Loyalty Rewards

~$170

Average per household in unredeemed loyalty value. People belong to ~15 programs but actively use 7. The other 8 carry $20–$50 each.

Memberships

$50–$120

Per program in unclaimed annual perks. Sam's Club Plus's $50 cashback. REI's annual dividend. AAA, BJ's One+, gym perks. Nobody surfaces them.

Prepaid Debit

$30–$60

Per forgotten Visa Gift / Mastercard Gift / retailer prepaid. Tens of billions in aggregate float across the US prepaid market.

Add it up

For an engaged household, the realistic recoverable number is $200–$500 per year in dusty dollars. The first card you rescue pays for several.

About these numbers →

Money rescued from waste

Every card Cue saves shows up here.

Each rescue is logged in the wallet's running total. By next year, you'll see your number. The app's "rescued from waste" thread runs through Wallet, Year-in-Review, and the Activity Dashboard.

Real people. Real saves.

I forgot I had $47 at Target. Then my phone reminded me at the register. That's $47 I didn't put on my Visa.

Jennifer M.

$47 back

Walked into REI for one thing. The app reminded me my co-op dividend was waiting. Walked out $40 ahead.

Aisha L.

$40 back

Live across the community

What Cue's brought back so far.

Aggregate numbers across every CardCue Pro user, updated every few minutes. No names, no accounts, no tracking. Just the running tally of dusty dollars getting brought back.

0

Cards tracked

$0

Sitting on cards right now

$0

Put to use

Rescued

From the corporate balance sheet

Last updated —

$1.99 a month.
Most people make it back the first week.

If you don't, we'll refund the year. No tickets, no forms , email us and we'll handle it through Apple.

Best Value

Yearly

$19.99 /year

$1.67 a month. 7-day free trial.

Start free trial

Monthly

$1.99 /month

Cancel any time, from your iPhone.

Try month-to-month

Free plan tracks up to three cards forever, with everything that matters: scanning, location alerts, the digital barcode at the register.

Questions.

How does it know when I'm near a store?

Your phone already knows where you are. We use it on your phone , quietly, only to time the reminder , and never send your location anywhere. The reminder shows up just before you walk in, with the balance and barcode ready to scan.

Can I really leave the card at home?

Yes , for most cards, the cashier scans your phone instead. We'll suggest keeping the card at home once we're sure your specific card works that way. (Some older cards still need to come with you. We'll tell you which.)

Is my data safe?

Yes. Everything stays on your phone. Face ID guards the sensitive bits. We don't sell your data. We don't show ads. Cloud backup is optional and end-to-end encrypted. Full details.

Does it work on Apple Watch?

Yes. Reminders on your wrist. Show your barcode at the register from your watch.

What kinds of cards work?

Gift cards. Punch passes. Loyalty rewards. Warehouse and club memberships. Prepaid balances. Add a photo or paste an email , we figure out the rest.

What if I don't like it?

Cancel from your iPhone Settings any time. We'll refund the year if you ask. Your cards stay on your phone whether you cancel or not.

Free or paid?

First three cards are free, forever , full features. Beyond three cards, $1.99 a month or $19.99 a year.

The fine print.

Effective April 15, 2026. Your data stays on your device.

1. Information We Collect

Gift card data. Card name, balance, expiration, category, photos, optional reward item (for single-use certificates like an In-N-Out Award of Excellence), and any card number, PIN, or barcode you choose to save. All stored locally on your device via Apple's SwiftData.
Sensitive fields. Card numbers, PINs, and barcodes are only saved for card types that can carry them (gift cards and prepaid cards). Loyalty stamp cards and punch cards never store these fields because they don't use them.
Location. Used on device for proximity alerts. Never transmitted to us.
Camera. Used for card scanning. The image is processed and discarded after extraction.
Motion. Used on device for driving detection so Cue can change its notification behavior behind the wheel.
Contacts (optional). Birthday dates only, used for gift-buying reminders. Enable in Settings.

2. How We Use It

Balance display, location reminders, expiry alerts, smart notifications, and barcode generation at the register. Cloud sync is an opt-in Pro feature.

3. How We Protect Sensitive Data

When a card has a number, PIN, or barcode saved, CardCue Pro requires Face ID (or your device passcode) before revealing the details or showing the barcode at the register. Cards with no sensitive data (loyalty, punch) open freely because there is nothing private to protect.

4. Data Storage

Local storage uses Apple's SwiftData with device encryption. Optional cloud sync uses Supabase with row-level security. Nothing leaves your device without your explicit opt-in.

5. Third Parties

Apple: Sign in with Apple, StoreKit (subscriptions), MapKit (geocoding).
Supabase: Optional Pro cloud sync. You choose whether to enable it.
Anthropic: Optional AI fallback for card scanning. The image is sent, extracted, and immediately discarded. Never stored.

6. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or share personal data. No ads. No third-party marketing pixels. We do measure which pages get read and which buttons get clicked. Anonymous, aggregated, never tied to you personally. So we can see where people are falling through the cracks and what features deserve more work. See our privacy policy for exactly what we collect and how to opt out.

7. Your Rights

Delete any card at any time.
Disable any permission in iOS Settings.
Export all data as CSV or JSON.
Delete your account via the Support tab.

8. Contact

privacy@cardcuepro.com

9. About the Publisher

CardCue Pro is a registered DBA of Pika Product Lab LLC, a Utah limited liability company. References to “CardCue Pro” in this policy mean both the DBA brand and the underlying entity.

Effective April 15, 2026.

1. The Service

CardCue Pro is a personal tracking tool for the five types of stored value that live across most consumers' lives: gift cards, prepaid cards, loyalty cards, punch cards, memberships, and single-use reward certificates. It does not store monetary value, process payments, or guarantee retailer balances.

2. Subscriptions

The free plan tracks up to three cards. Pro costs $1.99 per month or $19.99 per year, auto-renewing through the App Store. Cancel any time in your Apple ID subscription settings.

3. Digital Barcode

When you save a scannable barcode, CardCue Pro regenerates it on screen at the register. Most retailers accept scans from a phone. A small number require the physical card. We recommend keeping any physical card as a backup.

4. Single-Use Certificates

Some cards redeem for a specific item rather than a dollar balance (for example, an In-N-Out Award of Excellence for a free hamburger). These cards are physical-only by design. Cue will track the reward, protect the number and PIN with Face ID, and remind you to bring the card with you when you visit the store.

5. Liability

The service is provided "as is." We are not liable for missed expiration dates, balance discrepancies, or retailer acceptance decisions. You are responsible for the cards you track.

6. Governing Law

State of Utah, United States.

7. Contact

legal@cardcuepro.com

We're here to help.

Adding a Card

Tap the plus button on the home screen. You can scan with the camera or enter the details by hand. The scanner reads brand, balance, card number, PIN, barcode, expiration, and even single-item reward phrasing like "FREE Hamburger or Cheeseburger" when it appears on the card.

Card Types

Pick the one that matches what you're adding:

Gift card. Has a dollar balance. Often has a card number, PIN, and scannable barcode.
Prepaid card. Reloadable, accepted anywhere. Same sensitive fields as a gift card.
Loyalty card. Collects stamps toward a reward. No card number, PIN, or barcode, so those fields are hidden.
Punch card. Counts punches toward a free item. Same as loyalty: no sensitive fields.
Single-use reward certificate. Redeems for a specific item (like a free hamburger) and must be presented at the counter. Set this up by filling in the "Redeems For" field on any gift card.

Face ID and Sensitive Data

Whenever a card has a saved number, PIN, or barcode, Cue asks for Face ID before showing those details or displaying the barcode at the register. Loyalty and punch cards open instantly because they have nothing sensitive to protect.

Going Digital

Scan the barcode and take a photo of the front of the card. A gold "Digital" pill and a barcode icon appear in the upper-right corner of the card in your wallet. Tap that icon to jump straight to the barcode scanner, verify with Face ID, and the cashier scans your phone screen. Single-use certificates cannot be digitized. Bring the physical card with you.

Expiration Dates

Many gift cards don't expire. Use the "This card has no expiration" toggle when adding or editing a card. If a date is set, Cue will alert you at 30, 7, and 1 day out.

Balance Check

Tap "Check Balance" on any card. CardCue Pro copies the card number to your clipboard and opens the retailer's balance page or calls their number. Paste the number, done.

Location Alerts

Adjust the radius and dwell time in Settings. Set a home, work, or gym quiet zone to stay silent where notifications aren't welcome. Works on any tier.

Contact

support@cardcuepro.com. We typically reply within 24 hours.

Curious how this works behind the scenes?

The whole story → The white paper → How we handle privacy →

You have dusty dollars
in your junk drawer.

The day I lost my job, I found my purpose.

This isn't a memory problem. It's a friction problem.

Snap a photo. You're done.

Forget about it. Seriously.

Your phone lights up.

Tap. Flip. Scanned.

Every card Cue saves shows up here.

What Cue's brought back so far.

Yearly

Monthly

1. Information We Collect

2. How We Use It

3. How We Protect Sensitive Data

4. Data Storage

5. Third Parties

6. Data Sharing

7. Your Rights

8. Contact

9. About the Publisher

1. The Service

2. Subscriptions

3. Digital Barcode

4. Single-Use Certificates

5. Liability

6. Governing Law

7. Contact

Adding a Card

Card Types

Face ID and Sensitive Data

Going Digital

Expiration Dates

Balance Check

Location Alerts

Contact

The Right-Moment Doctrine

The founder's blog

How it's built

The Right-Moment Doctrine

The day I lost my job,
I found my purpose.

You have dusty dollarsin your junk drawer.

The day I lost my job, I found my purpose.

This isn't a memory problem. It's a friction problem.

Snap a photo. You're done.

Forget about it. Seriously.

Your phone lights up.

Tap. Flip. Scanned.

Every card Cue saves shows up here.

What Cue's brought back so far.

Yearly

Monthly

1. Information We Collect

2. How We Use It

3. How We Protect Sensitive Data

4. Data Storage

5. Third Parties

6. Data Sharing

7. Your Rights

8. Contact

9. About the Publisher

1. The Service

2. Subscriptions

3. Digital Barcode

4. Single-Use Certificates

5. Liability

6. Governing Law

7. Contact

Adding a Card

Card Types

Face ID and Sensitive Data

Going Digital

Expiration Dates

Balance Check

Location Alerts

Contact

The Right-Moment Doctrine

The founder's blog

How it's built

The Right-Moment Doctrine

The day I lost my job,I found my purpose.

You have dusty dollars
in your junk drawer.

The day I lost my job,
I found my purpose.