App icon of the S-Pass app

Success story · akzente Salzburg

S-Pass App: Salzburg's youth card on your smartphone

Developed by schubec on behalf of akzente Salzburg – for iPhone and Android, used by more than 50,000 young people in Salzburg.

The S-Pass is the official youth card of the State of Salzburg. The S-Pass app turns it into a digital card with proof of age and an everyday companion: news, benefits at partner businesses, vouchers, events, prize draws, quizzes, a scavenger hunt and the holiday job board – all in one app used by young people across the entire province.

  • 50,000+users
  • 2 platformsiPhone and Android
  • 4 cardsdigital, in one app

On behalf of akzente Jugendinfo (opens in a new tab) developed by schubec

The digital S-Pass card in the app with photo, name, place of residence, date of birth and validity, plus the digital proof of age
Home screen of the S-Pass app with quick access to prize draws, vouchers, quizzes and holiday jobs, plus the latest news
Event calendar of the S-Pass app with filters for cinema, music and sport, and performances at the Salzburg Marionette Theatre

What the app does

The S-Pass app brings together everything the youth card stands for – and turns a plastic card into a lively offering that pays off every day.

  • News

    The latest information from akzente Salzburg, new partner benefits, promotions and announcements – right on the home screen.

  • Digital cards

    The S-Pass with recognised proof of age, the digital bus pass of the Salzburg transport association (Salzburger Verkehrsverbund) – s'COOL-CARD and SUPER s'COOL-CARD –, the Lehrlingscard and the European Youth Card: all cards on your smartphone, activated by email or QR code.

  • Benefits & vouchers

    Discounts and offers at partner businesses throughout Salzburg, including nearby ones – vouchers are redeemed with the partner directly in the app.

  • Event calendar

    Cinema, music, theatre, sport and parties with an S-Pass benefit – filterable by category, with date and venue.

  • Prize draws

    Concert and festival tickets, cinema tickets and more: enter prize draws with just a few taps in the app – winners are notified automatically.

  • Quizzes & surveys

    Take part, collect points and test your knowledge – from youth protection to environmental topics. Surveys capture young people's opinions directly.

  • Scavenger hunt

    Discover stations, solve puzzles, scan codes: the scavenger hunt gets young people out into the city and to the partners.

  • Holiday job board

    Holiday jobs and internships throughout Salzburg, filterable by region, period and minimum age – the job platform of akzente Jugendinfo, right in the app.

  • European Youth Card

    The European youth card is integrated into the app – with more than 25,000 benefits in 34 countries, shown as a card, QR code or barcode.

The bus pass is always with you

akzente Salzburg works together with the Salzburg transport association (Salzburger Verkehrsverbund): pupils always have their digital bus pass, the s'COOL-CARD or SUPER s'COOL-CARD, with them in the S-Pass app. No more hunting for the plastic card – the pass is shown on the smartphone and is instantly to hand during ticket inspections.

Tickets for pupils and young people from the Salzburger Verkehrsverbund (in German) (opens in a new tab)

A look inside the app

The technology behind it

There is more to the app than its interface: a complete platform for editorial content, card management and partners, developed and operated by schubec.

The apps

  • Native apps for iPhone (iOS) and Android, free in the App Store and on Google Play.
  • Simple card activation by email or QR code; cards can be shown as an image, QR code or barcode.
  • Digital proof of age, recognised by partner businesses.
  • Modern, clearly structured design – the current generation was developed completely from scratch.

The backend

  • Comprehensive backend application that akzente Salzburg uses to manage news, cards, partner benefits, vouchers, events, prize draws, quizzes, scavenger hunts and jobs.
  • Database based on MariaDB.
  • REST API based on Quarkus (Java), through which the apps and the backend communicate.
  • Operation, monitoring and further development by schubec in Salzburg.
  • iOS
  • Android
  • Quarkus
  • Java
  • REST API
  • MariaDB

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