# Meishio: Business Card Scanner — No cloud, no subscription

> No cloud, no subscription (iPhone/iPad app by Hideaki Yasukawa.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meishio-business-card-scanner/id6826024926 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Hideaki Yasukawa](https://appshunter.io/developer/1815733536)
- Category: Business, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 3 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan) and 1 more
- Released: 2026-11-03
- Data updated: 2026-11-08

## What is Meishio?

Meishio scans business cards entirely on your iPhone.
Card images and recognized text are never sent off the device. There is no server and no account.
No monthly fee either: try every feature free for up to 5 cards, then unlock unlimited cards with a single one-time purchase.

■ Made for people who
• Don't want to upload clients' business cards (their personal data) to a cloud service
• Are tired of subscription fees for card management apps
• Work under a policy that forbids putting customer data in third-party clouds
• Don't need a card-exchange social network, just a tidy local list

■ Scan
• Photograph a card (auto crop and perspective correction) or pick from Photos. Front and back supported
• Capture several cards laid out on a desk in one photo
• Fields are assigned automatically: name, phonetic reading, company, department, title, phone, mobile, fax, email, URL, postal code, address
• Reads cards in English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian, Vietnamese, German and French

■ Correct
• Fix anything on the review screen before saving. Tap a field to highlight where it was read from on the card image
• Tap a recognized line to move it to the right field. Merge lines, split words, swap first and last name with one tap
• Low-confidence lines are shown in orange
• Re-run field assignment (rule-based / Apple Intelligence)

■ Organize
• Search by name, company, email, department, title or tag. Cards also appear in iPhone Spotlight search
• Tags, favorites, sorting (newest, name, company)
• Duplicate check on save (overwrite or keep both)

■ Export and share
• Add to iPhone Contacts, share as vCard (.vcf)
• Show your own card as a QR code. Others just point their camera at it
• Siri and Shortcuts ("Scan a card with Meishio")
• Backup and restore (images and fields in one file, restorable on a new iPhone)
• After purchase: filter by company, export CSV / Excel / PDF report / all cards as vCard, add all cards to Contacts at once

■ Protect
• Face ID / passcode lock
• Caller name and company on incoming calls, even for people not in Contacts
• iCloud sync is optional (off by default). When on, data is stored only in your private iCloud database

■ All recognition happens on the device
Text recognition uses Apple Vision. On Apple Intelligence devices (iPhone 15 Pro and later) the on-device language model improves field assignment. Other devices use on-device rules. Everything works in Airplane Mode.

■ No ads, no tracking
No analytics or advertising SDKs.

■ Pricing
• Free for up to 5 cards (scan, correct, add to Contacts one by one, vCard share)
• Unlimited Unlock (one-time purchase, Family Sharing): unlimited cards, company filter, CSV / Excel / PDF report, bulk add to Contacts
• No subscription

■ Requirements
iPhone with iOS 26 or later. Apple Intelligence devices (iPhone 15 Pro and later) recommended. Other devices work too, with less accurate automatic field assignment (you can correct it on the review screen).

Privacy policy: https://voyager-yk.com/apps/meishireader/en/privacy-policy/
Support: https://voyager-yk.com/apps/meishireader/en/support/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlimited Unlock | $4.99 | one-time |


## Is Meishio safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Meishio.

## Is Meishio legit?

Meishio: Business Card Scanner appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Meishio is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1.0 — 2026-11-07

The app is now called Meishio. Your cards stay on your iPhone, as always.

• 11 languages (interface and card recognition)
• Easier corrections: tap a field to see where it was read from on the card image. Merge lines, split words, swap first/last name, re-run field assignment
• Low-confidence lines are shown in orange. Blurry photos prompt a retake
• Capture several cards laid out on a desk in one photo
• Tags, favorites, sorting, duplicate check on save, Spotlight search
• Share your own card as a QR code. Siri and Shortcuts support
• Face ID / passcode lock. Caller name and company on incoming calls
• Backup and restore. Optional iCloud sync (off by default)
• After purchase: Excel / PDF report / vCard export of filtered cards
• Recognition improvements (e.g. widely spaced names)

### 1.0.0 — 2026-11-03

No release notes.

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