Comparison

Alignable vs KnoCard

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Alignable

This app connects small business owners across North America to foster growth through referrals and collaborations. It leverages AI for personalized introductions and helps users generate leads, find partners, and showcase their expertise within a vast local and regional network.

Highlights
  • Connect with small business owners
  • Generate business referrals and leads
  • Attract new customers
  • Share products, services, and events
  • Find trusted vendors and partners
  • Build a business profile
  • Message connections on-the-go
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Connect. Refer. Grow. The Business Network Built for Small Business. Alignable is North America's largest small business network—10M+ business owners helping each other succeed in 30,000+ local communities across the U.S. and Canada. Discover untapped business potential in your network. Experience the power of precision networking on Alignable. Our technology takes your specific business goals and helps you connect with the most valuable people. And our AI tools help you make personalized introductions at scale. Note: This app is for existing Alignable Members. New to Alignable? Sign up at Alignable.com --- WHAT YOU CAN DO Build Your Network Connect locally, regionally, and across North America with millions of small business owners who understand your challenges and opportunities. Generate Real Business Results - Get referrals from your network and second-degree connections - Attract new customers through recommendations - Share products, services, events, and promotions with your community - Find trusted vendors and partners to help grow your business Showcase Your Expertise - Build a business profile that highlights what you do best - Answer questions in our popular Q&A forum to boost visibility - Import your existing business connections Stay Connected On-the-Go - Message your connections about new opportunities and collaborate wherever you are. --- WHAT MEMBERS ARE SAYING "34 requests for quotes and 14 sales in my first 3 days on Alignable!" — Danielle Cuddie, Velocity Printing "Great resource for small businesses to network and get referrals" — Felix L. Griffin, Lord & Griffin IT Solutions "Alignable brings local business owners together and generates opportunities. What a great platform!" — Patrick Mbadiwe, Neighbor's Postal Plus "I already have one lead from here! AWESOME!!" — Lisa Bell, KCAA Bookkeeping Services, LLC --- PERMISSIONS To provide the best experience, Alignable may request access to: - Contacts – Add your contacts to your network - Notifications – Stay updated on recommendations and network activity - Camera & Photos – Add photos to your profile and posts --- WE'RE HERE TO HELP Questions or feedback? Email us at Support@alignable.com Connect with us on Facebook: facebook.com/AlignableNetwork Privacy Policy: alignable.com/privacy-policy

About

KnoCard

This business networking tool streamlines contact management, lead generation, and referral sharing. It allows users to scan business cards, create custom profiles with media, and engage on a business-only social platform. Enhance your professional connections and marketing efforts with its comprehensive features.

Highlights
  • Scan business cards with OCR
  • Customizable profile and media pages
  • Referral sharing and management
  • Lead generation via QR codes
  • Business-only social platform
  • Contact syncing and pipeline management
Features
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KnoCard is your go-to platform for seamless business networking and referral management. Designed for sales professionals, entrepreneurs, and networkers, KnoCard offers a comprehensive suite of features to elevate your business connections and streamline your marketing efforts. Sync Phone Contacts: Enables easy sharing of KnoCard links, referrals, social posts, and media files through users mobile carrier Add New Prospect: New prospect info is added, reported, and dropped into pipeline through multiple options. Scan & Share: OCR technology is utilized to enable users to add a new prospect by scanning a physical business card. The system creates a new contact, saves a picture of the card, drops the contact into New Prospects reporting screen, adds new contact to the Pipeline, and sends a web app link to contact vis text message. QR Codes: QR codes include an optional lead generation form. If submitted, KnoCard creates a new contact, and adds to Reporting and Pipeline. QR code will open link by tapping on a mobile device. Referrals: System enables KnoCard users to seamlessly share referrals, which are dropped into the pipeline of the user who is being referred. Referral recipient is prompted to give consent to be contacted; if granted his contact info will be added to pipeline. Pages and Customization: App and web based setup screens provide a WYSIWYG experience for users to create a unique, personalized marketing tool through customization of the following pages: Profile: Profile pic, background, business info, meta tags. Mobile number and location display as clickable links to viewers, and meta tags will be used in community searches. Media: Add images, videos PDF files, YouTube links Each media file includes a unique QR code and can be shared as a 1 off file to provide targeted marketing options. Feedback Forms: Feedback forms can be attached to a shared media file. KnoCard user may add a calendar booking link that is presented to viewers whose feedback indicates that they are interested in the products/services being presented. Feedback data is recorded in Reporting and dropped into the pipeline. Social: Business-only social platform with text, photos, videos, link, like, comment, and sharing functionality. Pin up to 3 posts to top or add pinned cover post. External Links: Add up to 6 links in 1 central location. Preferred Partners: Personally recommend other KnoCard users, with ability to invite non users to join KnoCard and become preferred partners.. What Is KnoCard: Page includes a series of Corporate videos that review KnoCard features, functionality, and tips. Sharing: A centralized Share screen provides users several sharing options, including the ability to share the KnoCard web app, referrals, social posts, and targeted media files with new or existing contacts via text. Sharing and viewing data is recorded in Reporting and added to pipeline. Sharing utilizes the sender’s personal mobile carrier in order to ensure high open rates, and includes a link to the data being shared. Reporting: Data analytics provide users with valuable information, reporting, and timestamps. Reporting displays the name of recipient (or Guest) The Reporting dashboard includes timing filters and displays: New Prospects Contact info Page Views Pages viewed, number of views Video Views Video name, number of views Media Shares File name, results from feedback form Personal Web App Link Number of shares with each recipient Social Posts Post title, number of shares Referrals Name of the person who referred you and name of the person that received the referral. Landing Page Views Page and video views Reviews: Review requests can be sent directly from your KnoCard and will appear on your web app

Screenshots

Alignable4 screens
KnoCard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: KnoCard at 100% against Alignable's 20%. KnoCard also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and ads (none vs shown). Alignable's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ratings volume (20 vs 5). On price, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. KnoCard sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $12.00 per month. Alignable asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KnoCard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Alignable's written reviews are positive against 100% of KnoCard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alignable ships an update monthly, KnoCard every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Alignable versus KnoCard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlignableKnoCard
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (20 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20 — better5
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB135 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAlignable, Inc.Robert Pickering

Customer experience

Alignable

All ratings19 ratings
Positive63.2%
Neutral10.5%
Negative26.3%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive20.5%
Neutral3.4%
Negative76.1%

KnoCard

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Alignable

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

KnoCard

Subscriptions7
  • Knocard Monthly Pro$12.001 Month
  • KnoCard Pro Basic Monthly$13.001 Month
  • KnoCard Pro Monthly$45.001 Month
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  • Knocard Yearly Pro$120.991 Year
  • KnoCard Pro Plus Monthly$129.991 Month
  • KnoCard Annual Pro$130.991 Year
  • KnoCard Pro Annual$450.001 Year
One-time2
  • Feedback Form$49.95
  • Engage$69.99

Questions

Is Alignable free?
Alignable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KnoCard free?
KnoCard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Alignable or KnoCard?
KnoCard is rated higher. Alignable averages 3.9 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while KnoCard averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Alignable or KnoCard have ads?
Alignable shows ads; KnoCard does not.
Which is updated more often, Alignable or KnoCard?
Alignable ships an update monthly, and KnoCard every 9 days. Most recently, Alignable was updated on September 10, 2026 and KnoCard on September 17, 2026.

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