Comparison

Contact Snapper vs Business Card Scanner & Reader

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

Head to head
About

Contact Snapper

Instantly convert business cards, QR codes, and text into contacts. Save time by avoiding manual entry and manage your contacts with advanced features like export, merging, and grouping. Works across iPhone and iPad with iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Scan business cards
  • Convert QR codes to contacts
  • Convert text to contacts
  • Export contacts to Excel/PDF
  • Merge duplicate contacts
  • Contact group management
  • Automatic company logo search
Features
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Scan business cards and turn them into contacts instantly with Contact Snapper. Just snap a picture of a business card, and let Contact Snapper work its magic. +++ Try it for free and save up to 3 contacts! +++ SAVE TIME Say goodbye to tapping on your keyboard to create contacts. Let your iPhone take care of it for you. SIMPLE and EFFICIENT Adding a contact can be as easy as a single tap. Using a photo as the source, Contact Snapper employs highly efficient technology to convert the image into text. You can also create contacts from QR Codes or Text. FREE LIMITED VERSION Contact Snapper allows you to "try before you buy." A limited version, complete with all features and supported languages, is offered so you can judge it for yourself, saving up to 3 contacts. If this app meets your expectations, you can then purchase it directly without any additional downloads.  Contact Snapper is a one-time charge for life. NO monthly subscription. NO adds. NO account required. INTERNATIONAL Contact Snapper covers 150+ countries. IPHONE AND IPAD Contact Snapper works on both iPhone and iPad at no extra cost. Once you purchase Contact Snapper on one of your devices, it can be installed on all others for free. ICLOUD What you do on one device appears on all your devices, instantly and securely through your own iCloud space. CONTACT MANAGEMENT Many advanced features allowing you to better manage and use your contacts - Export to Excel of PDF - Merge your duplicated contacts - Group Management - Grouped actions: ability to send SMS/Emails or assign groups to multiple contacts simultaneously - Quick actions: ability to trigger actions by just swiping right or left - Automatic search of the company logo of your contacts - Geolocation - Automatic search of the local information (time, weather) - Simplified reminder entry straight from a contact. PRIVACY POLICY Installing an application must be done with confidence as your devices contain sensitive information. We are committed to treating this information with the utmost confidentiality. Our "Privacy Policy," available directly within the application, clearly describes in a few sentences what we do and, more importantly, what we do not do with your data. Contact Snapper - the most advanced way to add a contact to your address book …. great value for business and private use.

About

Business Card Scanner & Reader

Easily scan and store business cards, adding them directly to your contacts. Attach notes and photos of the original cards for quick reference. Organize your contacts into custom folders and view addresses on a map.

Highlights
  • Scan and store business cards
  • Add scans to Contacts
  • Add notes to scans
  • Save photo of original card
  • View addresses in Maps
  • Organize contacts into Folders
Features
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The most simple & easy business card reader - download now for FREE. FEATURES - Scan and store business cards - Add scans to your Contacts - Add notes to scans - Save photo of original business card - View addresses in Maps app - Organize contacts into Folders --------------------------------------------------- TAPMEDIA PRO SUBSCRIPTION - You will receive access to the apps in the TapMedia PRO bundle for the duration of the subscription. - Subscription length: Monthly (includes one week free trial). - Subscriptions with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. - Payments will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - All prices are subject to change without notification. We occasionally run promotion prices as incentives or limited time opportunities for qualifying purchases made during the promotional time period. Due to the time sensitive and promotional nature of these events, we are unable to offer price protection or retroactive discounts or refunds for previous purchases in the event of a price reduction or promotional offering. - Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription - You may cancel a subscription during its free period via the subscription setting through your iTunes Account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Please visit http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098 Privacy Policy: http://tapmedia.co.uk/privacy.htm Terms of Use: http://tapmedia.co.uk/terms.htm

Screenshots

Contact Snapper4 screens
Business Card Scanner & Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

Contact Snapper and Business Card Scanner & Reader both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 72% of Contact Snapper's written reviews are positive against 42% of Business Card Scanner & Reader's. Contact Snapper also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (403 vs 63). Business Card Scanner & Reader's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Contact Snapper sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Business Card Scanner & Reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Contact Snapper against 4.5 for Business Card Scanner & Reader. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Contact Snapper has 403 ratings behind it against 63, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Contact Snapper's written reviews are positive against 42% of Business Card Scanner & Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contact Snapper ships an update every 3 weeks, Business Card Scanner & Reader every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Contact Snapper versus Business Card Scanner & Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContact SnapperBusiness Card Scanner & Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (403 ratings)4.5 (63 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.6% of reviews — better41.7% of reviews
Number of ratings403 — better63
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaurent GarnierTapMedia Ltd

Customer experience

Contact Snapper

All ratings403 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews155 reviews
Positive71.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative23.9%

Business Card Scanner & Reader

All ratings63 ratings
Positive82.5%
Neutral11.1%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Contact Snapper

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Duplicating contacts
  • Losing previously scanned contacts
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved user interface and navigation
  • Ability to edit/correct scanned fields
  • Option to save business card images without contacts
  • Better syncing and organization of contacts

Business Card Scanner & Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Contact Snapper

One-time7
  • Address Book$1.99
  • Photo & Text$1.99
  • Text Only$2.99
Show 4 more
  • Contact Snapper Unlimited$2.99
  • Photo & Text$3.99
  • Contact Snapper Unlimited$4.99
  • Photo & Text$5.99
2 purchases

Business Card Scanner & Reader

Subscriptions1
  • TapMedia PRO - 1 Month3 Days trial$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Contact Snapper free?
Contact Snapper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Business Card Scanner & Reader free?
Business Card Scanner & Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Contact Snapper or Business Card Scanner & Reader?
Business Card Scanner & Reader is rated higher. Contact Snapper averages 4.4 out of 5 from 403 ratings, while Business Card Scanner & Reader averages 4.5 from 63 ratings.
Do Contact Snapper or Business Card Scanner & Reader have ads?
Neither Contact Snapper nor Business Card Scanner & Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Contact Snapper or Business Card Scanner & Reader?
Contact Snapper ships an update every 3 weeks, and Business Card Scanner & Reader every 4 months. Most recently, Contact Snapper was updated on November 6, 2026 and Business Card Scanner & Reader on November 6, 2026.

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