Comparison

ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro vs Business card reader + Scanner

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

Head to head
About

ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro

This app quickly scans and stores contact information from business cards using advanced OCR technology. It offers features like auto-focus, data verification, and integration with device contacts and other services, supporting 25 languages.

Highlights
  • Quick and accurate OCR scanning
  • Auto-click photo feature
  • Easy check of recognized data
  • Apple Watch app integration
  • Automatic phone number normalization
  • Address autocompletion
  • Export to Excel and Salesforce
Features
Currently charting
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ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro –The World’s Fastest Business Card Scanner & Contact Management App for iPhone and iPad! Recommended by The New York Times, CNN, The Telegraph, Computer Business Review, Macworld. Winner of the RISING STAR Award in the Mobile Star Awards ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro easily & simply captures & stores contact from business cards in 25 languages to your iPhone and iPad. The recognized data can be saved in either your device contacts or the app digital storage. KEY FEATURES • QUICK AND ACCURATE SCANNING ABBYYs optical character recognition technology provides quick & accurate recognition of all contact information: names, organizations, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, etc. • AUTO-CLICK PHOTO FEATURE Automatically focuses on the business card, detects its edges, crops any extraneous background & captures an image of the card all by itself. • EASY CHECK OF RECOGNIZED DATA The app highlights “unusual” characters with blue color and displays the original image so that you can quickly confirm the output of the app. • APPLE WATCH APP. You won’t need to reach for your iPhone or iPad to remember somebody’s name. View contacts and make phone calls right from BCR on your Apple Watch! • AUTOMATIC NORMALIZATION OF PHONE AND EXTENTION NUMBERS BCR will automatically put in all the missing parts so that you can reach the contact even if the country code was omitted in print. • AUTOCOMPLETION OF ADDRESSES BCR corrects any typos and fills in the missing address fields so you can easily find it on the map. • MANUAL BACKUPS. Manual backups to archive and restore to another device. • Export contacts to Salesforce Leads (premium account required). BCR can export business cards to Enterprise, Unlimited, and Performance Editions of SF license. Professional Edition does not allow BCR export. • Set up voice commands in Siri Shortcuts app to open business cards by voicing the name of the owner. • Spotlight Search to find business cards from BCR • Export business cards to MS Excel in .CSV format. • Smart Facebook and LinkedIn search: connect social media account to the business card and auto upload photo of contact from Facebook. • Search in iPhone Maps for the address of your contacts. • Exchange digitally and forward recognized contacts via e-mail as VCard or JPEG files or via SMS as a plain text. • Share your contacts using QR code. • Support 25 languages including recognition of multilingual cards. - French - German - Greek - Japanese - Indonesian - Italian - Korean - Norwegian (both Bokmal and Nynorsk) - Polish - Portuguese (Portugal) - Portuguese (Brazil) - Russian - Spanish - Swedish - Turkish - Ukrainian Read us: abbyy.com/blog/mobile Facebook.com/ABBYYsoft Twitter @ABBYY_Software YouTube.com/ABBYYvideos Privacy Policy abbyy.com/privacy Terms of Use abbyybcr.com/en/eula Looking forward to your feedback on the App Store!

About

Business card reader + Scanner

Effortlessly digitize and organize business cards with advanced AI. Snap a photo, and relevant contact details are automatically extracted and stored securely on your device. Manage your contacts with ease, even offline.

Highlights
  • Lightning-fast scanning with OCR
  • Accurate data extraction
  • Seamless contact management
  • Custom tags and notes
  • Local data storage for privacy
  • User-friendly interface
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Are you tired of manually entering contact information from countless business cards you collect during networking events or meetings? Introducing our cutting-edge Business Card Scanner app – the ultimate solution to streamline your contact management process. With our Business Card Scanner, you can digitize and organize business cards with remarkable ease and efficiency. Simply snap a photo of the business card using your smartphone's camera, and our advanced AI-powered technology will automatically extract the relevant contact details, saving you precious time and effort. Features: Lightning-fast Scanning: Our app uses state-of-the-art optical character recognition (OCR) technology to swiftly scan business cards, ensuring accurate data extraction in seconds. Accurate Data Extraction: Say goodbye to manual data entry errors. The Business Card Scanner precisely captures essential contact details such as name, title, company, phone numbers, email addresses, and website URLs. Seamless Contact Management: All the scanned business cards are stored in a secure digital database within the app. You can easily search, edit, and organize contacts based on various criteria, making it a breeze to stay organized. Custom Tags and Notes: Personalize your contact entries by adding custom tags and notes to remember specific details about each individual or business. Privacy and Security: We understand the importance of data security. Your scanned contacts are stored locally within your device and never uploaded to any servers. User-friendly Interface: Our app boasts an intuitive and user-friendly interface, making it accessible to users of all levels, from busy professionals to entrepreneurs. Offline Functionality: No internet connection? No problem! Our app works offline, ensuring uninterrupted contact scanning and management. Don't let a stack of business cards clutter your workspace any longer. Download our Business Card Scanner app today and take control of your contact management like never before. Maximize your networking potential and boost your productivity effortlessly!

Screenshots

ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro4 screens
Business card reader + Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro and Business card reader + Scanner both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro's written reviews are positive against 29% of Business card reader + Scanner's. ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Business card reader + Scanner's advantage is price (Free vs $59.99). On rating, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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

Business card reader + Scanner is free to download; ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro costs $59.99 up front. Business card reader + Scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro against 4.5 for Business card reader + Scanner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro has 2.6K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro's written reviews are positive against 29% of Business card reader + Scanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro ships an update every 2 months, Business card reader + Scanner every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro versus Business card reader + Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABBYY Business Card Reader ProBusiness card reader + Scanner
Price$59.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (2.6K ratings) — better4.5 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings2.6K — better19
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#35 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperABBYY USA Software House IncSounak Sarkar

Customer experience

ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro

All ratings2,551 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.9%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews455 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.6%
Negative13.4%

Business card reader + Scanner

All ratings19 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral10.5%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%

In-app purchases

None

ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Business card reader + Scanner

One-time1
  • Remove all advertisements$0.99

Questions

Is ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro free?
ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro costs $59.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Business card reader + Scanner free?
Business card reader + Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro or Business card reader + Scanner?
ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro is rated higher. ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.6K ratings, while Business card reader + Scanner averages 4.5 from 19 ratings.
Do ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro or Business card reader + Scanner have ads?
Business card reader + Scanner shows ads; ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro or Business card reader + Scanner?
ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Business card reader + Scanner every 5 months. Most recently, ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro was updated on September 24, 2026 and Business card reader + Scanner on September 19, 2026.

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