Comparison

Techtextil Navigator vs Business Card Reader

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

Head to head
About

Techtextil Navigator

This app provides comprehensive information for trade fair attendees, including exhibitor details, interactive maps, event schedules, and networking opportunities. It helps users plan their visit, discover products, and manage contacts efficiently.

Highlights
  • Exhibitor and product search
  • Networking with participants
  • Interactive hall plans
  • Event schedules
  • News and social media updates
  • Watch list for exhibitors and events
  • QR code scanner for contacts
Features
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The Techtextil app provides you with all the relevant information you need before, during and after your visit to the trade fair. Features at a glance: • Exhibitors & products : Find companies, products, contact persons and exhibitor appointments quickly and easily. • Networking: Network with other trade fair participants and make new business contacts directly in the app. • fair ground: Interactive hall plans with stand details – for quick orientation on the exhibition grounds. • Events: All events at a glance. Make a note of relevant dates and plan your visit to the trade fair efficiently. • News: Latest press releases and social media updates about Techtextil. • Watch list: Save exhibitors and events and synchronise your selection with your watch list from the customer centre (trade fair login required). • Scanner: Scan QR codes from exhibitors or visitor tickets and save contacts directly. In the app menu, you will also find settings, information on opening hours, directions, parking, services, data protection and terms of use. Please note: Not all functions are available at all times and may vary depending on the event phase. The Techtextil app is available free of charge in the AppStore. Feedback: apps@messefrankfurt.com

About

Business Card Reader

This app quickly scans and stores contact information from business cards in 25 languages. It automatically corrects and normalizes data, offers an Apple Watch app, and allows for easy export and sharing of contacts.

Highlights
  • Quick and accurate business card scanning
  • Auto-click photo feature
  • Automatic phone number normalization
  • Address autocompletion
  • Apple Watch app integration
  • Export contacts to Excel and Salesforce
  • Multilingual card recognition
Features
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ABBYY Business Card Reader –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 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 The free version provides 10 card recognition. Enable Premium to get unlimited functionality: • Unlimited business card recognition • Export to Excel • No ads Premium Account auto-renewable subscription allows using all functions of this app. Subscription length periods: 1 month with 7 days free trial, and 1 year. The subscription is automatically renewed at the end of the period unless you choose to cancel the subscription at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. You can manage your subscription and switch off the auto-renewal by accessing your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription to that publication. 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!

Screenshots

Techtextil Navigator4 screens
Business Card Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Business Card Reader at 70% against Techtextil Navigator's 29%. Business Card Reader also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Techtextil Navigator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price 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

Both are free to download. Business Card Reader sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Techtextil Navigator asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Techtextil Navigator ships an update every 5 months, Business Card Reader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Techtextil Navigator versus Business Card Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTechtextil NavigatorBusiness Card Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (21K ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews70.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—21K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMesse Frankfurt GmbHABBYY USA Software House Inc

Customer experience

Techtextil Navigator

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%

Business Card Reader

All ratings20,550 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral4.9%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews1,264 reviews
Positive70.3%
Neutral8.9%
Negative20.7%

Bugs and requests

Techtextil Navigator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Business Card Reader

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Scanning sometimes assigns text to wrong fields
  • App crashes when trying to export contacts
  • Location data incorrectly attached to business cards
  • Syncing issues between mobile and desktop versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow scanning of both sides of business cards
  • Improve OCR accuracy, especially for international cards
  • Provide more flexible export options (CSV, vCard, etc.)
  • Offer a one-time purchase option instead of subscription
  • Add ability to sort and organize contacts into groups

In-app purchases

None

Techtextil Navigator

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Business Card Reader

Subscriptions6
  • BCR Premium monthly promo7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • BCR Premium monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • BCR Premium monthly$7.991 Month
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  • BCR Premium yearly$14.991 Year
  • BCR Premium yearly$29.991 Year
  • BCR Premium yearly14 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time4
  • [ARCHIVE] No Ads$2.99
  • [ARCHIVE] 50 business cards$3.99
  • [ARCHIVE] Export to Excel$5.99
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  • BCR Premium no time limitation$59.99

Questions

Is Techtextil Navigator free?
Techtextil Navigator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Business Card Reader free?
Business Card Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Techtextil Navigator or Business Card Reader have ads?
Techtextil Navigator shows ads; Business Card Reader does not.
Which is updated more often, Techtextil Navigator or Business Card Reader?
Techtextil Navigator ships an update every 5 months, and Business Card Reader every 2 months. Most recently, Techtextil Navigator was updated on September 25, 2026 and Business Card Reader on October 15, 2026.

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