Comparison

Card Scanner vs Digital 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

Card Scanner

Effortlessly capture business card details in 14 languages. Automatically sync contacts and leads with popular CRM and cloud services. Enhance your contact management with AR features and quick editing tools.

Highlights
  • Scan business cards in 14 languages
  • Sync contacts with Zoho CRM, Salesforce, Google Cloud
  • Augmented Reality for lead/contact identification
  • Quick editing of scanned data
  • Store and sync contacts locally
  • Contextual reminders and CallKit integration (iOS)
Features
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Scan business cards in 14 languages. Save leads and contacts to Zoho CRM, Salesforce, Google Cloud, and more. Scan Cards Scan business cards in 14 languages, including English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Polish, Turkish, Chinese, Russian. Quick Fixes Sometimes lighting isn't ideal and not all your data gets added perfectly. Make quick edits by dragging boxes of suggested data onto the proper fields. Augmented Reality Automatically see if the person whose card you scanned is a lead or contact in Zoho CRM, or how many support requests they've submitted in Zoho Desk. If their photo is in Zoho CRM, or if they supply a Twitter handle, we can pull their image as well. Store and Sync Contacts Store scanned contacts locally. Sync contacts with: -Zoho CRM, -Salesforce -Google Cloud -Zoho Invoice -Zoho Book -Zoho Desk iOS 10 -Use Contextual Reminders to link back to a lead or contact at a specific time. -With CallKit, contacts saved in Card Scanner will pop up when calling you. -Ask Siri to search for photos of business cards. -Share scanned business cards right from iMessage. We recommended using Card Scanner in well lighted areas, with cards placed on flat surfaces.

About

Digital Business Card Reader

Features
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Dream Business Card Reader –The Fastest Business Card Scanner & Contact Management App for iPhone and iPad! Dream Business Card Reader easily & simply captures & stores contact from business cards in 7 languages to your iPhone and iPad. The recognized data can be saved in either your device contacts or the app digital storage. KEY BENEFITS - BUSINESS CARD & CONFERENCE BADGE SCANNING APP * Unlimited business card scans * Easily add contacts to iPhone address book * Create new contacts or merge scans with existing records * Scan both sides of card--never lose a note! * Scan in any direction--it detects text automatically ADDITIONAL FEATURES • QUICK AND ACCURATE SCANNING Dream 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. • 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. • BCR can export business cards to Enterprise, Unlimited, and Performance Editions of SF license. Professional Edition does not allow BCR export. • Exchange digitally and forward recognized contacts via e-mail as VCard or JPEG files or via SMS as a plain text. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Try PRO with 3 auto-renewing subscription options on either a 1, 3 or 12 month basis. Payment will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase.Subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hour prior to end of the SUBC. Terms of Use: https://www.privacypolicies.com/terms/view/68237bda8beeae140d2d63c47874716a • Support 7 languages including recognition of multilingual cards. - French - German - Italian - Russian - Spanish - Turkish

Screenshots

Card Scanner4 screens
Digital Business Card Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Card Scanner at every 3 months against Digital Business Card Reader's every 17 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Card Scanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Digital Business Card Reader sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Card Scanner ships an update every 3 months, Digital Business Card Reader every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Card Scanner versus Digital Business Card Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCard ScannerDigital Business Card Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (136 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings136 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZoho CorporationAbdulla Yasin

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Card Scanner

Subscriptions2
  • CardScanner Salesforce Monthly$4.991 Month
  • CardScanner Salesforce Yearly$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Card Scanner for Salesforce$4.99
4 purchases

Digital Business Card Reader

Subscriptions3
  • One Month$2.991 Month
  • Three Month$3.993 Months
  • One Year$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Life time - One time$14.99

Questions

Is Card Scanner free?
Card Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Digital Business Card Reader free?
Digital Business Card Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Card Scanner or Digital Business Card Reader have ads?
Neither Card Scanner nor Digital Business Card Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Card Scanner or Digital Business Card Reader?
Card Scanner ships an update every 3 months, and Digital Business Card Reader every 17 months. Most recently, Card Scanner was updated on November 3, 2026 and Digital Business Card Reader on October 11, 2026.

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