Comparison

Expodesk vs FairScan

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

Head to head
About

Expodesk

Features
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Expodesk is the lead-capture app for exhibitors. Point the camera at a business card and the contact is read on your phone in a second, even with no signal on the show floor. Add what they said, mark how warm they are, and the follow-up is waiting for you in the evening. BUILT FOR THE STAND โ€ข Business cards read on the device, offline, in any script โ€ข One-tap quick scan straight from the tab bar โ€ข Voice notes turned into a clean note and a next action โ€ข Works without signal: leads save on the phone and upload themselves later FOLLOW UP FASTER โ€ข WhatsApp, Telegram, SMS, call and email from the lead card, greeting pre-filled โ€ข Save the contact to your phone with one tap โ€ข Follow-up reminders and a Today view of what is due โ€ข Send an intro email the moment a card is captured KNOW WHO YOU MET โ€ข AI research finds the person's LinkedIn and writes a short brief โ€ข Company notes, lead type and temperature at a glance โ€ข Duplicate detection across the team YOUR TEAM, YOUR EVENTS โ€ข Invite colleagues and see who captured what โ€ข Import a meeting schedule from a screenshot, PDF or spreadsheet โ€ข Export to CSV or vCard, subscribe to meetings in your calendar โ€ข Sign in with Apple, Google, LinkedIn or an emailed link Expodesk keeps your data in the EU and lets you delete your account and all its data at any time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://app.expodesk.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://app.expodesk.app/terms#privacy

About

FairScan

Features
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Back from the fair with 400 loose photos, a stack of business cards and a notebook even you can't read? Which booth was this? What price did that supplier quote? Then days of typing everything into a spreadsheet before you can even place the order. With FairScan you leave the fair with your order ready. The app opens straight to the camera: one photo of the product, one of the supplier's card, and AI does what you used to do at night in the hotel. It recognises the product, describes it, reads the card and saves the supplier with all their contacts. The only thing you type is the price. Every product stays linked to its supplier and its fair, so "which booth was this?" is over. FROM CATALOGUE TO ORDER, WITHOUT LEAVING THE APP Mark what you like, build the order by supplier and send it as a proforma by WhatsApp or email on the spot, or download it as an Excel file with photos and formulas. The proforma goes out in English by default, ready for your supplier. ON YOUR COMPUTER TOO Open fairscan.app with your account and your whole catalogue is there as a table: filter, sort, add your own columns, save views and review orders with their totals. Everything you capture on your phone shows up on your computer. WORKS OFFLINE Internet at the fair fails: the connection drops, the Wi-Fi is slow, roaming doesn't reach. Capture all day with no connection and FairScan syncs by itself when the signal is back. Nothing you photograph is ever lost, and the app always shows you how many products are already safe in the cloud. TO DECIDE BETTER AT THE BOOTH โ€ข Favourites, to remember what you liked most. โ€ข Minimum order, pieces per carton and CBM per product. โ€ข Voice notes, no typing. TO FIND EVERYTHING LATER โ€ข Search by what you remember: a name, a supplier, a category, a material. โ€ข On your computer, filters by supplier, category, price and minimum order. โ€ข Teams: share the catalogue with whoever buys with you. โ€ข Your photos and data are yours and can always be downloaded. PRICE The app is free and includes trial scans. Supplier cards are free and unlimited. AI can make mistakes: always check prices and details before closing a purchase. Made in Buenos Aires by Build Digital Things, by someone who buys at trade fairs.

Screenshots

Expodesk4 screens
FairScan4 screens

Verdict

The call

Expodesk and FairScan are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Expodesk sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $22.00 per month and FairScan sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Expodesk versus FairScan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExpodeskFairScan
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReinis TocelovskisNATALI GERSTEIN

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Expodesk

Subscriptions7
  • 1 extra seat$22.001 Month
  • 2 extra seats$44.001 Month
  • Monthly$56.991 Month
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  • 3 extra seats$66.001 Month
  • 5 extra seats$109.991 Month
  • 10 extra seats$219.991 Month
  • Yearly$569.001 Year
One-time3
  • 500 AI credits$5.99
  • Extra seat (Event Pass)$22.00
  • 2,500 AI credits$29.00
3 purchases

FairScan

One-time3
  • 500 scans$24.99
  • 1,000 scans$44.99
  • 2,000 scans$79.99

Questions

Is Expodesk free?
Expodesk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FairScan free?
FairScan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Expodesk or FairScan have ads?
Neither Expodesk nor FairScan shows ads.

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