Comparison

Business Card Reader vs Pro

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

Head to head
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!

About

Pro

This surveillance software enables live video streaming, recording, and playback. It supports remote playback, snapshots, and PTZ control, leveraging Apple Push Notification service for alerts.

Highlights
  • Live video stream
  • Video record and playback
  • Video remote playback
  • Snapshots
  • PTZ control
  • Apple Push Notification service support
Features
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Pro-vue is a surveillance software.which support Apple Push Notification service.support live video stream.video record and playback.video remote playback.snapshots and PTZ control.etc.

Screenshots

Business Card Reader4 screens
Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Business Card Reader at 4.6 against Pro's 3.4. Business Card Reader also leads on ratings volume (21K vs 163) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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. Business Card Reader sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Business Card Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Business Card Reader has 21K ratings behind it against 163, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Business Card Reader's written reviews are positive against 55% of Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Business Card Reader ships an update every 2 months, Pro every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Business Card Reader versus Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBusiness Card ReaderPro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (21K ratings) — better3.4 (163 ratings)
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews — better54.9% of reviews
Number of ratings21K — better163
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB133 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperABBYY USA Software House IncScott Mcquarrie

Customer experience

Business Card Reader

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

Pro

All ratings161 ratings
Positive52.8%
Neutral16.8%
Negative30.4%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive54.9%
Neutral19.5%
Negative25.6%

User reviews

Business Card Reader

From 21K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Efficient scanning
  • 📁 Convenient storage of business cards
  • 🔗 Integrates with contacts and social media
  • 🔍 Accurate OCR recognition
  • 💾 Saves time and space

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent OCR accuracy
  • 🔍 Requires manual editing of scanned data
  • 💰 Subscription model is expensive
  • 📤 Issues with exporting/transferring data
  • 🔌 App crashes and freezes

Pro

From 163 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📹 High-quality video and clear camera feeds
  • 🎨 User-friendly interface and easy navigation
  • 🌙 Excellent night vision capabilities
  • 🔍 Good zoom functionality
  • ⚙️ Comprehensive feature set and controls

Room to improve

  • 🔴 Frequent 'Offline' status messages
  • 📱 Poor iOS 18 compatibility issues
  • 🐛 App crashes and freezes regularly
  • ⚠️ Unreliable remote playback functionality
  • 📡 Inconsistent connection stability

Bugs and 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

Pro

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • iOS 18 landscape rotation not working without menu access
  • Remote playback non-functional after iOS 18.3.2 update
  • Multiple users cannot view live feeds simultaneously
  • App shows offline despite cameras being online
  • Notification delay settings not functioning
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  • Audio missing from downloaded videos
  • App hangs when already in memory
  • Camera feeds intermittently going dark requiring double-click
  • App loses connection after 30 seconds on iPhone
  • Video playback not opening for some recordings
  • App doesn't remember last favorite camera on iOS
  • Push notifications not working
  • App freezes when switching between cameras
  • NVR selection required every app launch
  • Bottom menu difficult to access on iPad

Requested features

13 requests
  • Apple TV compatibility for big screen viewing
  • Ability to pause notifications for specific cameras
  • Text message notification alerts
  • Camera sensitivity adjustment via mobile app
  • User account management through app
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  • Direct video clip saving to phone
  • Notification delay settings to reduce spam
  • Landscape mode accessibility without menu access
  • Preset information display with dates and values
  • Multi-user simultaneous live feed viewing
  • Audio playback options for downloaded videos
  • More detailed how-to guides and tutorials
  • Facial recognition feature documentation

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
None

Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Business Card Reader free?
Business Card Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pro free?
Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Business Card Reader or Pro?
Business Card Reader is rated higher. Business Card Reader averages 4.6 out of 5 from 21K ratings, while Pro averages 3.4 from 163 ratings.
Do Business Card Reader or Pro have ads?
Neither Business Card Reader nor Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Business Card Reader or Pro?
Business Card Reader ships an update every 2 months, and Pro every 8 months. Most recently, Business Card Reader was updated on September 25, 2026 and Pro on September 11, 2026.

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