Comparison

Business Card Reader vs EasyExpense

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

EasyExpense

This app streamlines business expense management by allowing users to capture receipts, link card and tax invoice data, and generate various reports. It offers a cloud-based solution accessible from any device without requiring software installation.

Highlights
  • Receipt capture via smartphone camera
  • Automatic linking of credit card and tax invoice data
  • Cloud-based web access from any device
  • Multiple report generation for expense analysis
  • Cost management for businesses
Features
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모바일에서 기업용으로 사용 가능한 경비청구 앱입니다. 무증빙 경비지출관리 시간과 비용을 확 줄여줍니다. 영수증캡처/ 법인/개인카드, 세금계산서 증빙을 활용하여 비용을 관리하세요. 1.신용카드,세금계산서 데이터 연계 - 신용카드, 세금계산서 데이터 자동연계하고, 스마트폰으로 영수증 찍고 경비등록하면 경비보고서가 만들어집니다. * 영수증캡처 기능 (스마트폰 촬영) * 법인/개인 카드, 세금계산서 데이터가 자동으로 수집됩니다. * 다양한 보고서로 비용지출현황을 분석합니다. 2. 언제, 어디서나 사용할 수 있습니다. - 별도의 프로그램을 설치하지 않더라도 언제, 어디서나 접속할 수 있는 웹 클라우드 기반의 프로그램입니다. 언제, 어디서나 사용해 보세요. - 사무실 이외 어디서나 사용 가능합니다. PC 이외 태블릿 및 스마트폰에서도 사용 가능합니다. 모든 브라우저에서 사용 가능합니다. 사용을 위해 어던 소프트웨어도 설치할 필요가 없습니다. 3. 다양한 보고서를 쉽게 볼 수 있습니다. - 지출내역을 다양한 보고서 형태로 분석하여 제공합니다. 비용을 보다 투명하게 관리할 수 있습니다. * 카드 이용 내역 * 개인별 사용금액 * 계정별 사용금액 * 월별 사용금액 추이 도입문의 http://easy.poacloud.net/ 세포아소프트 EasyExpense @2018 SepoaSoft. Inc. All rights reserved. EasyBooks are registered trademarks of Sepoasoft, Inc.

Screenshots

Business Card Reader4 screens
EasyExpense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Business Card Reader at 70% against EasyExpense's 0%. Business Card Reader also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (21K vs 1). EasyExpense's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, update cadence, 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. EasyExpense asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Business Card Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Business Card Reader has 21K ratings behind it against 1, 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 0% of EasyExpense's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Business Card Reader ships an update every 2 months, EasyExpense monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Business Card Reader versus EasyExpense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBusiness Card ReaderEasyExpense
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (21K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings21K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperABBYY USA Software House IncSepoa Soft

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%

EasyExpense

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

EasyExpense

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

EasyExpense

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Business Card Reader free?
Business Card Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EasyExpense free?
EasyExpense is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Business Card Reader or EasyExpense?
Business Card Reader is rated higher. Business Card Reader averages 4.6 out of 5 from 21K ratings, while EasyExpense averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Business Card Reader or EasyExpense have ads?
Neither Business Card Reader nor EasyExpense shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Business Card Reader or EasyExpense?
Business Card Reader ships an update every 2 months, and EasyExpense monthly. Most recently, Business Card Reader was updated on September 27, 2026 and EasyExpense on June 1, 2026.

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