Comparison

Business Card Reader vs Forge Fair 2025

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

Forge Fair 2025

Explore North America's premier forging industry trade show. Discover the latest advancements, technologies, and services shaping the future of forging. Connect with industry professionals and explore innovative solutions.

Highlights
  • Discover forging advancements
  • Explore latest technologies
  • Connect with industry professionals
  • View innovative products and services
  • Network with peers and decision-makers
Features
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Discover the Future of Forging at Forge Fair 2025 — North America's Premier Forging Industry Event. Forge Fair 2025, organized by the Forging Industry Association (FIA), stands as the only trade show in North America exclusively dedicated to the forging industry. It is the must-attend event for professionals across the forging supply chain—from forging producers and suppliers to OEMs and engineering leaders. This signature event offers an unmatched opportunity to experience the latest advancements, technologies, equipment, and services that are shaping the future of the forging world.Forge Fair 2025 will take place May 13–15, 2025, at the state-of-the-art Huntington Convention Center, located in the heart of downtown Cleveland, Ohio. With its strategic location and modern facilities, the convention center provides the perfect backdrop for three days of dynamic exhibits, learning sessions, and face-to-face networking with industry peers, innovators, and decision-makers.As North America’s only forging-specific exhibition, Forge Fair draws exhibitors and attendees from around the globe. On the expansive show floor, you’ll find hundreds of booths showcasing innovative products, materials, tooling solutions, simulation software, testing technologies, automation systems, and more. Whether you're seeking to upgrade your forging operations, explore new suppliers, or benchmark industry standards, Forge Fair offers a comprehensive and interactive marketplace to help you make informed purchasing decisions.

Screenshots

Business Card Reader4 screens
Forge Fair 20254 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Forge Fair 2025 at none against Business Card Reader's 10. Forge Fair 2025 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Business Card Reader's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (21K vs 1). On price, device support 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. Forge Fair 2025 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Forge Fair 2025 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Business Card Reader ships an update every 2 months, Forge Fair 2025 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Business Card Reader versus Forge Fair 2025: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBusiness Card ReaderForge Fair 2025
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (21K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings21K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperABBYY USA Software House IncMap Your Show

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%

Forge Fair 2025

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Forge Fair 2025

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

Forge Fair 2025

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Business Card Reader free?
Business Card Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Forge Fair 2025 free?
Forge Fair 2025 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Business Card Reader or Forge Fair 2025?
Forge Fair 2025 is rated higher. Business Card Reader averages 4.6 out of 5 from 21K ratings, while Forge Fair 2025 averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Business Card Reader or Forge Fair 2025 have ads?
Forge Fair 2025 shows ads; Business Card Reader does not.
Which is updated more often, Business Card Reader or Forge Fair 2025?
Business Card Reader ships an update every 2 months, and Forge Fair 2025 every 2 weeks. Most recently, Business Card Reader was updated on October 26, 2026 and Forge Fair 2025 on October 19, 2026.

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