Comparison

Business Card Reader vs Wifi Label Printer

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

Wifi Label Printer

Currently charting
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WiFi Label Printer. Compatible with various label printers using TSPL printing modes (high-performance thermal label printers used for printing barcodes, labels, and receipts across logistics, retail, and manufacturing). Print labels quickly and effortlessly from your iPhone or iPad. The WiFi Label Printer app gives you a simple, reliable way to send images or PDF files directly to your WiFi label printer — perfect for home, office, retail, or warehouse use. Key Features • Print from Images or PDFs Choose any image or PDF stored on your device and send it straight to your label printer with just a few taps. • Fast WiFi Printing Connect over your local WiFi network for smooth, cable‑free printing. • Simple Setup Add your printer’s IP address in the app settings and you’re ready to go. No complicated pairing or extra hardware required. • Optimised for iPhone & iPad A clean, intuitive interface designed for iOS and iPadOS makes label printing quick and frustration‑free. • Export directly to app from image or PDF file using share option. • Prints batches directly from PDF batch files. • Supports multiple label sizes. • Generate your own QR and Bar Codes for label printing. Whether you’re organising your workspace, preparing shipping labels, or managing stock, the WiFi Label Printer app keeps your workflow fast and efficient.

Screenshots

Business Card Reader4 screens
Wifi Label Printer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Business Card Reader at Free against Wifi Label Printer's $0.99. Business Card Reader also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Wifi Label Printer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On ads 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

Business Card Reader is free to download; Wifi Label Printer costs $0.99 up front. Business Card Reader sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Wifi Label Printer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Business Card Reader ships an update every 2 months, Wifi Label Printer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Business Card Reader versus Wifi Label Printer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBusiness Card ReaderWifi Label Printer
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (21K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings21K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank—#132 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB1 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperABBYY USA Software House IncBanjoSoft

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

Wifi Label Printer

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

Wifi Label Printer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Business Card Reader free?
Business Card Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wifi Label Printer free?
Wifi Label Printer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Business Card Reader or Wifi Label Printer have ads?
Neither Business Card Reader nor Wifi Label Printer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Business Card Reader or Wifi Label Printer?
Business Card Reader ships an update every 2 months, and Wifi Label Printer every 9 days. Most recently, Business Card Reader was updated on October 20, 2026 and Wifi Label Printer on October 15, 2026.

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