"Highly recommended to business people everywhere. Its clean interface and accurate scan results make this app a solid buy."
AppModo Review of ScanBizCards
Snap. Touch. Go!
Scan business cards in seconds right into your address book! The ONLY scanning app that allows you to forward the contact information to a friend, connect on LinkedIn, set a calendar follow-up reminder, and much more. ScanBizCards combines a mobile scanner with a mini-CRM application in the palm of your hand.
Note that the iPhone 3G model is not suitable for taking close-up photos of business cards - please read more about it at the end of this description.
Competing apps don't offer ONE QUARTER of our (growing) list of features:
* Take a new photo or select from saved photos
* Don't worry about the orientation, we automatically detect it and rotate the image accordingly
* Optionally crop the image for a quicker and more accurate scan or just to save a nicer thumbnail
* If you need to touch up the results after a scan, we show you the corresponding part of the image zoomed-in, side-by-side with the text item
* It's that simple - now just touch "Add To Address Book". The card image is attached to the new contact entry.
* You don't have to add to the address book if you don't want to [unlike other apps where it's the only thing you can and must do] - enjoy all our features regardless
* After a scan, send a Quick Intro email to the new contact with your own info
* Forward the contact (scanned text + image + V-card) to a co-worker or friend
* Invite the new contact to join your LinkedIn network without ever leaving the app!
* Add a calendar reminder to follow-up right from within the app (synchronized with the iPhone calendar or your Desktop calendar)!
* Phone numbers, email addresses and URLs recognized during the scan appear highlighted, allowing you to use them immediately just by touching them [just added: SMS function]
* Organize your cards in custom folders to group contacts from a particular tradeshow, industry or anything else
* Status icons let you see at a glance whether each card was added to the address book, whether a calendar reminder was set, if you made notes in that card or if a LinkedIn invite was sent
* Flip through your cards in attractive 3D "cover flow" interface
All other scanning apps cover less than 25% of the above and assume card images are used just to be scanned into the address book, useless after that point. We couldn't disagree more, and aim to provide a deep functionality stack integrating tightly with many other functions.
We usually answer any support inquiry within 2 hours and will add any cool suggested features within 2 weeks.
Note: the iPhone 3GS is required to obtain clear pictures of business cards, or adding a close-up lens to the iPhone 3G. You can certainly use all of the app features on the iPhone 3G and iPod Touch, as long as you import clear photos taken with another iPhone or camera.
ScanBizCards is not limited to scanning business cards. Try it on billboards, signs, take-out menus.
Important: please note that recognizing characters in an image is not an error-free process; many business cards may require a few manual corrections before adding the information to the address book. Results are highly sensitive to image quality; sharp, bright images are required.
Please check our photo tips page and sample biz card images.
We currently support English text only.
Please don't hesitate to request any fixes and improvements at info@scanbizcards.com!
