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Business Card Reader Pro app for iPhone and iPad


4.6 ( 2336 ratings )
Business Utilities
Developer: SHAPE GmbH
6.99 USD
Current version: 3.9, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 30 Oct 2009
App size: 126.48 Mb

"If youre a mobile networker, this is an app youll definitely like." -TechCrunch
Instant recognition of business cards right on your iPhone. Import contact information from a business card directly to your iOS Contacts. Out-of-the-box integration with Salesforce and Evernote. Easy integration with other CRM systems. Featured in iPhone TV commercials.

"Business Card Reader for iPhone is way better than the alternative. Its not free, but itll easily pay for itself after your next new business card." -IntoMobile

"Working from home can mean spending a lot of time on the phone to keep in touch with colleagues or customers. To manage all these contacts business cards, check out Business Card Reader" -The New York Times

"The best text scanning app yet." -TouchMyApps

Business Card Reader is an excellent tool for business people, exhibitors at trade shows, expo attendees and sales staff — anyone who networks regularly!

No need to manually enter contact information — Business Card Reader provides a time- and cost-efficient way to enter and organize important contacts.

Business Card Reader recognizes business cards in English, French, German, Spanish, Czech, Italian, Danish, Dutch, Greek, Norwegian, Estonian, Indonesian, Finnish, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish, Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

Business Card Reader takes a picture of a business card, reads it using text recognition technology and automatically fills in appropriate contact information fields in iOS address book, which can be easily checked and edited.

FEATURES INCLUDE:
• Accurate recognition of business cards with multi-language support
• Smart contact field filling: emails, phone numbers, websites
• Background image processing saves time when scanning multiple cards
• Business Card Reader Cloud: easy edit cards on the web and keep them backed-up securely in the cloud. Available as in-app subscription
• Export to Salesforce as Contact, Lead or Account available as in-app subscription
• Export to Evernote
• Export as .xlsx
• Export to VCard
• Optional integration with existing CRM systems
Business Card Holder allows you to search and sort contacts, e-mail and call contacts directly

BCR Cloud features

• Quickly edit cards on the web
• Two-way sync with iPhone and iPad
• Keep recognized cards backed-up on our secure server
• Advanced Contact Search: by name, company, address, etc.

BCR Cloud is offered as a yearly subscription for $16.99 per year.
- Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase
- Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period
- Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal
- Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the users Account Settings after purchase
- No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period
BCR Cloud website: http://bcr.shape.ag
Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: https://bcr.shape.ag/m/privacy-policy

INTEGRATION WITH SALESFORCE1 HOW-TO GUIDE:
goo.gl/ozWw9Y

INTEGRATION WITH EXISTING CRM SYSTEMS HOW-TO GUIDE:
https://goo.gl/ZFudqU

HOW TO GET GOOD RECOGNITION RESULTS

1. Place the business card on a flat surface.
2. Good lighting is key: bright desk lamp or direct sunlight are necessary.
3. Hold the device right above the card. Keep the card aligned with BCR viewfinder edges and adjust iPhone/iPad positioning so that the card fits the screen size.
4. Tap the screen to take the picture.
5. After the recognition is done, you can check the results.
6. Tap Save to add the contact into your iOS address book.

Pros and cons of Business Card Reader Pro app for iPhone and iPad

Business Card Reader Pro app good for

If you respect the light when scanning then you will find this app very usefull and easy to use.
Considering that it has not been designed for the Portuguese language yet, it is pretty good even for portuguese. In English, the accuracy is awesome. I recommend.
Automatic capture on stable focus would be great, as well as automatic LinkedIn search and invites.
Almost perfect recognition rate. Very fast. Quick update on my exchange server. Would not want to miss that tool.
Very good program. Reads and deciphers info very well and if the reader does get it wrong, its easy to fix.
Excellent app do what it is suppose to do, save time! Sometime it cannot properly analyse the writing on the card but its ok with me it happen occasionnally only

Some bad moments

Does not work. Crashes whe I try to take the picture. Already wrote to the developers but got no answer!
Worst text recognition app you can possibly find on the app store.
The requirements state that this App will work with the iPad. I can assure you that it doesnt. I have tried reading many business cards in all different light conditions and backgrounds and it barely recognizes any text! I have only had my iPad for 3 weeks, however this is the most disappointing App that I have installed. I have to give this a star only because the rating wont accept nothing! I will continue on my hunt for a business card reader that is compatible.
Quite a bit of editing required, but saves some time from manual entry.
Unfortunately its really slower than just typing the information in manually. Gets confused by the formatting of different cards.
Usually does not read the card accurately. Lots of editing required.

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