# ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro

> Biz Cards Scanner app with OCR

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id347345474](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id347345474)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id347345474`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ABBYY USA Software House Inc
- **Category:** Business
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (2,555 ratings)
- **Version:** 9.8.10
- **Last updated:** 2025-09-18
- **First published:** 2009-12-23
- **Size:** 75 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/abbyy-business-card-reader-pro/id347345474)
- **Website:** [http://www.abbyybcr.com/en/?utm\_source=AppStore&utm\_medium=BCRDescription&utm\_campaign=Shop](http://www.abbyybcr.com/en/?utm_source=AppStore&utm_medium=BCRDescription&utm_campaign=Shop)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.abbyy.com/privacy/](https://www.abbyy.com/privacy/)

## Description

ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro is a fast OCR-powered card scanner and contact manager for iPhone and iPad. It captures contact details from business cards in 25 languages and stores them in device contacts or in-app storage.

Key features include rapid scanning, auto-cropping, data verification, Apple Watch support, address autocompletion, backups, and export options to Salesforce (premium), CSV, and VCard. It also offers Siri Shortcuts, Spotlight Search, social search (Facebook/LinkedIn), Maps integration, and QR sharing.

## Rankings

- #36,384 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise ABBYY for organizing contacts and preserving card images while saving time. However, widespread OCR errors and misassigned fields, data loss from crashes, and concerns about value for money and support consistently appear, limiting reliability. Some still rely on it for long-term use and device transfers, but issues with reliability and data integrity are major drawbacks.

### Pros

- Keeps business cards organized with strong filtering and tagging, making it easy to manage large contact lists.
- Stores an image of each card along with extracted data, preserving a reference image.
- Saves time on data entry and supports transferring contacts across devices.
- Auto cropping feature and ease of use cited by some reviewers.
- Some users rate it as a top app / must-have for business card management.

### Cons

- OCR accuracy is inconsistent, leading to incorrect data placement and frequent manual corrections.
- App is prone to crashes and data loss, sometimes erasing or failing to sync contacts.
- Perceived poor value for money, with reports of no free trial and requests to pay again for features.
- Ads or intrusive prompts despite purchasing PRO.
- Support is described as poor or unhelpful, with unresolved bugs.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id347345474)