ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro review
A focused iPhone card scanner with 25-language OCR and Salesforce export.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro is a mobile iOS app for turning photographed business cards into saved contact records. It uses the iPhone or iPad camera, detects card edges, crops the image and applies OCR to contact fields. Recognition covers 25 languages, making it suitable for solo professionals and small teams that collect cards in varied markets. Contacts can be viewed on Apple Watch and shared through several formats and channels.
The standout capability is the combination of camera capture, multilingual recognition and practical export options. A saved contact can be sent as a CSV, vCard, JPEG or plain-text file, or shared by email, SMS or QR code. Salesforce lead export is available for supported Salesforce editions, giving the app a direct path into a CRM workflow. Manual backup and restore add a way to preserve records, while the vendor’s long operating history, founded in 1989, provides additional context for buyers assessing continuity.
The trade-off is a narrow platform and workflow scope. The current Pro listing is for iPhone and iPad, and the Android Business Card Reader has been discontinued. The app is paid and does not offer a free plan, so it is aimed at buyers ready to commit to a dedicated scanner rather than compare free options. Recent releases removed synchronization, which may matter to teams expecting cloud-based contact continuity. Choose it for straightforward iOS capture, broad OCR language support and file or Salesforce export; consider another tool if Android access, ongoing synchronization or broader CRM coverage is essential.
ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Automatic edge detection and OCR capture contact fields
- Recognizes business cards in 25 languages
- Exports to Salesforce, CSV, vCard, JPEG and plain text
- Where it doesn't
- Available only on iPhone and iPad
- Paid app with no free plan
- Salesforce export supports only compatible editions
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