Mela
Mela: A focused iPhone app for scanning, organizing, and following up with business-card leads. Ranked #17 of 28 in Event Lead Capture Software by our editors (7.4/10); pricing: Free plan; best for iPhone users capturing business-card leads.
At a glance
- Editor score7.4 / 10
- PricingFree plan
- Best foriPhone users capturing business-card leads
- Free planYes
- Facts checked22 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Scans both sides of business cards and decodes QR codes
- Adds transcription, tagging, deduplication, and lead temperature tracking
- Creates personalized WhatsApp and email follow-up drafts
Where it doesn't
- Available on iOS; Google Play availability is forthcoming
- Badge scanning is not supported
- Listed integrations are limited to WhatsApp and email
Our verdict on Mela
Mela is a mobile trade-show lead capture and follow-up app for B2B consumer electronics resellers. It scans both sides of business cards and QR codes, extracts contact details, records and transcribes voice notes, and organizes contacts by event. Tags, filters, searchable contact history, deduplication across trade shows, inventory matching, and lead temperature tracking give users several ways to sort and prioritize contacts. Mela also generates personalized WhatsApp and email follow-up drafts for users to review and send themselves.
Pricing follows a freemium model. The Free plan includes core Mela features within free-tier limits. Paid plans are named Mela Individual and Mela Team (2) through Mela Team (6), with the listed starting price at 9.99. App Store prices are displayed without a billing period, and prices may vary by country. For a reseller or small event team, the free plan provides a way to assess the basic workflow before choosing an individual or team tier.
Mela’s strongest fit is a focused iPhone workflow that connects card capture with event organization and follow-up drafting. Automatic active-event linking, voice-note transcription, contact history, and cross-show deduplication address common organization needs after multiple trade shows. The listed integrations are WhatsApp and email, while the category profile shows no badge scanning. The app is available on iOS, with Google Play listed as forthcoming, so teams needing broader platform coverage, badge capture, or CRM connectivity should choose a more expansive event lead system instead.
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Mela fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Not verified |
| Badge scanning | No |
| Offline capture | Not verified |
| Lead qualification | Yes |
| Lead enrichment | Yes |
| CRM sync | Not verified |
| Lead routing | Not verified |
| Export formats | Not verified |
| Deployment | Mobile |
| Platforms | iOS |
| Support | |
| Built for | Solo, Small business, Mid-market (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 2 integrations: WhatsApp, email |
| Pricing | Free plan (source) |
| Website | saymela.com |
| Facts checked | 22 Sep 2026 |
Mela integrations
Mela lists 2 integrations on its own site.
Alternatives to Mela
- LeadLensBroad event lead capture with offline scanning, enrichment, qualification, and exports.9.3
- Scan2LeadA focused event lead system with offline capture, qualification, routing, and CRM transfer.9.1
- Webex Events Lead RetrievalA focused event lead retrieval app with offline capture, qualification, and CRM export.8.9
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