A business card scanner without a subscription
cardlio for iPhone, iPad and Mac · October 2026
cardlio is a business card scanner for iPhone, iPad and Mac that you buy once instead of renting. It is a free download, your first 10 cards are free, and one purchase — not a subscription — unlocks unlimited cards and every export. There is no account to create and no fee per card.
What the one purchase unlocks
- Unlimited cards.
- Every export: vCard, CSV, an Outlook-ready CSV and a Salesforce-ready CSV.
- Sync to Google Contacts and to Office 365 / Outlook, and saving straight into Apple Contacts.
- The team library: one shared pile of cards for a fair or a project.
- NFC and Apple Wallet for your own card.
What is free without buying
- Your first 10 cards, with full recognition.
- Your own card as a link and a QR code, an e-mail signature with a Save my contact link, and a background for Zoom, Teams and Meet.
- Sending each saved card to your CRM through a webhook — it costs nothing extra.
- Ask your network, the plain-language question about the people you met (needs Apple Intelligence).
Why it can work without a subscription
Recognition runs on your own iPhone or Mac, your library lives on your devices and in your private iCloud, and no cardlio server stores your cards. There is no per-user server bill to pass on, so there is nothing to rent.
iPhone and Mac
The iPhone and Mac apps are unlocked separately, and your library syncs between them either way. cardlio is available worldwide on the App Store, which shows the price in your local currency.
Questions
Does cardlio have a subscription?
No. cardlio is a free download, the first 10 cards are free, and one purchase unlocks unlimited cards and every export for good.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no sign-up and no cardlio account. Your cards stay on your devices and in your own iCloud.
Is the iPhone purchase valid on the Mac?
No — the iPhone and Mac apps are unlocked separately. Your library syncs between them either way.
Get cardlio
A free download on the App Store for iPhone and iPad and for Mac. Your first 10 cards are free. Questions: support@cardlio.app.