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WorldCard Mobile is a barebones business card reader who’s data recognition capabilities left me disappointed and frustrated. Scan results were inconsistent and the application’s refusal to bring me back to the main screen reveal much work needs to be done before WorlCard Mobile is worth its asking price.

What's New

- Support iCloud storage.
- Share contact information with WorldCard HD(for iPad/iPad 2) through iCloud and Dropbox storage services.

App Description

***** Compatible with iOS 5 *****
Wall Street Journal recommends it to all professionals. Grab it, manage your life.

Winner of the 2010 MOBI Award ā€˜Best Mobile App OCR’
"WorldCard Mobile accurately read and sorted fax and mobile numbers, even when the cards labels used short-hand" - Bob Tedeschi, New York Times

WorldCard Mobile, the leading business card scanning application for iPhone, uses OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology to instantly transfer information from business cards to the user’s native contacts. With a simple click of the camera, you no longer have to manually input contact info from business cards or email signatures.

Why WorldCard Mobile?
* Superior text recognition
* High-speed scanning & update
* Card Holder function to view & manage contact info
* Create groups of contacts with Card Holder for easier navigation & organization (school, work, etc.)
* Cover flow and List style view for contacts
* Automatic camera shake reduction
* Email signature capture
* Automatic sorting of contact data
* Merge new data into existing contacts
* Auto-image rotation when scanned sideways
* Manual cropping by finger when recognition happens partially
* Ability to differentiate business cards from saved images
* Add Social Network Function.
* Image Distortion and Enhance.
* Export card information to Excel/CSV/Gmail file.
* Batch scan and recognize.
* Support camera flash(iphone 4).
* Support data exchange with WorldCard desktop software(Open In/ import /Export / iTunes File Sharing)
* Recognition of 7 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch. You can switch from one language to another just like that!
* Integrated w/ WorldCard Contacts (sold separately) to make a call, text, email or browse the company website directly from business card images

Take a picture. Add a contact. That's it!

No manual entries. No typos. No more confusion in your contacts.

Simply use the iPhone camera to auto-focus and snap a picture of any business card. WorldCard Mobile will recognize and transfer the info to your contact.

Tips to improve recognition:
1. Place the business card on a well-lit, flat surface
2. Hold the iPhone upright, above the card
3. When you've fixed focus on the card, hold the phone firmly & click
4. Check the results for recognition
5. Crop manually for re-do of recognition

***** Compatibility Notes *****
* Fast, Accurate Business Card Reader for iPhone 4, 3GS.
* Not recommended for iPhone 3G/iPod Touch 4th Gen. due to the camera's inability to auto-focus.
* Works on the iPad and iPod Touch by uploading business cards from the photo library.
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You needn't take our word for it.

ā€œFor scanning business cards onto your iPhone, WorldCard Mobile stands outā€
Business networking can never be this easy. No more muddling with your contact lists. -MacWorld

ā€œI’ve always been skeptical about contact capturing technologies…but I’m an overnight convert – [WorldCard Mobile] changed my outlook (pun intended)ā€ - Bill French, iPhone CTO

Named the CTIA 2010 E-Tech Award Winner for Mobile Applications - Pro-sumer/Business Productivity

Ranked #1 Business app in US App Store
Ranked #1 Business Card Scanning application in MacWorld.com

App Screen Shots

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App Changes

November 04, 2011 New version 3.6.5
October 21, 2011 New version 3.6.0
September 14, 2011 New version 3.5.3
August 10, 2011 New version 3.5.1
August 03, 2011 New version 3.5.0
November 02, 2009 Initial Release

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