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Business card scanner for iPhone and iPad
vablet Across for iPhone and iPad · Version 1.4 · Updated 10 November 2026
Across reads a business card with the camera or from a photo, on your iPhone or iPad. You check every field, then save the card to Contacts. Across keeps the photo of the card, the scan date and your notes, and offers to send the person a message straight away.
The business card scanner is part of Across version 1.4, which is on its way to the App Store.
Scanning a card
How do I scan a business card with Across?
- Open Activity and tap the business card button at the top.
- Choose Scan business card, then Scan with camera, or Choose from Photos for a picture you already took.
- Check the fields Across filled in and change anything it read wrong.
- Tap Save to add the card to Contacts.
You can also scan a card while choosing people for a message, a meeting or a receipt. The person is then added straight away.
What does Across read from a business card?
First and last name, job title, company, email address, website and a second website, mobile, direct and 800 numbers, and the street address, city, state and ZIP code. A company name printed on two lines in a logo is joined into one. Fax numbers are left out. Every field can be edited before you save.
Is the card read on my device?
Yes. Across reads the text with Apple's Vision framework on the device and sends nothing anywhere. On iOS 26 with Apple Intelligence, the on-device model also reads the card, and Across keeps its answer for a field only when that text is printed on the card. Without Apple Intelligence, Across fills in the fields by its own rules and asks you to check each one.
Which cards does it read best?
Cards in English with North American phone numbers and a US-style address. Across reads one side of one card at a time. It does not read QR codes or vCards, and it keeps one email address and the first number of each phone type.
Saving and follow-up
Does Across save the card to my iPhone contacts?
Yes. Save adds a new contact with the name, title, company, phone numbers, email, websites and address. Turn on Use the card as the contact photo if you want the card as the contact's picture. Your notes stay in Across with the card and are not written to Contacts. If you have not allowed Contacts access, the card is still saved in Across, and Across offers to open Settings.
What does Across keep after I save a card?
The photo of the card, the scan date, the fields and your notes. Saved cards are listed newest first under Activity, in the business card menu, under Business cards. From a card you can open the contact, email or text the person, or edit the card. Changes you make to a card in Across are not copied to the contact.
Can I send a follow-up after scanning a card?
Yes. After you save, Across asks whether to send the person a message now. Choose Email if the card has an email address, or Text message if it has a mobile number. The email starts with the subject "Good to meet you", and you can add a file from your library before you send it from your own account. The card is saved either way.
Can Across send scanned cards to a CRM?
No. Across saves cards to Contacts on your device and keeps its own copy, and it does not connect to CRM systems. Saving the same card twice adds a second contact.
Privacy
Where are scanned business cards stored?
On your iPhone or iPad. The photo and the fields are encrypted by iOS and are left out of iCloud and computer backups, though a backup you save with Back up now in Across includes them. Across has no server, so nothing about a card is sent to Meiotic.
How do I delete a scanned card?
In Business cards, swipe left on the card and tap Delete. That removes the card and its photo from Across. A contact you saved from it stays in Contacts.
Scanning a visitor's card at a booth works a little differently: see Booth Mode. More on using Across at a show: Across at trade shows and events.