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A Blinq alternative for one person: Ravencard vs Blinq
Ravencard vs Blinq: web and App Store prices, free plans, NFC, Wallet and teams side by side, and where Blinq is the better pick. Prices checked October 2026.
We make Ravencard, so read this knowing that. Blinq is one of the most-rated digital business card apps: on 4 October 2026 it had 131,975 ratings on the US App Store, averaging 4.87, and it covers NFC accessories, Wallet passes and teams. Ravencard is newer and narrower: a card for one person that saves your photo into the other person’s contacts. Below are the two side by side, and the cases where Blinq is the better choice.
Ravencard vs Blinq at a glance
#| Aspect | Ravencard | Blinq |
|---|---|---|
| Price on the web | Pro $4.99/mo or $39.99/yr | Premium $9.99/mo, or $7.33/mo billed yearly |
| Price in the App Store (US) | Pro $4.99/mo or $39.99/yr | Premium $9.99/mo or $87.99/yr |
| Free plan | Yes: 1 card, 1 design, 3 social links, 1 project | Yes: 2 cards, Wallet pass, basic customisation |
| Platforms | iPhone, Android, web builder | iPhone (iOS 18+), Android, web |
| NFC card or tag | No | Yes: accessories from $14.99 (sticker) to $34.99 (metal), no subscription needed |
| Apple / Google Wallet pass | No | Apple and Google Wallet, free |
| Team plan | No | Business $6.99/user/mo, or $4.99 billed yearly; 5 users minimum |
| Photo embedded in the saved contact | Yes | Not documented |
| Paper card scanner | 5 scans in total on free; 1,000 on Pro | Premium only |
Prices checked October 2026. Competitor figures were read on 4 October 2026 from each company’s own pricing page and its US App Store listing.
What one person pays
#Blinq’s free plan allows two cards, a Wallet pass and basic customisation. Premium is $9.99 a month, or $7.33 a month billed yearly on its website; in the iPhone app the yearly plan is $87.99. Premium adds up to five cards, branded QR codes, custom colours, CSV export, the card scanner and AI features. Blinq’s App Store listing also shows a “Pro” tier ($6.99 a week, $22.49 a month, $199 a year) that is not on its website pricing page, so check which plan you are offered before you subscribe.
Ravencard Pro is $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year, the same on the web and in the app. It adds all 27 designs with your own colour, pattern and typeface, unlimited links, 10 projects with images and documents, 1,000 paper card scans and statistics for your QR code. The free plan is one card on the Clean design, 3 social links and one project with up to 3 images.
What lands in their contacts
#When someone saves a Ravencard, the contact file carries your portrait inside it, so your face appears in their address book next to your name. We could not find Blinq documenting the same on its pricing page or in its App Store listing. We have not tested Blinq by hand, so we do not claim that it doesn’t.
Who should pick Blinq
- You want an NFC card or sticker. Blinq sells them from $14.99 (a phone sticker) to $34.99 (metal), and says no subscription is needed.
- You want your card in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. Both are on Blinq’s free plan.
- You are buying for a team. Blinq Business is $6.99 per user a month, or $4.99 billed yearly, for five users or more, with CRM integrations.
- You want an email signature from the same app; Blinq’s is free for personal use.
- You want a long track record. 131,975 App Store ratings averaging 4.87 on 4 October 2026.
Who should pick Ravencard
- You are one person and want to pay less: Pro is $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year, against $9.99 a month for Blinq Premium.
- You want your face in their phone. The contact a Ravencard saves carries your portrait inside the file, so the person still knows who you were months later.
- You want the card to look like yours. 27 designs, each with your own colour, card colour, pattern and typeface.
- You want to show your work. Projects with images, documents and a link travel with the card: 1 on the free plan, 10 on Pro.
- You use iPhone or Android, or want to build the card in a browser first, at ravencard.app/build.
- You scan a few paper cards. 5 scans in total on the free plan, 1,000 on Pro.
How we checked
#On 4 October 2026 we read each company’s pricing page and home page and the in-app purchase list on its US App Store page. Anything we could not confirm from those is marked “not documented” or “not confirmed” rather than guessed, and where a company’s own pages disagree we say so. We did not sign up for paid plans, and we did not test how each app’s saved contact looks on the other person’s phone. Ravencard’s figures are the limits and prices the app itself enforces. Prices change; if one here is out of date, write to tyrker.products@gmail.com and we will correct it with the date.
Questions, answered briefly
#- What is a good Blinq alternative?
- It depends on what you use Blinq for. If you are one person who wants a well-designed card that saves your photo into the other person’s contacts, Ravencard Pro is $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year, against $9.99 a month for Blinq Premium. If you need NFC accessories, Wallet passes or a team plan, Blinq already covers them and Ravencard does not.
- Is Ravencard cheaper than Blinq?
- For one person’s paid plan, yes. On 4 October 2026, Blinq Premium was $9.99 a month, or $87.99 a year in its iPhone app; Ravencard Pro is $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year. Both have a free plan: Blinq’s allows two cards, Ravencard’s one.
- Does Ravencard have NFC cards or Apple Wallet like Blinq?
- No. Ravencard has no NFC card or tag and no Apple or Google Wallet pass; you share by QR code or link. Blinq sells NFC accessories from $14.99 and includes Wallet passes on its free plan.
- Does Blinq save my photo into the other person’s contacts?
- We could not find Blinq saying so in its pricing page or App Store listing, and we have not tested it by hand, so we do not claim that it doesn’t. Ravencard embeds your portrait in the contact file it sends.
- Can I scan paper business cards for free?
- Not on Blinq’s free plan: its card scanner is a Premium feature. Ravencard’s free plan includes 5 scans in total, and Pro includes 1,000.