Comparison
HiHello vs Blinq: which digital business card app fits you?
HiHello vs Blinq on web and App Store prices, free plans, NFC, Wallet, scanning and team plans, plus Ravencard as a third option. Prices checked October 2026.
HiHello and Blinq are two of the most established digital business card apps. On 4 October 2026, Blinq had 131,975 ratings on the US App Store and HiHello 44,645, both averaging 4.87. Both have free plans, both run on iPhone, Android and the web, and both offer Apple and Google Wallet passes. They differ on price, on what the free plan includes, and on NFC. We make Ravencard, a third option further down, so read this knowing that.
HiHello vs Blinq at a glance
#| Aspect | HiHello | Blinq | Ravencard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price on the web | Professional $6/mo or $72/yr | Premium $9.99/mo, or $7.33/mo billed yearly | Pro $4.99/mo or $39.99/yr |
| Price in the App Store (US) | Professional $9/mo or $84/yr | Premium $9.99/mo or $87.99/yr | Pro $4.99/mo or $39.99/yr |
| Free plan | Yes: 4 cards, 5 scans a month, Wallet pass | Yes: 2 cards, Wallet pass, basic customisation | Yes: 1 card, 1 design, 3 social links, 1 project |
| Platforms | iPhone, Android, web | iPhone (iOS 18+), Android, web | iPhone, Android, web builder |
| NFC card or tag | Sharing by NFC is listed in its App Store description | Yes: accessories from $14.99 (sticker) to $34.99 (metal), no subscription needed | No |
| Apple / Google Wallet pass | Apple and Google Wallet, free | Apple and Google Wallet, free | No |
| Team plan | Business $5/user/mo ($60/yr); 5 users minimum | Business $6.99/user/mo, or $4.99 billed yearly; 5 users minimum | No |
| Photo embedded in the saved contact | Not documented | Not documented | Yes |
| Paper card scanner | 5 a month on free, 20 a month on Professional | Premium only | 5 scans in total on free; 1,000 on Pro |
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.
Price for one person
#On their websites, HiHello Professional is $6 a month or $72 a year, and Blinq Premium is $9.99 a month or $7.33 a month billed yearly. Bought inside the iPhone apps, HiHello is $9 a month or $84 a year and Blinq $9.99 a month or $87.99 a year, so the gap almost closes. 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.
The free plans
#HiHello Personal gives four cards, five card or badge scans a month, Wallet passes, an email signature and virtual backgrounds, with no analytics or CRM. Blinq’s free plan gives two cards, a Wallet pass and basic customisation; its scanner, analytics and export are on paid plans.
NFC and Wallet
#Blinq sells NFC accessories, from a $14.99 phone sticker to a $34.99 metal card, with custom designs from $59.99, and says no subscription is needed. HiHello’s App Store description lists NFC among its ways to share. Both include Apple Wallet and Google Wallet passes on their free plans.
Teams
#HiHello Business is $5 per user a month ($60 a year) for five to 100 users, with Enterprise pricing above that, and adds CRM integrations. Blinq Business is $6.99 per user a month, or $4.99 billed yearly, for five users or more, with CRM integrations, and Blinq charges $9.99 per qualified lead for its lead capture service.
Who should pick HiHello
- You want the bigger free plan: four cards and five scans a month.
- You will pay on the web: Professional is $6 a month there.
- You want an email signature and a video-call background without paying.
- You pay monthly for a team: Business is $5 per user a month.
Who should pick Blinq
- You want an NFC card or sticker from the same company, with no subscription needed.
- You pay yearly for a team: Business is $4.99 per user a month billed yearly.
- You want AI help on Premium: an AI notetaker and contact enrichment.
- You want the app with the most ratings among those we checked.
A third option: Ravencard
#If you are one person rather than a team, and NFC and Wallet passes don’t matter to you, Ravencard may fit better than either. It costs $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year for Pro, with one card free. The contact it saves carries your photo inside the file, you choose from 27 designs with your own colour, pattern and typeface, and your projects travel with the card. It runs on iPhone and Android, and you can build a card in the browser first. It has no NFC, no Wallet pass and no team plan. The one-to-one comparisons are on the HiHello alternative and Blinq alternative pages.
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
#- HiHello or Blinq: which is better?
- For a free plan, HiHello gives more: four cards and five scans a month, against Blinq’s two cards and no scanner. For NFC accessories, Blinq sells its own from $14.99 with no subscription needed. For a paid plan for one person bought on the web, HiHello Professional is $6 a month against Blinq Premium’s $9.99.
- Is HiHello cheaper than Blinq?
- On the web, yes: HiHello Professional is $6 a month or $72 a year; Blinq Premium is $9.99 a month, or $7.33 a month billed yearly. Inside the iPhone apps they are close: HiHello $9 a month or $84 a year, Blinq $9.99 a month or $87.99 a year. Prices checked 4 October 2026.
- Which is cheaper for a team, HiHello or Blinq?
- HiHello Business is $5 per user a month ($60 a year). Blinq Business is $6.99 per user a month, or $4.99 a month billed yearly. Both need at least five users.
- Do HiHello and Blinq work on Android?
- Yes. Both have iPhone and Android apps and a web version, and both offer Apple and Google Wallet passes.
- Is there a third option besides HiHello and Blinq?
- Ravencard, which we make, is built for one person: it saves your photo into the other person’s contacts and costs $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year for Pro, with one card free. It runs on iPhone and Android, and has no NFC, Wallet pass or team plan.