Blinq vs Tapt (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, we pick Blinq: it is first in our ranking of digital business cards, and it grades higher too, 3.0 against 2.4.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 and Oct 24, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA
Blinq grades higher on the free plan and ease of use. Tapt grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Blinq
Digital business cards with contact scanning and event lead capture
Tapt
NFC business cards bought once, with a yearly fee from five cards
Which one is for you
Pick Blinq if
- Fits if you want one free card that people open from a QR code or a wallet pass
- Works for event teams that scan badges and send the leads to a CRM they already use
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you capture a lot of leads: each one captured and enriched on Business costs $9.99 on top, and bulk packs are sold through sales
- Tight if you're a team of two or three, since Business bills five cards at least, about $24.95 a month on yearly billing
- Not for you if you want CRM sync for yourself alone, as Premium covers one person and sync, templates and lead capture need Business
- Watch out: the scanner and contact export are Premium, and enforced SSO and SCIM need Enterprise
- Skip it if you'd rather set up your card on a computer, because cards are made in the phone app
Pick Tapt if
- Fits if you're one to four people and want to pay once with no yearly fee
- Works for shops and receptions that want a tap stand on the counter
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to try before you pay, as there's no free plan or trial and the way in is buying a product
- Watch out: five or more cards adds a yearly platform fee of $69, or $139 from 10 users, on top of the cards
- Not for you if you need a price for event lead capture, as the pages read don't give one or say which plans include it
- Watch out: teams of 25 or more, and orders of 25+ cards, are priced by quote
How we grade them
| 3.0GPABlinqVery good | 2.4GPATaptFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPremium is $7.33 a month on yearly billing ($9.99 monthly) for one person, close to this category's dearer quarter at $7.50. Business is $4.99 a card, on the cheapest-quarter line, but bills five cards at least and adds $9.99 per enriched lead. | AEach person pays once, $25 to $65 (a Tapt Lite card is $40), with no yearly fee for 1 to 4 users. That's under a year of this category's middle subscription ($5 a month). Teams of 5 to 9 add $69 a year, and 10 to 24 pay $139. |
| Free plan and trial | BTwo cards, unlimited sharing and contacts, wallet passes and a personal email signature, free with no end date. One person can share a card on that for good; the contact scanner and contact export are Premium. | FNothing free on record: no free plan and no free trial. The way in is buying a card or a digital card. |
| Features | BCards shared by QR, link, NFC, wallet or watch, a scanner for badges and paper cards, AI enrichment, a notetaker, team templates, managed signatures, event lead capture and native CRM sync. That covers the whole job, spread across three plans. | BNFC cards, a digital card, counter stands, a dashboard for every card, a badge scanner with AI enrichment, a paper card scanner with notes, email signatures, Salesforce, HubSpot and Dynamics sync and SAML sign-on. That covers the whole job. |
| Ease of use | ABlinq rates 4.9 on the US App Store from 132,692 ratings, the top of our ease ladder. | CNo store rating on record. You buy a card or digital card before anything works, and teams of five or more run cards and contacts from the Tapt Dashboard. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with native sync to HubSpot, Salesforce, Dynamics 365, Zoho CRM and Pipedrive, plus Zapier and an MCP server. No desktop app, so on a computer it's the browser. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Salesforce, HubSpot and Microsoft Dynamics sync and Apple and Google Wallet. No desktop app. |
| Best for | a free digital card, with paid lead capture for teams | teams under five who want no subscription |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Blinq and Tapt. How we grade
Where they differ
- Blinq also covers meeting notes.
At a glance
| Blinq | Tapt | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $4.99 per user / month, billed annually (Business, five-card minimum) | $25 one-time (Tapt Mobile); cards from $40, no yearly fee under 5 cards |
| Free plan | Two cards, unlimited sharing and contacts, QR code, widget, email and SMS sharing, Apple and Google Wallet passes, a personal email signature and virtual backgrounds. | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of Premium; 30-day free trial of Business | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Blinq Technologies Pty Ltd | Tapt by Hatch Pty Ltd |
| Price read from | blinq.me | tapt.io |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 24, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Blinq
- Business is billed per team card with a five-card minimum, so a team starts at about $24.95 a month on annual billing.
- Leads captured and enriched on Business cost $9.99 each, billed monthly on top of the per-user price; bulk and unlimited packages are sold through sales.
- Premium covers one person only; native CRM sync, templates and lead capture need Business, and enforced SSO and SCIM need Enterprise.
- Cards are set up in the iOS or Android app; the browser dashboard is where Business admins manage team cards.
Tapt
- Every user needs a card or digital card bought once ($25 to $65 each), and ordering 5 or more cards adds a yearly platform fee of $69 or $139.
- There is no free plan or free trial; the cheapest way in is buying a product.
- Teams of 25 or more users, and orders of 25+ cards, are priced by quote.
- The pages read do not give a price for event lead capture or say which plans include it.
Key features
Blinq
- Cards and sharing
- Two cards free and five on Premium, shared by QR code, link, email, SMS, NFC, Apple or Google Wallet, phone widgets or Apple Watch. Recipients need no app.
- Universal contact scanner
- From Premium, scan event badges, paper cards, QR codes and LinkedIn profiles, offline too, and save them straight to your contacts.
- AI enrichment and notetaker
- Enrichment fills in a contact's photo, title, phone, verified email and LinkedIn from 25+ sources. AI Notetaker records and summarizes the conversation. Both start on Premium.
- Team cards and signatures
- Business admins build templates with locked fields, create cards for the team in a browser dashboard and manage branded email signatures and virtual backgrounds.
- Event lead capture
- Business tags leads to an event campaign, adds custom qualifier forms and reports cost per lead and attribution, with leads synced to the CRM as they are captured.
- CRM sync and MCP
- Native sync with HubSpot, Salesforce, Dynamics 365, Zoho CRM and others, Zapier, and an MCP server that lets Claude, ChatGPT or Copilot search your contacts.
Tapt
- Cards, stands and wallet cards
- Plastic and custom-printed NFC cards, a digital-only card, phone and wallet accessories, and countertop stands, including ones that ask for Google reviews.
- Tapt Dashboard
- Manage every card in the organization, see the contacts each one collects, track card analytics and order more cards from one place.
- Event badge scanner
- Scan event badges in the app; AI enrichment queries several data sources for verified email, phone, title, LinkedIn and company details.
- AI card scanner and notes
- Turn paper business cards into contacts with the AI scanner, and add notes from the conversation to each contact.
- Email signatures
- Generate email signatures that link to your Tapt profile.
- CRM sync and SSO
- Contacts sync to Salesforce, HubSpot and Microsoft Dynamics, and admins can turn on SAML single sign-on.
Plans
Blinq
Free$0
Two cards with unlimited sharing and contacts, wallet passes, a personal email signature and virtual backgrounds.
Premium$7.33
per month, billed annually ($9.99 billed monthly)
One person: up to five cards, the contact scanner, AI notetaker, AI enrichment, a branded QR code, custom colors and contact export.
Business$4.99
per user / month, billed annually ($6.99 billed monthly)
Billed per team card, five cards minimum. Adds templates, admin email signatures, lead capture, native CRM sync, analytics and MCP.
EnterpriseCustom
Recommended above 100 people: enforced SSO, SCIM provisioning, subteam admins, invoice billing, volume pricing and a dedicated CSM.
NFC Classic card$24.99
one-time, per card
A tap-to-share card linked to your Blinq profile, no subscription needed. Phone sticker $19.99, metal $49.99, custom printed from $59.99.
Tapt
Tapt Digital$37.50
one-time, per digital card
A profile shared by QR code and Apple or Google Wallet, with no physical card. No platform fee for 1 to 4 users.
Tapt Lite$40
one-time, per card
NFC card in several colors; Tapt Black is $45 and Tapt Custom $65. No platform fee for 1 to 4 users.
Startup$69
per year platform fee for 5 to 9 users, plus cards
Full access to the Tapt platform and app for a team of 5 to 9, on top of the one-time card costs.
Small Business$139
per year platform fee for 10 to 24 users, plus cards
Full platform access for 10 to 24 users, plus a discount on card purchases.
TeamsCustom
25+ users: advanced controls for the whole company and a card purchase discount. Quoted.
Ways to pay less
Blinq
- Annual discount
Save about 27% to 29% with annual billing
Blinq's pricing page shows Premium at $7.33 a month billed annually against $9.99 monthly, and Business at $4.99 against $6.99 per user.
- Other savings
Up to 25% off NFC cards ordered in bulk
Blinq's NFC shop takes 10% off orders of 20 to 49 cards, 15% off 50 to 99, 20% off 100 to 199 and 25% off 200 or more, applied in the cart.
Tapt
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Blinq or Tapt?
As of Oct 24, 2026, Blinq starts at $4.99 per user / month, billed annually (Business, five-card minimum), and Tapt starts at $25 one-time (Tapt Mobile); cards from $40, no yearly fee under 5 cards.
Which has a free plan, Blinq or Tapt?
As of Oct 24, 2026, only Blinq has a free plan. Tapt does not.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.