The Wave Connect Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Wave Connect in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Wave Connect
The Insider’s Guide
Digital business cards with AI badge scanning on prepaid credits
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among digital business cards, read from Wave Connect’s own pages.
Made by Wave Connect Inc. · checked Oct 24, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Wave Connect’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Wave Connect’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 24, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
3.0
GPA, above 7 of the 10 other digital business cards we grade
Wave Connect makes digital business cards shared by QR code, link, NFC or phone wallet, along with branded email signatures. Its event lead capture reads badges and paper cards, looks up each contact's email, phone and LinkedIn, and on the Teams plan syncs the leads to a CRM. Scanning runs on prepaid credits that are bought separately from the plans.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Wave Connect, taken from its own pages and our grades.
- 1
Best for small teams scanning event badges into a CRM
Wave Connect gives you a free card and email signature, and Teams adds CRM sync from $5 a user with three users at least.
- 2
Paid plans start at $5 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $5 per user / month, billed annually (Teams, three-user minimum).
- 3
There is a free plan
a digital card, a personal email signature, unlimited sharing and contacts, Apple and Google Wallet, a lead capture form, personal analytics and 10 trial credits for AI scanning.
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
- 5
Digital card and sharing
Contact details, photo gallery, video and files, calendar bookings and a link in bio, shared by QR code, text, email, wallet pass, phone widget or offline.
- 6
AI badge and card scanner
Snap an event badge with only a name and company and Wave finds the rest; it also reads paper cards and LinkedIn QR codes, and keeps scanning offline.
- 7
Waterfall enrichment
Several data sources plus AI search look for each contact's email, phone and LinkedIn. Failed lookups and duplicate scans are not charged.
- 8
A 3.0 GPA, above 7 of 10
That is against the other digital business cards we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of Wave Connect you could make: digital business card and email signature. What surrounds it you could not. The 6 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
Wave Connect at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $5 per user / month, billed annually (Teams, three-user minimum)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial of Pro; 14-day free trial of Teams
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Wave Connect Inc.
- Category
- Digital Business Cards
- Our grade
- 3.0 GPA, very good
- Store rating
- 4.8 on the App Store, 1,604 ratings
The report card
Best for small teams scanning event badges into a CRM
Wave Connect gives you a free card and email signature, and Teams adds CRM sync from $5 a user with three users at least. Badge scanning runs on credits bought on top, $250 for 115 that last a year, and at 4 credits a badge that's about 28 badges, so the scanning bill sits apart from the plan.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Pro is $7 a month on yearly billing ($9 monthly in the iOS app), near this category's dearer quarter at $7.50. Teams is $5 a user, the middle, with three users at least. Scanning credits cost extra: $250 for 115. |
| Free plan and trial | B | The free card comes with a personal email signature, unlimited sharing and contacts, wallet passes, a lead form and personal analytics, with no end date. The 10 AI scanning credits are a one-off taste. |
| Features | B | Cards with galleries, video and booking, a scanner that reads badges, paper cards and LinkedIn QR codes offline, waterfall enrichment, signatures for Gmail, Outlook and Apple Mail, team templates and native CRM sync. That covers the whole job. |
| Ease of use | A | Wave Connect rates 4.8 on the US App Store from 1,604 ratings, the top of our ease ladder. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, iPhone and Android, with native sync to HubSpot, Salesforce, Dynamics 365, Zoho, Pipedrive and HighLevel, and Zapier to 5,000+ apps. No desktop app. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Wave Connect is for
- Fits if you staff a booth and want badge scans sent to a CRM without renting the show's scanner
- Works for a team of three or more that wants cards and CRM sync on one plan
Who it is not for
- Pricey if you scan a lot: credits cost $250 for 115, a badge takes 4 and they expire after 12 months
- Tight if you want CRM sync alone or as a pair, since it starts on Teams, which bills three users at least
- Watch out: removing Wave branding and a branded QR code need Pro, at $7 a month yearly or $9 monthly
- Not for you if you need SSO, SCIM or unlimited lead-capture users without a quote, as those are Enterprise only
Good to know
Good for
- Small teams wanting cards and CRM sync from $5 a person a month
- Booth staff scanning badges without renting the show's scanner
- Individuals who want a free card and email signature
Worth knowing
- AI scanning uses credits: 4 per event badge and 1 per paper card, LinkedIn QR or lead form; 100 credits plus 15 free cost $250 and last 12 months.
- Teams needs at least 3 users, and CRM sync, templates and locked fields start there.
- Enforced SSO, SCIM provisioning and unlimited lead-capture users need Enterprise, which is quoted.
- Removing Wave Connect branding and using a branded QR code need Pro or higher.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$5
A month to start, for each person. There is a free plan too
Wave Connect has a free plan. Paid plans start at $5 per user / month, billed annually (Teams, three-user minimum).
Free
$0
A digital card and personal email signature, unlimited sharing and contacts, wallet passes and a lead form.
Pro
$7
per month, billed annually ($9 billed monthly in the iOS app)
Branded QR code and profile, custom colors and fonts, no Wave branding, AI lead capture with enrichment and offline mode.
Teams
$5
per user / month, billed annually (3-user minimum)
Admin platform, templates and locked fields, team lead capture with qualifiers and voice notes, CRM sync and a shared credit pool.
Enterprise
Custom
Enforced SSO, SCIM, unlimited lead-capture users on an annual credit package, CRM setup and a dedicated account manager.
Wave NFC Business Card
$23
one-time, per card
NFC card linked to your Wave profile. Custom printed $42, metal $53, phone tap or bracelet $23.
The free plan
a digital card, a personal email signature, unlimited sharing and contacts, Apple and Google Wallet, a lead capture form, personal analytics and 10 trial credits for AI scanning.
Trying it first
7-day free trial of Pro; 14-day free trial of Teams
Read from wavecnct.com on Oct 24, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save about 22% with yearly Pro
The US App Store lists Pro at $84 a year against $9 a month, and Wave's pricing page shows Pro at $7 a month billed annually.
Stated on apps.apple.comOther savings
Bonus credits on larger lead capture packs
Wave adds free credits to bigger packs: 5 extra with 50, 15 with 100, 35 with 200 and 70 with 400 credits.
Stated on wavecnct.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android
Digital business cards with AI badge scanning on prepaid credits. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, digital business card, email signature.
- Digital card and sharing
- Contact details, photo gallery, video and files, calendar bookings and a link in bio, shared by QR code, text, email, wallet pass, phone widget or offline.
- AI badge and card scanner
- Snap an event badge with only a name and company and Wave finds the rest; it also reads paper cards and LinkedIn QR codes, and keeps scanning offline.
- Waterfall enrichment
- Several data sources plus AI search look for each contact's email, phone and LinkedIn. Failed lookups and duplicate scans are not charged.
- CRM sync
- Teams syncs leads natively to HubSpot, Salesforce, Dynamics 365, Zoho, Pipedrive and HighLevel with custom field mapping, or to 5,000+ apps through Zapier.
- Email signatures
- Branded signatures for Gmail, Outlook and Apple Mail; Teams admins set signatures for the whole team.
- Team admin
- Templates, bulk import from a spreadsheet, bulk edits and locked fields, admin, manager and viewer roles, and a shared lead dashboard.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- HubSpot
- Salesforce
- Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Zoho
- Pipedrive
- HighLevel
- Zapier
- Apple Wallet
Wave Connect is made by Wave Connect Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
7/10
Other digital business cards it is graded above
Wave Connect's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 7 of the 10 other digital business cards we grade, and level with 3.
It stands best on ease of use (A, above 7 of 10) and worst on value for money (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $5 a month for each person, against a middle price of $5 for the category: 3 of the 8 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 11 digital business cards we grade, cut by the letter each got. Wave Connect’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 1 of 10
- BFree plan and trialAbove 4 of 10
- BFeaturesAbove 7 of 10
- AEase of useAbove 7 of 10
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 10
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 9 digital business cards. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Wave Connect is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of Wave Connect you could make: digital business card and email signature. What surrounds it you could not. The 6 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 7 of the 10 other digital business cards we grade. It costs $60 a year.
What you could make
- Digital business card and email signature: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- It plugs into other products, HubSpot, Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics 365 among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- Hooks into the device itself: widgets.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Wave Connect’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Blinq, Popl, HiHello, Mobilo and Linq
The 5 tools Wave Connect is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.0GPA
Blinq
Free plan · from $4.99/mo
Digital business cards with contact scanning and event lead capture.
- Blinq also covers meeting notes.
- 3.0GPA
Popl
Free plan · from $76.99/yr
Digital business cards and event badge scanning for sales teams.
- 2.8GPA
HiHello
Free plan · from $5/mo
Digital business cards, email signatures and lead capture for teams.
- 2.6GPA
Mobilo
Free plan · from $3/mo
NFC business cards and digital wallet cards with team lead capture.
- 2.0GPA
Linq
Free plan · from $29/mo
NFC business cards and a pocket CRM with a second phone line.
- Linq also covers business phone line.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
15
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Wave Connect free?
Wave Connect has a free plan. a digital card, a personal email signature, unlimited sharing and contacts, Apple and Google Wallet, a lead capture form, personal analytics and 10 trial credits for AI scanning.
How much does Wave Connect cost?
Wave Connect lists 5 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Wave Connect work on?
Wave Connect is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does Wave Connect offer any discounts?
Wave Connect publicly lists the following: Save about 22% with yearly Pro; Bonus credits on larger lead capture packs.
How is Wave Connect rated?
Wave Connect's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1,604 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 24, 2026.
Does Wave Connect have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 24, 2026. Wave Connect is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Wave Connect have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 24, 2026. Wave Connect is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Wave Connect open source?
Wave Connect is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 24, 2026.
What does Wave Connect integrate with?
Wave Connect's listing names HubSpot, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Zoho, Pipedrive, HighLevel, Zapier and Apple Wallet.
Does Wave Connect have a free trial?
Yes. 7-day free trial of Pro; 14-day free trial of Teams.
Who makes Wave Connect?
Wave Connect is made by Wave Connect Inc.
What are the alternatives to Wave Connect?
The closest alternatives to Wave Connect in our directory are Blinq, Popl, HiHello, Mobilo and Linq.
How does Wave Connect compare with other digital business cards?
Wave Connect's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 7 of the 10 other digital business cards we grade, and level with 3.
Is Wave Connect good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Wave Connect C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $5 a month for each person, against a middle price of $5 for the category: 3 of the 8 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Wave Connect?
The plain part of Wave Connect you could make: digital business card and email signature.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Wave Connect’s own pages on Oct 24, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 24, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Wave Connect's own pages on 24 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Wave Connect Inc. Prices change, so check wavecnct.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Wave Connect, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/wave-connect
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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