Kumbuka - Card Scanner
Smart Business Card Scanner
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Never Forget a Face or a Place.
We’ve all been there: you find a business card in your pocket a week later and think, “Wait... who was this? And where did we meet?” Don’t let a great connection fade away. Kumbuka is your personal networking assistant designed to turn a stack of cards into meaningful relationships.
Why Kumbuka?
- AI-Powered Scanning: Skip the typing. Point your camera, and our AI instantly captures names, emails, and titles with precision.
- Contextual Memory: Kumbuka automatically tags where you met. Whether it was a busy conference or a quiet coffee shop, you’ll always remember the "where" and "why."
- Sync to Your Phone: Don’t trap your network in an app. Export contacts directly to your phone’s address book with one tap.
- Go Paperless: Forget your cards? Show your custom QR code to share your digital profile instantly.
- Secure Cloud Backup: Your network is precious. We keep it backed up and synced across all your devices.
- Share cards with your team so everyone can track notes, follow-ups, and relationship handoffs together.
Key Features at a Glance:
- Fast OCR: Accurate scanning in multiple languages.
- Location History: See your networking map.
- Digital Business Cards: Professional, eco-friendly, and always ready.
- Privacy First: Your data belongs to you, period.
Stop collecting cardboard and start building connections.
Download Kumbuka today and make every meeting count.
more • Settings now holds the account summary, phone book import, network graph and library export that used to be in the Home menu.
• Scanning someone already in your library now says so, adds the new photo to their card and opens it.
• "Imported from contacts" disappears once a contact is linked to their live card or scanned.
• Steadier messages and card details screen.
1.0.25 1d ago
Easier card sharing, more reliable scanning and sign-in, and improved contact search.
Better iPhone calendar syncing, Meeting Briefs, and “Where We Met” location updates.
Improved live contact updates, home-screen widgets, sticker ordering, and overall stability.
1.0.24 6d ago
• Start right away. No sign-in needed to begin, just scan your card or create one.
• Sign in whenever you like with Apple or Google, and your cards come with you.
• Share any contact's card from the new share button on their details.
• Kumbuka links and sticker QR codes now open the app properly.
• New step-by-step guide to add the Kumbuka widget to your Home Screen.
• Easier update screen, and a back button on Order Stickers.
• Bug fixes and improvements.
1.0.23 Oct 16
Spaces now open from Home with a Live Space bar to jump back in. More accurate card scanning, simpler notification settings, and fixes throughout.
1.0.22 Oct 7
• Faster startup, search, sharing and saving
• More accurate card scanning, online and offline
• Your portrait now shows on the home screen widget
• BizMap pins show names, and every screen has a back button
• Fixed an error screen when returning to the app, plus other fixes
1.0.21 Sep 30
• Add a Home Screen widget to share your QR code without opening the app
• Save your photo and contact details before you add a professional card
• Keep your social links on your card and share your public Kumbuka page
• Add your own card by going straight to the scanner
• Save cards faster and refresh Home more quickly
• Updated My Pages and Biz Map
1.0.20 Sep 22
Kumbuka now helps you reconnect with people at the right time and place.
You can now receive reminders when:
- You return to a saved meeting place
- You are near a contact’s office
- You have a calendar meeting with a saved contact
- You have important follow ups to complete
We also improved notification grouping, notification controls, account switching, duplicate card handling, and notification navigation.
1.0.19 Sep 14
Kumbuka now helps you reconnect with people at the right time and place.
You can now receive reminders when:
- You return to a saved meeting place
- You are near a contact’s office
- You have a calendar meeting with a saved contact
- You have important follow ups to complete
We also improved notification grouping, notification controls, account switching, duplicate card handling, and notification navigation.
1.0.18.0 Aug 27
-Stay updated with Kumbuka cards shared through QR codes, links, and bulk scans.
-Choose whether shared cards update automatically, with full control in Settings.
-Improved card importing, duplicate handling, sharing, and card designs.
-Added more reliable contact saving and syncing
1.0.17 Aug 19
-Plan better follow-ups with new Meeting Briefs.
-Build stronger connections with relationship actions, contact linking, and email drafts.
-Manage shared sales records more easily with an improved Team Library and dashboard.
-Personalize your profile with improved identity image management.
-General security, privacy, and reliability improvements.
1.0.16 Aug 3
• Smarter business card scanning with better recognition of names, titles, and multi-line company details.
• Review scan differences before saving, so you can choose the correct information.
• Easier Space sharing and joining with clearer join links and readable codes.
• Improved handling of shared-card links after installing the app.
• General reliability, sync, and stability improvements.
1.0.15 Jul 28
Stop collecting cardboard and start remembering!
Our first release of Kumbuka is here to make networking easy. Now you can:
- Scan business cards in seconds using AI.
- Never forget the "where" with automatic location tagging.
- Share your own digital card when yours are left at home.
- Keep your network safe with secure cloud backup.
- Share cards with your team so everyone can track relationship together.
We’d love to hear your feedback as we build the future of networking!
1.0.13 Jul 6
Stop collecting cardboard and start remembering!
Our first release of Kumbuka is here to make networking easy. Now you can:
- Scan business cards in seconds using AI.
- Never forget the "where" with automatic location tagging.
- Share your own digital card when yours are left at home.
- Keep your network safe with secure cloud backup.
- Share cards with your team so everyone can track relationship together.
We’d love to hear your feedback as we build the future of networking!
1.0.12 Jul 6
Stop collecting cardboard and start remembering!
Our first release of Kumbuka is here to make networking easy. Now you can:
- Scan business cards in seconds using AI.
- Never forget the "where" with automatic location tagging.
- Share your own digital card when yours are left at home.
- Keep your network safe with secure cloud backup.
- Share cards with your team so everyone can track relationship together.
We’d love to hear your feedback as we build the future of networking!
1.0.11 Jun 30
Stop collecting cardboard and start remembering!
Our first release of Kumbuka is here to make networking easy. Now you can:
- Scan business cards in seconds using AI.
- Never forget the "where" with automatic location tagging.
- Share your own digital card when yours are left at home.
- Keep your network safe with secure cloud backup.
- Share cards with your team so everyone can track relationship together.
We’d love to hear your feedback as we build the future of networking!
1.0.9 Jun 17
Stop collecting cardboard and start remembering!
Our first release of Kumbuka is here to make networking easy. Now you can:
- Scan business cards in seconds using AI.
- Never forget the "where" with automatic location tagging.
- Share your own digital card when yours are left at home.
- Keep your network safe with secure cloud backup.
We’d love to hear your feedback as we build the future of networking!
1.0.8 May 29
Stop collecting cardboard and start remembering!
Our first release of Kumbuka is here to make networking easy. Now you can:
- Scan business cards in seconds using AI.
- Never forget the "where" with automatic location tagging.
- Share your own digital card when yours are left at home.
- Keep your network safe with secure cloud backup.
We’d love to hear your feedback as we build the future of networking!
1.0.7 May 13
Stop collecting cardboard and start remembering!
Our first release of Kumbuka is here to make networking easy. Now you can:
- Scan business cards in seconds using AI.
- Never forget the "where" with automatic location tagging.
- Share your own digital card when yours are left at home.
- Keep your network safe with secure cloud backup.
We’d love to hear your feedback as we build the future of networking!
1.0.5 May 9
Stop collecting cardboard and start remembering!
Our first release of Kumbuka is here to make networking easy. Now you can:
- Scan business cards in seconds using AI.
- Never forget the "where" with automatic location tagging.
- Share your own digital card when yours are left at home.
- Keep your network safe with secure cloud backup.
We’d love to hear your feedback as we build the future of networking!
1.0.2 Feb 23
Stop collecting cardboard and start remembering!
Our first release of Kumbuka is here to make networking easy. Now you can:
- Scan business cards in seconds using AI.
- Never forget the "where" with automatic location tagging.
- Share your own digital card when yours are left at home.
- Keep your network safe with secure cloud backup.
We’d love to hear your feedback as we build the future of networking!
1.0.1 Jan 9
• Settings now holds the account summary, phone book import, network graph and library export that used to be in the Home menu.
• Scanning someone already in your library now says so, adds the new photo to their card and opens it.
• "Imported from contacts" disappears once a contact is linked to their live card or scanned.
• Steadier messages and card details screen.
more Version 1.0.25 1d ago
Data Not Linked to You The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
