CardShelf - Business card Tray
Smart Business Card Scanner
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Add context about each card.
CardShelf turns paper business cards into organized contacts — instantly, privately, and entirely on your device.
CardShelf is built for the reality of how memory actually works. You won't remember "David Park, Account Executive" — but you'll remember "the Stripe
product manager I met at Google I/O who mentioned the new API. Talk to him to collaborate about payments." Jot that down in the notes field, and CardShelf tags it by event, place, and relationship automatically. Weeks later, search "Google I/O" or "Stripe" and you're back in the room. The card is just the anchor — your context is what makes it useful.
SCAN IN SECONDS
Point your camera at any business card. CardShelf reads it, extracts the name, title, company, email, phone, address, and website, and creates a clean record ready to use.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
On supported devices, Apple Intelligence parses your cards on-device using the same AI that powers iOS. Your card data never leaves your iPhone — no accounts, no servers, no subscriptions.
SMART ORGANIZATION
• Auto-detects duplicate cards and lets you update the existing record or save a new one
• Tags cards automatically by event, place, and relationship based on your notes
• Spotlight-indexed so every card is one swipe away from search
• List or thumbnail grid view — your choice
CONTACTS SYNC
Optionally save scanned cards directly to your iOS Contacts in a dedicated "CardShelf" group. They show up when you search in Contacts, Messages, or Mail. Turn it off anytime — your original cards are never affected. The cards that are saved in card shelf are exposed to contacts locally.
SIMPLE PRICING
Free for your first 20 cards. Unlock unlimited storage for a single one-time payment of $2.99. No subscription style pricing.
Ratings & Reviews
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- But fixes.
- Add notes with Home Screen swipe actions.
The developer, Sankara N Vaideeswaran, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Sankara N Vaideeswaran
- Size
- 1.7 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Card Shelf Unlimited $2.99
- Copyright
- © Sankara N Vaideeswaran