The Best Free Digital Business Card Apps in 2026, Compared Honestly

October 2, 2026 · 7 min read

Blinq, HiHello, Popl, Linq, Mobilo, Linktree and lit.bio compared for 2026: free plan limits, paid prices, NFC cards, team plans and who each one suits.

Quick answer: As of 2026, the most generous free digital business card plans come from HiHello (four free cards) and Blinq (two free cards plus wallet passes), while Popl and Mobilo offer a single free card meant to lead you toward paid features or NFC hardware. Linq's paid plan is now $29 a month. lit.bio, our tool, gives you a free page with a QR code and a Save contact button that doubles as your link in bio, with no app needed by you or the person you meet. If you need NFC cards, team admin or a CRM, pick one of the dedicated card apps instead.

What counts as a free digital business card?

A digital business card is a web page or wallet pass with your contact details that someone can open by scanning a QR code or tapping an NFC card. The good ones let the other person save you to their contacts in one tap, usually through a vCard (.vcf) file. "Free" varies a lot. Some tools give you a full card forever, some cap the number of cards, and some make their money on physical NFC cards or per-seat team plans. We checked each tool's own site in October 2026. Prices change often, so treat every number as "as of 2026".

Is Blinq free?

Yes. Blinq's free plan includes two digital business cards, unlimited sharing, a QR code, email and SMS sharing, Apple and Google Wallet passes, a personal email signature and virtual backgrounds. Premium is $9.99 a month, or $7.33 a month billed annually, and raises the limit to five cards with a contact scanner and AI notes. Business starts at $4.99 per user a month billed annually. Blinq sells NFC cards, from $19.99 for the Classic card, and says they work without a subscription.

Best for: professionals who want a polished free card with wallet passes and an email signature. Drawback: custom card colours and design sit behind Premium, so the free card looks fairly standard.

Is HiHello free?

Yes, and it has the roomiest free plan in this list: four digital business cards for one user, five card and badge scans a month, wallet passes, an email signature and QR, widget, email and SMS sharing. Professional is $6 a month ($72 a year) for 16 cards and card analytics. Business is $5 per user a month for teams of 5 to 100, with CRM integrations. HiHello says it does not sell hardware, but you can write your card to any NFC tag you already own.

Best for: people who want separate cards for different roles without paying. Drawback: card analytics are a paid feature, so on the free plan you cannot see how your card is used.

Is Popl free?

Popl has a free plan with one digital card, shared by QR code or your Popl link. As of 2026 its pricing page lists Pro at $7.99 a month, or $6.49 a month billed annually, and Pro+ at $14.99 a month. Popl sells NFC cards and accessories, and it pitches itself mainly at teams and event lead capture, where pricing goes through a sales conversation.

Best for: sales teams that collect leads at events and want them flowing into a CRM. Drawback: the free plan is a single basic card, and most of what makes Popl stand out is paid.

Is Linq still free?

Partly. The Linq app is free to download, but its App Store listing notes that features previously available to all users now require a paid subscription. The main plan is Linq One at $29 a month or $249 a year, which bundles the business card with CRM tools and an AI phone number, and Linq's help center says it replaced the older Pro and Teams plans. Linq still sells NFC products, such as a Mini Card at $12.99.

Best for: existing Linq users with Linq hardware already in their pocket. Drawback: the company's focus has moved away from the free card, so it is hard to recommend to someone starting fresh.

Is Mobilo free?

Mobilo offers a free Digital Wallet Card with a shareable link and QR code. Its real business is physical NFC cards, which come with 90 days of Pro free. The pricing page lists Pro at $3 a month, with Teams at $4 and Business at $5 a month billed annually. The basic Mobilo-branded card lists at $19.99, and it was discounted when we checked.

Best for: small teams that want cheap NFC cards with central billing. Drawback: the free option is a wallet card only, and the product is built around buying hardware.

Can you use Linktree as a digital business card?

Yes. Linktree's free plan gives you a page and a QR code, and its Contact Details link lets visitors download your details as a vCard. Linktree also has a digital card for Apple Wallet and Google Wallet that shows your QR code and can show a Save contact button, plus printed business cards. Paid plans start at $6 a month billed annually ($8 monthly), and team seats sit under custom Agency or Enterprise pricing. See our guide on whether Linktree is free for what the free plan leaves out.

Best for: creators already on Linktree who want one place for links and contact details. Drawback: Linktree is a link-in-bio tool first, so you get no card scanner, no team admin on self-serve plans, and Linktree branding unless you pay.

What does lit.bio (our tool) offer as a card?

lit.bio gives you a free page at lit.bio/yourname with up to 10 links, 50+ social icons, all 12 themes, a profile photo, a free QR code and 7-day analytics, with no ads. The contact card is free on every plan: fill in your name, job title, company, phone, email, website and address, and your page shows a Save contact button. Tapping it downloads a vCard that opens the phone's add-to-contacts screen with your details and photo. Neither of you installs anything. The same page is your link in bio. Pro is $9 a month or $49 once, for unlimited links, 90-day analytics and no branding.

Best for: solo professionals and creators who want one free page that is both their card and their link in bio. Drawback: lit.bio does not sell NFC cards, has no team plans and has no CRM or card scanner. If you need any of those, choose a dedicated card app.

How do the free plans compare?

How do I choose a free digital business card?

• You want to tap phones. Buy an NFC card from Blinq, Popl, Mobilo or Linq. A QR code works with any camera, but a tap feels smoother at a busy event.
• You manage a team. Pick a tool with an admin plan: Blinq Business, HiHello Business, Popl or Mobilo Teams. lit.bio has no team plans.
• You need leads in a CRM. HiHello Business, Popl and Linq One connect to CRMs. lit.bio does not.
• You want several cards for free. HiHello gives you four, Blinq two.
• You also need a link in bio. lit.bio or Linktree let one page do both jobs, so you update a single URL.
• You never want to install anything. lit.bio runs in the browser for both people. Most card apps are built around a phone app for the card owner.
• You print a lot. Any QR code works. See our guide to link-in-bio QR codes.

How do I make a free digital business card on lit.bio?

1. Sign up and claim lit.bio/yourname.
2. Add a profile photo, pick a theme and add your key links.
3. Open the contact card settings and fill in your name, job title, company, phone, email, website and address.
4. Check your page: a Save contact button now appears.
5. Download your free QR code and put it on a printed card, badge, sticker, slide or table tent.
6. Scan it with a friend's phone and tap Save contact to confirm the details come through.

When is a paid card app the better choice?

If you go to trade shows every month, hand out NFC cards, or need a manager to update twenty cards at once, a paid plan from Blinq, HiHello, Popl or Mobilo will save you time. If you mostly meet people one at a time, and you also want somewhere to send Instagram or TikTok followers, a free page with a QR code and a Save contact button covers it. That is the gap lit.bio fills. Read more about our digital business card, or compare the wider field in our roundup of the best link-in-bio tools.

Your card and your link in bio can be the same page, free, with nothing to install on either phone. Start free