Digital business card options in 2026: apps, NFC cards and a simple web page

A digital business card is a shareable digital version of your contact details, rather than a printed card. It can be a profile in a card app or a web page you use as your card. People reach it through a link, a QR code or, with an NFC card, a tap.

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The short answer

Free app cards Blinq suits individuals who want free digital cards with unlimited sharing and contact creation.
Cards and scans HiHello suits individuals who want digital cards alongside paper card or badge scanning.
Individual and team options Popl serves solo professionals through its individual app and offers plans with digital cards for teams.
Physical NFC cards Mobilo suits people who want a physical card to tap, plus a digital profile they can share.
A page of your own Heya suits people who want to build a small website and use it as their business card.

Digital business card apps and pages compared

The table compares Blinq, HiHello, Popl, Mobilo and Heya by their free options, paid prices and ways to share.

App	Free plan	Paid from	Sharing	NFC
Blinq	$0 forever, two cards	$7.33/mo billed annually (Premium)	QR code, widget, email, SMS and Wallet	Not stated
HiHello	Free Personal plan, 2 cards	$6/mo billed yearly ($8 monthly)	QR code, email, SMS, Apple and Google Wallet	NFC card programming on Professional
Popl	Free mobile app	Not listed (request pricing)	Not stated	Not stated
Mobilo	Free digital wallet card	$3/mo (Pro), plus a card from $9.50	Shareable link, QR code and wallet card	Branded NFC cards from $9.50
Heya	Free: 3 sites, 5 pages each, yourname.heya.bio	$3/mo (Pro Lite)	Shareable yourname.heya.bio link	Point any NFC card at your page link

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Not stated means the company's own pages we checked don't give that detail.

Each card app up close

Blinq

Free; Premium $7.33 a month billed annually

Blinq Free costs $0 forever and includes two digital business cards, unlimited sharing and unlimited contact creation, with sharing through QR code, widget, email, SMS, Google or Apple Wallet. Premium costs $7.33 per month, billed annually, with a 7-day free trial, up to five cards for one person, branded QR codes and custom colors and design. For teams, Business lists $4.99 per month, billed annually, per user; it requires a minimum of five cards at signup and bills per card, per month.

Better at: Free cards with unlimited sharing.
Watch out: Business needs at least five cards.

HiHello

Free; Professional $6 a month billed yearly

HiHello Personal is free without a time limit or credit card, with 2 digital business cards, 5 paper card or badge scans a month, and sharing through QR code, widget, email, SMS, WhatsApp, Apple and Google Wallet. Professional is for one person at $6 per month billed yearly ($72 a year), or $8 billed monthly, and includes 8 cards, 20 scans a month, custom colors and fonts, branded video and QR codes, a personalized card link, card analytics and NFC card programming. HiHello doesn't offer a free team plan.

Better at: Classic digital cards with wallet sharing.
Watch out: There is no free plan for teams.

Popl

Free app; paid pricing on request

Popl for Individuals is a digital business card app for solo entrepreneurs and professionals, and Popl offers a free mobile app. Its plans include unlimited events and conferences and digital business cards for your team. Plan prices aren't listed on the site, so you'll need to request pricing.

Better at: Teams swapping cards at events.
Watch out: Paid pricing is only given on request.

Mobilo

Pro $3 a month; NFC cards from $9.50

Mobilo combines a physical NFC card with a digital profile, shareable link, QR code and free digital wallet card; its cards include unlimited taps, scans, leads and contacts. The Pro Mobilo Branded NFC Card costs $9.50, discounted from $19.99; the Pro Custom Design NFC Card costs $19.50, discounted from $39.00; and the Pro Metal Custom Design NFC Card costs $69.50, discounted from $139.00. Card purchases include Pro free for the first 90 days, after which Pro costs $3 per month; Teams costs $4 per month, billed annually.

Better at: Physical NFC cards in many materials.
Watch out: Pro is free for 90 days only with a card purchase.

Heya

Free; Pro Lite $3, Pro Standard $6, Pro Plus $15 a month

Heya is a no-code builder for one-page and small sites, with 68 templates, a blank-page option and full phone editing; you can start without an account, with drafts saved in your browser until publishing. Publishing requires Google sign-in, and Free costs $0 a month with no time limit or credit card, allowing up to 3 sites with up to 5 pages each and a small "Made with Heya" badge. Pro Lite costs $3 a month for badge removal and up to 20 pages per site across up to 3 sites; Pro Standard costs $6 a month for up to 5 sites and 1 custom domain per account, while Pro Plus costs $15 a month for up to 25 sites, up to 10 custom domains per account and an HTML (ZIP) download, with both allowing up to 20 pages per site and no badge.

Better at: Small sites built and edited on a phone.
Watch out: Free sites show a small "Made with Heya" badge.

What a digital business card is

Think of it as the thing you share when someone asks for your business details. Instead of handing over paper, you give them a way to open those details digitally. The card might live inside a dedicated card service, or it might be a page you've built.

The format varies. Blinq and HiHello offer digital business cards with several sharing methods. Popl has an individual card app as well as team offerings. Mobilo pairs an NFC card with a digital profile. A Heya page can serve as your card, with links to email, phone, a website or social profiles.

Does it need to look like a printed card? No. A small web page counts too.

And the card isn't the QR code itself. The QR code is a way to reach it, just as a shared link is. With NFC, a physical card supplies the tap-based route to the digital details.

An app card or a page of your own

Start with what you want to make. If it's a digital card with sharing methods already included, look at the card apps. Blinq Free includes two cards and unlimited sharing. HiHello Personal includes 2 cards and a monthly allowance for paper card or badge scans. Popl offers a free mobile app, though you'll need to ask about plan pricing.

Want a physical card too? Mobilo offers NFC cards alongside a shareable digital profile.

A page of your own gives you a different format. Heya lets you build that page on your phone, choose a template or start blank, and add buttons that lead to a booking page, form, shop or payment page.

But keep the first version small. You can start with contact details and the links you want to share (the free plan is an option here), then choose a paid plan if its listed features fit what you need.

How people get your card

The handoff depends on the tool. With Blinq, you can share through a QR code, widget, email or SMS, and there's Google or Apple Wallet support. HiHello Personal includes those routes too, plus WhatsApp sharing.

Popl offers a free mobile app. Check the plan details when requesting pricing rather than assuming its sharing options match the other apps.

For a physical tap, Mobilo offers NFC cards. Its digital profile also has a shareable link and QR code, and it includes a free digital wallet card. You're not limited to the physical card.

Using a Heya page? Share the published page link. Any free QR code generator can point at that Heya page link, if you'd rather have something people can scan.

Which route would you use today? Start there. Create the card or page, open the link yourself, and check the details before sharing it with someone else.

How we checked

We took every price, limit and feature from each company's own pages, collected on October 29, 2026. Heya's details come from its pricing page and docs, checked on October 30, 2026. The facts come from blinq.me/pricing, hihello.com/pricing, popl.co/pages/pricing, mobilocard.com/pricing-2, heya.page/pricing and heya.page/docs.

Plans change often. If a number here is out of date, email hello@heya.page and we'll fix it.

FAQ

Is there a free digital business card?

Yes. Blinq Free includes two digital business cards, unlimited sharing and unlimited contact creation at $0 forever. HiHello Personal offers 2 cards with no time limit or credit card needed. Popl offers a free mobile app. Heya Free costs $0 a month and can host a page used as a card, with a small "Made with Heya" badge.

What is the difference between a digital and a virtual business card?

For this guide, "digital business card" and "virtual business card" mean the same thing: contact details you share digitally rather than on paper. The useful distinction is the format you're choosing, such as an app-based card, a digital profile reached through an NFC card, or a small web page.

Can a digital business card work with NFC?

Yes. Mobilo sells physical NFC cards that work with its digital profile, and its cards include unlimited taps. HiHello Professional includes NFC card programming. Keep the physical card purchase and the software plan separate when comparing costs: Mobilo includes Pro free for the first 90 days with card purchases, then Pro costs $3 per month.

What should I put on a digital business card?

Start with your name, what you do and the contact details you want people to use. Then add the destination that matters for your work: your website, a booking page, a form or your shop. On Heya, buttons can link to those pages, and the socials block supports 29 networks plus email, phone and website. You don't need to use them all.

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