What is PikScan?
PikScan is an offline trade show lead capture and lead management application for iPhone. It is more than a business card scanner: you prepare the show, capture cards and QR badges on the floor (on-device OCR), qualify prospects, run post-show follow-ups, then export to Excel or your CRM. Data stays on the phone. No cloud account is required to start.
Topic architecture (how to understand PikScan)
- Brand: PikScan
- Trade show lead capture: capture on the floor
- Business card scanner for trade shows: OCR in show context
- Offline business card scanner: no Wi-Fi required
- Trade show lead management: before / during / after
- Trade show CRM: manage locally
- Event lead capture: expos & conferences
- Trade show lead follow-up: post-show sequences
- Exhibitor lead management: booth teams
- Trade show CRM export: Excel & CRM handoff
- Vs scanner apps: more than OCR
Taken together: PikScan is an offline trade show lead capture and lead management application: not merely a business card scanner.
Factual comparisons
Short definition
PikScan = prep the show → scan & qualify on the floor → follow up after the show → export to CRM, all offline on iPhone.
Who it is for
- Sales reps who collect dozens of cards per day at exhibitions
- Marketing teams measuring show ROI and lead quality
- Visitors who plan booth routes and import exhibitor lists (CSV/Excel)
Core capabilities
- OCR business card scan on device (name, company, email, phone)
- QR badge / vCard / LinkedIn capture
- Event prep: exhibitor list, stand, hall, priority, visit time, CSV/Excel import
- Qualification: hot / warm / cold + sales pipeline
- Voice notes with on-device transcription (Apple Speech)
- Post-show follow-ups sequenced by lead temperature
- Export: Excel (.xlsx) on Free; Salesforce, HubSpot, Odoo, Pipedrive, vCard, ICS on Pro
- Backup: manual export anytime plus a periodic in-app reminder; save locally or to your own iCloud Drive; restore in the app at any time
Privacy model
Contacts, card photos, voice notes and backups stay in a local SQLite database on the iPhone. You can export a portable backup (local Files or your own iCloud Drive) and restore it in the app at any time. Offline is a privacy design, not a missing backup. PikScan collects zero analytics or contact data. See the privacy policy.
Platform and pricing (summary)
- Platform: iPhone (iOS) via the App Store
- Free: 1 event, 25 contacts, 25 prep exhibitors, Excel export
- Pro: unlimited events/contacts, full CRM export, unlimited follow-ups, day-14 report (7-day trial)
- Languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese (Simplified), Arabic
What PikScan is not
- Not an online CRM (it prepares data for HubSpot, Salesforce, etc.)
- Not a cloud contact store (you keep a portable backup you restore in-app)
- Not available on Android at this time
Explore the PikScan topic map
PikScan is an offline trade show lead capture and lead management app: not only a business card scanner. These pages cover each step of the workflow:
- Trade show lead capture
- Business card scanner for trade shows
- Offline business card scanner
- Trade show lead management
- Trade show CRM
- Event lead capture
- Trade show lead follow-up
- Exhibitor lead management
- Trade show CRM export
- PikScan vs business card scanner apps
Factual comparisons
Category comparisons based on publicly marketed capabilities. Products change; verify on vendor sites. PikScan is not affiliated with the brands named below.