ScanBizCards: Frustration with Ineffective SaaS Solutions
Users are frustrated with the product's lack of functionality and poor performance, often feeling that manual entry is more efficient than using the app. Additionally, there are significant complaints about customer service and perceived value, leading to requests for refunds.
11 different people have complained about this since 20 Mar 2015, most recently on 06 May 2026.
No new posts for 190 days. This may have been fixed, or people stopped writing about it — the evidence below is from before 06 May 2026.
- “If I still have to manually type in all the information myself, why would I need this app?”
- “I may as well record them manually with typing myself.”
- “ScanBizCards — Scam, subscription required after app bought.”
11 people in 11 posts across 1 source · 0 in the last 30 days, 0 in the 30 before
The pain
shares of 11 peopleWhat goes wrong, and for whom
- Who
- 11 people using ScanBizCards
- What goes wrong
- Requires paid credits for card transcription4 people · 36%
- OCR requires manual correction for every card4 people · 36%
- Since
- 20 Mar 2015 → 06 May 2026
Is this a startup idea?
Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use — the fix belongs first to that provider.
- Complaints are about
- ScanBizCards
- Looking for something else
- 0% want an alternative · 0% ask the provider for a feature
- What the numbers say
- Almost nobody is looking for a different product — people want this provider to fix it, not a new option.
The pain — what people say
Their asks, who is writing, and the posts themselves
What people were doing
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- Complaint11100%
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11 signals · 1 sources
Evidence
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…buy more. Why would I only want to scan two business cards per month? If I still have to manually type in all the information myself, why would I need this app? I would like a refund and I would like to warn others before they waste time and money downloading this app. Should be renamed as ScamBizCards
Wastes timeManual workScanBizCards — Do Not Purchase This product is terrible! Doesn’t scan half of what I scan. Very frustrating. Would like my money back.
Strong complaintFrustrated…single business card correctly. Cost a lot more time than I expected. I may as well record them manually with typing myself. I want my money back
Manual workScanBizCards — Horrible transcription! — If you write the information myself would be more productive!! Its transcription filled with nonsense and errors and if you chose to re transcript, it will ask you to register and download another app from their products which you will have to buy credits to use it!!! Also why…
ScanBizCards — Scam, subscription required after app bought — I paid (albeit small amount of money) but paid nonetheless. But still the app required subscription for transcription of business card pic. Total scam !!!!!
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Why did it move?
Score 32.6 → 25.9 · 28 Sept 2026, 12:00 → 13:15 UTC
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Questions about this idea
- Is Frustration with Ineffective SaaS Solutions a startup idea?
- Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use, and the fix belongs first to that provider. The page shows what is frustrating users and how badly — not an open market to start a company in.
- How many people have this problem?
- 11 different people described it independently, in 11 mentions, the earliest from 20 Mar 2015 and the most recent from 06 May 2026. The quotes, with dates and links to the originals, are in the Evidence section.
- Is this problem getting worse?
- Status: quiet — no new posts in the last 60 days. 0 people raised it in the last 30 days and 0 in the 30 days before; the status compares its share of everything collected from the same source, so collecting more or less cannot create a trend.
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ScanBizCards seems to frustrate a lot of people, especially when it requires more payments after just two scans. Ten people mentioned issues like poor transcription and feeling like manual entry would be faster. Did anyone switch to another app that actually made scanning business cards easier and worth the cost?