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"ScanBizCards scans business cards - or any image - and lets you add all the information to your iPhone address book. Processing is done right on your phone, nothing is sent over the network. Actionable elements, such as phone numbers, email addresses and web page links, are also highlighted on the image. Touch them to call, email or browse on the spot! Select Add to Contacts to view the text elements that were recognized by the scan. You can do touch-ups if necessary and then add all the information to your iPhone's regular address book. ScanBizCards is not limited to scanning business cards. Try it on: - Billboards - Signs in store windows - Take-out menus - A picture of a TV screen - Any printed matter "

A clean interface and very accurate scan results along with the ability to crop the image before scanning. Cropping out logos and miscellaneous text before scanning really helps recognition accuracy. The app highlights phone numbers after scanning and provides an option to allow dialing from the scanned image. You can also rescan just a portion of the image, which is helpful if you want to rescan a section around a logo. Strong built-in help and a nice context sensitive guide for your first round of captures make this solid product.

Clean Installation Did the app install easily and cleanly? (assigned weight-5)

10

Easy Configuration Was initial configuration simple and easy to understand? (assigned weight-5)

10

Learning Curve Is app easy to lean and use? (assigned weight-5)

9

Support Website Does the developer offer a comprehensive support site? (assigned weight-4)

3

Help - Does app have built in help that is really helpful? (Direct access in app, access via web, or none. (assigned weight-5)

9

Bugs - Does the app work as expected, without bugs (assigned weight-5)

10

Load Time - Does the app load quickly? ( ready to use in less than 10 seconds on 3GS) (assigned weight-3)

10

Controls Does app offer adequate controls for purpose? (assigned weight-5)

8

Regular Updates Does vendor appear to keep app up-to-date (updated or released in last 6 months=10,-1 per month after 6 unless reason update is not required)? (assigned weight-3)

10

Alternative Languages Does the app support alternate languages? (assigned weight-2)

1

Intuitive Interface Is the interface intuitive (icons, menus, and directional symbols) for average users and does it adhere to good iPhone design principles? (assigned weight-5)

9

Screen Layouts Are screen layouts logical and well-designed? (assigned weight-5)

10

Navigation Is the app navigation logical and easy to use? (assigned weight-4)

10

Readability Legible text and print size that is appropriate for the intended audience. Are fonts and interface elements easy to see and read? (assigned weight-5)

10

Recovery from Incoming Call Does the app recover after being interrupted by an incoming call or message? (to test interrupt app during operation ) (assigned weight-5)

10

Restart/Pause/Shutdown If applicable, does the app allow user to pause or shutdown and restart at a meaningful and logical point after previous use? If game, does it restart to place in level, or can you pause before closing app. (to test close and reopen app to see if it restarts to a meaningful point) (assigned weight-5)

10

Graphics Quality Are the graphics of good quality and resolution; do images load within reasonable timeframe? (assigned weight-5)

10

Graphics Usefulness Are the graphics meaningful and useful? (assigned weight-5)

10

Scanner-B-Save copy of image in app Does the app save a copy of the image in app data? Or to Photos? (assigned weight-2)

10

Scanner-F-Image Adjust-Scale and Crop Does the app allow scale and crop either before or after scan? (assigned weight-2)

8

Scanner-G-Image Adjust-Scale and Crop Ease of use How easy is it to crop and scale? (User interface ease and accuracy) (assigned weight-2)

10

Scanner-H-Image Adjust-Color, contrast, brightness Does the app allow adjustment of color, contrast, and brightness either before or after scan? (assigned weight-2)

5

Scanner-I-Image Adjust -Light on Dark Option Does the app allow compensation for dark backgrounds? (assigned weight-2)

0

Scanner-J-Prespective Adjustment or Compensation Does the app adjust for perspective distortion (automatic or manual)? (assigned weight-2)

0

Scanner-K-Camera-Image Stabilization Does the app offer image stabilization during image capture? (assigned weight-2)

0

Scanner-L-Undo or Redo Processing Does the app allow you to backup after processing to readjust processing settings? (assigned weight-2)

10

Scanner-M-Date Time Stamp Does the app time stamp scanned output? (assigned weight-2)

5

Scanner-U-OCR quality-Clean Black Print If OCR capable how accurate is the quality of the scanned results (in phone or online)? (assigned weight-2)

10

Scanner-V-OCR quality-Dirty/Tinted Card If OCR capable how accurate is the quality of the scanned results (in phone or online)? (assigned weight-2)

10

Scanner-V-OCR quality-Dirty/Tinted Card If OCR capable how accurate is the quality of the scanned results (in phone or online)? (assigned weight-2)

10

Scanner-X-OCR quality-Photo/Colored Card If OCR capable how accurate is the quality of the scanned results (in phone or online)? (assigned weight-2)

10

Scanner-Y-OCR Processing time How fast is processing time? Online or on devise? (assigned weight-111)

0