HiHello is a digital business card app with iPhone and Android apps, a free Personal plan, and paid plans for professionals and businesses. Here's how it compares with Linq, and when each one is the better choice.
Yes: 1 card with a link and QR code, two-way contact exchange, QR contact scanning with follow-up reminders, an email signature, a video call background and 7-day insights
Yes (Personal): QR code, Apple and Google Wallet, email signature
Paid plan for one person
Pro: $5.99/month, billed monthly, cancel anytime
Professional: $6/month, or $72/year
Teams
In Pro: 3 seats included, then $2.99/month per extra member, no minimum
Business: $5 per user/month ($60/year), 5-user minimum
Where you manage your card
In any browser on your phone or computer, with nothing to install
iPhone and Android apps
NFC cards
Design a Linq NFC card in the app; orders open country by country
Program your own NFC card on Professional
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and plans change, so check their site for the latest.
Where HiHello shines
A free Personal plan with Apple Wallet and Google Wallet, an email signature and virtual backgrounds
Native iPhone and Android apps
Paper business card scanning, a few scans a month on the free plan
Business plan with SSO, an admin dashboard and Salesforce, HubSpot and Dynamics integrations
Why people choose Linq
Teams come with Pro: the owner's $5.99 a month includes 3 seats (the owner and two colleagues), each extra member is $2.99 a month, and there's no minimum number of users.
The free plan includes Insights: see how many people viewed your card and got in touch over the last 7 days.
Every card, free ones included, has a Stay in touch form, and visitors who save your contact are asked to share theirs back, straight into your Contacts.
Scan someone's QR code (a Linq card, vCard or contact code) or type their details to add them, then note where you met, tag them and set a follow-up reminder, all on the free plan.
Nothing to install: you edit and share your card from your phone's browser, and it opens in any browser for the people you meet.
English, French and Arabic, with a full right-to-left layout in Arabic, for you and your visitors.
The verdict
Which should you choose?
Choose HiHello if you want native apps, Wallet passes and paper card scanning, or if your company needs SSO and CRM integrations. Choose Linq if you want a free card with a contact inbox, follow-up reminders and insights, and 3 team seats included in Pro with low-cost extra seats.
The quickest way to decide is to try it: a Linq card takes about two minutes to
make, and it's free.
Yes. Linq's Free plan gives you a digital business card with its own link and QR code, one-tap save contact and a Stay in touch form, for as long as you like. Linq Pro, at $5.99 a month, adds more cards, teams, full insights and a custom card link.
Is Linq cheaper than HiHello?
For one person, the prices are close: Linq Pro is $5.99 a month and HiHello Professional is $6 a month. For teams, HiHello Business is $5 per user per month with a five-user minimum, while Linq Pro includes a team of 3 and each extra member is $2.99 a month.
Can I switch from HiHello to Linq?
Yes. Create a free Linq account, copy your details, photo and links into the card editor, and publish. It takes about two minutes. Then replace your old link or QR code wherever you've shared it, such as your email signature and social profiles.
Do the people I meet need an app to open my Linq card?
No. Your card is a web page, so it opens in any browser when someone scans your QR code or taps your link, on iPhone, Android or a computer. They can save your details to their contacts in one tap.