We checked these facts on October 11, 2026.
How do WiredType, Blinq and HiHello digital business cards compare?
All three give you a free digital business card you can share with a QR code. Blinq's free plan has two cards and HiHello's has four, and both let you add your card to Apple or Google Wallet. WiredType's free plan has one card, and it adds a line on how to work with you, written for your DISC type, plus a free comparison of your style with the style of the person you meet.
Make my free cardThis comparison is published by WiredType, which makes one of the three cards. The facts about Blinq and HiHello were read on their own pricing pages on October 11, 2026, with prices in US dollars as each page showed them, before any tax. Plans and prices change, so follow the links for current details. Blinq and HiHello are trademarks of their owners. WiredType is not affiliated with either company, and neither company reviewed or endorsed this comparison.
Compare the free and paid plans.
The Blinq and HiHello cells come from each company's own pricing page, read on October 11, 2026. The WiredType cells come from WiredType's card page. Where a pricing page does not list something, the table says so.
| WiredType | Blinq | HiHello | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | You get one card in the Cotton or Graphite design, with a QR code and a seven-character code people can type. | You get two free digital business cards, and you can share them as often as you like. | You get four free digital business cards. |
| Paid plan for one person | Plus costs $12.95 a month, or $139 a year, which is about $11.58 a month and saves you $16.40 compared with paying monthly for 12 months. | Premium costs $9.99 a month, or $7.33 a month billed yearly, with a 7-day free trial. | Professional costs $8 a month, or $72 billed yearly, which is $6 a month. |
| Cards on the paid plan | You can make up to five cards, each in any of the five designs. | Premium lets you make up to five cards. | Professional lets you make up to 16 cards. |
| Apple and Google Wallet | WiredType does not offer a Wallet pass. | On the free plan, you can add your card to Google or Apple Wallet. | On the free plan, you can add your card to Apple or Google Wallet. |
| Email signature | A free email signature maker builds a signature that links to your card. | The free plan includes a personal email signature. | The free plan includes a personal email signature, and Professional includes a professional one. |
| Scanning paper cards and badges | WiredType does not scan paper cards. | Premium adds a universal contact scanner, an AI notetaker and AI contact enrichment. | The free plan includes 5 card and badge scans a month. Professional includes 20 a month and adds contact enrichment. |
| A line written for your DISC type | Your card shows a How I'm wired line that you pick from lines written for your DISC type. | Blinq's pricing page does not list one. | HiHello's pricing page does not list one. |
| A DISC style comparison for the person you meet | With one tap, the person who opens your card can start the free three-minute DISC test, then see how your two styles fit. | Blinq's pricing page does not list one. | HiHello's pricing page does not list one. |
Blinq and HiHello give you more in some places.
Their free plans include more cards, two at Blinq and four at HiHello, where WiredType's includes one. On both, you can add your card to Apple or Google Wallet, which WiredType does not offer. Both also scan paper cards and badges and fill in contact details for you. Blinq does both on Premium. HiHello includes 5 scans a month on its free plan and adds contact enrichment on Professional. WiredType does neither.
Blinq's and HiHello's paid plans for one person also cost less a month than WiredType Plus.
WiredType adds a line on how to work with you and a comparison of your two styles.
A WiredType card tells the person who opens it how you like to work, in a line you pick from lines written for your DISC type. With one more tap, that person can take the free three-minute test and see how your two styles fit, where you may misread each other and a step each of you can try.
Plus is a membership in all of WiredType, and the card is one part of it. Along with up to five cards and event mode, Plus includes 50 messages a day to Scout, your AI guide to your type. It also includes 20 credits a month and lessons on hard conversations, feedback and meetings.
Choose the card that fits how you meet people.
If you scan many paper cards or want your card in Apple or Google Wallet, Blinq or HiHello fits that better. If you want the people you meet to know how to work with you from the first scan, WiredType's free card does that, and you can keep it free.
Find answers to common questions.
Is the WiredType card free?
Yes. Your first card is free for as long as you use it, and you will not be asked for a credit card or any payment details. Plus adds up to five cards and the rest of WiredType.
Does the person I meet need an app to open my WiredType card?
No. Your card is a web page, so it opens on any phone from the QR code or a link, and the person can save your details to their contacts.
Can I add my WiredType card to Apple or Google Wallet?
Not today. WiredType does not offer a Wallet pass. You can add the card to your phone's home screen for quick access.