
A specific clone-and-improve plan for Cardman
Auto-generated from this app's real revenue ($9/month · $103/year), monetization model, rating signals and category. Every line is calibrated to this app, not generic advice.
✓ Features to copy
- subscription paywall (~$2.50/mo) - proven monetization
- in-app purchase tier ladder for upsells
⚡ Improve / fix
- faster onboarding · clearer pricing page · richer empty-state
🛠 MVP scope
- core feature loop
- subscription gating
- free-tier limits
- trial period
- analytics
💰 Pricing recommendation
Cardman is at $2.50/mo. Consider going slightly lower with a longer free trial (14 days) to win price-aware users.
🔡 App Store title ideas
Pro: AI-Powered BusinessSmart : Business Tracker+ - Faster, Cheaper
📺 TikTok / ad hook angles
- "I tried Cardman for 30 days - here's what I'd do differently"
- "Why Cardman costs $2.50/mo when ours costs $1.50"
- "The business app Cardman won't tell you these 3 things"
Monetization
Subscription (~$2.50/mo)- Subscriptions ~72%
- One-time IAP ~22%
- Ads ~6%
- Monthly Pro (1 month) $2.99 /month
- Annual Pro (1 year) $29.99 /year ~$2.50/mo
- One-timeest. Pro (one-time purchase) $149.99 one-time
App Details
Pulled from the App Store- Current Version
- 4.5.0
- Released
- Apr 18, 2022
- Last Updated
- Apr 27, 2026
- File Size
- 54.4 MB
- Required OS
- 15.0
- Content Rating
- 4+
- Category
- Business
- Price
- Free
- Currency
- USD
- Languages
- English, Japanese, Chinese
- Developer
- KauriLab Inc.
What's new in v4.5.0
- Fixed a minor issue with the organization index.
ver. 4.4
- Improved recognition accuracy for Japanese organization names and job titles.
ver. 4.3
- Improved recognition accuracy for Japanese and Chinese names.
ver. 4.2
- iOS 26 is now supported.
ver. 4.1
- Improved stability
ver. 4.0
- Pro users can now import business card data from CSV and other service formats.
- App instructions have been added to help users understand how to use the app.
ver. 3.9
- Improved recognition accuracy for Japanese names.
ver. 3.8
- Cards folder can now be hidden.
- A creation date column has been added when exporting files.
ver. 3.6, 3.7
- Improved stability
ver. 3.5
- Displaying suggestions when entering phonetic names or company name is now supported.
- Improved UIs and stability
ver. 3.4
- Rotating saved images by 90 degrees is now supported.
- Improved UIs and stability
ver. 3.3
- It is now possible to read and edit the last name and first name separately.
- It is now possible to save the last name and first name to contacts and export them to a file.
ver. 3.2
- You can now lock the app, and unlock it with Face ID/Touch ID.
ver. 3.1
- Improved UIs and stability
ver. 3.0
- Reading cards from image files and PDF files is now supported.
- Improved accuracy of Japanese OCR on iOS 17 devices.
ver. 2.9
- Improved further accuracy.
- You can now select multiple business cards and duplicate, move, or delete them.
ver. 2.8
- Improved further accuracy.
ver. 2.7
- Replacing the fro
Fun Numbers - share these
- ⏱️ Earns the price of a coffee in 1,512,664 seconds
12-Month Revenue Trajectory
Modeled from grossing rank, app score, and update cadence. Hover any point to see the value. Real growth depends on retention, marketing, and seasonality.
Rating Distribution
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