Universal badge scanner app for every event
Scan QR and NFC event badges at any show with Habsy, the universal badge scanner app for exhibitors. Qualify each visitor on the spot, and every lead is ready to follow up or sync to your CRM.
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All you need is Habsy
Exhibitors usually juggle a rented scanner for badges, another app for business cards and a spreadsheet for notes. Habsy replaces all of it with one app on the phones your team already has.
An event badge scanner for QR and NFC badges, and everything else visitors hand you
Badges come first. Then the cards, QR codes and quick introductions that happen around them, all in the same app.
QR code badges
Point the camera at the badge QR code and the visitor is saved to your event in seconds, with name, title and company.
NFC badges
Tap a supported NFC badge against your phone to capture the visitor, no camera needed.
LinkedIn QR codes
Scan a LinkedIn profile QR and save the person as a contact.
Digital business cards
Save digital business cards from any provider in one scan.
Read more: Digital business cardsWebsite QR codes
Website links are captured too, when the page carries contact details.
Manual entry
For the conversation in the coffee line, add a contact by hand.
A note on badge formats: Some organisers encode only an ID number in the badge QR, with the contact details kept in their own system. When that happens, Habsy cannot read the details from the badge. We support every format we can, and you can still add the contact by scanning their business card or entering it manually.
From badge scan to qualified lead in four steps
Scan the badge
In seconds. Name, title and company are saved to the event.
Add the context
Tap intent signals and record a voice note while they walk away.
Follow up after
Templates, AI drafts and CRM sync turn the badge into a lead.
Read more: Event lead captureCard Preferences run after every badge scan
Set them once and Habsy works in the background while you talk to the next visitor: look up company and person details, send your email or WhatsApp template, send your digital card back, and sync the contact to your CRM. Email, WhatsApp and CRM steps need the matching integration.
Every badge your team scans, on one live list
Each rep scans on their own phone, and every badge lands in one shared event campaign on Habsy Platform as it happens. Managers see who the team met, spot duplicates when two people scan the same visitor, and see who to call first in the post-event report.
How Habsy compares to other ways of scanning event badges
| Rented badge scanner | Organiser lead retrieval app | Other lead capture apps | HabsyBest overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | Rented per device | Organiser app on your phone | Your own phones | Your own phones |
| Works at | The event that rents it | That event only | Varies | Any event |
| Business cards too | Rarely | Rarely | Varies | Yes, plus QR and NFC |
| Notes and intent signals | Limited | Limited | Basic notes | On every badge |
| When you get the data | Often after the show | Often after the show | After sync | As it is scanned |
| Works offline | Varies | Varies | Often needs a connection | Yes |
| Follow-up and CRM | Export file | Export file | Export only | Templates, AI drafts, CRM sync |
One badge scanner for every event on your calendar
Habsy does not depend on the organiser, so the same app works at every show you attend, in 70+ countries. Set up a campaign per event and every badge is grouped under the event it came from.
Badge scanner questions
Scanning badges at a conference?Read the guide.
What is a universal badge scanner?
A universal badge scanner reads event badges at any event, rather than only at the event that supplies the device. Habsy works as a universal badge scanner app on your team's own phones, reading badge QR codes and supported NFC badges.
Do I need to rent a badge scanner at a trade show?
Not to capture contacts with Habsy. Your team scans badges with their own phones at any trade show or conference, and the contacts are available immediately, with no device to rent or return.
Can Habsy scan every event badge?
Habsy reads the contact details encoded in badge QR codes and supported NFC badges. Some organisers encode only an ID number, with the details held in their own system, and in that case the details cannot be read from the badge. The contact can then be added by scanning a business card or entering it manually.
Can Habsy scan LinkedIn QR codes and other digital business cards?
Yes. Habsy scans LinkedIn profile QR codes, digital business cards from any provider, and website QR codes that include contact details, alongside event badges and paper business cards.
Is Habsy a lead retrieval app?
Yes. Habsy captures badge scans, business cards and manual entries as leads, adds intent signals and notes, and syncs them to Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho CRM, Dynamics 365, Odoo, Zapier or any of our 10+ CRM integrations.
Can I add notes to a badge scan?
Yes. Add text notes, voice notes and intent signals to each badge scan, and set a reminder for follow-up.
Can my whole booth team scan badges into one list?
Yes. Every rep scans on their own phone, and all badges land in one shared event campaign on Habsy Platform, with duplicates flagged.
Does badge scanning work offline?
Yes. Badges are captured offline and processed when the phone reconnects.
Trusted by 500+ businesses
Exhibiting teams use Habsy at 500+ events in 70+ countries
What exhibitors say about the Habsy badge scanner
“We stopped renting badge scanners at every show. The whole team scans on their own phones, and every badge lands in one list we can see live, with notes and intent signals attached.”
“It read badges at three different events this quarter, with no setup each time.”
“Visitors with LinkedIn QR codes instead of badges were saved just as easily.”
“Working offline in a hall with no signal saved our first day.”
What is the Habsy badge scanner?
The Habsy badge scanner is part of the Habsy mobile app for iPhone and Android, made by Habsy Inc. It scans event badge QR codes and supported NFC badges on your team's own phones, at any event, with no hardware to rent.
Each badge becomes a contact with intent signals, voice notes and reminders, grouped under the event it came from and shared with the whole team on Habsy Platform. The same app also scans business cards, LinkedIn QR codes, digital business cards from any provider, and NFC cards.
- Platforms
- iPhone and Android
- Scans
- Badges, cards, LinkedIn and digital card QRs
- Hardware
- None, your own phones
- Works at
- Any event, 70+ countries
- Works offline
- Yes
- Team view
- Habsy Platform
All you need is Habsy at your next event
Badges, business cards and QR codes, captured on the phones your team already has.