Reko vs HiHello
Both are QR-first digital business cards. HiHello's free tier gives you more cards and a wallet pass; Reko's free tier has no watermark tax to remove and its Pro tier costs less than half.
| Reko Free | Reko Pro (€3/mo) | HiHello Free | HiHello Professional ($6/mo annual) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cards per user | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| Templates | 5 | 25 | Several | More designs, fonts |
| Custom brand colors | Yes: accent white-label | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Apple/Google Wallet pass | No: pass-styled QR image instead | Same | Yes, free | Yes |
| Email/SMS/WhatsApp share buttons | Native share sheet only | Same | Yes, explicit | Yes |
| Scan a paper card | Your own, at creation: on-device, unlimited | Same | Others' cards, 5/month | 20/month, unlimited add-on |
| Rolodex (search, tag, note) | Yes, unlimited | Yes | Unlimited contacts | + auto-tagging, enrichment |
| Analytics | No | Views, taps, shares, referrals | No | Yes (views, saves, leads) |
| CV/PDF attachment | No | Yes | No (paid only) | Yes |
| CSV export | No | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| Watermark on free plan | Yes (“Made with Reko”) | None | Unclear | N/A |
| Price beyond free | N/A | €3/mo or €30/yr | N/A | $8/mo, or $6/mo billed annually |
- · More free cards (4 vs Reko's 1)
- · A real Apple/Google Wallet pass, free. Reko's stand-ins are a pass-styled QR image for your Photos and a DIY NFC guide
- · Explicit share buttons (email/SMS/WhatsApp) instead of relying on the phone's native share sheet
- · Scanning *other people's* paper cards into contacts (5/month free). Reko's scanner deliberately only reads your own card into the creation wizard
- · Price: €3/month (or €30/year) vs HiHello's $6–8/month, less than half
- · No forced upgrade for the core loop: HiHello's free analytics are zero; Reko's rolodex, QR share, and .vcf save are all free and unlimited
- · Custom colors are free on Reko: the accent white-label ships on every plan
- · CV/PDF attachment and CSV export ship on Reko Pro; HiHello locks these to paid tiers too, at a higher price
- · Every card gets a real analytics story on Pro: views, link taps, shares, *and* referrals (how often someone else re-shared your card), a viral-coefficient number HiHello's paid tier doesn't break out the same way
Is HiHello actually free?
Yes. HiHello's free plan gives you up to 4 cards, a wallet pass, and custom colors. It's a genuinely usable free tier; the gap is on analytics and physical-card scanning, both paid-only.
Which is cheaper, Reko or HiHello?
Reko Pro is €3/month or €30/year. HiHello Professional is $8/month, or $6/month billed annually, roughly double Reko's price for the equivalent tier.
Does Reko have a wallet pass like HiHello?
Not yet. Reko's share mechanism is a QR code (also downloadable as a pass-styled image for your Photos or lock screen), a .vcf contact download, and a DIY NFC option, all free at every tier.
Try Reko free: no card limit tax, no watermark you have to pay to remove.