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Questions about Meishio

Meishio keeps your business contacts correct, in English and Japanese. Here is how it works, what it changes and where your data goes.

For you

Is Meishio a business card scanner?

It reads cards, but the point is what happens after. Scan an old card and start a check for a current role. Any findings include their public source and date; sometimes no reliable match is found. It also keeps the contacts you already have clean and in sync with Google Contacts. It reads English and Japanese cards, up to 12 to a photo.

How do I scan many business cards at once?

Open Scan and keep taking photos. You can put up to 12 cards in one photo; Meishio finds each card, reads it, joins fronts and backs, and asks you only about details it could not read clearly.

Can Meishio read Japanese business cards?

Yes. Meishio reads English and Japanese cards, including cards printed in both. It keeps the kanji and English name on one contact, reads titles such as 部長 (department head) and 代表取締役 (representative director), and tells a 〒 postal code from a phone number.

How do I fix missing country codes in Google Contacts?

Connect Google Contacts and run the address-book check. Meishio finds business numbers saved without a country code and suggests the full number, such as +91 for India, +81 for Japan or +65 for Singapore. You approve the fixes, and Meishio writes them back to Google Contacts.

Does Meishio delete or change my Google contacts?

Meishio never deletes the contacts already in your Google account. It changes only the fixes you approve, such as adding a country code or marking an email as work or personal, and each fix can be undone. New connections let you choose contacts to import; sending edits back starts off. You can enable automatic sync for your primary connection in Connections. Additional accounts receive only updates you review. Existing connections keep your earlier preference.

How does Meishio find out where someone works now?

Meishio Search checks public web sources for a person's current role and company when you start a check: for one contact, a list, or your whole address book. It does not watch everyone in the background. Each finding shows its source and date; a match that might be a different person is marked "Not sure this is the same person" and is never applied on its own. Public pages can be out of date, so nothing on a contact changes until you accept it, and every change can be undone. Confident job changes can be accepted automatically if you turn that on in Settings. Each person checked counts as one check, and each action shows what it will use before you start.

Where is my data stored?

Your contacts are stored in Singapore and are private to your account; other users cannot see them. Meishio never sells your data. Card photos are saved without camera or location data. The AI providers that read cards and check roles, and why, are listed on the Your data page.

Does it work on iPhone and Android?

Yes. Meishio is on iPhone and the web. The iPhone app is in TestFlight (ask us for an invite), and the web works in the browser on iPhone, Android and desktop. New people go straight to iPhone Contacts when you turn it on in the iPhone app. Contacts also sync with Google Contacts, which Android uses already.

Is it free?

Meishio is free while in early access, including scanning, the address-book clean-up and company news, and nothing is charged. Monthly scans and checks are counted without a cap during early access. Research finds a person's public work profile. Your first research, up to 5 people, is free; after that each person uses one research credit. Each action shows what it will use before you start. After early access, a Free plan stays free for one person. Paid plans are planned for later, with 60 days' notice before any plan starts; the pricing page shows the planned Team price in INR. Yearly and other currencies are not set yet. You can try it first with no account: scan a business card on the try page, see it become a contact, and check public sources for role updates (two free lookups a day). Nothing is saved unless you create an account. See pricing →

How is it different from a digital business card app?

A digital card app shares your own details. Meishio looks after the cards you receive: it reads them, keeps the people current and writes them back to the address book you already use.

For teams

Can my company use it?

Yes. Early-access team spaces let you deliberately share selected professional records, organize them in folders, see who knows whom and assign follow-ups. Personal contacts and notes remain private unless you choose what to share. Paid team plans and invoicing are planned.

More on data handling in Your data and the privacy information. Meishio for events and trade shows, founders, sales teams, recruiters and staffing firms, consultants and agencies, manufacturers and trading companies and staff rotation and handover.

Open a free account.

50 cards a month. Nothing is saved until you create an account, and signup does not ask for a payment card.

No payment card needed. Free while in early access.