How WiseTap works
Tap. Their phone opens your page.
That's the whole trick.
A WiseTap page is a normal web page with your contact card, links and a short form on it. A card, a QR code or a link simply opens it. This is the full journey, from creating the page to the lead landing in your inbox, with the fiddly details left in.
Lucien Hart
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Lucien Hart
Creative Director at Hart Studio
London, UK
“Make it simple, but significant.”
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9:41
Front or back, either side taps
- 2 min
- from sign-up to a page you can hand out
- 0
- apps for them to install
- iPhone + Android
- read the card; every phone scans the QR
- £0
- for the page, forever
WiseTap, in one paragraph.
WiseTap is a digital business card and link-in-bio page in one. You create a page at tap.wisetap.co.uk/yourname with your contact details, links and blocks. People reach it by tapping a WiseTap NFC card, scanning a QR code, opening your Wallet pass or clicking a link. On the page they can save your contact to their phone and leave theirs for you. The page is free, the card is a one-off purchase, and editing the page changes what every card and code you have already handed out opens.
What it is
- A web page you own and edit
- A contact card people can save
- A form that captures their details
- A card, QR and link that all open it
What it isn't
- An app anyone has to install
- A subscription the card depends on
- A printed card you reprint on every change
- Locked to one phone brand
Three steps from sign-up to your first saved contact.
No designer, no print run, no app store. Each step below is expanded to show exactly what you do and what happens as a result.
Step 1
Create your page
Two minutes on your phone or laptop. You end with a short address you can hand to anyone.
Claim your address
Pick a name and your page lives at tap.wisetap.co.uk/yourname. Availability is checked as you type.
Add the basics
Name, photo, role, company, phone and email. These become the contact card people save to their phone.
Add blocks
Links, social icons, video, music, a map, a form. 19 block types are free. Drag to reorder.
Pick a theme
Choose a look now, change it whenever you like. Nothing you hand out ever needs reprinting.
Lucien Hart
Creative Director at Hart Studio
London, UK
“Make it simple, but significant.”
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Share it any way
Card, QR, Wallet pass, link, signature or call background. One page behind all of them, so an edit updates every one.
Tap
A WiseTap card or tag holds a code that opens your page on any modern iPhone or Android phone.
Scan
Your QR code is on the back of the card and downloadable in any size for slides, menus and windows.
Send
Add a Wallet pass, paste the signature block into your email, or just send the link.
Lucien Hart
@lucien
Tap QR Wallet Link Signature Call backgroundStep 3
Get their details back
They save you, then leave their details on the same screen. Nothing to install on either side.
They save you
One tap adds a proper vCard, with your photo, role, company and links, to their contacts app.
They leave theirs
Name, email, phone and a consent tick. Optional, and quicker than typing a number into a paper card.
You hear about it
The lead lands in Contacts, tagged with the card and moment that produced it, and you get an email.
Share your details with Lucien
Lucien gets your name and email. Nothing else.
Jonas Beckjonas@beck.studioLucien can contact me about this conversation
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What happens in the two seconds after a tap.
NFC feels like magic the first time. It isn't; it is six small, predictable steps, and knowing them makes you calmer when you hand the card over.
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nowOpen “tap.wisetap.co.uk/lucien” in Safari
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The card meets the phone
The chip inside is passive: it has no battery and does nothing until a phone's NFC reader powers it for a fraction of a second.
On iPhone
Hold the card to the top edge on the back, near the camera. iPhone XS and newer read it in the background, even from the lock screen.
On Android
Hold the card flat against the middle of the back with the screen on. Most Android phones from the last few years have NFC switched on by default.
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The phone shows a banner
iPhone drops a system banner: "Website NFC Tag, open in Safari". Android either opens the page straight away or asks once which browser to use.
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Your page opens in their browser
It is a normal web page, so it loads like any website. No app, no account, no download. Your name, photo, links and contact card are on screen.
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They save your contact
"Save contact" hands the phone a vCard. Their contacts app opens with everything filled in, including your photo and the links you chose.
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They leave theirs
Under your details there is a short form: name, email, phone, and a tick that records consent. Most people skip it; the ones who want a follow-up do not.
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You hear about it
The lead appears in Contacts with the card, place and time it came from, and you get an email so you can reply while the conversation is still warm.
Which phones read the card.
Nearly all of them made since 2018. For the rest, every WiseTap card has a QR code on the back, so nobody is left holding a card that does nothing.
| Phone | Reads the card? | How | If not |
|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone XS and newer (2018 onwards) | Yes | Background reading. Hold the card to the top of the phone; a banner appears, even on the lock screen. | Not needed |
| iPhone 7, 8 and X | Yes, manually | Add NFC Tag Reader to Control Centre, tap it, then hold the card to the top of the phone. | QR code on the back of the card |
| iPhone 6s and older | No | No tag reading. | QR code on the back of the card |
| Android phones with NFC (most since 2015) | Yes | Screen on, card flat against the middle of the back. NFC is usually on by default; check Settings if not. | Not needed |
| Android phones without NFC (some budget models) | No | No NFC hardware. | QR code on the back of the card |
Reading distance is a centimetre or two. Thick metal cases and wallet cases holding bank cards can block the read; move the card slightly or use the QR code.
NFC tap
Hold your card to their phone. The page opens before you finish the sentence.
QR code
On the card, on a slide, in a shop window. Download it in any size.
Lock-screen card
A home-screen card with your QR. Native Wallet passes come later.
Save to contacts
A real vCard with photo, role, company and every link you choose.
Email signature
A signature block with your photo and page link, ready to paste.
Video-call background
Your QR in the corner of every Zoom, Meet and Teams call.
What your visitor sees.
This is the real page renderer, not a mock-up, re-themed live. Whatever look you pick, the layout is built for one thing: a stranger finding the button they need in under a second.
- Layout
- Contact card
- Buttons
- Rounded buttons
- Type
- Inter
- Mode
- Light
12 themes are free. Premium adds gradients, serif and mono type, tile layouts, background media and your own colours.
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What you see.
Every open, tap, save and lead, by day, by card and by block. Free keeps 28 days; paid plans keep more. Only you can see it, and your visitors are never shown who else looked.
Views
412
Page opens, any route in
Taps
138
Opens that came from a card or tag
Saves
96
Times your vCard was saved
Leads
31
Details left for you
Broken down by
- Day, so you can see what an event did
- Card or tag, so you know which one is working
- Block, so you know which link people actually open
- Route in: tap, QR, Wallet, signature or link
What we don't do
No fingerprinting, no selling data, no showing visitors who else has been. Counts and sources, nothing creepier.
The card: what's inside, and why it never goes stale.
Three things on a credit-card-sized piece of matte black. None of them store your details, which is exactly why you can change your details as often as you like.
An NFC chip
Passive, no battery. It stores a short code that opens your page, not the page itself, so re-pointing the card, renaming your page or handing it to a colleague never needs the chip touched.
A QR code
Printed on the back for any phone with a camera, and for anyone who would rather scan than tap. Same page, same insights.
A short code
Also on the back. Type it at wisetap.co.uk/found to attach the card to a page, replace a lost one, or start a new account if someone gave you a card. If the print has worn off, tap the item and read the last part of the address it opens.
Already holding a WiseTap?
Enter the code printed on it, or read it from the programmed link.
Questions about the tap itself.
The ones we get asked at events, answered plainly. The full list, covering plans, privacy and teams, is on the FAQ page.
All questionsDoes the other person need an app?
No. A tap or scan opens your page in their browser. Saving your contact uses the phone's built-in contacts, and leaving their details is a short form on the same screen.
Which phones does the NFC tap work on?
iPhone XS and newer read NFC in the background: hold the card to the top of the phone and a banner appears. iPhone 7, 8 and X can read tags from the NFC Tag Reader in Control Centre. Most Android phones from the last few years read NFC from the middle of the back with the screen on. Any phone with a camera can scan the QR code on the card instead.
Compatibility tableWhere do I hold the card?
On an iPhone, against the top edge on the back, roughly where the camera bump is. On Android, flat against the middle of the back. Hold still for about a second; you do not need to tap or rub it.
Does it work if their phone is locked?
On iPhone XS and newer, yes. The banner appears on the lock screen and opens your page once they unlock. Most Android phones need the screen on. If in doubt, the QR code on the back of the card works on any phone that can open a camera.
Does it work through a phone case?
Through most cases, yes. Very thick cases, metal plates and wallet cases holding bank cards can block or confuse the reader. Move the card a little, or use the QR code.
Can I change my page after the card is made?
Yes, as often as you like. The card points at your page, not at a printed version of it. New job title, new phone number, new links: edit once and every card, QR, lock-screen card and signature you have ever handed out shows the new version.
Can I point a card at a different page later?
Yes, instantly, from Accessories in your admin. The chip stores a short code rather than your address, so re-pointing, renaming your page or handing the card to a colleague never needs the chip reprogrammed.
What if I lose my card?
Deactivate it in your admin in one click. Your page and links are untouched, and a replacement card attaches to the same page.
There's no code printed on my card. How do I find it?
Tap the item with your phone. The chip is programmed with a web address — on iPhone a banner shows it before anything opens. The code is the last part of that address, after /p/, /t/ or /qr/. Type that at wisetap.co.uk/found, or paste the whole link; we pull the code out.
How to read the code from the link
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