How it works
From sign up to sharing
in 2 minutes flat.
Four steps, and only one of them takes any thought. No design skills, no setup wizard, and nothing for the person receiving your card to install.
About 2 minutes
From empty account to a card you can send
Nothing to install
Not for you, and not for the person you share it with
Change it anytime
Edit once and every card you have shared updates
Sign up with an email
30 secondsNo credit card, no sales call, no setup wizard. Your card exists the moment you sign up - blank, but live.
You get your own address straight away: cardtly.com/card/yourname.
Type in your details
2 minutesName, job title, number, email. Pick one of 15 templates and a colour. That is the whole build.
No design skills. Every template already looks right - you are choosing, not designing.
Share it however you like
InstantSend the link on WhatsApp, let them scan your QR, or tap an NFC card against their phone. Nothing to install on their side.
The same card works all three ways. You do not choose one and lose the others.
Change it whenever
From then onNew number, new job, new photo - edit once and every card you have ever shared shows the new version.
Printed cards go in the bin when something changes. This one does not.
One plan. Everything included.
Every feature on one card, for R97 a month.
Pro
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Questions, answered
Making and sharing a card, explained.
How do I make a digital business card?
Sign up with an email address, and a live card exists immediately at your own address, such as cardtly.com/card/yourname. Add your name, photo, job title and contact details, pick one of 15 templates and set your colours and logo. Your QR code is generated automatically and your link works the moment the card is saved. There is no approval step, no setup wizard and no credit card needed to create the card. Most people have something they are happy to hand out inside two minutes, and everything on it can be changed afterwards without the link ever changing, so a card shared today keeps working after later edits.
How do people receive my card?
Three ways, and all of them end on an ordinary web page. You can hold an NFC card or an NFC-enabled phone against their phone, let them scan your QR code with the camera app, or send the link through WhatsApp, email or SMS. Nothing is installed on their side and no account is created. Once the card opens they can tap Save Contact and your details go straight into their address book, which is the step a photograph of a paper card never completes. You can also add your own card to Google Wallet so it is one swipe away when somebody asks.
What happens when my details change?
You edit the card and everyone who has ever received it sees the new version, because they hold a link to a live page rather than a copy of one. A new phone number, a new job title or a company rebrand reaches every QR code already printed on a banner, every email signature and every physical NFC card handed out, with nothing reprinted. If you deliberately change your card link, the old one keeps redirecting to the new one, so anything already in circulation still resolves.
Do I need an NFC card to use Cardtly?
No. The QR code and the link work on their own and cost nothing extra, and most people share their card that way. A physical NFC card is an optional accessory for meeting people face to face, where holding two phones together is faster than asking somebody to open a camera. If you do order one it is R150 for the standard design or R200 for one designed around your brand, plus R100 shipping for the whole order rather than per card, delivered in 5 to 7 business days within South Africa.