If you like what you see on a share link, you can install Deeta and keep the card properly — with everything the sender chose to include, and any updates they make later.
How it works
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Tap the link. The preview page opens with the sender's card. See Opening a share link without the app.
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⭐ Tap "Copy link" before you install. It's just below the button to get Deeta — and it matters, see below.
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Then tap the button to get Deeta from the App Store. Install it and open it.
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Find the card. The first time you open Deeta, it may find the link you copied on its own — the welcome screen then says Someone shared a contact with you. If it doesn't, tap Have a share link? on the welcome screen and paste it, before you sign up.
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Create your account and go through the short setup.
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The card appears. Check what they shared and tap Import. Deeta saves them and opens their contact.
Why the "Copy link" step exists
It looks like a needless extra tap, and it isn't.
The link has two halves: the part that says which card, and a key that unscrambles it. Your iPhone drops the key half when you leave to install the app — that's how iOS works, and no app can change it.
Copying the link keeps the whole thing, key included, so Deeta can open the card when you arrive. Without it, Deeta has nothing to open when you arrive.
If you missed that step, all is not lost — see the first item under Troubleshooting.
Why bother, if the web page already shows it
Three reasons:
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It's saved properly — as a contact, with all the detail, not a page you have to find again. Their number arrives as a real phone number, so caller ID works, as long as Deeta has full access to your contacts.
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It can stay current. If the sender updates their details later, your copy can update too. See Live Updates.
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You can share back. Deeta will offer to send them your card in return. See Sharing your card back.
Troubleshooting
I installed Deeta but the card isn't there. You probably installed without copying the link first. Go back to the message, copy the link, and — before you sign in — tap Have a share link? on Deeta's welcome screen. If the link is already on your clipboard, Deeta offers it; tap Open it. Paste the whole thing, including everything after the #. If you've already signed in, just tap the link in the message again.
I pasted the link and it says "That doesn't look like a Deeta share link." Part of the link is missing. Some apps shorten links when you copy them from a preview. Copy it from the original message instead, or ask the sender to send it again.
It says the card has already been claimed. A link can be claimed once, by one person. If someone forwarded you the link, or you already claimed it on another device, ask the sender for a fresh one.
It says the link expired. Links last 24 hours. Ask the sender to send a new one.
I don't want to create an account. You don't have to. Use Save to contacts — no app needed on the preview page instead, below the button to get Deeta — you'll get the details without the extras above. It's only there if the sender included their contact details.
Questions
Do I need to pay? No. Receiving and claiming cards is free on every plan, including cards that keep updating.
Will the sender see that I accepted? Yes. They see your name and your verified email address, and the claim screen tells you so before you tap Import. Deeta asks you to add your name, and to verify your email if you signed up with one, before it will import.
Why can't Deeta just fetch it after I install? Because the key that unscrambles the card never reaches Deeta's servers — only the devices the link was sent to have it. That's what stops anyone else, including us, from reading what was shared with you.
What happens to the card if I later delete Deeta? Anything you saved into your iPhone's contacts stays. Details that only lived in Deeta go with the app, so export a backup first if you want to keep them. See Backing up and restoring.
Can I claim the same card on two devices? Not from the same link — a link can be claimed once. And Deeta doesn't sync between your devices yet, so the card stays on the phone where you claimed it. To move to a new phone, use a backup — see Backing up and restoring.