A loyalty program for your small business

A stamp card with your name, your reward, your colour and your stamp icon. A set number of stamps earns the reward, and you choose the number. You can change any of it later without reprinting anything.

The first tap asks for a first name and a mobile number. That is the whole sign-up. iPhone XS or newer works, and so do Android phones with NFC turned on. After that, a tap is all it takes.

Your counter poster has a QR code. The customer scans it to join and opens the same card, and you add their stamp by hand from your dashboard. It is slower than a tap, so it suits the odd customer and not the whole queue.

When the card is full, the customer presses Use reward and a code appears. Your staff type that code into your dashboard and hand over the reward.

It does not connect to your till or EFTPOS, and it never touches a payment. Stamps are not tied to how much someone spends. There is no wallet card, no customer app and no push notifications. If you want points that follow each sale, a system built into your till will do that better.

A first name and a mobile number, so a customer can get their card back on a new phone. No email, birthday or location, and we do not sell it or use it for advertising.

Ask five things of any program. What does it cost each month, and does the price change as you grow? Does the customer have to install an app? Does it connect to your till, and do you need that? How many steps does it add at the counter? What does it keep about your customers? Pick the one whose answers fit your shop. We have laid out how we answer them on the price page, and in side-by-side pages on Stamp Me, Square Loyalty and Loopy Loyalty.

Small shops where people come back often and pay at a counter: cafés, bakeries, florists, barbers, juice bars, takeaway shops. It is a poor fit if your customers rarely return, or if you want rewards based on spend.