Why cafés switch
A café hands out more paper stamp cards than any other kind of shop, and loses more of them. The card in the Wallet cannot be forgotten at home, and the stamps are drawn into the card itself, so a customer glancing at their lock screen sees "5 of 8" without opening anything.
Setup is a logo, two colours and a line: "Collect 8 stamps, the next flat white is on us." Most cafés finish it on the first call.
Rewards that work in cafés
8 stamps, one free drink. Simple enough to say across the counter.
Your nearby line for the day: "Flat whites £2.50 before 10 today." Shown on the lock screen to members within about 100 metres, changed from your phone in the queue.
A push to members who have not visited in ten days: "Your 6th stamp is waiting." Sent only to members who ticked the box.
A membership card for the regulars: a set price a month for a daily coffee, Active or Lapsed visible to staff at a glance.
At the till
Staff scan the card with the till on any phone, or on the iPad you already have; add it to the home screen and it opens like an app. Three seconds. A cooldown stops double stamps on the same order, and every stamp is logged with the staff member, so the Saturday student is not stamping friends.
Build your café's card live
Fifteen minutes. Bring your paper card and your logo.
Questions
We do oat milk extra. Can the card handle variants?+
A stamp is a stamp; the price of the drink does not matter. If you want spend to count, use a points card instead.
Can two counters share one card?+
Yes. Two stands in one venue are one shop on one plan. Each stand shows separately in the dashboard so you know which one joins people.