Digital loyalty card for Coffee Shops

For a small coffee shop, the best digital punch card is one guests can use without installing anything: they scan a QR code at the counter and the loyalty card lands in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet – or in the free Stempely app, if they prefer. Stempely works exactly that way, is free for up to 25 guests, and Premium costs $14.99 per month.

Especially with low daily revenue it is worth it, because coffee shop regulars come daily or several times a week. A regular who comes 4× a week and spends $5.50 each time brings over $1,140 in revenue per year. Losing them to the chain around the corner is a silent cost you never see — until months later the morning shift gets quieter. Stempely automatically reminds inactive guests via push notification after 14 days, before they stay away for good.

The guest doesn't need to download anything: on the first scan with the phone camera, the loyalty card lands in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. Anyone who prefers can use the free Stempely app instead and also gets push notifications. On each visit they scan your QR code at the register or hold their phone to the NFC card on the counter. No account, no registration, no data entry. The stamp runs immediately, even during the busy morning rush without any delay.

Completely. 10 visits = 1 free coffee? Or 5 visits = 10% off the next purchase? You configure it once in your dashboard and Stempely runs it automatically for every guest. Changes take effect immediately, no technical knowledge required.

No problem. You can create flash promotions at any time, e.g. “Double stamps on every pumpkin spice latte this week”. The push notification goes out automatically to all regulars. This lets you use seasonal moments deliberately to generate more visits.

You start for free: no credit card, no minimum term, no hidden booking fees – and with every feature, including win-back pushes and contactless NFC stamps for the counter. That covers up to 25 guests. From the 26th guest, Premium costs $14.99 per month – less than three latte macchiatos, and a single regular brought back by a win-back push pays for the annual subscription.

No. Guests simply scan the QR code at the counter with their phone camera and add the loyalty card to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet – done before the cappuccino is ready. No download, no sign-up, no email verification. Alternatively there's the free Stempely app, which also lets you reach your guests via push notification. You decide in the dashboard which route they take.

In the US, UK, Canada and Australia, almost every adult coffee drinker carries a smartphone – coffee shop regulars tend to be heavy phone users anyway (mobile ordering, Apple Pay, Uber Eats). Anyone who still doesn't have one with them gets the stamp from you with a click from the dashboard – without you needing to ask the guest for a name or number.

Yes. Coffee shop guests leave neither name, email nor phone number — they stay anonymous (whether with a Wallet card or the app). You store no personal data at the counter, need no consent forms at the register, no mailing list and no cookie banners for the punch card. Data is hosted in the EU under GDPR, and the anonymous setup fits US privacy laws like CCPA too — an advantage over the email list many coffee shops used to keep.