Comparison

Paper card, or Walio?

Paper and plastic can do only one thing: collect stamps. Walio also brings customers back. Here is a direct, point-by-point comparison.

Paper card
Plastic loyalty card
Walio
Setup and ongoing costs
Cheap to print, but you pay for it over and over
Producing plastic cards costs money
No printing, included in the plan
Customer always has it on hand
Often left at home
Another card in an overstuffed wallet
In the phone, in Apple and Google Wallet
Losing the card
Lost = collected stamps gone too
Lost = issue and produce a new one
Can't be lost, it's in the phone
Reaching the customer again
Not possible
Not possible
Push notifications for free
Customer data
None
Minimal
Visits, spend, segments
Changing a reward or promotion
Requires new printing
Complicated
Anytime from the portal
Stamping
Manual stamp, easy to fake
Scanner or app
QR code scan
Environmental impact
Paper waste
Plastic waste
No waste

Why small businesses switch to Walio

A paper card is cheap only at first glance. You print it over and over, the customer carries it only occasionally, and when they lose it, they lose the reason to come back too. Above all, it doesn't give you the most valuable thing – the chance to remind the customer about you.

A plastic loyalty card looks nicer, but it's just a more expensive version of the same problem: a passive piece of plastic with no data and no way to communicate.

Walio is a loyalty card in the phone that the customer won't lose and that you can really work with – send a push when they haven't been in for a while, see who comes back, and change the reward anytime. For a price that a few extra visits will cover.

Frequently asked questions

Thinking of switching? These are the most common questions.

If you want customers to come back, yes. Paper collects stamps, but it can't reach the customer again or tell you who returns. Walio does both and usually pays for itself with a few extra visits. You can work it out in the ROI calculator.

The vast majority of customers have a phone today and add the card in a few seconds. For exceptions, you can keep the paper card as a supplement – but Walio will quickly replace it for most people.

No. Walio works on its own via a QR code scan. Integration with a POS system (e.g. Dotykačka) is optional and more systems are on the way.

Switch from paper to a card that brings customers back

Try Walio for free. Or first work out how much it will bring you.

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