You’ve decided to go with a digital stamp card, and now a dozen providers are lined up, all promising the same thing. Which one belongs at your counter? This comparison sorts through nine stamp card apps: what they cost, whether the card really lands in Apple or Google Wallet, and what you’d actually be working with day to day. And honest means honest here. We’ll tell you when another provider is a better fit for you than we are.
What really matters in a comparison
Most providers hand you a long checklist of ticks. But day to day at the counter, only a handful of questions matter. These five decide whether an app fits your shop:
- Is there a free plan that stays free, and where does it end? Some apps are free until you hit a limit. The catch: one counts cards, another counts customers, a third just gives you a few trial days. Those limits are hard to compare head to head, so you have to look closely at what gets capped.
- Does the card land in Apple or Google Wallet, or does the guest need an app? The whole point of a digital card is that it lives in the phone your guest already carries. An app download at the counter costs you real sign-ups.
- How do you run the operation? Are you at a computer in front of a web dashboard, stamping with your phone, or is there a device sitting in the shop? That decides whether the app fits how you actually work, and whether you’re tied to a particular operating system.
- How does billing work? A fixed monthly price, pay-as-you-go, or price on request only? A usage-based model is cheap while you’re small, but can get pricier as you grow. And where there’s no public price, any comparison gets hard.
- Where are the servers, and who runs the app? For a lot of shops in Germany, it makes a difference whether their guests’ data sits in the EU, and whether the provider even says where.
The nine providers at a glance
As of July 2026, based on the providers’ own websites. Two providers, Stempely and Hillcard, block automated access to their sites; their details come from quoted search results and should be read with that caveat (flagged in the text as “reportedly”). “Not stated” means the provider makes no documented public claim on that point.
| Provider | Free forever? | Apple/Google Wallet | You run it from | Starting paid price | Origin / servers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treuly | yes, up to 50 active cards | yes, even on the free plan | iOS app (iPhone) | Pro €39, Max €69 / month | Germany, EU servers |
| Stempely | yes (Basic, reportedly) | not confirmed | dashboard + customer app | unclear (~€5–14, reportedly) | Germany; servers not stated |
| Hillcard | yes (reportedly) | yes (reportedly) | not stated | not stated | Germany; servers in DE (reportedly) |
| stemp.app | no (trial only) | yes | web dashboard | €10 / month (500 cards) | Germany, hosted in DE |
| FaveCard | yes, but Wallet only from Pro | yes, from Pro | phone scan + dashboard | ~€29 / month (Pro) | not stated |
| Loopy Loyalty | no (15-day trial) | yes | web dashboard + Stamper app | $25 / month | not stated; operated by PassKit |
| Passcreator | yes, up to 5 active cards | yes (Samsung too) | web editor; app for scanning only | usage-based (+ VAT) | Germany/Iceland, EU hosting |
| mankido | not stated | not stated | iPad terminal + customer app | price on request | Germany; servers not stated |
| hello again | no (demo only) | not stated | web dashboard | price on request | Austria |
The providers in brief
Stempely (Germany) reportedly offers a free-forever Basic tier with a QR code, stamp card and customer list. Across the quoted sources the paid tiers hover somewhere between roughly €5 and €14 a month and can’t be pinned down for certain. Whether the card moves into Apple or Google Wallet isn’t confirmed; Stempely appears to work app-based. The developer is in Germany and stresses data minimization, though where the servers sit isn’t stated.
Hillcard (Ravensburg) runs a freemium model, per the quoted reports, where the core stamp-card features stay free forever. The exact prices of the paid tiers couldn’t be verified. Apple and Google Wallet support is there according to the same reports, but couldn’t be checked directly. The data sits on servers in Germany, per the provider.
stemp.app (Germany) skips a free-forever tier and starts at €10 a month for up to 500 active cards; the Pro tier at €15 lifts the limit. Apple and Google Wallet are included on both tiers, and the card needs no app download. You run it from a web dashboard (the provider doesn’t mention a dedicated business app); the app is hosted in Germany and described as GDPR-compliant.
FaveCard has a free-forever plan with one card and unlimited customers. But the premium features, Wallet passes included, get locked once the first 30 customers have activated the card, and on the free plan, guests only get a browser card that can’t be added to the Wallet. From the Pro tier up (around €29 a month on its own pricing page; the homepage quotes more in dollars), Apple and Google Wallet passes are included. FaveCard doesn’t state its origin or where its servers are.
Loopy Loyalty aims at businesses from a single shop up to a small chain and starts at $25 a month (no free-forever tier, just a 15-day trial). Its strength is how you run it: a web dashboard on the computer plus a separate “Stamper” app for quick stamping at the counter. The provider (operated by PassKit) doesn’t state which operating systems that Stamper app runs on, or name a home country.
Passcreator (Germany/Iceland) bills usage-based: up to five active cards are free forever, after which you pay in tiers by volume (plus 19% VAT). The cards support Apple, Google and even Samsung Wallet. You manage everything in the browser; there’s an app for scanning only. Passcreator hosts in the EU, is ISO 27001 certified, and by its own account serves over 9,000 organizations, up to major brands, so it’s broad rather than a pure small-business provider.
mankido (Hesse) sits outside the pure Wallet-app category. It relies on an iPad terminal in the shop plus a rewards app for guests, which puts it functionally closer to a point-of-sale system. mankido doesn’t name a public price (you have to ask), and Apple or Google Wallet isn’t mentioned. The provider describes itself as GDPR-compliant and is funded by the state of Hesse.
hello again (Austria) offers four packages, but no self-service free tier and no public prices. You get an individual quote, plus a free demo. You run it from a web dashboard; on Apple or Google Wallet the provider makes no statement. By its own account, hello again serves over 1,000 businesses across 28 countries, from single shops to chains, which is broader than the pure small-business apps.
Treuly (Hamburg, EU servers in Frankfurt) is the only one of the nine to run the whole operation through an iPhone app rather than a web dashboard: your team stamps by scanning the guest’s Wallet pass with the camera, no extra device, no point-of-sale system. The free plan is free forever for up to 50 active cards and includes the real Wallet pass and QR code, not just on a paid tier. Pro is €39 a month, Max €69. Guests need neither an app nor an account.
Which app for whom?
You work with Android devices at the counter. Then Treuly’s business app isn’t for you right now, since it only runs on the iPhone. Browser-based providers like Passcreator or stemp.app don’t care about the device; Loopy Loyalty does have a separate Stamper app, but doesn’t state which devices it runs on. (Your guests on Android are never shut out anywhere, because their card is a Google Wallet pass wherever they are.)
You’d rather work at a computer. You get a web dashboard with Loopy Loyalty, Passcreator, stemp.app or hello again. Treuly deliberately runs the operation from the app on your phone: great at the counter, wrong if you want to handle everything on a screen.
You’d like a device in the shop rather than “just” a card. mankido, with its iPad terminal, leans toward a point-of-sale system. That’s more hardware, but also more than a plain stamp card.
You’re a bigger chain or need references from large customers. Passcreator and hello again are broadly positioned and, by their own accounts, serve big brands too.
You’re starting very small and counting every euro. The cheapest way in comes from stemp.app (from €10) or Passcreator’s usage-based model (up to 5 cards free), though the latter can get pricier as you grow. Treuly’s free plan, for its part, covers up to 50 active cards without ever locking the Wallet passes.
Location, honest pricing and an app-free start for your guests matter to you. This is where Treuly plays to its strengths: EU servers, publicly stated prices (rather than “on request” like hello again and mankido), and guests who just scan the QR code, with no app and no account. We dig into the difference between your own stamp card and a discount platform in the stamp card or discount app comparison.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a stamp card app with no cost at all?
Several providers have a free-forever tier, but with very different limits. Treuly is free up to 50 active cards, Passcreator up to five active cards, FaveCard unlimited on customer count (but with no Wallet pass on the free plan). Stempely and Hillcard reportedly offer free core features too. Others, namely stemp.app, Loopy Loyalty and hello again, only offer a time-limited trial. Which limit counts for you depends on how many cards or guests you expect, so it’s worth a look at the pricing before you decide.
Do my guests need an app?
With most Wallet-based providers, no: the guest scans a QR code and adds the card to Apple or Google Wallet, which is on the phone anyway. The exceptions matter. FaveCard hands out only a browser card without Wallet on the free plan, and with Stempely, Wallet support isn’t confirmed. When in doubt, ask specifically whether the card really moves into the Wallet.
I only have Android devices in the business, which app works?
For your team to stamp, you need a platform-independent web interface (Passcreator, stemp.app) that runs in the browser whatever device you have. Loopy Loyalty does offer a separate Stamper app, but doesn’t state which operating systems it runs on. Treuly’s business app is currently iPhone-only, with an Android version planned. For your guests it makes no difference: their card works on Android just like on the iPhone.
What about data protection?
Several providers give concrete details: Treuly names EU servers, stemp.app hosts in Germany, Passcreator in the EU with an ISO 27001 certificate, Hillcard reportedly in Germany. Others, FaveCard and Loopy Loyalty for instance, name no server location. If it matters to you where your guests’ data sits, ask specifically; how Treuly handles it is in the FAQ.