How do I make an Apple Wallet loyalty card for my business?
The fastest way to make an Apple Wallet loyalty card is a service that issues the pass for you, no Apple Developer account or app required. With Piqlo you build a stamp card, share one tap-or-scan link, and each customer adds their card to Apple Wallet; it updates over the air every time they earn a stamp or a reward. The loyalty stamp card is free for up to 50 members, and issuing it as an Apple Wallet pass is on the Pro plan.
What is an Apple Wallet loyalty card?
It is a store card pass that lives in Apple Wallet, right next to a customer's boarding passes and payment cards. Instead of a paper card that gets lost in a drawer, the stamp count sits on their phone and ties back to the same loyalty card as your printed QR or NFC tag. When the count changes, the pass changes; the customer never has to do anything to keep it current.
Do I need an Apple Developer account?
No. Issuing an Apple Wallet pass normally means certificates, a Pass Type ID and a developer account, which is exactly the part most businesses never get past. Piqlo signs and issues the pass for you, so you never touch any of that. Apple Wallet passes are live today; Google Wallet is coming, and the same printed code keeps working either way.
How customers add and use it
A customer taps the card with their phone or scans the QR, then adds the pass to Apple Wallet in one step. From then on your staff stamp it from the loyalty card scan screen, and the pass bumps over the air on the customer's phone. There is no app for the customer to download and nothing for them to log in to.
How to set one up
Create a loyalty card in Piqlo, set how many stamps earn a reward and what the reward is, then share the link or print it as a QR. The same link works as an NFC tap if you write it to any cheap tag. Put the card on your counter, on a table tent, or on a sticker; see the loyalty card page for the full setup, and smart cards for cafes for how it fits a typical shop.
What it costs
The loyalty stamp card is free for up to 50 members, so you can run a working card before you commit. Apple Wallet passes, the full customer CRM, and scanner sub-accounts for staff are on the Pro plan; Business adds unlimited members and multiple locations. Today an upgrade is handled with a promo code. See pricing for what each plan includes.
FAQ
Do my customers need an app to use an Apple Wallet loyalty card?
No. The customer just adds the pass to Apple Wallet, which is already on their iPhone. There is no app to download for them, and nothing for you to build. The pass updates over the air each time they earn a stamp or reward.
Do I need an Apple Developer account to issue passes?
No. Piqlo issues and signs the Apple Wallet pass for you, so you never touch certificates or developer accounts. You build the loyalty card, share the link, and customers add it to Wallet.
Does this work with Google Wallet too?
Apple Wallet loyalty passes are live today. Google Wallet support is coming. The same printed QR and NFC tag keep working regardless, because they point at one editable link.
Can I try an Apple Wallet loyalty card for free?
You can build a loyalty stamp card free for up to 50 members. Issuing it as an Apple Wallet pass is on the Pro plan, which also adds the full customer CRM and scanner sub-accounts for staff; Business adds unlimited members and multiple locations.