Is there a free digital loyalty card app?
Yes, you can run a digital loyalty card for free. Piqlo's free plan includes a real loyalty card with up to 50 members, a tap-or-scan stamp card that never stops working when you pass a limit. The catch to avoid with other "free" tools is a scan cap that quietly deactivates your card; a good free plan keeps redirecting and just pauses the analytics counter.
What "free" should include
A free loyalty card is only worth running if it actually works in front of customers. That means a working stamp card, nothing for your customers to download, and a link you can edit after you print it, so you never reprint when a reward changes. The most important thing to look for: no hard scan-cap kill switch that turns the card off the moment it gets popular.
The catch with most free QR loyalty tools
Most "free" QR loyalty tools route through a provider that stops redirecting after a few hundred scans and shows an upgrade page, which means the busier you get, the sooner your card dies, and it dies in public. This is the single most common reason a printed code goes dead. We wrote up the rest in why did my QR code stop working. A real free plan never flips that switch on you.
What Piqlo's free plan gives you
On the free plan you get a loyalty teaser for up to 50 members, one editable dynamic code, and 2,000 tracked taps or scans a month. Past that monthly count the card keeps redirecting normally; only the analytics counter pauses until it resets, so a customer is never bounced to an error page. You also get country-level analytics so you can see where your scans come from.
When to upgrade
Upgrade when you outgrow the teaser and want the full rail: the complete customer CRM, Apple Wallet passes, and scanner sub-accounts so staff can stamp from their own login. Those are on the Pro plan; Business adds unlimited members and multiple locations. Today an upgrade is handled with a promo code, so reach out and we will set you up. You can compare what each plan includes on the pricing page.
How to start
Create a loyalty card, set how many stamps earn a reward and what the reward is, then share the link. Customers tap or scan to join, and the same link works as a printed QR or written to a cheap NFC tag. If you run a cafe, the cafe setup leads with exactly this.
FAQ
Can I get a digital loyalty card for free?
Yes. Piqlo's free plan includes a loyalty card with up to 50 members and a tap-or-scan stamp card. Your card keeps working even after you pass the monthly tracked-scan limit; only the analytics counter pauses until it resets.
What is the catch with free loyalty QR tools?
The common catch is a scan cap: many free tools stop redirecting after a few hundred scans and deactivate the card in front of your customers. A good free plan never stops redirecting; it just pauses the analytics count.
What do I get if I upgrade from free?
The Pro plan adds Apple Wallet passes, the full customer CRM, and scanner sub-accounts for staff; Business adds unlimited members and multiple locations. Today upgrades are handled with a promo code, so you reach out and we set you up.