Cuppacard vs meed

Cuppacard provides digital stamp-and-reward loyalty schemes for independent businesses, including coffee shops, bakeries, barbers, takeaways, and salons. Businesses choose stamp rules and rewards, then brand cards with their logo, colours, and wording. Customers can scan a QR code to add a card to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet without installing the Cuppacard app; this wallet option works worldwide and needs no hardware. UK venues can instead use the Cuppacard Tag: customers tap a phone to collect a stamp, with a push notification possible without staff action. The browser-based business dashboard reports stamps, redemptions, and returning customers. Businesses can send offers based on loyalty progress or inactivity; push notifications go to Cuppacard app users. The maker offers iOS and Android apps. The free plan allows up to 15 monthly active users. Cuppacard Plan costs £10 a month for up to 50 users, and Pro costs £20 a month for 51 or more, with unlimited users; both paid plans include a first month free.

meed provides digital loyalty programs for businesses, where customers earn and redeem stamps, points, discounts, and other incentives. Customers use the loyalty experience on a phone without downloading an app, and can save cards to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. Businesses can award stamps from receipt scans: AI reads and verifies receipts in the meed web app, without a POS integration. At a venue, a customer can scan a QR code or tap NFC to earn a stamp without staff interaction or an extra device. Businesses set rewards at milestones on 10- or 20-stamp cards, with milestone rewards added automatically to wallet cards. The business portal manages programs, memberships, venue performance, campaigns, and reward analytics. Operators can issue stamps and confirm redemptions in the meed for Business app. The maker describes customers including cafés, gyms, salons, bars, clinics, and shops. Its anonymised loyalty feature separates activity data from personal identity. The free plan is limited to 50 members; Pro is $59 per month with two locations included and $39 per additional location.