Kangaroo Rewards vs Loyalzoo

Kangaroo Rewards is a paid loyalty and customer-engagement platform for businesses, available on Android, iOS, web, and through an API. Businesses can award points for purchases, visits, or other actions, then let customers exchange points for products, services, or partner rewards. Membership tiers can use spending, visit frequency, or engagement criteria and attach tier-specific benefits. Marketing tools include automated email and SMS campaigns, templates, segmentation, and real-time tracking. Kangaroo describes an experience spanning in-store POS, e-commerce, and mobile apps, with integrations such as Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Magento, Lightspeed, Heartland, Mailchimp, and Mindbody. Its API supports bidirectional real-time synchronization with business systems. Branded mobile apps can include rewards, notifications, QR scanning, referrals, bookings, and geofencing. Plans start at $79 a month; there is no free plan.

Loyalzoo gives independent and small to medium-sized businesses tools for digital loyalty, marketing, memberships, and subscriptions. Merchants can create points or stamp programs with discounts, coupons, or free items, then send manual or automated campaigns by SMS, email, and push notification. Subscription features handle recurring and one-time card-on-file payments, membership benefit tracking, and declined or expired cards. Customers can join with an email address or phone number without installing an app, or use a branded web app or Loyalzoo app. The service lists POS integrations including Clover, Epos Now, Aevi, Poynt, Square, Sunmi, and PAX; online rewards can be connected through Zapier. Merchants use a browser on PC or Mac or the Loyalzoo for Business apps on iOS and Android. Grow costs $77 a month and includes loyalty, basic marketing, subscriptions, and automated recurring payments. Smart costs $167 a month and adds targeted promotions, tiered loyalty, personalization, and 5000 messaging credits. SMS promotions and points notifications require credits; Grow and Smart each include 5000. A 7-day trial is available, with no free plan.