Reader Perks vs Hallmark Cards Now
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reader Perks
Access exclusive local and national savings at over 500,000 locations. Enjoy discounts of up to 50% on dining, shopping, attractions, and travel by simply showing your mobile screen.
- Access over 500,000 savings locations
- Up to 50% off discounts
- Local restaurant deals
- Savings on shopping and attractions
- Travel destination discounts
- Mobile screen redemption
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Reader Perks Mobile Coupon Savings App brings you the best of over 500,000 local and national savings locations. You will enjoy up to 50% off savings at local restaurants, shops, attractions, golfing, travel destinations and more! Simply login to your membership program, find the deal that interests you and show your mobile screen for redemption.
Hallmark Cards Now
Send personalized eCards or paper cards instantly via text or email. Customize cards with your own photos and messages, and have them mailed with postage included. Manage rewards and set reminders for special occasions.
- Send eCards via text or email
- Personalize paper cards with photos and text
- Mail delivery with postage included
- Browse cards for all occasions
- Manage Hallmark Crown Rewards
- Set card sending reminders
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Want to send birthday wishes ASAP? Still getting around to sending that thank you card? Looking to brighten a friend’s day? Send a free eCard straight to their phone by text or email. Or surprise them with a paper card with a message and photos customized by you and delivered by mail. No stamp? No worries—we’ve got you covered. With Hallmark Cards Now, you can say what you want to say, your way, right away. Keep more in control of your rewards than ever before! Hallmark Crown Rewards members can use the app to manage and access their rewards—even in stores! Convert points, earn Hallmark rewards, enjoy exclusive savings and more, all on the Hallmark Cards Now app. Never miss a moment with Hallmark Reminders® in the app! Set reminders and get notified two weeks before so you can send your card on time. SEND CARDS INSTANTLY • Easily send eCards by text message or email • Personalize a paper card and send it from your phone to their mailbox—postage included CREATE PICTURE-PERFECT CARDS • Browse and personalize cards for all occasions, such as birthday, holidays, wedding, anniversary, sympathy and “just because” • Add your own photos and text for a one-of-a-kind card
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hallmark Cards Now at 4.9 against Reader Perks's 1.6. Hallmark Cards Now also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 33%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 29 months). Reader Perks's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hallmark Cards Now holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hallmark Cards Now has 10K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Reader Perks's written reviews are positive against 64% of Hallmark Cards Now's.
Reader Perks ships an update every 29 months, Hallmark Cards Now fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reader Perks | Hallmark Cards Now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (5 ratings) | 4.9 (10K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 10K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sweet Rewards | Hallmark Marketing Company, LLC |
Customer experience
Reader Perks
Hallmark Cards Now
Bugs and requests
Reader Perks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hallmark Cards Now
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues causing white screen
- Inconsistent card editing functionality
- Syncing problems between app and website
- Incomplete address verification
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to copy/resend personalized cards
- More card design options
- Integration with contacts/address book
- Favorites feature to save preferred cards
- Expanded character count for messages
In-app purchases
Reader Perks
No in-app purchases
Hallmark Cards Now
No in-app purchases
Questions
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