KickBack Points vs PostalCal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KickBack Points
Track your loyalty points and rewards from participating merchants. Easily find nearby locations and view your transaction history to maximize your earnings and plan your next reward.
- Displays current points total
- Recent transaction history
- Find participating merchants
- Search locations by city, state, or zip
- Enroll your card
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KickBack® Points Earn. Enroll. Spend. Stay on top of your KickBack Points with the KickBack Points app! This dynamic app for iPhone® and iPad® keeps track of your transactions as well as the number of KickBack Points earned every time you make a purchase at a participating merchant. Plus, the handy KB locator enables you to find participating KickBack merchants across the country, along with information for each KickBack location. Plot your next road trip. Plan your next purchase. Reward yourself with the KickBack Points app. Features: * Displays current points total * Recent history of KickBack Points transactions * KB locator * Search by city, state, or zip * Enroll your card
PostalCal
This calendar app is designed for postal employees with rotating days off. It displays paydays and postal holidays, eliminating the need for annual paper calendars. Optional in-app purchases allow for color customization and adding personal events.
- Rotating days off calendar
- Payday display
- Postal observed holidays
- Customizable color rotations
- Add personal events
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Postal Employee Day Off Calendar Are you a postal employee with rotating days off? This app is for you. Postal Employee Day Off Calendar is a simple, purpose-built calendar for USPS postal workers and their families. It clearly shows every pay day and postal‑observed holiday so you always know what’s coming. Instead of buying a new paper color calendar every year, make a one‑time purchase and keep everything on your phone. Want more control? Unlock two optional upgrades: Customize calendar colors to match your own rotation. Add your own events directly to the calendar.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: KickBack Points at Free against PostalCal's $5.99. KickBack Points also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (40 vs 1). PostalCal's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (72% vs 30%). On update cadence, ads and device support 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
KickBack Points is free to download; PostalCal costs $5.99 up front. PostalCal sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. KickBack Points asks for nothing beyond the download.
PostalCal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KickBack Points has 40 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of KickBack Points's written reviews are positive against 72% of PostalCal's.
KickBack Points ships an update every 5 months, PostalCal every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KickBack Points | PostalCal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (40 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.2% of reviews | 72.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KickBack Points, L.L.C. | Andrew Franco |
Customer experience
KickBack Points
PostalCal
User reviews
KickBack Points
From 40 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Can track points
- 👍 Can see game status
- 👍 Can see club status
- 👍 Can see recent transactions
- 👍 Can view locations nationwide
Room to improve
- 🐛 App doesn't work
- 🐛 App crashes
- 🐛 App won't open
- 🐛 App is useless
- 🐛 Points never accurate
PostalCal
From 1 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use calendar
- 🗓️ Helpful for planning
- 👨👩👧👦 Simplifies family scheduling
- 🎨 Customizable colors
- ✅ Great functionality
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashing issues
- 📅 Outdated information
- ⏳ Lacks future year updates
- ❌ Re-purchase required
- 🐛 App not opening
Bugs and requests
KickBack Points
Reported bugs
39 issues- App doesn't open
- Points not accurate
- Contests not working
- Cannot opt-in to offers
- Cannot contact support
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- Fantasy points not updating
- No points received
- App crashes
- App won't load
- Screen stays black
- Cannot log in
- Forgot PIN not working
- Cannot reset PIN
- Keyboard covers submit button
- Interface vanishes
- Numeric keyboard covers buttons
- Cannot enter card number
- Cannot submit card number
- App is defective
- Submit button placement issue
- App doesn't work half the time
- Cannot check balance or club status
- Fantasy football won't load
- Server error
- App freezes on first screen
- Card number checking takes too long
- Cannot swipe keyboard away
- Error on submitting numbers
- Cannot see typed information
- App has zero response to customers
- Bug fixes not implemented
- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- App doesn't work past PIN screen
- PIN is not valid
- App requires PIN with no help
- App doesn't find stations by GPS
- App requires manual location entry
- Screeching noise with headphones
Requested features
11 requests- Integrate Touch ID
- Integrate Passbook
- Barcode function for scanning
- Wallet option
- Use virtual card at pump
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- Email or text when win reward
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Add card to Apple Wallet
- Open based on location
- Integration with Apple Pay
PostalCal
Reported bugs
15 issues- Re-purchase required after payment
- No dates after 11th day
- No 10 shows up
- Last weeks of months have dots instead of dates
- Month & Year not displayed
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- Juneteenth holiday not updated
- Memorial Day date incorrect (May 24th instead of 31st)
- Graphic issues on iPad
- App crashes on opening
- App won't open after iOS update
- App crashes on current month
- Error on August 23rd (should be black, not blue)
- Pay period info missing
- Cannot swipe back
- App kicks out when selecting a month
Requested features
13 requests- Sync with other calendars (iCal)
- Add custom events option
- Ability to add notes
- Integrate weather
- Add mail volumes manually
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- See a couple years ahead
- Update for future years
- Add events to days
- Link days off with iOS calendar
- Ability to shut off unwanted colors
- Mark days taken off (s/l or a/l)
- Add non-postal holidays
- Option to add notes for a fee
In-app purchases
KickBack Points
No in-app purchases
PostalCal
- Custom Calendar Colors$3.99
- Calendar Events$4.99
