Comparison

Loyalty Cards vs NFC Studio

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Loyalty Cards

Easily create a branded digital loyalty program for your business using AI. Customers can save cards to their mobile wallets without needing a separate app or account. Manage points, rewards, and customer engagement seamlessly.

Highlights
  • AI-designed branded loyalty cards
  • One-tap save to Apple/Google Wallet
  • QR code customer sign-up
  • Scan to add points or redeem rewards
  • Automated card updates
  • Milestone rewards and VIP tiers
Features
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Loyalty Cards lets you launch a digital loyalty program for your business in minutes. Describe your business and AI designs a branded loyalty card, its artwork and its rewards. Customers scan a QR code at your counter and save the card to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet in one tap. There is no app for them to download, no account to create and no paper punch card to lose. HOW IT WORKS • Find your business on Google or enter your website, and AI designs your card in about a minute • Print your counter flyer: customers scan its QR code to join your rewards program • Scan a customer's card in the app to add points or redeem a reward • The card in their wallet updates itself after every visit DESIGN YOUR LOYALTY CARD WITH AI • A branded card with your logo, colors and artwork • Chat with AI to change it: "Give the card a fresh look" or "Add a reward for my best customers" • Review every change before it goes live • Or edit it yourself: colors, logo, strip image, rewards and the back of the card A REWARDS PROGRAM THAT RUNS ITSELF • Customers earn points on what they spend, at the rate you choose • Milestone rewards unlock the moment a customer reaches them • VIP tiers let your regulars earn more on every visit (paid plans) • Points expiration brings customers back sooner (paid plans) • Push notifications go straight to the card in their wallet (paid plans) BUILT FOR THE COUNTER • Scan, add points and redeem rewards in seconds • Staff accounts with a simple, scan-first home screen • Transaction history, with void and restore • Insights on sign-ups, returning customers and transactions NO APP FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS Your customers already have Apple Wallet or Google Wallet on their phone. Their loyalty card lives there, next to their boarding passes and tickets, so it is always with them. No download, no sign-up, no password. WORKS WITH WHAT YOU HAVE No point-of-sale integration and no developers. Your loyalty program runs alongside whatever you already use to take payment. MADE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES Coffee shops, cafés, restaurants, bakeries, salons, barbers, fitness and pilates studios, florists, ice cream shops, car washes, pet groomers and any local business that wants more repeat customers. PLANS • Free: 1 location and up to 200 active customers • Plus: unlimited customers, push notifications, a VIP tier, points expiration and up to 5 team members • Pro: up to 3 locations, unlimited team members and VIP tiers, and priority support • Franchise: unlimited locations; contact us Every plan includes Apple Wallet and Google Wallet passes, full card customization, milestone rewards and card printing. Cancel anytime. Replace paper punch cards and stamp cards with a digital loyalty card your customers actually keep. Learn more at tryloyaltycards.com

About

NFC Studio

Create NFC tags that trigger content natively on any smartphone without requiring a secondary app. Share websites, contacts, or custom messages instantly and professionally. Ideal for businesses and professionals seeking seamless digital asset distribution.

Highlights
  • Native tag triggering on iPhones
  • Direct personal messaging to tags
  • Website, contact, and Wi-Fi provisioning
  • Tag cloning and local vault management
  • Secure tag erasing and locking
  • Professional digital asset distribution
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Most NFC apps on the market create "proprietary" tags that force your customers or friends to download a second app just to read your data. NFC Studio is different. By integrating Bloopbert.com, we’ve created a professional bridge that allows every tag you write to trigger natively. Whether you are sharing a website, a contact, or even a custom personal message, the recipient's phone handles the action instantly—launching the content without any extra software. It is the cleanest, most professional way to distribute NFC-based digital assets. Why Professionals Choose NFC Studio: Native-First Compatibility: Your tags work instantly on any iPhone using the built-in system reader. Direct Personal Messaging: Effortlessly write personal notes or messages directly to a tag. Anyone who scans it will see your message displayed instantly in their browser, no secondary app or account required. Reliable Performance: Built with clean, local-first architecture to ensure your configurations are ready whenever and wherever you need them. Enterprise-Grade Flexibility: From website redirects to Wi-Fi provisioning and vCard contact sharing, our payload engine is designed for seamless utility. Cloning & Vault Management: Quickly duplicate tags for your team or save your favorite configurations to our local App Vault for instant rewriting. Advanced Hardware Controls: Need to distribute public tags? Use our hardware tools to securely erase or permanently "lock" sectors, ensuring your data remains exactly as you intended. Whether you're a marketing manager, a business owner looking for a touchless networking solution, or a developer automating your local ecosystem, NFC Studio provides the robust, high-speed utility you need to get the job done.

Screenshots

Loyalty Cards4 screens
NFC Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Loyalty Cards at Free against NFC Studio's $1.99. Loyalty Cards also leads on ads (none vs shown). NFC Studio's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On rating, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Loyalty Cards is free to download; NFC Studio costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Loyalty Cards against 5.0 for NFC Studio. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Loyalty Cards versus NFC Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoyalty CardsNFC Studio
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCODOTDEV LLCH Valeur

Customer experience

Loyalty Cards

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NFC Studio

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Loyalty Cards

No in-app purchases

None

NFC Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Loyalty Cards free?
Loyalty Cards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NFC Studio free?
NFC Studio costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Loyalty Cards or NFC Studio?
Loyalty Cards and NFC Studio are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Loyalty Cards or NFC Studio have ads?
NFC Studio shows ads; Loyalty Cards does not.

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