Rewardtree vs paper stamp cards
Paper stamp cards cost real money to print, walk out the door with your data, and get lost or photocopied. A digital wallet card costs A$0, cannot be forged with a hole punch, and turns anonymous regulars into a member list you own.
Competitor prices shown are indicative — pricing changes; always confirm on their site.
At a glance
| Paper stamp cards price | About A$50–150 per print run — plus every reward a photocopied card steals |
|---|---|
| Over a year | printing + forgery + zero data |
| Rewardtree price | A$0 forever for the core — cards, scanner, passes, CRM. Growth (on-demand outreach) A$29/mo. |
What Paper stamp cards does well
- Zero technology at the counter: a stamp and ink pad never crash.
- No signup friction of any kind — hand a card over, done.
- Familiar to every customer on earth.
Where Rewardtree differs
- Loss rate: most paper cards are lost before the reward. The wallet pass is on the phone they carry into your shop.
- Fraud: a home hole-punch fills a paper card in a minute. Rewardtree stamps are staff-scanned, server-verified, rate-limited and geofence-checked.
- Data: paper tells you nothing. Rewardtree gives you a member list with visit history and consent-aware export — you finally know who your regulars are.
- Cost: reprints aren't free; the digital card is.
Who should pick which
Pick Paper stamp cards if: You truly want zero screens involved and accept lost cards, punch-fraud and knowing nothing about your regulars.
Pick Rewardtree if: You want the same ritual — visit, stamp, reward — with none of the loss, none of the forgery, and a member list you own.
Common questions
Are digital loyalty cards better than paper stamp cards?#
For most venues, yes: digital cards cannot be lost or photocopied, they update on the customer's lock screen, and they build a member list you own. Paper still wins on one thing — zero screens — but it loses the customer's card, your data, and free rewards to forgery.
What does it cost to switch from paper to digital stamps?#
With Rewardtree, A$0: the free tier includes the wallet cards, the scanner app, unlimited members and a printable counter kit. The 5-minute setup wizard gets you live, and your existing paper-card balances can be honoured with head-start stamps.