Zeal vs Loopy Loyalty: wallet stamp cards or loyalty on the card machine

Loopy Loyalty creates digital stamp cards for Apple Wallet and Google Wallet: customers scan a QR code to save the card, and staff scan it with the Stamper app on a phone to add stamps. Zeal runs on supported card machines from your payment provider, so customers are recognised from the card they pay with, and their progress shows on the card machine screen and receipt.

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How customers join and collect stamps with Loopy Loyalty and with Zeal

With Loopy Loyalty, a customer scans your QR code or taps a link, saves your stamp card to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet without creating an account, and shows it on each visit so a member of staff can scan it with the Stamper app and add stamps; Loopy also lists remote stamping from a web stamper. Loopy Loyalty says the Stamper app works independently of your POS, and its help centre describes a Zapier set-up that adds stamps from Square POS orders. With Zeal there is no card to save or show: customers are recognised from the card they pay with, a new customer joins in a couple of taps on the card machine screen, and their stamps or points show on the card machine screen and receipt.

Zeal and Loopy Loyalty at a glance

Feature	Zeal	Loopy Loyalty
How customers join	A couple of taps on the card machine screen during a card payment. No app to download and no email address.	Scan a QR code or tap a link and save the stamp card to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. No account needed.
What the customer does when paying	Pays by card as usual. Customers are recognised from the card they pay with, and their progress shows on the card machine screen and receipt.	Shows the wallet card so staff can scan it with the Stamper app on a phone and add stamps. Loopy also lists remote stamping from a web stamper.
Works with which card machines or POS	Supported card machines from Worldpay, Elavon, Lloyds Cardnet, NMI, Adyen, DNA Payments and Viva Wallet (availability depends on the model). Join the Waitlist for Barclaycard, Clover, Dojo, Global Payments, takepayments and Tyl by NatWest. Square, SumUp, Zettle, Stripe Terminal and Teya readers can't host Zeal.	Works independently of your POS, using the Stamper app on iOS or Android. Connects through Zapier, Make and a developer API; its help centre has a guide to adding stamps from Square POS orders through Zapier.
App needed	No app needed. Groups and multi-site brands can add their own branded app.	No customer app: the card lives in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. Staff use the Stamper app.
Price	Talk to us	Starter $25, Growth $69 and Ultimate $95 a month, covering 1, 3 and 10 locations. Billed annually: $250, $690 and $950 a year, the price of 10 months. Published in US dollars.
Free trial	Talk to us	15 days free. No credit card to set up; Loopy asks for one when your card goes live. Cancel within the trial and you are not charged.
Best for	Businesses that take most payments by card on a supported card machine and want customers who pay by card to collect stamps with no card to show and no scan.	Cafés, restaurants, salons, gyms and other local businesses that want a simple, self-serve digital stamp card.

Sources by row, numbered as in About this page. How customers join: Zeal 7, 8; Loopy Loyalty 1, 3. What the customer does when paying: Zeal 7; Loopy Loyalty 2, 4. Works with which card machines or POS: Zeal 7, 10; Loopy Loyalty 1, 4, 5, 6. App needed: Zeal 7, 9; Loopy Loyalty 3, 4. Price: Loopy Loyalty 2, 3. Free trial: Loopy Loyalty 2. Best for: Zeal 7; Loopy Loyalty 1.

Checked 22 October 2026 against Loopy Loyalty's own pages and listings.

When Loopy Loyalty is the better choice

You want to design and launch a stamp card yourself today, with a published price from $25 a month, the price of 10 months for a year billed annually, and a 15-day free trial.
Many customers pay in cash, or your card machine is not on Zeal's supported list, and staff are happy to scan a wallet card on each visit.
You want push messages, iPhone lock-screen notifications and location-based messages through Apple Wallet and Google Wallet.

Recognise your regulars, then reward them

Zeal identifies the customer from the card, enrols new ones in a couple of taps on the terminal screen, and awards points, stamps or vouchers during the payment. Your customer database grows with every card payment, with nothing for the customer or your staff to remember.

Choosing between Zeal and Loopy Loyalty

Loopy Loyalty suits a business that wants a digital stamp card it can design and publish itself in minutes, with a published price and a free trial, and that works independently of the POS, so it can reward customers however they pay. Zeal suits a business that takes card payments on a supported card machine from Worldpay, Elavon, Lloyds Cardnet, NMI, Adyen, DNA Payments or Viva Wallet and wants customers who pay by card to be able to collect stamps or points without a scan. Zeal recognises returning cards from the day it is switched on, and after its opening month suggests a loyalty programme built from your own card payments. It only reaches customers who pay by card.

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FAQ

Zeal compared with Loopy Loyalty

Frequently asked questions

What is Loopy Loyalty?

Loopy Loyalty is a digital loyalty platform, made by PassKit, that lets businesses create stamp cards, rewards and offers that customers save to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. Businesses design cards in a web dashboard and staff add stamps with the Stamper app.

Do customers need an app for Loopy Loyalty or Zeal?

Neither needs a customer app. Loopy Loyalty cards are saved to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet: customers scan a QR code or tap a link to join, then show the card to be scanned. Zeal has nothing to save: customers join on the card machine screen and are recognised from the card they pay with on later visits.

Does Loopy Loyalty connect to my card machine?

Loopy Loyalty says its Stamper app works independently of your POS. It offers Zapier, Make and a developer API, and its help centre explains how to add stamps from Square POS orders using Zapier. Zeal runs on supported card machines from Worldpay, Elavon, Lloyds Cardnet, NMI, Adyen, DNA Payments and Viva Wallet; availability depends on the model.

How much do Loopy Loyalty and Zeal cost?

Loopy Loyalty publishes Starter at $25, Growth at $69 and Ultimate at $95 a month, or $250, $690 and $950 a year billed annually, with a 15-day free trial. It asks for a credit card when your card goes live, not to set up. Zeal quotes once we have checked your card machine and payment provider, so talk to us for a price.

When was this comparison checked?

We checked Loopy Loyalty's website and help centre on 22 October 2026. Products and prices change, so check with Loopy Loyalty for the latest. The Zeal details come from Zeal's own product information.

About this page

Written by the Zeal team, October 2026

Sources

Loopy Loyalty homepage: digital stamp cards for Apple and Google Wallet, checked 22 Oct 2026
Loopy Loyalty pricing, checked 22 Oct 2026
Loopy Loyalty questions and answers, checked 22 Oct 2026
Loopy Loyalty Stamper App, checked 22 Oct 2026
Loopy Loyalty help centre: Integrations, checked 22 Oct 2026
Loopy Loyalty help centre: Zapier, scan and issue stamps using Square POS, checked 22 Oct 2026
Card machine loyalty for your business (Zeal), checked 22 Oct 2026
Make loyalty effortless for your customers (Zeal seamless loyalty), checked 22 Oct 2026
White-label loyalty app (Zeal), checked 22 Oct 2026
Loyalty for Square merchants (Zeal), checked 22 Oct 2026

Sources checked on 22 October 2026. Details of Zeal's own products come from Zeal.

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