Zeal vs Remy Rewards: a loyalty app or loyalty on the card machine

Remy Rewards is a loyalty platform for independent businesses with a free customer app, and purchases on Square or Epos Now can earn stamps or points automatically. 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, with nothing to download.

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How customers join and earn with Remy Rewards and with Zeal

With Remy Rewards, customers scan your QR code to add your loyalty card. Remy's pages describe both. Its pricing FAQ says "the Remy Rewards app is required for customers to view and interact with your loyalty card", while its integrations page describes customers seeing their balance update in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. Remy describes collecting stamps after a purchase through NFC or app-based options, and on Square or Epos Now it applies stamps or points automatically from the purchase. With Zeal the customer downloads nothing: 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 Remy Rewards at a glance

Feature	Zeal	Remy Rewards
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 your QR code to add your loyalty card, held in the free Remy Rewards app or, as Remy's integrations page describes, in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet.
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.	On Square or Epos Now, Remy applies stamps or points automatically from the purchase. Otherwise, the customer collects stamps after paying, through Remy's NFC or app-based options.
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.	Square (on the Square App Marketplace in the UK) and Epos Now, where Remy applies stamps or points automatically. Remy also lists Goodtill by SumUp, Shopify, Squarespace, Acuity Scheduling, Zapier and Make, plus an API. Integrations are on the Growth plan.
App needed	No app needed. Groups and multi-site brands can add their own branded app.	Remy's pages describe both. Its pricing FAQ says "the Remy Rewards app is required for customers to view and interact with your loyalty card", while its integrations page describes customers seeing their balance update in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. The app is on the App Store (iPhone, iOS 16 or later) and Google Play. Businesses use the Merchant Portal and the Remy Connect app.
Price	Talk to us	Starter £15 a month and Growth £25 a month, per location, billed monthly; £12 and £20 a month billed annually. Gift voucher microsite £7.50 a month extra.
Free trial	Talk to us	Free trial for new businesses, with no payment details needed. Length not published.
Best for	Independent businesses on a supported card machine that want customers to earn with nothing to download.	Independent cafés, bakeries, salons, shops, takeaways and other local businesses, especially on Square or Epos Now, that want a consumer app with local discovery.

Sources by row, numbered as in About this page. How customers join: Zeal 9, 10; Remy Rewards 4, 5, 6. What the customer does when paying: Zeal 9; Remy Rewards 5, 7. Works with which card machines or POS: Zeal 9, 12; Remy Rewards 1, 4, 5, 6. App needed: Zeal 9, 11; Remy Rewards 2, 3, 4, 5. Price: Remy Rewards 4. Free trial: Remy Rewards 4, 6. Best for: Zeal 9; Remy Rewards 2, 5, 8.

Checked 22 October 2026 against Remy Rewards' own pages and listings.

When Remy Rewards is the better choice

You take payments on Square, where Zeal does not run, or use Epos Now, and want stamps or points applied automatically from purchases.
You want a consumer app that helps local shoppers discover your business, with push notifications and a birthday club.
You want a low published price per location and a free trial you can start without payment details.

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 Remy Rewards

Remy Rewards suits an independent business on Square or Epos Now that wants a low monthly price and a consumer app with local discovery, push notifications and a birthday club. 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 to earn with nothing to download. Zeal does not run on Square card machines, so a Square business would need to move card payments to a supported provider to use it.

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FAQ

Zeal compared with Remy Rewards

Frequently asked questions

What is Remy Rewards?

Remy Rewards is a digital loyalty platform for independent businesses, developed by Apperfect LTD. You manage cards, rewards and push notifications in the Remy Merchant Portal and the Remy Connect app, and purchases on Square or Epos Now can earn stamps or points automatically.

Do customers need an app for Remy Rewards or Zeal?

Remy's pages describe both. Its pricing FAQ says "the Remy Rewards app is required for customers to view and interact with your loyalty card", while its integrations page describes customers seeing their balance update in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. The Remy Rewards app is on the App Store and Google Play. Zeal does not need a customer app: customers join on the card machine screen and are recognised from the card they pay with.

I take payments on Square. Can I use Zeal?

Not on Square card machines. Zeal does not run on Square card machines, which is why Remy Rewards, built to connect with Square, may suit you better today. To use Zeal you would move card payments to a supported card machine from Worldpay, Elavon, Lloyds Cardnet, NMI, Adyen, DNA Payments or Viva Wallet. Talk to us about how switching works.

How much do Remy Rewards and Zeal cost?

Remy Rewards lists Starter at £15 a month and Growth at £25 a month per location, or £12 and £20 a month billed annually, with no set-up cost. 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 Remy Rewards' website, its Square App Marketplace listing and its App Store and Google Play listings on 22 October 2026. Products and prices change, so check with Remy Rewards for the latest. The Zeal details come from Zeal's own product information.

About this page

Written by the Zeal team, October 2026

Sources

Remy Rewards on the Square App Marketplace (UK), checked 22 Oct 2026
Remy Rewards: Digital Loyalty, App Store (UK), checked 22 Oct 2026
Remy Rewards: Digital Loyalty, Google Play, checked 22 Oct 2026
Remy Rewards pricing, checked 22 Oct 2026
Remy Rewards integrations, checked 22 Oct 2026
Remy Rewards homepage and FAQ, checked 22 Oct 2026
Remy Rewards loyalty for cafés, checked 22 Oct 2026
Remy Rewards merchant types, 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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