Digital stamp cards for cafés in Saudi Arabia
A digital stamp card is the paper punch card moved into Apple Wallet and Google Wallet: the customer scans one QR code at the counter, the card lands on their phone in seconds, and every visit adds a stamp to the same card instead of printing a new one. nuqtaty issues these cards for cafés, coffee shops and restaurants in Saudi Arabia.
The paper punch card has one great virtue: everybody understands it instantly. Its problem is everything else — it is forgotten at home, it goes through the wash, the stamp runs out of ink, and you have no idea who is holding one.
A digital stamp card keeps the idea and drops the paper. Same eight squares, same free coffee at the end, except the card is in the phone the customer is already holding.
How the card reaches the phone
You print one QR code and stand it next to the till. A customer points their camera at it, types their name, and the pass is added to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. That is the whole onboarding — no app store, no password, no “download our app for 10% off” conversation while three people wait behind them.
The single biggest reason loyalty programs fail in a café is friction at the moment of signup. If joining takes longer than making the drink, it will not happen at a busy counter.
What happens at the counter
- The customer opens their wallet and shows the card.
- Your employee scans it on the scan screen.
- A stamp is added and the pass updates on the customer's phone by itself.
If a phone is dead or the screen is cracked, the same screen lets your employee look the customer up by their card number or mobile — so a broken camera never ends with a customer walking away unstamped.
Why the card being live matters
A paper card is a record. A wallet pass is a channel. When the eighth stamp lands, the customer’s phone tells them the reward is ready — you did not pay for an SMS and they did not have to remember. The same channel is what lets you reach someone who has not been in for a month, or send a birthday offer, at no cost per message.
Designing the card itself
The card carries your shop’s name, your colours, your logo and your reward, so what sits in the customer’s wallet looks like your café and not like a platform. You choose how many stamps make a reward — for most cafés that is between six and ten, low enough to feel reachable on the first visit.
What it costs to run
89 SAR per month per shop, unlimited customers, unlimited wallet notifications, and 30days free to start without a bank card. The thing to compare against is not another vendor’s headline price but what you currently spend reprinting paper cards and sending SMS.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a digital stamp card?
- It is a loyalty punch card that lives in the customer's phone wallet instead of in their pocket. Each visit adds a stamp to the same pass, and when it is full the reward is ready. Nothing is printed and nothing is lost.
- Does it work on both iPhone and Android?
- Yes. iPhone customers get an Apple Wallet pass, Android customers get a Google Wallet pass, and the QR code at your counter sends each phone to the right one automatically.
- How does a customer get the card?
- They point their normal camera at the QR code on the counter, type their name, and the card is added to their wallet. There is no app to install and no account to create.
- How does my employee add a stamp?
- They open the scan screen and scan the customer's card. The stamp is added, the pass on the customer's phone updates itself, and the whole thing takes a couple of seconds — there is nothing to type.
- What happens when the card is full?
- The customer's pass shows the reward is ready and they get a notification on their phone. Your employee scans the card to hand the reward over, and the card starts again.
- What does a digital stamp card cost?
- nuqtaty is 89 SAR per month per shop with unlimited customers and unlimited wallet notifications. The first 30 days are free and do not ask for a bank card.
Try it on your own counter.
89 SAR/month after a 30-day free trial. No bank card to start, and you keep your customer data.