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4 to go until a free coffee
Paper vs. tapja
The cardboard stamp card has had its day.
Stamp cards work until the customer loses them, forgets them, or you never find out whether they come back. Here you see honestly what the digital card does better and where paper still works.
Free forever · no app for your customers · ready to go in 10 minutes
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Stamps
Café Sonnig
Name
Mara L.
Reward
Free coffee
#10472
Direct comparison
Paper or tapja, line by line.
Same reward, same goal, loyal guests. You just reach it measurably more easily with the digital card.
Paper stamp card: Gets forgotten or lost
tapja: Sits in the wallet, always on the phone
Paper stamp card: Reprinting costs money and time
tapja: Set up once, updates for free
Paper stamp card: None, you know nothing about your guests
tapja: CRM overview: who comes, who has been away a long time
Paper stamp card: Not possible
tapja: Wallet push (from Favourite Spot) and automatic win-back message (from Home Base)
Paper stamp card: No insight into who comes back
tapja: Dashboard with a live view of the current day
Paper stamp card: Easily faked or self-stamped
tapja: PIN on redemption, cooldown, audit log
Paper stamp card: Birthdays and the like slip through
tapja: "Almost full" on every plan, birthday and inactivity from Home Base, all automatic
Paper stamp card: No spontaneous offers
tapja: TODAY daily offer right on the card (from Favourite Spot)
Paper stamp card: Paper waste with every card
tapja: Completely digital, no waste
Paper stamp card: Searching, stamping, recounting
tapja: One tap, done, in seconds
Staying fair
When paper is fine.
Paper cards are cheap, familiar and need no smartphone. For a weekly market stall that does not need to recognise anyone again, that is enough. But as soon as you want to build, win back or understand regulars, paper reaches its limits.
And the most common objection, "but digital costs money", is not true: tapja is permanently free for up to 30 cards and runs on the phone your team already has.
Reframing
The hidden costs of the cardboard card.
Lost cards = lost repeat visits
Every misplaced card is a guest who loses their progress and comes back less often.
Reprints and design over and over
New batch, new print, new layout. Small amounts that add up year after year.
No way to win inactive guests back
Anyone who has not been there for three months stays away. Paper cannot remind anyone.
No data = marketing flying blind
Without knowing who comes and who goes, every campaign stays a guessing game.
No risk
Switching is easy.
Already using stamp cards? Perfect, your rule stays the same (e.g. "10 = 1 free"), just better. In about 10 minutes the digital version is live, and you can run both in parallel for a while.
How the setup worksSee the loyalty card for your industry
Does loyalty pay off? Stats & studies
1 Keep the same reward
2 Design the card
3 Counter display on the counter
10 min until your program is live
2 wallets Apple & Google included
€0 to get started, no card needed
EU server location, privacy built in from day one
Questions about switching.
Question not listed?
Write to us, a person will answer.
Is switching worth it if my cardboard cards work?
As soon as you want to win guests back or understand them, yes. That is exactly what paper cannot do.
Do I have to change my reward rule?
No, you simply carry over your existing rule digitally.
Do my guests need an app for this?
No, the card sits in Apple or Google Wallet.
Can I run both systems in parallel?
Yes, many start in parallel and switch over gradually.
What does the switch cost me?
Nothing on the free plan, permanently free for up to 30 cards, no credit card.
Turn your cardboard card into a card for the wallet.
What does tapja get me?
Estimate your potential extra revenue.
Just tell us what you know: your customers per month and the average spend. We put the rest into an honest scenario.
Roughly how many customers do you serve per month?
Average spend per visit
How optimistic should we calculate?
Estimated extra revenue — / month —
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Only extra visits are counted. Whether a regular spends more per visit is deliberately left out.
Estimate based on your inputs and common assumptions, not guaranteed values. How many guests join in and come back more often depends on your offer and programme.