Kardy vs
Piqlo

A tap-or-scan card that combines digital stamps or points with a customer list, reviews, contact sharing, and menus.

Platform guide

Tham Kei Lok, Co-founder @ Kardy
Elkan Chua, Co-founder @ Kardy

Our take

What should a scan at your counter do?

Loyalty may be only one reason a customer scans something in your shop. Piqlo also describes review links, menus and contact sharing on its editable cards. If you are currently juggling several printed QR codes, that broader brief is worth considering.

Kardy's focus here is membership and rewards across participating businesses. The decision is less about which product has more buttons and more about what you want the customer to do first. A menu, a review request and a loyalty signup each ask for a different kind of attention.

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Where Kardy still falls short

Kardy does not yet offer Piqlo's points-per-visit or points-per-spend rewards catalogue. Customer CRM, lapsed-member views, review links, contact saving, and editable menu cards are not in the current Kardy MVP. Piqlo currently documents a more mature tap-or-scan setup with staff keys and multiple card types for a local business.

A quick feature reference

Use this to shortlist questions for a demo, not to count checkmarks. “Not listed” means we could not confirm a capability—not that it is unavailable.

Kardy compared with Piqlo
Capability	Kardy	Piqlo
Cross-merchant member wallet Kardy is built around a shared identity across merchants; Piqlo centres the individual business's smart card.	Yes	Not listed
Merchant-branded membership Both keep the business's name, reward, and customer-facing presentation visible.	Yes	Yes
QR-led joining Kardy uses a join QR and Piqlo supports a printed QR alongside NFC.	Yes	Yes
Apple + Google Wallet Kardy currently offers a web wallet. Native Apple and Google Wallet downloads are still in development; confirm supported pass types with each provider.	Not yet	Yes
Visit-based stamps Both support the familiar one-stamp-per-visit model for repeat-visit businesses.	Yes	Yes
Points and rewards catalogue Piqlo supports points per visit or spend and a rewards catalogue; Kardy currently keeps the earning rule deliberately simple.	Not yet	Yes
Customer CRM and lapse signals Kardy has member and activity foundations; Piqlo explicitly surfaces a customer list and lapsed regulars.	Partial	Yes
Reviews, contact cards, and menus Piqlo's editable card can also collect reviews, save contact details, and publish a menu.	Not yet	Yes
Multi-location merchant account Both can serve operators with more than one place, though Kardy keeps the shared member identity at the centre.	Yes	Yes

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Try it in practice

Give a colleague the customer-facing link without instructions. Ask them to find the menu and collect a stamp. Notice whether the next action is obvious or needs explaining.

Use the phones and staff roles you expect to have at launch. Keep a note of anything that needs an explanation, a manual correction or a second device. Those are the details to resolve before inviting customers.

Who it suits

Piqlo

Local businesses that want loyalty alongside reviews, contact capture, and other everyday customer touchpoints.

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Before you decide

This guide is written by Kardy, not an independent reviewer. Product capabilities and regional availability can change. Confirm the features you need directly with each provider.

Kardy is still evolving. Native Apple and Google Wallet downloads are not yet available; the current member experience uses the web wallet.