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Loyal-T Cards vs Perkstar

Loyal-T Cards vs Perkstar: developer tooling or a configured launch?

Both issue branded Apple Wallet and Google Wallet loyalty cards with no customer app. Perkstar is a well-instrumented, self-service platform with a developer API and named POS integrations. Loyal-T Cards has none of that tooling and instead includes the setup, the branded card and team onboarding in one annual plan, from a team in Dubai.

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Loyal-T Cards publishes this comparison. It is based on publicly available information reviewed in September 2026. Perkstar pricing and features can change; check the provider directly for current details.

Last reviewed: 3 September 2026.

The 30-second answer

Perkstar or Loyal-T Cards?

Both are credible. The right one depends on what you want to handle yourself and what you want handled with you.

Choose Perkstar if

  • API access, webhooks or Zapier matter to how you run the business
  • You use Loyverse, Square, Clover or Shopify and want loyalty tied to sales data
  • Technical flexibility is a major buying criterion
  • You want month-to-month billing and a low starting price

Choose Loyal-T Cards if

  • You do not need developer infrastructure and would never use an API
  • You want the initial program, card and QR materials prepared for you and your team onboarded
  • You want one straightforward annual price rather than tiers and per-location add-ons
  • You value a Dubai-based team reachable on WhatsApp and loyalty-specific local case studies
  • You prefer to keep loyalty separate from your POS rather than build integrations

Direct answers

Does Perkstar have more integrations than Loyal-T Cards?
Yes. Perkstar publishes a developer platform with a REST API, webhooks, Zapier, Make, an MCP server and POS integrations including Loyverse, Square (beta) and Clover (rollout). Loyal-T Cards has no public API and no POS integrations. That matters if your loyalty program needs to talk to other software; it does not matter if staff will simply scan a card at the counter.
Is Loyal-T Cards cheaper than Perkstar?
No at the entry tier. Perkstar Starter is £15 per month, about US$243 a year, so Loyal-T Cards at US$660 is roughly 2.7 times the price. Against Growth (£30, about US$486 a year) it is about 36% more, and it is about 37% less than Scale (£65, about US$1,053 a year). Perkstar's price is a self-service licence; Loyal-T Cards' price includes setup, the branded card and team onboarding.
Does Loyal-T Cards require a POS integration?
No. It runs as a separate loyalty platform beside whatever POS you use. Staff record visits with the Loyal-T Cards scanner and nothing is synchronised automatically.

About Perkstar

What Perkstar is, as published.

Perkstar is a UK loyalty platform, Perkstar Ltd, priced in pounds sterling: Starter £15 per month (one location, two staff accounts, stamp and points cards, push and location-based notifications), Growth £30 (five staff accounts, all card types) and Scale £65 (ten staff accounts, developer API and webhooks). Additional locations cost £10 per month each up to ten self-serve locations. It offers a seven-day trial with no card, month-to-month billing and unlimited members on every plan.

Its developer platform is the deepest in this comparison set. At the time of review its integration gallery listed Loyverse, Shopify, Acuity Scheduling, Klaviyo and Stripe as available in the dashboard, Square as a production beta through a direct installer, Clover in controlled rollout, Zapier in public beta with 29 instant triggers, Make as a private beta, plus a REST API, webhooks and an MCP server for AI assistants.

Perkstar publishes a Dubai-focused article on its blog with approximate dirham equivalents for its tiers and examples of customers, and its homepage carries testimonial quotes attributed to individuals. It does not publish a UAE entity, dirham billing or local support channels.

Based in: United Kingdom (Perkstar Ltd, London), with Dubai-focused content on its blog. Reviewed 3 September 2026 from Perkstar's own public pages, linked in the sources below.

Perkstar is best for

  • Businesses that want loyalty connected to Loyverse, Square, Clover, Shopify or Zapier
  • Teams with a developer or technical operator who will use the API and webhooks
  • Buyers who want a cheap monthly self-service plan with the option to scale technically

Loyal-T Cards is best for

Independent local businesses that want a wallet loyalty program configured and launched with them, then operated by their own staff, at one published annual price.

Before the table

Compare the operating model, not the feature count.

Perkstar and Loyal-T Cards can both issue a digital loyalty card. That is table stakes. The questions below are the ones that separate a good fit from a bad one, and the table that follows answers them for both products.

01

What does it really cost?

Published or quote-only. Annual or monthly. What limits apply: customers, locations, staff, cards.

02

Who sets it up?

Self-service, or setup assistance for the card, the reward structure and the team.

03

Where does the loyalty card live?

In a browser tab, in a standalone app, in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, or inside a POS account.

04

How does staff record a visit?

A scanner, POS automation, a customer lookup at the till, or some other step.

05

What does it require you to replace?

Your booking system, your POS, or nothing.

06

Can you verify real results?

Case studies with figures, third-party reviews, named customer evidence, or only claims.

07

Who is the product actually built for?

A developer, an enterprise, a POS customer, or an independent local business.

The full decision framework, the market data and every comparison are on the comparison hub.

Side by side

Perkstar vs Loyal-T Cards, criterion by criterion.

Where a feature was not found on the provider's public pages it is marked as not publicly confirmed, not as absent. Verify anything decisive with the provider.

Published price

Perkstar

Yes

£15, £30 or £65 per month, published in pounds; extra locations £10 per month each

Loyal-T Cards

Yes

US$660 per year, published on the pricing page

Billing model

Perkstar

Monthly, cancel or switch any time; annual shown at the same rate at the time of review

Loyal-T Cards

Annual only. One plan, one business location

Apple Wallet and Google Wallet card

Perkstar

Yes

Branded Apple and Google Wallet cards on every plan, no customer app

Loyal-T Cards

Yes

Branded card for Apple Wallet and Google Wallet

Setup and configuration assistance

Perkstar

No

Self-service; an optional paid design service was listed in September 2026

Loyal-T Cards

Yes

Included: platform configuration, branded card, initial loyalty structure, QR materials, team onboarding, launch support

Initial card design

Perkstar

Available on specific plans

You design in the platform; optional paid card design service

Loyal-T Cards

Yes

Branded wallet card prepared at setup from your logo and colours

Loyalty structure help

Perkstar

Not publicly confirmed

No structuring assistance described on the public pages

Loyal-T Cards

Yes

Initial stamp, reward or membership structure configured with you

How staff record a visit

Perkstar

Staff accounts scan and award stamps or points; POS-attributed credits where an integration is connected

Loyal-T Cards

Staff scan the customer's card with the Loyal-T Cards scanner to record visits and redeem rewards

POS integrations

Perkstar

Yes

Loyverse available; Square production beta; Clover controlled rollout; Shopify, Acuity, Klaviyo, Stripe

Loyal-T Cards

No

No POS or booking integrations. Runs alongside the systems you already use

API and developer tooling

Perkstar

Available on specific plans

REST API, webhooks, Zapier (public beta), Make (private beta), MCP server; API access on the Scale plan

Loyal-T Cards

No

No public API or developer tooling

Multi-location

Perkstar

Yes

£10 per month per additional location, up to 10 self-serve

Loyal-T Cards

One location included. Additional locations by separate agreement

Loyalty formats

Perkstar

Stamp and points on Starter; all card types from Growth

Loyal-T Cards

Stamp, rewards, cashback, coupon, discount, membership, gift, multipass

Public proof and case studies

Perkstar

Verify with provider

Testimonial quotes attributed to individuals and customer examples on its own blog; no third-party reviews found at the time of review

Loyal-T Cards

Yes

Two case studies reporting actual dashboard data (pet groomer, Peachbrown Cafe)

Support and contact model

Perkstar

Help centre and email; UAE phone or WhatsApp not published

Loyal-T Cards

WhatsApp, phone and email with a Dubai-based team

UAE presence

Perkstar

No

UK company; Dubai is addressed through blog content, not a local entity or dirham billing

Loyal-T Cards

Yes

Based in Dubai. Available to businesses internationally

Free trial

Perkstar

Yes

7 days free, no credit card

Loyal-T Cards

No

No free trial. Annual plan

Ideal buyer

Perkstar

Technically confident businesses that want integrations, automation and a low monthly licence

Loyal-T Cards

Independent local businesses that want the program configured and launched with them, then run by their own staff

Pricing

Perkstar pricing against the Loyal-T Cards annual plan.

Perkstar publishes three monthly tiers in pounds with a per-location add-on. Loyal-T Cards publishes one annual plan for one location.

Perkstar, as published

Starter

£15/month

≈ US$243/year · Loyal-T Cards is about 2.7 times the price

1 location, 2 staff accounts, stamp and points cards, push and location-based notifications, unlimited members

Growth

£30/month

≈ US$486/year · Loyal-T Cards is about 36% more

5 staff accounts, all card types, everything in Starter

Scale

£65/month

≈ US$1,053/year · Loyal-T Cards is about 37% less

10 staff accounts, developer API and webhooks, everything in Growth
  • Additional locations: £10 per month or £120 per year each, up to 10 self-serve locations.
  • 7-day free trial with no credit card; cancel or switch any time.
  • Perkstar states a 1% fee (0.5% on Scale) on customer payments processed through Perkstar; ordinary stamps and points carry no fee.
  • Perkstar's Dubai article gives approximate dirham equivalents; billing itself is in pounds.

Loyal-T Cards

US$660/year

One business location. Platform setup, branded Apple Wallet and Google Wallet card, initial loyalty structure, QR materials, team onboarding and launch support included. Annual billing, no monthly plan.

First 20 businesses: US$330 for the first year, then US$660/year.

Full pricing details →

Perkstar is cheaper at every tier below Scale, and it delivers more software for the money. Loyal-T Cards is not competing on licence price. It competes for the business that would pay for none of the integration depth and would rather have the card, the structure, the QR materials and the team onboarding done for launch.

Approximate conversions to US dollars use the UAE dirham peg (AED 3.6725 per US$1) and mid-market GBP and EUR rates on 3 September 2026. Rates other than the dirham peg move; check the provider for the price in your billing currency. Loyal-T Cards is priced in US dollars; payment may be shown in your local currency at checkout.

Strengths

Where Perkstar wins, and where Loyal-T Cards wins.

Where Perkstar wins

Developer platform
REST API, signed webhooks, Zapier, Make and an MCP server. If you want loyalty events flowing into other tools, Perkstar is built for it.
Named POS integrations
Loyverse today, Square in production beta, Clover in controlled rollout, plus Shopify, Acuity, Klaviyo and Stripe. Loyal-T Cards offers none of these.
Price and flexibility
£15 per month to start, month-to-month, seven free days and unlimited members on every plan.
Location pricing
Additional locations are a published £10 per month each. Loyal-T Cards prices additional locations by agreement.

Where Loyal-T Cards wins

No complexity you will not use
If your program is a stamp card scanned at the counter, an API and a Zapier catalogue are cost and configuration you never touch. Loyal-T Cards is the simpler product for that business.
Setup and onboarding included
The branded card, the initial loyalty structure, the QR materials and staff onboarding are part of the annual plan rather than a self-service checklist.
A Dubai-based team on WhatsApp
Loyal-T Cards operates from Dubai and answers on WhatsApp, phone and email. Perkstar addresses Dubai through content; it does not publish a UAE entity or local contact channel.
Loyalty-specific local evidence
Two case studies with UAE dashboard figures, including a Dubai cafe and a UAE pet groomer, reported as recorded.

Workflow

Integrated versus separate

Perkstar can automate the recording of a visit through an integration. Loyal-T Cards deliberately does not: a stamp exists because a team member recorded it. Which is better depends on whether you want automation or a simple, separate workflow.

With Perkstar

  1. 1Sign up, design your card and configure rules in the dashboard
  2. 2Optionally connect Loyverse, Square, Clover, Shopify or Zapier so sales or events award stamps and points
  3. 3Staff accounts scan cards; integrations can credit customer-attributed sales
  4. 4Developers can automate through the API, webhooks or MCP

With Loyal-T Cards

  1. 1Send your logo, colours and the reward you want to run
  2. 2Loyal-T Cards prepares the branded card, the structure and the QR materials and onboards your team
  3. 3Staff scan the card with the Loyal-T Cards scanner to record visits and rewards
  4. 4Your POS stays separate; nothing is integrated or synchronised

Decision scenarios

Four situations, and which product fits each.

Better fit: Perkstar

You run Loyverse or Square and want purchases to award points automatically

Perkstar has the integration and Loyal-T Cards does not. This is a clear Perkstar case.

Better fit: Perkstar

You have a developer, or an operations person who lives in Zapier

Perkstar's API, webhooks and Zapier app give them something to work with. Loyal-T Cards has nothing to connect.

Better fit: Loyal-T Cards

You want a stamp card at the counter, launched with your team trained, and someone in Dubai to call

Loyal-T Cards includes the setup and onboarding and operates locally. Perkstar's tooling would go unused.

Better fit: Perkstar

You want the cheapest working wallet card and are happy to configure it

Perkstar Starter at £15 per month is far cheaper. Loyal-T Cards is the more expensive option for that buyer and does not claim otherwise.

Alternative

Looking for a Perkstar alternative?

Loyal-T Cards is not a technical equivalent of Perkstar. It is an alternative for businesses that do not need developer infrastructure and would rather have the initial program, the branded card and the launch prepared for them, with a simple annual price and a staff-run workflow.

If integrations are why you chose Perkstar, Loyal-T Cards will not replace them. If integrations are something you configured once and never used, the simpler product may fit better.

Also searched as: Perkstar loyalty, Perkstar UK.

Where to go next

Branded digital rewards card displayed in Apple Wallet: 105 points, an earning rule of 1 pound equals 10 points, a 10-pound-off coupon reward and next reward after 95 points

The Loyal-T Cards format buyers compare here

Rewards Card

A digital rewards card is a loyalty card on the customer's phone that accumulates points according to the earning rules a business configures, for example a number of points per unit of spend, and lets the customer redeem those points for defined rewards. With Loyal-T Cards, the card lives in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, and your team records eligible purchases with the Loyal-T Cards scanner.

How the rewards card works

Real dashboard data

Evidence you can check.

Loyal-T Cards publishes two case studies with actual customer dashboard data. This one is the closer fit for businesses comparing Perkstar.

Shown so you can compare evidence, not as a claim about what your business will achieve.

Actual Loyal-T Cards customer dashboard data. Results vary. Figures describe activity recorded through the loyalty program and do not establish that Loyal-T Cards caused every visit or revenue amount.

Loyal-T Cards pricing

US$660/year

Loyal-T Cards Annual: one business location, annual billing, platform setup, branded Apple Wallet and Google Wallet card, initial loyalty structure, QR materials and team onboarding included.

Founding 20First 20 businesses: US$330 for the first year, then US$660/year from year two.

Payment may be shown in your local currency at checkout.

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Common questions about Perkstar and Loyal-T Cards

Perkstar is a UK company that sells its software internationally and publishes a Dubai-focused article with approximate dirham prices. It bills in pounds and does not publish a UAE entity, AED billing or local support channels. Confirm current currency and support arrangements with Perkstar directly.
No. Loyal-T Cards has no public API, webhooks or Zapier app. If your program needs to send or receive data from other systems, Perkstar is the better fit.
Where a POS integration is connected, Perkstar describes crediting customer-attributed sales. Loyal-T Cards does not automate this: staff record every visit or reward with the scanner.
Perkstar Starter is about US$243 a year and Growth about US$486 a year at the September 2026 exchange rate, both before any paid design service. Loyal-T Cards is US$660 a year with setup, the branded card and team onboarding included.
No. Loyal-T Cards is a separate loyalty platform and does not integrate with Perkstar. If you move from Perkstar, your team invites customers to join the new card by QR code at the counter and can record existing progress manually where you choose to honour it.
No. Loyal-T Cards runs alongside the POS, booking or ordering tools you already use. Nothing is synchronised automatically: staff record eligible visits and rewards with the Loyal-T Cards scanner, and the card in the customer's wallet updates.
Loyal-T Cards Annual costs US$660 per year for one business location and includes platform setup, a branded Apple Wallet and Google Wallet loyalty card, the initial loyalty structure, QR join materials, team onboarding and launch support. There is no monthly plan and no free trial. Multi-location setups are available separately by agreement.

Sources and verification

Every Perkstar fact on this page was read on Perkstar's own public pages, listed below, on 3 September 2026. Facts are paraphrased, not reproduced. Loyal-T Cards' own facts come from its pricing and product pages. Loyal-T Cards publishes this comparison and is not an independent reviewer.

Competitor names are used to identify the products being compared. Loyal-T Cards has no affiliation with Perkstar. If you represent Perkstar and believe a fact here is out of date, contact us and we will re-check it.

Loyal-T Cards vs Perkstar

Decide on fit, then see the plan.

If the setup-assisted, staff-run model is the one you want, the pricing page shows the whole annual plan and what it includes. If you would rather ask a person, WhatsApp us.

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First 20 businesses: US$330 for the first year, then US$660/year. Payment may be shown in your local currency at checkout.