Rewa as an alternative to Loyverse
What Loyverse is and what it does well
Loyverse is a free point of sale for retail and food businesses: register, catalog, inventory, reports and counter apps. As a free POS it is among the best available, and this comparison will not tell you otherwise.
Its loyalty feature is a module inside the POS: you define a percentage of each purchase that accumulates as a points balance, and the customer redeems it as a discount on future purchases. Simple and functional, with one condition: to use it you have to adopt Loyverse as your checkout system.
When to choose Loyverse
If what you need is a complete free POS (inventory, kitchen, sales reports) and loyalty is a welcome extra, Loyverse is a great choice. Also if its simple points mechanic is enough for you: a percentage of each purchase that comes back as a discount.
When to choose Rewa
If your problem is loyalty and not the register, the equation flips. Rewa does not ask you to change how you charge. It does not invoice or track inventory, and it works alongside the way you charge today: it runs on a phone or a tablet next to the register you already use.
The core difference is the mechanic. In Rewa you pick one of two. The stamp card adds stamps per visit or every time the customer spends a set amount, and a full card gives a free item or a discount. Points are earned by purchase amount, but they do not build a balance that works like cash: the customer spends them on a rewards menu you put together (a free item, a percentage off with a cap, or a fixed amount off), and each batch expires on a date the customer can see.
Your customer installs nothing. They sign up once with the QR code at your counter and carry the card in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, with a barcode the cashier scans.
Loyverse and Rewa, side by side
| Loyverse | Rewa | |
|---|---|---|
| Type of product | Complete POS with a points module | Dedicated loyalty, not a POS |
| Requires changing how you charge | Yes: loyalty lives inside its POS | No: it works alongside your current register |
| Mechanic | A percentage of each purchase as a redeemable points balance | Stamp card or points redeemed for rewards (one at a time) |
| Rewards and expiration | Points as a simple balance, redeemed as a discount | A rewards menu you define (item, % off with a cap, fixed amount); points expire by batch |
| Customer identification | Customer registered in the POS | Apple or Google Wallet pass the cashier scans, or lookup by phone number |
| Pricing model | Free POS; paid add-ons by subscription | Basic USD 39 or Pro USD 79 a month, unlimited customers; 14-day trial, cancel anytime |
Frequently asked questions
Does Rewa replace Loyverse?
Not as a POS: Rewa does not invoice or track inventory, and does not pretend to. It replaces (or adds) the loyalty layer. If you already charge with Loyverse and its points module falls short, you keep charging there and scan the customer's card in Rewa, from a phone or a tablet, to add the visit or purchase.
Why choose a dedicated program instead of the POS module?
Because of what happens away from the counter. In Rewa the card lives in the customer's phone wallet, with your store's color and logo, and the pass notifies them on the lock screen every time they earn a stamp. With points, you decide which rewards exist and how many points each one costs. A balance that returns a percentage of every purchase behaves like money you owe; a rewards menu with caps tells you exactly what you give away.
What happens to my data if I switch?
In Rewa your customers and their history belong to your store and can be exported. We do not use data lock-in to keep you: if the program does not pay off, you take your customer base with you.