The paper punch card isn’t enough anymore. Your coffee shop deserves its own app.
Customers download it under your name, earn points with every coffee, and you can message them when they haven’t been in for a while. No developer needed, live in 2–3 weeks.
How many punch cards did your customers lose this month?
The paper card has three quiet problems you only notice in your revenue:
It gets lost
It’s in their other wallet, in the car, in a jacket pocket. They come in without it, you hand them a new one, and the count starts over. The reward they were looking forward to never happens — and with it goes the reason to come to you rather than anywhere else.
It tells you nothing
You know how many stamps you gave out today. You don’t know who used to come every morning and hasn’t been in for three weeks. And above all — you have no way to reach them.
It looks like every other card
Your customer carries five identical cards from five different places. Your brand doesn’t stand out.
Three steps, no hardware
Your customer downloads your app
Not “Vernio.” Your name, your logo, your colors — listed on its own in the App Store and Google Play. They find it by searching for your coffee shop.
You scan their code at checkout
They open the app, you scan the QR code with a phone or tablet. It’s faster than a stamp. No new POS, no card reader.
Points add up on their own
Customers see how close they are to a reward. You see who comes in and who stopped. And whenever you want, you can send a notification straight to their phone.
Rewards that actually work in a coffee shop
How you set them up is up to you — change them any time in the admin, without us. Three that have proven themselves in coffee shops:
The tenth coffee free
A classic that works because it’s simple and easy to count. In the app, customers also see exactly how many they have left — which is exactly why they come back to you tomorrow instead of the place two doors down.
A pastry with a lunchtime coffee
A reward tied to time of day, not visit count. It livens up the dead hours between 11 and 2 and raises your average ticket, because people usually add something to their coffee.
Free syrup or oat milk upgrade
It costs you a few cents and feels like a thoughtful touch. Ideal as a smaller mid-cycle reward, so customers don’t give up at the fifth coffee.
“Our paper card works fine — why an app?”
Fair question. The card does work — if rewarding is all you need. The app handles the other thing a card can’t.
Picture a customer who came in every morning for four months. Then stopped. Maybe they moved, maybe a coffee shop opened closer to their office, maybe they got slow service once.
With a card, you don’t know about them. You don’t know they stopped coming, you don’t know when they were last in, and you have no way to remind them you exist.
With the app, you see they haven’t been in for three weeks — and you send a notification: “We miss you. Free coffee if you stop by before Sunday.” One customer, one message, zero cost.
Winning back a regular costs a fraction of winning a new customer. A card can’t do that. An app can.
What it costs
One-time setup
$400–600
Monthly plan
$99 / month
Included: publishing the app under your name to the App Store and Google Play, branding with your colors and logo, an admin where you manage everything yourself, and unlimited push notifications.
We’ll give you a final price after a short call — it depends on the number of locations and scope. No hidden fees per customer or per notification sent.
Get a quoteWhen you’ll have it
Typically 2 to 3 weeks from signing.
You can keep paper cards running in parallel while customers switch over. We can transfer their points manually.
Frequently asked questions
Is it really my app, or a shared one?
Yours. Your own name, logo and colors, listed on its own in the App Store and Google Play.
Do I need a new POS or card reader?
No. The phone or tablet you already have is enough.
What do my customers have to do?
Download the app and show a QR code at checkout. No forms to fill out, no third-party sign-ups, no social media account needed.
Can I change the rewards myself?
Yes. You set rewards, point values, copy and colors in the admin, without us. Changes show up in the app instantly.
How long until my app is in the store?
Typically 2 to 3 weeks from signing, including 1 to 7 days for App Store and Google Play review.
Who owns my customer data?
You do. We can export your customer database any time, and we never use it for anything else.
See how your app would look
We’ll send you a demo with your logo and colors before you commit to anything.
Get a quoteVernio works the same way for other businesses with regulars — see the overview on the home page. How we handle personal data is explained in our privacy policy.