Comparison reviewed · 30 October 2026
Tick Card alternative? Compare Iterum on app, staff and prices
A Tick Card alternative makes sense if you don’t want customers to download an app. On 30 October 2026 Tick Card costs €9.99 a month or €59.99 a year excluding VAT, and customers show a QR code from the TickCard app. Iterum (by FIDUS) starts at €29.99 a month plus VAT, with a QR or link card, Wallet and staff on every plan.
Updated by Radman Sattari, Founder of Iterum
Tick Card alternative: app, prices, staff and stamps compared
Tick Card and Iterum put the stamp card on the customer’s phone in two different ways: with Tick Card the customer downloads an app and shows a QR code, with Iterum they open the card from a QR code or link and save it to the Wallet. The table sets out what the official pages state on 30 October 2026; check Tick Card’s current prices before you choose.
| Aspect | Iterum | Tick Card |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Digital stamp or points loyalty card: the customer opens it from a QR code or link and staff confirm the visit or enter the points. | Digital loyalty card based on ticks, that is digital stamps, inside the TickCard app: the customer shows a personal QR code and the shopkeeper scans it with a phone or tablet. |
| Trial | 7 days; payment card required at activation; then the chosen plan unless cancelled. | The home page still shows the «0€ per 3 mesi» (€0 for 3 months) promotion marked «valida fino al 30 giugno 2026» (valid until 30 June 2026); what starts after the trial is not stated. |
| Free version | No: the chosen plan starts after the trial. | The FAQs mention «un piano gratuito per iniziare» (a free plan to start with) without describing its limits; the pricing section only shows Monthly and Annual. Always free for customers. |
| Price | Base €29.99 a month plus VAT, or €299.90 a year: 300 new customers a month, unlimited total customers, 1 active card. | Monthly €9.99 a month or Annual €59.99 a year, excluding VAT, with unlimited ticks; no customer limit stated. |
| The customer’s card and Wallet | Apple Wallet and Google Wallet pass on every plan, on compatible phones; customers who don’t save it use the same card in the browser. | Card inside the TickCard app, free on the App Store and Google Play and tied to the customer’s account; the pages reviewed don’t mention Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. |
| Staff at the counter | Accounts for the whole team, with roles and permissions, on every plan; stamps are given from the «Al banco» counter app, which opens in the browser on a phone, tablet or computer. | The shopkeeper scans the QR code with a phone or tablet and can also run Tick Card from a computer; the pages reviewed don’t describe separate accounts for employees. |
| Stamps, ticks and rewards | Several stamps in one visit, up to 50 (above 5 a reason is needed, such as «Servizio doppio», a double service), and stamps can be undone at the counter within 10 minutes; from Pro, several active rewards at once and prepaid packages. | Several ticks per transaction («1 tick, 2 tick, ecc.») and rewards at several thresholds, for example 9 ticks for a free ice cream and 12 for a 20% discount; the voucher appears in the app. |
| Messages and automations | Messages of up to 140 characters on the Wallet card, 2, 4 or 8 a month per location by plan; automations such as «Buon compleanno» (happy birthday) and «Ci manchi» (we miss you) on every plan, with the number active depending on the plan. Promotional ones only go to customers who gave consent. | «Notifiche per promozioni speciali» (notifications for special offers) on both paid plans; the pages reviewed state no monthly limit and no automatic messages. |
| Without a connection | Sign-up and stamp confirmation need a connection. | The app shows the card and ticks offline too; adding ticks needs a connection. |
| More businesses | Each extra location uses the owner’s plan with a 20% discount (Base: €23.99 a month plus VAT). | Several businesses from one dashboard, each with its own rewards and customers; the price of an extra business is not stated. In the app, customers also find the other participating shops. |
| Who offers it | FIDUS S.R.L., Rome; support from the Fidus team on every plan. | SHELLONBACK SRL, named as the developer on the App Store listing; contact by email, phone and WhatsApp on the website. |
Is Tick Card free? The 3-month promotion and the free plan
Tick Card is free for customers; for the business, the public answer is not clear-cut. On 30 October 2026 the pricing section of the home page still showed the «Prova Gratis 0€ per 3 mesi» (free trial, €0 for 3 months) promotion with the line «Promo valida fino al 30 giugno 2026», a date four months in the past, while the FAQs mention «un piano gratuito per iniziare» (a free plan to start with) and «a consumo o illimitati» (pay-as-you-go or unlimited) plans to ask customer service about.
The Tick Card public pages checked on 30 October are identical to the ones read on 11 October: prices, promotion and FAQs have not changed. Before you sign up, ask in writing which offer applies today, what starts when the 3 months end and how to cancel. Iterum has a 7-day trial with a payment card at activation, described on the free trial page.
How much Tick Card costs in 2026, and how much Iterum costs
Tick Card costs much less: the Annual plan, at €59.99 excluding VAT, works out at about €5 a month, and the Monthly plan costs €9.99 a month, both with unlimited ticks and «Notifiche per promozioni speciali»; the Annual plan adds «Supporto prioritario» (priority support). The pages state no customer limit and no price for an extra business.
Iterum is paid monthly or yearly, and the annual plan is 10 months billed for 12 (Base: €299.90 a year plus VAT). To set Tick Card next to other services there is the page on how much a loyalty card costs, and the cost of rewards can be estimated separately with the loyalty card calculator.
| Plan | Per month | Per year | What it includes, in short |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tick Card Monthly | €9.99 | €119.88 over 12 months | Unlimited ticks, no cost per tick, notifications for special offers, support included |
| Tick Card Annual | about €5 | €59.99 | As Monthly, with priority support |
| Tick Card promotion | €0 | — | 3 free months with all features, shown as valid until 30 June 2026: to be confirmed |
| Iterum Base | €29.99 + VAT | €299.90 + VAT | 300 new customers a month (unlimited total), 1 active card, Wallet, staff accounts, 2 messages per location, automations, refer a friend |
| Iterum Pro | €99.99 + VAT | €999.90 + VAT | 1,000 new customers a month, 2 active cards, several active rewards, custom colour, 4 messages per location, prepaid packages |
| Iterum Premium | €109.99 + VAT | €1,099.90 + VAT | 5,000 new customers a month, 3 active cards, 8 messages per location, prepaid packages, physical NFC cards |
What you spend in the first year with Tick Card or Iterum: 4 cases
Tick Card costs less in every case where it publishes a price: with annual billing the gap is €239.91 excluding VAT. In the other two cases Tick Card’s pages either don’t describe the feature or don’t give its price, so ask for a written quote before you compare.
| What you need | Tick Card | Iterum |
|---|---|---|
| 1 shop, paid yearly | Annual: €59.99 | Base, yearly: €299.90 |
| 1 shop, paid month by month | Monthly: 12 × €9.99 = €119.88 | Base: 12 × €29.99 = €359.88 |
| Employees who stamp with their own account | Employee accounts not described: ask how staff give ticks | Base: €299.90 with the yearly plan, staff accounts with roles included |
| 2 businesses or locations | Several businesses from one dashboard; price of the extra business not stated | Base plus 1 location: 12 × (€29.99 + €23.99) = €647.76 |
When Tick Card may be the better choice
Tick Card is the cheapest option: on the Annual plan you spend €59.99 excluding VAT for a year of unlimited ticks, about a fifth of the €299.90 plus VAT of Iterum Base billed yearly. If you want a stamp programme at the lowest possible cost, that is a real advantage and an easy one to measure.
It also offers genuine conveniences: the card shows in the app without a signal, rewards can have several thresholds on the same card and customers find the ticks from every shop that uses Tick Card in one app. Colours, logo and name on the card can be customised regardless of plan, while in Iterum a custom colour starts on Pro. If many of your customers already have the app for other shops, their first step is even shorter.
Where Iterum can fit
Iterum (by FIDUS) can fit if you don’t want to ask customers to download an app or create an account: the card opens from a QR code or link, saves to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet on every plan and, if the customer doesn’t save it, works in the browser. Staff stamp or enter points from the «Al banco» counter app, which opens in the browser, with accounts and roles for the whole team already on Base.
Iterum also gives several stamps in one visit, up to 50: above 5 it asks for a reason, such as «Vecchia tessera» (old paper card) or «Servizio doppio» (double service), and the owner can switch multiple stamps off for staff; a stamp given by mistake can be removed at the counter within 10 minutes. Base includes automations such as «Buon compleanno» or «Ci manchi» to win back lost customers and the referral programme; from Pro, prepaid packages.
Iterum does cost more, doesn’t work offline and has no app where customers discover other shops. In the panel’s «Risultati» (results) you see visits, returning customers and redeemed rewards; Tick Card also states statistics on its most loyal customers, visit frequency and redeemed rewards.
An app to download or a card in the Wallet: what changes at the counter?
The difference shows on the first visit. With Tick Card the customer downloads the app, creates a login and shows the QR code; from then on the card is on the phone, shows without a signal and, if they change phone, they get their ticks back by signing in again. With Iterum the customer scans the QR code at the counter and, by adding the card, accepts the card Terms and confirms they have read the privacy notice, with no box to tick: they have the card straight away, but every stamp needs a connection.
Neither route is better in every case. If your business runs on regulars who already use the TickCard app in other shops, the download is no burden; if you get many new or passing customers, a sign-up with no download takes one step out of the queue at the till. The guide to a loyalty card without an app explains browser sign-up, and the one on a loyalty app or a web card compares the two routes.
Tick Card reviews: what can be checked today
People looking for Tick Card reviews mostly find the maker’s own pages and the store listings. On 30 October 2026 the Italian App Store listing showed 5.0 stars from 11 ratings, with version 1.4.0 dated 4 August 2026; the Google Play listing showed more than 1,000 downloads and no average rating. These are the views of people who use the card, not of the shops that offer it.
Iterum doesn’t publish customer reviews on these pages. The most useful test is still a normal shift, with a customer’s phone and the phone of someone who works with you: with Tick Card through whatever trial offer they confirm, with Iterum through the 7-day trial.
4 checks before you choose
Test customer sign-up
With Tick Card the customer downloads the app and creates a login; with Iterum they open the card from a QR code and save it to the Wallet. Try both on an iPhone and an Android phone and count the steps to the first stamp.
Ask which offer applies
The promotion on the page carries a date that has already passed and the FAQs mention a free plan: get the trial length, price, VAT, renewal and cancellation confirmed in writing.
Count who stamps
If several people work at the counter, ask Tick Card how employees give ticks and what the owner sees; with Iterum, create an account for each person and test the permissions.
Check data and rewards
Ask who the data controller for customer data is and how you export the list if you change provider. For a programme with free gifts, take advice on the Italian rules for prize promotions; the guide to loyalty scheme rules in Italy lists the points to check.
Tick Card or Iterum for ice cream shops, pizzerias and car washes
Tick Card publishes 64 sector pages, from ice cream shops to car washes, each with a suggested reward such as «Gelato Omaggio» (free ice cream) or «Pizza Omaggio» (free pizza). Iterum also has sector guides that explain when to give a stamp and which reward to choose: the loyalty card for ice cream shops deals with the season and the winter closure, the loyalty card for pizzerias with stamps for dining in, takeaway and delivery, and the loyalty card for car washes with the wash as the qualifying visit.
To see Iterum with your own counter and customers there is the 7-day free trial: you set up the card, threshold and reward before paying, and a payment card is needed to start the trial.
Sources and review date
Official sources consulted on 30 October 2026: Tick Card’s home page and prices, FAQs, guide for businesses, privacy policy, the App Store listing and the Google Play listing. Iterum sources: pricing, how it works and free trial.
First checked on 11 October 2026, revised on 30 October. Correction of 30 October: the previous version said that an Iterum stamp card records one visit per confirmation; since 14 October «Al banco» adds several stamps in one visit. Tick Card’s pages have not changed since 11 October. Prices and features can change: check them again before you sign up. Iterum is a FIDUS S.R.L. service and has no connection with Tick Card.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Tick Card free?
- For customers, yes. For the business, on 30 October 2026 the home page listed €9.99 a month or €59.99 a year excluding VAT, plus a 3-month free promotion marked «valida fino al 30 giugno 2026» (valid until 30 June 2026); the FAQs mention a free plan to start with. Ask Tick Card which offer applies today.
- How much does Tick Card cost a month and a year?
- Monthly costs €9.99 a month and Annual €59.99 a year, excluding VAT, both with unlimited ticks; over a year the Monthly plan comes to €119.88. Iterum Base costs €29.99 a month plus VAT, or €299.90 a year plus VAT, with Wallet and staff accounts on every plan.
- Does Tick Card require customers to download an app?
- Yes. According to Tick Card’s FAQs the customer downloads the free app from the App Store or Google Play and shows a personal QR code, which the shopkeeper scans to give ticks; the ticks stay tied to their account. With Iterum the customer opens the card from a QR code or link in the browser and can save it to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet.
- Does Tick Card work with Apple Wallet or Google Wallet?
- The Tick Card pages consulted on 30 October 2026 don’t mention Apple Wallet or Google Wallet: the card lives in the TickCard app. With Iterum the Apple Wallet and Google Wallet pass is included on every plan, on compatible phones, and customers who don’t save it use the same card in the browser.
- Can I give several stamps for one purchase?
- Yes, with both. Tick Card gives several ticks per transaction. Iterum adds several stamps in one visit, up to 50, and above 5 asks for a reason, such as «Vecchia tessera» (old paper card) or «Servizio doppio» (double service); on a points card staff enter the points. In Iterum a wrong stamp can be undone at the counter within 10 minutes.
- Do Tick Card and Iterum work without the internet?
- According to Tick Card the app shows the card and ticks offline, but adding ticks needs a connection. With Iterum, sign-up and stamp confirmation always need a connection. Neither needs dedicated hardware: a phone or tablet is enough.