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Put a spare phone on the counter and customers stamp their own loyalty cards while they pay. The QR code refreshes every 30 seconds, the screen sells your daily special, and your staff never stops serving.
In short
FaveCard Kiosk Mode turns any phone or tablet into a self-service loyalty kiosk, so a small business can run a counter kiosk without buying any dedicated hardware. The device shows a QR code that refreshes every 30 seconds; customers scan it with their own phone and collect a stamp in seconds, with no app to download and no staff time per stamp. New customers can join right at the kiosk: scan the same code, confirm an email, and the loyalty card opens in the browser. Between scans, the screen doubles as a promo display for your daily special or happy hour. Stamps only work on-site, with a configurable daily cap and a 15-minute cooldown per customer, so shared photos and repeat scans get nothing. Kiosk Mode is available on a FaveCard paid plan, and every new account starts with a 30-day free trial of the paid features.
Every stamp that goes through your staff costs 15 to 20 seconds: stop, unlock the phone, find the scanner, scan, confirm. At 8am with a queue to the door, that is the first thing you drop. And if you run the place alone, you physically cannot stop making drinks to stamp cards. So cards go unstamped, customers stop asking, and the loyalty program quietly dies.
Run a cafe? See our coffee shop loyalty program guide.
Kiosk Mode flips the flow. You open the app, tap Kiosk Mode and put the phone on the counter. Customers scan the code themselves while they pay, the stamp lands on their card, and you never break your rhythm. Zero staff seconds per stamp, even at rush hour.
From the app to your counter in a couple of minutes
Open the FaveCard app, tap Kiosk Mode, and set your headline and promo. Any spare phone or tablet works, iOS or Android. Lock the screen so customers stay in the kiosk (works with iOS Guided Access and Android app pinning).
They point their own camera at the rotating QR code and the stamp lands on their loyalty card. First-time customers join right at the counter with a quick email check. No app to download, nothing to explain.
Add a photo and a message: today's special, happy hour, a weekend event. The kiosk plays a sound for every stamp, and can show your logo and a live weekly stamp counter.
Good to know: Kiosk Mode ships with three-layer stamp protection. The QR code rotates every 30 seconds, so a photo of it goes stale. Stamps work only at your location, with a configurable daily cap and a 15-minute cooldown per customer. You and your staff can always stamp manually, with no limits.
A five-second stop at the counter
They scan the code with their own camera and see the stamp land on their card right away, with their progress to the next reward. The whole stop takes about five seconds.
A first-time customer scans the same code, confirms their email and starts collecting on the spot. The kiosk quietly signs up loyalty members while you serve the line.
Between scans the counter screen shows your headline, your logo and your current promo, so the queue reads about today's special instead of staring at a till. It is a small piece of digital signage you already own.
Three ways to run a stamp card at a busy counter
| Paper punch cards | Staff scans in the app | Kiosk Mode | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff time per stamp | Find the stamp, mark the card | A stop-and-scan for every single customer | Zero, customers scan themselves |
| Rush hour | Slows the line | Slows the line | The line keeps moving |
| Cheating | Anyone can stamp at home | Relies on staff judgement | Rotating QR, on-site only, daily cap and cooldown |
| New customer signup | Hand out another card to lose | Staff stops to explain | Self-serve at the counter, no staff needed |
| Between customers | Nothing | Nothing | A promo screen for your specials |
Paper cards get lost, forgotten and photocopied. Staff scanning works, but it costs seconds you do not have at 8am. A kiosk does the stamping while you do the serving.
Example kiosk screens for places where the line never stops
Kiosk Mode is available on a FaveCard paid plan
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Everything owners ask before putting a phone on the counter
A loyalty kiosk (also called a loyalty program kiosk) is a self-service station at the counter where customers register a visit and collect rewards without taking up staff time. Dedicated kiosk setups mean buying and mounting a tablet for every location, plus the software to run it. FaveCard's Kiosk Mode does the same job with a phone or tablet you already own: the screen shows a rotating QR code, customers scan it with their own phone, and the stamp lands on their digital loyalty card.
Yes. With FaveCard Kiosk Mode, customers stamp their own loyalty cards by scanning a rotating QR code on a counter phone or tablet, using their own camera. The stamp lands on their digital card immediately and the kiosk plays a sound to confirm it. Abuse is blocked by three-layer stamp protection: the code rotates every 30 seconds, stamps only work on-site, and each customer has a daily cap and a 15-minute cooldown.
No app is needed. Customers scan the kiosk's QR code with their phone camera and collect the stamp in the browser. Their loyalty card lives in a web wallet they can reopen anytime, and they can also add it to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet.
FaveCard Kiosk Mode uses three-layer stamp protection. First, the kiosk's QR code rotates every 30 seconds, so screenshots and photos go stale almost immediately. Second, stamps only work on-site at your location. Third, every customer has a configurable daily stamp cap plus a 15-minute cooldown between stamps. You and your staff can always add stamps manually from the app, with no limits.
Just your FaveCard business page. Kiosk Mode runs on it, so switch the business page on first if you have not already. It is a one-time step in the app, then Kiosk Mode is one tap away.
Any iPhone, iPad, Android phone or tablet that runs the FaveCard app. Put it next to the register and lock the screen with iOS Guided Access or Android app pinning, so customers can scan but cannot leave the kiosk. The kiosk screen has dedicated phone, tablet and landscape layouts, so an old phone or an iPad in a cheap stand both look right.
Yes. FaveCard calls this scan-to-join: a first-time customer scans the same QR code, confirms their email and their card opens in the browser, no app needed. The kiosk signs up new loyalty members while you keep serving.
Between scans the kiosk screen shows whatever you want the queue to read: a custom headline, your logo, a live weekly stamp counter, and an optional promo with a photo, like today's special or your happy hour. You can change it anytime from the app.
There is no extra hardware to buy; any phone or tablet works. Kiosk Mode is available on a paid plan, and every new account starts with a 30-day free trial of the paid features, no credit card needed. See current pricing to compare plans.
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