Ice cream is a feel-good business. A digital stamp card turns the kid-pulled summer visit into a season-long habit — and gives you a way to bring families back next year.
Key Takeaway: Ice cream is intensely seasonal but the customer relationship doesn't have to be. A digital stamp card stays on a customer's phone year-round — ready for the first warm day of next spring. Pro adds Apple & Google Wallet passes and visit reminders that wake dormant customers when the season starts.
In breve
Il miglior programma fedeltà per gelaterie è una carta timbri digitale che sopravvive alla bassa stagione. Le tessere cartacee si perdono tra un'estate e l'altra, una digitale resta sul telefono del cliente, pronta per la successiva. I membri dei programmi fedeltà visitano il 64% più spesso dei non membri. La carta digitale gratuita di FaveCard si scansiona in 2 secondi, abbastanza veloce per una fila estiva di 30 persone.
85%
of consumers more likely to keep buying from brands with loyalty programmes
Seasonal
the typical ice cream business loses 80%+ of customers between seasons without a digital touchpoint
Industry benchmark
2 sec
to scan and stamp — fast enough for a 30-deep summer queue
FaveCard
You build a loyal following over summer, then everyone disappears in October. By April nobody remembers which gelateria they used to like.
Soluzione: A digital card stays on the customer's phone year-round. With Pro, send a 'we're back' message in spring and they walk straight in.
On a hot Saturday the queue stretches 30-deep. Anything that adds time per customer is a problem — and paper stamps definitely add time.
Soluzione: QR scan takes under 2 seconds. Customer taps phone, stamp registers, next person. Faster than fumbling for a paper card.
Parents don't choose the ice cream shop. Kids do. And kids choose whichever shop they remember best — usually the one with the loudest sign or the one closest to the playground.
Soluzione: A loyalty card gives parents a reason to choose you. After 5 visits they're invested, and the kids learn 'our' ice cream shop is yours.
Sticky hands, beach bags, melting cones — paper cards don't survive summer. Customers lose them and the loyalty habit dies with them.
Soluzione: A digital card on their phone is always there. It survives the beach, the pool, the playground, and the sticky hands.
3 semplici passaggi per lanciare il tuo programma fedeltà
Choose your colours, upload your logo, pick a stamp icon (cone, scoop, sundae), and set your reward — like 'Buy 9 cones, get the 10th free'.
Print your QR code on the counter, the menu board, or napkin holders. Customers scan once and the card is on their phone.
Single scoop, double scoop, sundae, family order — one visit, one stamp. Fast enough for the busiest summer evening.
Strumenti progettati per come funziona davvero la tua attività
Your shop's card lives on customers' phones — surviving the off-season and ready for next summer. Pro adds Apple & Google Wallet passes.
2-second QR scan keeps the line moving on a packed Saturday. No app to open, no paper to fumble, no slowdown.
Free cone, free sundae, free kids' scoop — set rewards that match the family setting. A free dessert feels generous and costs you almost nothing.
Send a 'we're open' message at the start of spring. Wake every dormant cardholder on the first warm day — directly to their phone.
Automated reminders nudge customers who haven't visited in a few weeks. Keep the habit alive through the season.
Set up a tablet at the counter and let customers stamp themselves with a rotating QR code. Between scans, the screen shows today's flavours and family deals.
Come si confrontano i diversi approcci alla fidelizzazione per la tua attività
| Soluzione | Tipo | Prezzo | App richiesta? | Pass Wallet | Ideale per |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FaveCard | Digital stamp card | Free / $19 mo | No | Yes (Pro) | Gelaterie indipendenti che vogliono una carta veloce e semplice |
| Square Loyalty | POS-integrated points | From $45/mo | No | No | Gelaterie che già usano Square POS |
| Stamp Me | Digital stamp card | From $58/mo | Yes (customer app) | No | Catene di gelaterie con più sedi |
| Paper punch cards | Physical card | $30-50 printing | No | No | Chioschi molto piccoli con basso volume |
FaveCard
Digital stamp card
Gelaterie indipendenti che vogliono una carta veloce e semplice
Square Loyalty
POS-integrated points
Gelaterie che già usano Square POS
Stamp Me
Digital stamp card
Catene di gelaterie con più sedi
Paper punch cards
Physical card
Chioschi molto piccoli con basso volume
"Last spring I sent one message to all my cardholders saying we were open. Three hundred regulars walked in over the first weekend. That alone paid for the whole season of Pro."
SBSofia Bianchi
Owner of Bianchi Gelateria
Tutto quello che devi sapere sui programmi fedeltà per ice cream shops
Better than for any non-seasonal business. Paper cards get lost over winter; a digital card stays on the customer's phone. With Pro you can even send a 'we're back' message in spring and pull every previous customer in on opening week.
10 stamps works well. Most ice cream regulars visit 1-3 times per week in season, so they earn the reward in a month or two — fast enough to feel rewarding, slow enough to stay valuable.
A free cone or sundae after 9-10 visits is the classic. You can also offer a free kids' scoop, free topping upgrade, or 'pick any flavour' reward. Keep the reward tangible and aspirational.
Yes. The QR scan takes under 2 seconds. No app to open, no account to create — just tap, stamp, next customer. Faster than handling a paper card.
Especially for a seasonal shop. The Free plan costs nothing and the digital card survives the off-season — something paper cards can't do. Pro ($19/month, ~3 months active) adds the seasonal 'we're open' message that pays for itself in week one.
Scopri come funziona FaveCard per diversi tipi di attività
Your regulars already come every morning. Give them a reason to never skip a day — with a digital stamp card that lives in their phone.
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Scopri di più →Survive the off-season and pack the summer queue. Set up your loyalty card in 5 minutes — start free with 30 days of Pro.
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