Comparison

Wivly vs loyalty built into your till

Most modern point-of-sale systems include some form of loyalty. Bundled loyalty has one real advantage that nothing else can match, and one structural cost that is easy to miss until you want to change either system.

Last checked 1 August 2026. Category descriptions reflect how these tools generally work, not any single vendor.

WivlyPOS-bundled loyalty
Knows the basket valueStaff pick a spend tier at the tillAutomatic, exactThem
Steps at the counterOne extra scanUsually part of the saleThem
SetupDesign a card, print a posterAlready there if you have the POSThem
If you change till providerNothing changesThe program usually goes with itWivly
Works across different tillsYes; it is independent of the tillOnly within that ecosystemWivly
Where the card livesApple / Google WalletOften a phone number or an email lookupWivly
Reaching customers between visitsLock-screen offers, no phone numberVaries; often needs SMS or email consentWivly
Prepaid packagesIncluded from the paid plansVaries by providerEven
CostA separate monthly planOften bundled into what you already payThem

When the bundled option is the better choice

  • Points on exact spend matter to you, and you do not want staff choosing a bracket. A till knows the basket value; nothing outside the till does.
  • You are committed to your POS for the long term and the loyalty module does what you need. Fewer systems is a real advantage.
  • Your staff will not reliably do an extra step. An integrated program that happens automatically beats a better program that gets skipped at 8am.

When Wivly is the better choice

  • You do not want your customer relationships living inside your till provider. Changing POS is hard enough without losing the loyalty program and its history.
  • You use different tills at different sites, or you are not sure what you will be using in two years.
  • You want the card in the customer's wallet rather than behind a phone-number lookup at the counter, and you want a channel to reach them that does not depend on SMS consent.

Questions

Can I run Wivly alongside my POS loyalty?+

Technically yes, but we would advise against it. Two programs at one counter confuses staff and customers, and the numbers from each become meaningless.

Will Wivly integrate with my POS?+

Not today. Wivly runs beside the till on any phone or tablet. If exact basket value is essential to your program, a bundled option is the honest recommendation.

What happens to my data if I leave Wivly?+

You export your member list and visit history as a machine-readable file, any time while your account is open and for 30 days after it closes. That is in the Terms, not just a promise.

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