Kangaroo Rewards is a loyalty platform with monthly plans from $79 that connect to your POS or online store. BonusQR is a loyalty app you can start for free: customers keep their card in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, and staff scan it with a phone or tablet.
The same 23 features for both products. A tick where the product has it, a cross where its own website shows it does not.
9 features are not stated on the other provider’s website
| Feature | BonusQR | Kangaroo Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Price and setup | ||
| Free plan, not just a trial | Yes | No |
| Works with any till, no POS needed | Yes | Not stated |
| Points added automatically by the POS | Custom project | Yes |
| API for developers | Yes | Paid add-on |
| The customer’s card | ||
| Card in Apple Wallet | Yes | Not stated |
| Card in Google Wallet | Yes | Not stated |
| Customers join without downloading an app | Yes | Not stated |
| Loyalty programs | ||
| Stamp card | Yes | Not stated |
| Points | Basic | Yes |
| Cashback | Yes | Paid add-on |
| Tiers and VIP levels | Basic | Paid add-on |
| Referral rewards | Premium | Paid add-on |
| Birthday rewards | Premium | Paid add-on |
| Welcome reward for new members | Yes | Not stated |
| Marketing | ||
| Push notifications and news | Basic | Paid add-on |
| SMS marketing | No | Paid add-on |
| Location-based notifications | Basic | Not stated |
| Feedback and Google review requests | Basic | Paid add-on |
| Running the business | ||
| Appointment or table booking | Basic | Not stated |
| Gift vouchers sold online | Basic | Paid add-on |
| Several locations in one account | Basic | Paid add-on |
| Separate staff logins | Basic | Not stated |
| Rewards for online-store orders | Basic | Yes |
Green: yes. Red: no, as the provider’s own website shows. Grey: not stated on its website, which does not mean it is missing. A plan name means the feature is in that BonusQR plan. Checked on 5 November 2026.
The same ten questions for both, answered from each product’s own website and app.
| Feature | BonusQR | Kangaroo Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan, free forever; Basic 19 €/month, Premium 69 €/month (less with longer billing). The pricing page shows your currency. | Core $79 a month, Plus $199, Elite $349, Enterprise on request (USD, as listed on 5 November 2026); separate pricing pages for MENA and Australia |
| Free plan | Yes, with unlimited customers and 7 types of loyalty programs | No free plan listed; a free trial is not stated on Kangaroo Rewards’ website |
| POS or hardware needed | No. Staff scan the customer’s QR code with any phone or tablet; a POS link through the REST API is a custom project, quoted separately | Plans include POS or e-commerce integrations: 1 on Core, 2 on Plus, unlimited on Elite. Whether it runs without one is not stated |
| Loyalty programs | 12 types: stamp card, cashback, reward for visits or spend, discounts, welcome coupon, custom offer (Free); points and tiered stamp card (Basic); tiered cashback, referral, birthday and other occasions (Premium) | Points, rewards, pay-with-points and custom offers (Core); referrals, spin-to-win, tiers, cashback and store credit (Plus) |
| Apple Wallet & Google Wallet | Yes, a loyalty card for both wallets | Not stated on Kangaroo Rewards’ website |
| Customer app | Not required: the card works in the browser and in the wallet; the BonusQR app for iOS and Android is optional | A branded app is part of the Elite plan ($349 a month) |
| Staff and locations | Your own login on Free; 5 staff logins and several locations on Basic, unlimited staff on Premium | Multi-location from the Plus plan; unlimited customers on all plans |
| Beyond loyalty | Bookings, customer feedback, gift vouchers, prepaid packages, news and GEO notifications (Basic), Google review invitations (Premium) | E-mail editor (Core); segmentation and workflows (Plus); AI campaigns and gift cards (Elite) |
| Online store | WooCommerce and Shopify, on a paid plan | E-commerce integrations count toward the plan’s integrations (1 on Core, 2 on Plus, unlimited on Elite) |
| Languages | 20 languages, for the business and its customers | Pricing pages for MENA and Australia besides the main one; languages are not stated |
Kangaroo Rewards facts from its pricing pages as listed on 5 November 2026. A free trial, Apple Wallet or Google Wallet support and SMS pricing were not stated on the pages we checked.
A fair look at what each product is built for.
you want your loyalty program wired into your POS or online store, you need its higher-tier tools such as workflows, AI campaigns or a branded app, and a plan from $79 a month fits your budget.
you want to start a loyalty program for free, run it without a POS integration, and give customers a stamp card, cashback or a reward for visits in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet.
You can run BonusQR next to your current system while your customers move over.
Type your business name as it appears on Google Maps. BonusQR fills in the name, address and photo and creates a starter program you can change.
Add the stamp card, cashback or reward you run today, with the same goal, so regulars recognise it.
Print the free counter stand, sticker or flyer. Customers join from the QR code, and staff scan them with a phone or tablet.
What owners ask when they compare loyalty apps.
Kangaroo Rewards is a loyalty platform with monthly plans. Its Core plan covers points, rewards, pay-with-points and custom offers; higher plans add referrals, tiers, cashback, store credit, segmentation, multi-location and, on Elite, a branded app.
As listed on 5 November 2026: Core $79 a month, Plus $199 and Elite $349, with Enterprise on request; MENA and Australia have their own pricing pages. BonusQR has a free plan with unlimited customers; Basic is 19 €/month and Premium 69 €/month, and the pricing page shows your currency.
BonusQR has a free plan, free forever, with unlimited customers and 7 types of loyalty programs, including the stamp card, cashback and rewards for visits or spend.
No. Staff scan the customer’s QR code with any phone or tablet. An automatic link between your POS and BonusQR is possible through the BonusQR REST API as a custom project, quoted separately.
Its website did not state wallet support on the pages we checked. A BonusQR card can be saved to both Apple Wallet and Google Wallet, or kept in the browser or the optional BonusQR app.
Set up BonusQR from your Google Maps listing, recreate the reward your regulars know, and print the free QR code stand for the counter. You can keep both running while customers join BonusQR by scanning the QR code.
Everything we say about the other product comes from its official website, checked on 5 November 2026. Prices and features change; check the provider’s site before you decide. BonusQR facts are from the BonusQR app and pricing page.
