LoyaltyLion is a loyalty program built for Shopify stores and priced by monthly orders. BonusQR starts at your counter: customers keep a loyalty card in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, staff scan it with a phone or tablet, and on a paid plan your WooCommerce or Shopify store joins the same program.
The same 23 features for both products. A tick where the product has it, a cross where its own website shows it does not.
8 features are not stated on the other provider’s website
| Feature | BonusQR | LoyaltyLion |
|---|---|---|
| Price and setup | ||
| Free plan, not just a trial | Yes | Yes |
| Works with any till, no POS needed | Yes | No |
| Points added automatically by the POS | Custom project | Yes |
| API for developers | Yes | Yes |
| The customer’s card | ||
| Card in Apple Wallet | Yes | Paid add-on |
| Card in Google Wallet | Yes | Paid add-on |
| Customers join without downloading an app | Yes | Not stated |
| Loyalty programs | ||
| Stamp card | Yes | Not stated |
| Points | Basic | Yes |
| Cashback | Yes | Not stated |
| Tiers and VIP levels | Basic | Paid add-on |
| Referral rewards | Premium | Yes |
| 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 | Not stated |
| 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 | LoyaltyLion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan, free forever; Basic 19 €/month, Premium 69 €/month (less with longer billing). The pricing page shows your currency. | Classic $199 a month including 500 orders a month; Advanced and Plus priced by order volume (USD, as listed on 5 November 2026) |
| Free plan | Yes, with unlimited customers and 7 types of loyalty programs | Yes, a free plan LoyaltyLion recommends for stores with 400 orders a month or fewer; a 14-day trial through the Shopify App Store |
| 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 | Built for Shopify; in a physical store it works with Shopify POS |
| 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 and referrals on all plans; VIP tiers on Advanced and Plus (an add-on on Classic); birthday reward recommendations on Plus |
| Apple Wallet & Google Wallet | Yes, a loyalty card for both wallets | Through the optional Loyalty Pass add-on |
| Customer app | Not required: the card works in the browser and in the wallet; the BonusQR app for iOS and Android is optional | Not stated on LoyaltyLion’s pricing page; the program is built for Shopify stores |
| Staff and locations | Your own login on Free; 5 staff logins and several locations on Basic, unlimited staff on Premium | One Shopify POS location on Classic, several locations on Advanced and Plus |
| Beyond loyalty | Bookings, customer feedback, gift vouchers, prepaid packages, news and GEO notifications (Basic), Google review invitations (Premium) | Not stated on LoyaltyLion’s pricing page |
| Online store | WooCommerce and Shopify, on a paid plan | Shopify, including Shopify Plus; other platforms are not stated |
| Languages | 20 languages, for the business and its customers | Not stated on LoyaltyLion’s pricing page |
LoyaltyLion facts from loyaltylion.com/pricing as listed on 5 November 2026. Support for platforms other than Shopify, a customer app and languages were not stated on the page we checked.
A fair look at what each product is built for.
your business is an online store on Shopify, most rewards are earned on orders, and you want the program to live inside your Shopify storefront.
customers come to your shop, café or salon, you want them to collect stamps, cashback or visits at the counter with a card in their wallet, and you may connect a WooCommerce or Shopify store later on a paid plan.
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.
LoyaltyLion is a loyalty and rewards program built for Shopify stores, including Shopify Plus and Shopify POS. All plans include points, rewards and referrals; higher plans add VIP tiers and more locations.
As listed on 5 November 2026: a free plan recommended for stores with 400 orders a month or fewer, Classic at $199 a month including 500 orders, and Advanced and Plus priced by order volume. BonusQR has a free plan with unlimited customers; Basic is 19 €/month and Premium 69 €/month, and the pricing page shows your currency.
Yes. BonusQR is built for businesses with a counter: customers join from a QR code, keep the card in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, and staff scan it with a phone or tablet. No POS is needed.
Yes, on a paid plan. Members then earn from online orders on the same BonusQR account they use in your store.
Yes, through its optional Loyalty Pass add-on. A BonusQR card can be saved to Apple Wallet and Google Wallet on every plan, or kept in the browser or the optional BonusQR app.
Set up BonusQR from your Google Maps listing, create the reward your customers know, and print the free QR code stand for the counter. On a paid plan you can then connect WooCommerce or Shopify.
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.
