Yollty vs Digital Wallet Loyalty Card: The Comparison to Choose

Updated 2026-08-25

Why this comparison? (Context and issues)

You manage a local business and you notice that traditional loyalty solutions requiring a mobile application create an invisible barrier between you and your customers, while generating unexpected SMS bills.

The trap of downloading loyalty applications

When you ask a customer to download an application to benefit from your loyalty program, you are asking them for a considerable effort. He must search for the application in the App Store, install it, create an account, enter his information. Result: more than 30% of customers abandon upon registration.

What merchants really want from a digital loyalty card

Local retailers need three things: simplicity, speed and profitability. A loyalty solution must integrate into the checkout flow without slowing down service, without additional hardware and without complex training. Your customers want a simple gesture: scan a QR code and leave with their card in their phone.

The 3 criteria that cause in-app loyalty programs to fail

• Friction during registration: an application to download puts off 70% to 80% of customers at checkout, while a QR code Wallet scan takes 5 seconds.
• The hidden cost of SMS: SMS billed between €0.05 and €0.15 per sending considerably increase the budget each month.
• Bulky equipment: checkout tablets take up space, are expensive and require constant maintenance.

Yollty in brief

Yollty is a digital loyalty solution based on a dedicated mobile application and terminals/tablets at checkout.

Yollty features and pricing

The major problem: Yollty imposes a 12-month commitment. If the solution is not suitable, you are stuck for a year.

The real cost of SMS notifications at Yollty

This is the most painful point. Yollty charges each SMS sent between 0.05 and 0.15 euros. Consider a restaurant with 500 loyal customers that sends a monthly reminder to its entire base.

Quick calculation for 500 customers contacted twice a month:

• Cost per SMS: 0.10 euros on average
• SMS sent per year: 500 x 2 x 12 = 12,000
• Annual cost: 1,200 euros

These 1,200 euros are added to the monthly subscription. Ultimately, a merchant who uses Yollty can spend between 1,500 and 3,000 euros per year on customer loyalty.

Limitations noted by users

Feedback from Yollty users highlights several weak points:

• Required app: Customers must download the Yollty app to access their card, which creates a lot of friction.
• Low adoption rate: less than 15% of the customer base downloads the application.
• Hidden costs: SMS messages charged extra inflate the monthly bill.
• Materials required: the installation of a tablet at the checkout is necessary, which represents an initial cost and a space constraint.

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The Wallet digital loyalty card: how does it work?

The Wallet digital loyalty card represents the new generation of loyalty programs. It is based on simple and universal technology: digital wallets integrated into each smartphone.

The principle of the Wallet card

Apple Wallet and Google Wallet come pre-installed on all modern smartphones. More than 90% of French people have a compatible smartphone. Your loyalty card is directly integrated into it, like a bank card or a plane ticket.

Customer registration in 5 seconds via QR code

The process is disarmingly simple:

1. The customer goes to the checkout and pays for their purchase.

2. You show him your DimaCard QR code.

3. He scans it with his phone.

4. Their loyalty card instantly appears in their wallet.

No application to download, no account to create, no personal data to enter. The adoption rate reaches 80% compared to 30% for a solution that requires an application.

Push notifications on lock screen

This is the most powerful feature of the Wallet card. Push notifications appear directly on the customer's lock screen, without them needing to open an app.

• Reopening rate: 40% for a push notification compared to 15% for an email
• Automatic reminders for customers inactive for 30 days
• Personalized offers sent based on purchase history
• Birthday Messages with Special Offer

And above all: these notifications are free and unlimited. Unlike SMS messages billed for each sending, you can follow up with your customers as much as you want, without impacting your budget.

Integrated anti-fraud

Each Wallet DimaCard card is protected by a dynamic QR code that changes with each transaction and a 4-digit PIN code. Your loyalty points cannot be stolen, copied or resold.

At DimaCard, we have added features that make all the difference: Google review boost with gift wheel to encourage your customers to leave a review, integrated sponsorship to turn your customers into ambassadors, and a complete dashboard to track your performance in real time.

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Direct numerical comparison: Yollty vs Carte Wallet

The following table summarizes the essential differences between the two approaches. The figures come from average data observed on French local shops.

Criterion 1: Customer experience at registration

Criterion 2: Retention and re-engagement rate

Criterion 3: Cost of notifications

Criterion 4: Equipment and installation at checkout

Criterion 5: Prices and transparency

Criterion 6: Migration from an existing solution

ROI calculator: how much do you save with DimaCard?

Let's take a restaurant with 500 regular customers and 2 reminders per month:

• With Yollty: Subscription (€708) + SMS (€1,200) + Tablet hardware = more than €2,300 / year
• With DimaCard: Standard Subscription (468 € / year) + Unlimited Push included (0 €) + Zero hardware (0 €) = 468 € / year all inclusive
• Net annual savings: more than €1,800/year

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