Scanner app
Your staff already has the scanner.
It's the phone in their pocket. No hardware order. No POS integration. No monthly fee per device. You send them a link. They're scanning in two minutes.
Free on every plan·Any iOS or Android device·Unlimited staff installs
Up and running in two minutes.
You get a scanner link
When your card is live, Hardcards generates a scanner link for your business. One link. Works for every staff member.
Staff open the link on their phone
Any iOS or Android device opens the link and installs the scanner. No App Store approval wait. No IT ticket. No device enrollment. Two taps.
They scan. Everything updates.
Customer presents their wallet pass. Staff scan. Stamp added, balance updated, push notification fired, visit logged. Under two seconds.
Any device.
iOS or Android. One shared tablet at the counter or every staff phone. No dedicated hardware. No card reader. No POS terminal. The device in your employee's pocket is the scanner.
One scan. Everything updates.
A single scan stamps the card, updates the balance, fires a push notification to the customer, and logs the visit to your dashboard. Nothing else required.
Everyone's stats roll up.
See which staff members are scanning, which locations are driving the most enrolments, and which shifts have the highest card holder activity — all in your analytics dashboard.
Offline mode
No signal. No problem. Scans queue and sync.
The scanner app works without an internet connection. Scans are queued locally on the device and sync automatically when connection is restored. Stamps are never lost. Customer balances update as soon as the phone is back online. No manual reconciliation required.
- Scans queue locally — no data lost offline
- Auto-syncs when connection restores
- Works on any network — WiFi, cellular, or none
Hardcards · Scanner
Scan a card
Point the camera at a customer's card
Staff analytics
See who's scanning. See who isn't.
Every scan is logged against the staff device that performed it. Your dashboard shows scan volume by staff member, by location, and by time of day. Identify which team members are driving card holder enrolments and which shifts have the lowest scan rates — without watching the counter.
- Scan volume per staff device
- Enrolment rate by location and shift
- Exportable on Growth and Pro plans
Scan volume · Last 7 days
Today1,311 scans
- Maya R. 412
- Jordan T. 348
- Priya S. 271
- Devon K. 188
- Counter iPad 92
What you'd normally need. What you actually need.
| Traditional loyalty terminal | Hardcards scanner | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware cost | $300–$800 per device | $0 |
| Monthly device fee | $15–$40/device | $0 |
| POS integration required | Often | Never |
| Setup time | Days to weeks | 2 minutes |
| Works on staff's existing phone | — | ✓ |
| Unlimited staff installs | No — per device pricing | ✓ |
| Works offline | Sometimes | ✓ |
| Staff analytics | Rarely included | Included |
The reason most businesses don't run a loyalty program is the setup. This removes it.
A loyalty terminal on order. A POS integration scoped by a developer. A training session for staff. A hardware refresh when the device breaks. This is what loyalty infrastructure has historically required. The Hardcards scanner app requires none of it. The phone already in your staff member's pocket is everything you need. The setup is a link. The training is two taps. The cost is zero.
Questions.
The scanner is a web app — it opens in the browser on any iOS or Android device. No App Store download, no approval wait, no device enrollment. Staff open the link, bookmark it, and it works immediately.
Unlimited. There is no per-device fee on any plan. Every staff phone, every shared tablet, every device at every location can run the scanner simultaneously at no additional cost.
Yes. A single shared device — an old iPad, a cheap Android tablet, any phone mounted at the counter — works identically to individual staff phones. Many businesses run one shared device rather than installing on every staff phone.
Scans queue locally on the device and sync automatically when connection is restored. No stamps are lost. Customer balances update as soon as the device is back online.
Yes. The same scanner handles stamps, reward cards, memberships, cashback, discount cards, coupons, multipasses, and gift cards — all from the same interface. The correct action fires automatically based on the card type being scanned.
Yes. Your dashboard logs every scan against the device that performed it, giving you scan volume by staff member, by location, and by time period. Available on all plans.
No. The customer opens their Apple Wallet or Google Wallet and presents their pass. The staff member scans it. The interaction is identical to a contactless payment — familiar to both parties and completed in under two seconds.
Send your team the scanner link today.
Free on every plan · No hardware · Unlimited staff installs
