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Bargly vs TWINT
TWINT is Switzerland's payment app, and its loyalty-card feature benefits from that reach. Bargly takes a different route: not a payment app with an add-on, but an app for the neighborhood, with pass-by tech that turns walk-pasts into walk-ins, and ten campaign types on top of the loyalty card, with no new hardware. Where they win, we say so.
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Side by side
Feature by feature
TWINT is Switzerland's leading payment app and offers shops, among other things, digital loyalty cards. Bargly is a hyperlocal discovery and loyalty app where shoppers find the independent shops around them and become regulars.
| Bargly | TWINT | |
|---|---|---|
| Bargly's Core | ||
| Global | 58 countries, 28 languages | Switzerland only, 4 languages |
| Pricing | Start free Pro CHF 45/mo; Max CHF 149/mo; Lite free forever | QR sticker: 1.3% per transaction, no monthly fee; no price published for the loyalty card |
| Brings the communityreal shopper app: explore, follow, walk in | ✓ | Partial |
| Hyperlocal discoverymap + feed, found by people nearby | ✓ | Partial |
| Pass-by tech | ✓ | ✗ |
| Marketing campaigns on top of loyalty10 campaign types, not just a card | ✓ | Partial |
| Native iOS apps for both sidesshoppers app + shops app | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bargly's Top Campaigns | ||
| Loyalty carddigital stamp or points card | ✓ | ✓ |
| Discount / coupona code or money off | ✓ | ✓ |
| Flash Saletime-limited deal | ✓ | Partial |
| Blasta message to your followers | ✓ | ✗ |
| Eventspost and fill what is on | ✓ | ✗ |
| Tickets (free)ticketed events via Stripe Connect | ✓ | ✗ |
| Promoted dealboosted in the local feed | ✓ | Partial |
| Affiliatesregulars and creators refer you | ✓ | — |
| Bargly Rewardsplatform-wide points | ✓ | ✗ |
| Leaderboard (Wall of Fame)your top customers, celebrated | ✓ | ✗ |
| Bargly's Top Features | ||
| Shopper app / community | ✓ | Partial |
| Public shop profile | ✓ | ✗ |
| Pass-by | ✓ | ✗ |
| Followers | ✓ | ✗ |
| Apple Wallet | ✓ | ✗ |
| Analytics | ✓ | Partial |
| Multi-store | ✓ | ✓ |
| No new hardware | ✓ | ✓ |
| Integrations | 30+ (planned) | myPOS, Nexi, Payrexx, PostFinance, Worldline; DiALOGiFY, Hashting |
| Countries / languages | 58 / 28 | Switzerland only / 4 languages |
✓ has it · — not in their published materials · ✗ does not have it. Data checked July 2026. TWINT is a trademark of its respective owner.
The Bargly Loop
Loyalty should feel easy
We help local shops get discovered, capture clients, share offers, reward regulars, and keep customers coming back, without any new hardware. Your next regular customer may already be walking past.
From
“oh, this place looks nice”
to “I’m coming back.”
Bargly connects the little moments that turn someone nearby into someone who returns.
Discover
People nearby find it while looking for places, plans, food, treats, and things to do.
Save
They save the offer, join the loyalty card, or follow the shop for later.
Visit
They show up with a reason, a deal, a stamp, a reward, or simple curiosity.
Scan
The shop confirms the visit with a quick QR scan.
Return
The customer keeps their progress, rewards, and favourite places close.
The Bargly Loop
Tiny actions. Real visits. Hyperlocal habits.
Start with your shop profile. Add deals, loyalty cards, and campaigns when you’re ready.
Discovery and loyalty
Discovery brings them in, loyalty brings them back
Every loyalty tool keeps the customers you have. Bargly brings discovery to the table. People nearby see your shop on the map. Their phone pings with your offer when they pass by your door.
Social Discovery
Bargly isn't just for shops. Shoppers are fans with profiles: they find you on the map, save you to collections, and share you.
Pass-by tech
Reach people the moment they pass your shop, the ones who would have walked on by without ever stepping inside.
Marketing campaigns
Loyalty cards, discounts, events, flash sales, blasts and affiliates: a full toolkit to bring people in, and it keeps growing.
Insights & Analytics
See what turns passers-by into visits and visits into regulars: saves, follows, redemptions, and what's working.
In Bargly, your customers are fans with profiles. They follow your shop, add you to their collections, share the places they love, and you get to reward them for it.
Founder
Bargly is everything a shop can't do alone: get discovered, catch people passing by, run campaigns, and keep them coming back. One place, all of it.
Founder
Plus, your own AI Marketing Agent.
Campaigns drafted for you in seconds
Knows your shop and your brand
Nothing goes live without approval
What shops can do
Everything you need to make people come back
Bargly gives local businesses a simple way to share what’s happening, reward customers, and stay easy to find.
Create your local profile
Give people one clean place to find your story, hours, links, locations, and current offers.
Share deals and campaigns
Run discounts, flash offers, events, promoted posts and other reasons to visit.
Launch your loyalty cards
Reward regulars with simple digital stamp cards people can actually keep.
Share deals and campaigns
Redeem offers and add stamps in seconds with QR scanning.
All in one place
A Small Workspace for Real Local Shops
Bargly keeps your shop profile, campaigns, loyalty cards, locations, team, billing, and activity together, so managing your local presence feels lighter. It should feel like running your shop, not managing software.
Reward your regulars
Digital loyalty cards with stamps, points, and rewards. In the app and in Apple Wallet.
Get found nearby
Your shop on the map, right when someone walks by or is looking for a place like yours.
Launch hyperlocal deals
Discounts, flash sales, events, and offers that reach your people around the corner.
People promoting you?
Your best customers share your shop and earn rewards for every friend they bring.
Understand what works
See the signals that matter: saves, visits, followers, redemptions, traffic, and activity.
Customize your shop
Your public page, one link with locations, hours, campaigns, and everything else.
Run it with your team
Invite your team, manage and scan deals at the counter, and more in one place.
Ask Bargly AI
It knows all about your shop, create deals or give you insights. Ask anything.
Works with your tools
Stripe, Square, POS, booking platforms, and integrations with tools you already use.
FAQ
Questions, answered
What makes Bargly different from TWINT?
TWINT is a payment app first; the loyalty card is a feature within it. Bargly is the only tool that brings community, campaigns and pass-by tech together: shoppers on the app discover you, get a nudge when they walk past your door, and come back for offers and rewards. Ten campaign types, no new hardware.
How much does TWINT cost for shops?
TWINT publishes transaction fees, for example 1.3 percent for the QR sticker; the loyalty-card feature depends on the payment integration. Bargly Lite is free forever, Pro is CHF 45 per month per shop, and Max is CHF 149 per month. Prices checked July 2026.
Is Bargly an alternative to TWINT?
Not for payments, but for loyalty, yes. TWINT stays your payment app; Bargly takes on what TWINT doesn't do: hyperlocal discovery, pass-by notifications, and ten campaign types. The two run side by side without issue.
Where does Bargly stand out?
Bargly ships ten campaign types on every plan: loyalty card, discount, Flash Sale, Blast, events, tickets through Stripe, promoted deals, affiliates, Bargly Rewards and the Leaderboard. On top of that: pass-by notifications, discovery on the map, and a shopper community, with no new hardware. For what TWINT offers, the table above shows it row by row.
Does TWINT work outside Switzerland?
TWINT is, by its own account, Switzerland's payment app. Bargly is live in 58 countries and 28 languages.
How much does Bargly cost compared to TWINT?
Bargly Lite is free forever, Pro is CHF 45 per month per shop, and Max is CHF 149 per month, as fixed amounts instead of transaction fees. TWINT bills per transaction: work it out for your shop, the table helps.
Do I need new hardware for Bargly?
No. Bargly runs on the phone you already have: customers keep a digital stamp card in the app and Apple Wallet, show a QR at the counter, and you scan it. It runs alongside Stripe, Square, your till, and TWINT too.
Can customers discover my shop on Bargly?
Yes, that's the point. Your shop appears on the map and in the feed of every Bargly shopper nearby, they can follow you, and pass-by tech nudges them when they walk past your door. Discovery isn't an add-on, it's how the app works.
Can I keep TWINT and add Bargly?
Yes, that's actually the usual path: TWINT for payments, Bargly for discovery and loyalty. Bargly Lite is free, creating a shop and starting the first card takes minutes, and there's no device to install.