I Built a Free, Open Source Digital Loyalty Platform for Small Businesses

Small businesses pay $30–$50/month for loyalty card apps. I thought that was too much for something that should be simple — so I built Stampee and open sourced it. What is Stampee? Stampee is a self-hostable digital loyalty card and stamp card platform designed for small businesses like cafés, salons, spas, and local shops. No marketplace. No multi-tenant SaaS lock-in. You own your data, your customers, and your loyalty program. 👉 GitHub: github.com/danlim26/stampee 👉 Live site: stampee.co Why I Built It Almost every small business I visit — cafés, salons, barbershops — still hands out physical loyalty cards. And every time, I have the same problem: I don't want another card in my wallet. I don't want it stuffed inside my phone case either. It's going to get lost, crumpled, or damaged anyway. Physical loyalty cards are broken. They get lost. They get crumpled. They break. And half the time you forget them at home on the one day you actually complete your stamps. I looked around for a s