For car washes
Car wash loyalty program: a wash card that never fades
Rewardtree gives Australian car washes a free digital wash card. Drivers scan the QR at the pay point and the card lands in their Apple Wallet or Google Wallet in about 20 seconds: no app for them. Your staff add a stamp per wash with the free Rewardtree Merchant app. For example: 9 washes, 10th free.
Stamped at the bay, safe in their wallet.
Regulars, weeks between washes: a wallet card with your logo beats a cardboard card in the glovebox.
This becomes your link: on your counter, in your bio, on Google.
The problem with the old way
Glovebox cards fade, tear and disappear. The card in their wallet is fresh every visit, and their phone can show it on the lock screen when they are near your wash.
Rewards that work for a car wash
- 9 washes, 10th free
- Free interior detail after 6 washes
- Free upgrade on your 5th wash
How loyalty works for a car wash
Drivers come back every week or every few weeks, and a cardboard card in the glovebox fades, tears or gets thrown out. The wallet card is on the phone already in their hand at the pay point.
A free wash after 9 is the easiest reward to explain. If you sell different wash levels, a free upgrade to the next level is a welcome reward that costs you little.
Everything a car wash needs, on the free plan
- A 20-second join at the counter: they scan your QR, verify their mobile, done. Your customers never need an app.
- Your card in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet, with your logo and colours, updated on their phone every time you stamp it.
- The free Rewardtree Merchant app for you and your staff. It keeps working if the internet drops.
- A member list you own: visit history, and a spreadsheet (CSV) download with each member’s consent status, on every plan.
- Ready-made posters: a counter tent card, stickers and a staff cheat-sheet, made for you at setup.
Questions car washes ask us
How much does a car wash loyalty program cost?#
On Rewardtree, A$0 forever: unlimited members, the free Merchant app, Apple and Google Wallet cards and ready-made posters are all on the free plan. Paid loyalty apps charge a monthly fee per location; Square Loyalty, for example, is A$49 to A$149 a month in Australia (Square's Australian page, checked 27 September 2026).
Do my customers need to download an app?#
No. They scan your counter QR, verify their mobile with one text, and your card lands in Apple or Google Wallet in about 20 seconds. The card updates on their phone every time you stamp it.
What reward works for a car wash?#
A free wash after 9 paid ones is the easiest to understand. A free upgrade, or a free interior clean after 6 washes, also works. Pick one clear reward; Rewardtree runs one active program per business.
Can staff stamp cards out at the bay?#
Yes. The free Rewardtree Merchant app runs on an ordinary phone, so staff can scan the driver's card wherever the car is. If the signal drops, the app keeps stamping and catches up later, without doubling any stamp.
Put your car wash in their wallet.
The 5-minute setup wizard gives you rewardtr.ee/your-shop, a printable counter kit, and cards that land in Apple & Google Wallet. Free forever, no credit card on file.