Waya vs Loyapro: notifications, card types, and the Foodics question

The short version

Loyapro publishes three named tiers — Basic, Standard (marked "Recommended"), and Professional — but the actual SAR figures render client-side and weren't captured in our fetch of loyapro.com as of September 2026; treat the exact prices as genuinely unknown rather than merely unconfirmed. What is published: unlimited customers and unlimited notifications on every tier, a 14-day trial on at least two tiers, and POS integration arriving from the Standard tier up.

Loyapro names seven distinct card types on its homepage — stamps, points, cashback, subscriptions, discounts, gift cards, and membership — the broadest card-type list of any competitor we researched in this batch. Waya's Free plan is stamp cards only, with points, balance, and discount cards unlocking at 85 SAR on Growth.

Loyapro's connection to Foodics is confirmed only through Foodics' own partner listing, not through Loyapro's own text — worth noting since Waya does not connect to Foodics at all, on any plan. See our comparison with Resal for another Foodics-linked competitor.

Notifications, side by side

Loyapro's site names one specific location-based trigger — "ترحيب عند الموقع" (welcome-at-location) — which is the closest thing to a geofence claim we found, but it falls short of a full radius-based geofence with a stated distance and branch count.

Pricing: three tiers, no confirmed numbers

This is a genuine gap in our research, not a vendor secret being withheld: Loyapro's pricing page renders the SAR amounts through client-side JavaScript that a static fetch can't capture, so we can't put real numbers next to Basic, Standard, or Professional. What we can say is that unlimited customers and unlimited notifications apply across all three, and POS integration is included from Standard up, with prepaid cards reserved for Professional.

Waya's pricing needs no browser rendering to read: 0 SAR forever to 100 customers, 85 SAR a month for Growth, 149 SAR a month for Premium. Get Loyapro's actual monthly figures directly from them, in writing, before comparing — and note that every price on both sides can move without notice.

Where Loyapro is the better pick

If your shop already runs on Foodics, Loyapro's confirmed Foodics link (via Foodics' own marketplace, not Loyapro's own copy) makes it a natural fit for tying loyalty to your existing point-of-sale — Waya does not connect to Foodics on any plan. Loyapro's seven-card-type range also covers ground Waya splits across plan tiers, useful if you want cashback, subscriptions, and gift cards all available without waiting for a higher tier.

Waya's limits, stated plainly once: no POS or till integration, no SMS, the Android merchant app is in closed testing, and Free stops at 100 customers and 100 messages a month.

Where Waya wins

These points reflect what Loyapro's own public site confirms and doesn't confirm, as of September 2026.

• Public, readable pricing at 0, 85, and 149 SAR — no client-side rendering blocking the numbers
• A full geofence with a stated radius and branch count, versus Loyapro's single unconfirmed welcome-at-location trigger
• Three additional named triggers (stamp added, reward redeemed, 14-day win-back) beyond the one Loyapro names
• Working-hours-aware scheduled campaigns and structured audience targeting, both unlisted on Loyapro's site
• Free forever for up to 100 customers with no credit card on file

Car washes: named as a market, not a landing page

Loyapro's homepage copy explicitly lists car washes among its target service businesses, alongside cafes, spas, beauty centers, and clinics — but we found no distinct car-wash-only landing page or URL, unlike Nuqtaty's dedicated Arabic page. The claim is real; the depth of vertical content behind it is thinner.

Waya's own car-wash material carries specific numbers: a single-branch wash at 40 washes a day reaches roughly 100 enrolled customers within the first month or two, and one Waya wash's 7.5% two-visit return rate traced back to a scanning gap, not customer apathy — both detailed in the car-wash loyalty program guide.

How to decide in 5 steps

With Loyapro's pricing genuinely unknown from the outside, the decision leans on getting real numbers before comparing anything else.

1. Request Loyapro's actual monthly prices

   Their site's SAR figures render client-side and weren't visible in our research — ask directly for Basic, Standard, and Professional pricing in writing.

2. Confirm whether you need Foodics

   If your shop runs on Foodics, Loyapro's confirmed link is a real advantage; Waya does not connect to Foodics on any plan.

3. List which of the seven card types you'll actually use

   If you only need stamps or points, Waya's simpler tier structure may cost less than a Loyapro tier bundling features you won't touch.

4. Ask about geofencing specifics

   Loyapro names only a welcome-at-location trigger — get the radius and branch count in writing before assuming it matches Waya's published 50-500 m range.

5. Start Waya's free plan while you wait on Loyapro's quote

   At 0 SAR for up to 100 customers, you can test real enrollment numbers with no cost while comparing prices.