Fill more seats, more often
Blinko turns one-time diners into loyal regulars — visit tracking, milestone rewards, and AI win-backs that run in the background while you run the floor, all from your phone.
Sound familiar?
These are the challenges restaurants face every day. Blinko solves all of them.
Empty tables on slow nights
Tuesday and Wednesday are dead — you need a way to drive traffic on off-peak days.
Review sites control your reputation
One bad Yelp review hurts more than 50 great meals. You need a direct channel to customers.
Delivery apps take 30%
Third-party platforms eat your margins. Direct relationships keep the revenue.
No way to recognize regulars
Your best customers deserve VIP treatment but you have no system to identify them.
2.5x
Average return rate for restaurants
< 5 min
Setup time
22%
Revenue lift in 90 days
How it works
Get up and running in minutes — no technical skills needed.
Set up your QR code
Create your restaurant profile and generate your unique QR code in under 5 minutes.
Diners scan & follow
Display your QR code at the host stand or on tables. Guests scan to follow your restaurant and start earning.
Watch loyalty grow
Track visits, reward regulars, and fill empty tables on slow nights — all automatically.
Questions, answered.
The things restaurants ask before they sign up.
Do my customers need to download an app?
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No signup, no email, no account — just one QR scan. Customers who already have the free Blinko app connect instantly; new ones do a quick one-time free download.
How much does Blinko cost?
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Blinko has a free plan that stays free forever. Paid plans start at $19/month (Indie) with a 15-day trial — no credit card required.
How long does setup take?
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Most businesses go live in under 10 minutes — print your QR sticker, configure your first stamp card or welcome offer, and you are running.
Will I lose my customers if I switch from Square or Toast?
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No. Blinko sits alongside your existing POS — you keep your payment flow and just add the loyalty layer on top.
What kind of businesses use Blinko?
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Cafes, restaurants, nail salons, barbershops, retail shops, gyms, churches, yoga instructors, food trucks, and any business with repeat customers — including solo professionals without a fixed location.
Can I run a refer-a-friend campaign in Blinko?
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Yes. Blinko's referral campaigns let your existing customers invite friends with a personalized QR coupon — both the referrer and the new customer earn a reward when the friend makes their first purchase.
Does my customer have to download an app to refer their friend?
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No. Customers share the referral coupon directly via iMessage, WhatsApp, or any messaging app. The friend who receives it sees the offer instantly in the link preview, and only installs Blinko if they want to claim the reward.
Learn More
Read guides and best practices from the Blinko blog
Restaurant Customer Retention: Why Your Regulars Stop Coming Back (And How to Fix It)
Most restaurants lose regulars not because of bad food or service — but because nothing nudges them back. Here's the 8-day window that determines whether a diner becomes a regular or disappears.
The Restaurant Loyalty Program That Runs Itself: AI Win-Backs for Independent Restaurants
Most restaurant loyalty programs die because owners can't babysit them. Blinko auto-detects lapsed regulars and sends win-back campaigns while you're still on the line — no manual follow-up.
Restaurant Loyalty Program Guide: The Complete Playbook for Independent Restaurants (2026)
Restaurant AI loyalty programs: Turn walk-ins into regulars. QR stamp cards, automated win-backs, smart offers. Increase repeat visits 30-50%. No POS change.
Blinko CopilotBlinko does the heavy lifting. You keep doing what you do best.
While you keep doing what you do best, Blinko Copilot watches your customers, spots who's drifting away, runs the right campaign at the right time, and explains your numbers in plain English — proposing every move for your one-tap approval.
Spots who's drifting away
Blinko automatically identifies customers who haven't visited in a while — before they forget you exist.
Sends the right nudge at the right time
A perfectly timed offer goes out automatically. No scheduling, no copywriting, no thinking required.
Gets smarter with every visit
Every check-in teaches Blinko more about your customers. Over time it fine-tunes who to reach and when — so results keep improving on their own.
Set it up once. Blinko runs it from there.
Ready to grow your restaurant?
Join hundreds of restaurants using Blinko to build lasting loyalty.
Start freeFree forever — no credit card required. Paid plans add a 15-day trial.