Can we do both — paper and digital?

Yes. Some organisers run paper as a fallback while most attendees use the digital card. The digital data still gives you the engagement story.

What happens if an attendee's phone dies?

Their progress is saved against their session, so they can resume on another phone with their session link or by re-scanning the welcome QR.

All comparisons

Comparison

StampRise vs Paper Stamp Cards

Paper stamp cards have been used at events for decades. They are cheap to produce, easy for small audiences, and require no technology. But they come with real trade-offs: cards get lost, stamping queues form, organisers can't see what's happening live, and there's no data once the event ends. A digital stamp card platform like StampRise solves these issues while staying just as simple for attendees.

Side by side

Feature comparison

	StampRise	Paper stamp cards
Attendee carries the card	On their phone	On paper
Attendee app download	No	No
Stamping speed	Instant QR scan	Manual ink stamp per visitor
Live progress	Yes	No
Leaderboard	Yes	No
Real-time analytics	Yes	No
Prevent duplicate stamps	Yes	Limited
Prize redemption tracking	Yes	Manual
Lost card recovery	Yes	No
Per-station traffic data	Yes	No
Setup cost	Software subscription	Print cost per event

When StampRise is the best fit

Events with more than 50–100 attendees where paper would create queues.
Multi-zone events where you want to see live booth or zone traffic.
Events where prize redemption needs to be tracked or reported.
Recurring events that benefit from year-on-year analytics.

When paper still makes sense

Very small private events where everyone knows everyone.
Audiences with no smartphone access.
Events with no power or signal at all.
When you specifically want a printed keepsake.

Example

Example event flow

1Attendee arrives and scans the welcome QR with their phone camera — no app install.
2They walk the floor and scan a unique QR at each booth or station to collect a stamp.
3Their progress and leaderboard position update in real time.
4Once the card is complete, they redeem a prize at the redemption desk where staff mark the card as redeemed in StampRise.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

For most audiences a phone camera scan is now familiar — it's the same flow as scanning a restaurant menu. For audiences with no smartphone, a kiosk station can let staff record stamps on their behalf.

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