Coupons People Actually Redeem
Gamified Couponing
Increase coupon redemption with playful mechanics—limited time, limited quantity, and choice—powered by Liquid Barcodes.
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Why gamified couponing works
This isn’t about turning your loyalty app into a video game. It’s about using a few proven behavior triggers to drive real-world action:
Limited time creates urgency
Limited quantity creates scarcity
Choice creates anticipation
THE RESULT
It's straightforward—More urgency, scarcity and choice leads to more attention and redemptions
While most digital coupons are easy to ignore, gamified couponing makes an other ways generic offer feel like a moment.
The best part: these are still regular, POS-connected digital coupons underneath. You’re just packaging them in a way that gets noticed and acted on.
HAPPY HOUR
Coupons that only work at certain times
A time-window coupon that stays visible in the app, but only redeems during the hours you set.
Set rules like “Mondays only” or “weekdays 12–2pm.” Outside the window it’s locked; during the window it redeems normally at the register. It’s a simple way to lift slow dayparts, shift trips into key hours, and push timed categories like coffee, hot food, fountain, and energy—without changing the offer every day.
HURRY
Limited-quantity coupons that run out
A coupon with a set redemption cap, so members can see it’s going fast and act before it’s gone.
Set a total redemption limit for the offer and let members watch the remaining count drop in real time. That “running out” feeling creates instant urgency and drives faster trips—while you keep full control over cost and exposure. It’s a great fit for high-impact promos, store events, and short-term pushes where you want momentum without over-discounting.
CHICKEN
Redeem now or risk missing a better deal
A coupon that gets better over time, forcing a simple choice: take it now, or wait and hope it’s still available.
Launch an offer that increases in value across a set period, while total redemptions stay capped. Members can lock in the deal early, or hold out for a bigger discount and risk missing out if others redeem first. It’s a simple way to keep people checking back, build anticipation day by day, and drive sustained engagement without needing a full-blown game.
SELECT PRIZE
Choose your own coupon
A quick pick-your-offer experience that instantly delivers the coupon the member chooses.
Empower members to choose from 2–4 pre-defined options. Each option is tied to a prebuilt coupon campaign in your dashboard, and the selected deal drops into the app instantly as a coupon. This is perfect for building real choice—like “50% off one energy drink” versus “25% off once per day for a week”—while you stay in full control of the rules behind every option.
Playful on the surface. Serious controls underneath.
Gamified couponing only works if it’s easy to run across locations—and doesn’t create confusion at the register.
These mechanics sit on top of the same coupon controls your team already expects. You can still configure:
Item eligibility (SKU/category) and exclusions
Required purchase rules (buy X, spend Y, etc.)
Per-member limits and campaign-wide caps
Store and region restrictions
Stacking rules (what can combine and what can’t)
Make it smarter with targeting and automation
The right offer, to the right people, at the right moment.
Gamified couponing gets even stronger when it’s targeted and timed. Since these are native campaign types, you can plug them into your broader loyalty strategy:
Send limited-time offers to lapsed members to pull them back in. Trigger a limited-quantity offer after a qualifying purchase to drive a second trip. Use Select Prize to let members pick between “instant value” and “repeat value”. Rotate mechanics by segment or region to keep the experience fresh.
Turn everyday coupons into can’t-miss offers
You don’t need new discounts—you need better moments.
Add limited time, limited quantity, and choice to your coupon strategy and watch redemption behavior change.