Mobivity vs Square Loyalty
Mobivity began as a text-message marketing platform for restaurants and now sells Connected Rewards, which places brand offers inside mobile games so restaurant, convenience and fuel brands can acquire and win back customers. Square Loyalty is a points-based customer rewards program that runs on Square's point of sale, Square Online and invoices. Both are listed under Loyalty & Rewards. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in audience, integrations and company background.
Key differences
audience
The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Mobivity: Restaurant and convenience chains seeking new or lapsed customers; Square Loyalty: Cafes, bakeries and small restaurants already on Square.
integrations
Mobivity names 18 integrations and Square Loyalty names 10 integrations. No partner appears in every list.
company background
By owner, Mobivity (Connected Rewards moved to Mistplay's LoyaltyPlay (per the vendor's site)) and Square Loyalty (Block, Inc.).
Side by side
| Field | Mobivity | Square Loyalty |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Mobivity began as a text-message marketing platform for restaurants and now sells Connected Rewards, which places brand offers inside mobile games so restaurant, convenience and fuel brands can acquire and win back customers. | Square Loyalty is a points-based customer rewards program that runs on Square's point of sale, Square Online and invoices. |
| Best for | Restaurant and convenience chains seeking new or lapsed customers; Game developers monetising players | Cafes, bakeries and small restaurants already on Square; Owners who want a simple rewards programme without a separate tool |
| Pricing model | Quote only | Included in a Square plan |
| Starting price | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | Not published | Not published |
| Free trial | Not published | Yes |
| Contract | Not published | None stated; the page says no locked-in contracts and you can cancel or switch plans anytime |
| Platforms | Web | Web |
| Countries | Not published | Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, Japan, Spain and 2 more |
| Languages | Not published | Not published |
| Number of integrations | 18 | 10 |
| Certifications | Not published | Not published |
| Security practices | Not published | Not published |
| Founded | Not published | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Chandler, United States | Not published |
| Owner | Connected Rewards moved to Mistplay's LoyaltyPlay (per the vendor's site) | Block, Inc. |
| Last reviewed | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 |
Integrations
No partner appears in every list.
Named only by Mobivity
- Adjust
- AppsFlyer
- Branch
- Braze
- Electrum Loyalty
- Kochava
- Marigold
- mParticle
- OLO
- Oracle POS
- P97
- PAR | Brink Pos
and 6 moreshow fewer
- PAR | Retail
- Paytronix
- Punchh
- Micros Simphony
- Stuzo
- Toast
Named only by Square Loyalty
- Craver
- Flash Order
- Grubbrr
- Incentivio
- KIOS
- Kiosk Buddy
- Kyoo
- Pepper
- PoppinPay
- SpeedETab
Which to choose
Mobivity
Choose Mobivity if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Restaurant and convenience chains seeking new or lapsed customers; Game developers monetising players.
Weaker fit: Independent or single-site food businesses. The site addresses restaurant, retail and fuel brands and game developers, and the text-message marketing product it started with is no longer described.
Square Loyalty
Choose Square Loyalty if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Cafes, bakeries and small restaurants already on Square; Owners who want a simple rewards programme without a separate tool.
What we could not confirm
Mobivity
- Prices and contract terms
- Founding year
- Whether the original restaurant text-messaging product is still sold
- Employee count
- Funding
Square Loyalty
- Price of the plan that includes Loyalty (plan prices are not in the page text)
- Headquarters, legal entity and employee count
- What each marketplace integration does
- Security certifications for Loyalty specifically
- Interface languages
Sources
Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.
Mobivity, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Home page, customer quotes, officeshttps://www.mobivity.com/
- Connected Rewards move to Mistplayhttps://www.mobivity.com/how-it-works/overview
- Brand offeringhttps://www.mobivity.com/how-it-works/brands
- Developer offering, attributionhttps://www.mobivity.com/how-it-works/developers
- Partner integrationshttps://www.mobivity.com/partners
- Company storyhttps://www.mobivity.com/about-us
- Investor overviewhttps://ir.mobivity.com/
Square Loyalty, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Product page: features, integrations, trial, customershttps://squareup.com/us/en/software/loyalty
- Plan feature list and pricing texthttps://squareup.com/us/en/pricing
- Company history, parent, regionshttps://squareup.com/us/en/about
- UK Loyalty page (country availability)https://squareup.com/gb/en/software/loyalty
- Australian Loyalty page (country availability)https://squareup.com/au/en/software/loyalty
