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Per Diem vs. Incentivio

Your app should feel as good as your brand

Give customers an ordering experience they'll want to use again. Per Diem brings a beautifully designed app, deeper Square integration, and engaging loyalty together, without complicating how your restaurant operates.

Robusta Cafe branded app home screen with points, store credit and a COMEBACK offer

Bring the Liquid Glass effect to your app

Robusta Cafe app home and rewards screens with Liquid Glass design

Experience Apple's Liquid Glass design with fluid navigation and an intuitive interface that makes every interaction feel natural.

Keep your entire menu in sync with Square

Branded ordering app menu and a matcha item with required milk choice

From categories and pricing to nested modifiers, required selections, and item availability, Per Diem keeps your ordering experience connected to Square. Update your menu without having to manage the same changes across disconnected systems.

Go beyond points with tiers, games, and challenges

Per Diem supports Square Loyalty and offers its own loyalty program with interactive games, tiered rewards, streaks, referrals, and challenges that give customers new reasons to return.

  • Tiers

    Give regulars something better to work toward.

  • Streaks

    Reward customers for keeping up their visits.

  • Challenges

    Create new goals and rewards around repeat behavior.

  • Interactive games

    Turn promotions and rewards into experiences customers can actually play.

  • Referrals

    Reward the customer who shares and the friend who joins.

  • Birthdays + multipliers

    Create timely reasons to earn and visit again.

Give customers fewer taps between craving and checkout

Robusta Cafe checkout screen confirming pickup location and time with Apple Pay

Let customers customize items, save favorites, reorder past purchases, and pay with Apple Pay or Google Pay. Make ordering feel effortless, even with complex menus.

Turn customer activity into targeted campaigns with CRM

Per Diem CRM insights with revenue metrics and churn risk, drifting and rising star segments

Use purchase history and customer segments to send relevant push notifications, SMS, and email campaigns. Reward frequent customers, reconnect with inactive guests, and promote offers based on ordering behavior.

Why Square restaurants choose Per Diem over Incentivio

See how Per Diem brings advanced Square menu controls, Liquid Glass app design, and interactive loyalty into one connected ordering experience.

Per Diem compared with Incentivio
Per DiemIncentivio
POS specializationBuilt exclusively for SquareSupports broader POS systems
Square menu syncCategories, pricing, modifiers, and item availabilityBasic Square support
Advanced menu modifiersNested modifiers, required selections, and multiple choicesNot documented
App designLiquid Glass interface with fluid navigationConventional app design and experience
Loyalty programsSquare Loyalty and Per Diem LoyaltyIncentivio Loyalty
Loyalty gamificationTiers, streaks, challenges, games, and referralsNot documented
Group orderingSupportedDo not offer
Website builderCustom pages, forms, galleries, and website customizationOnline ordering websites; equivalent site builder not confirmed
PricingStarts at $99/monthQuote required

One branded app for every location

Let customers choose their preferred location, explore its menu, and order through one consistent app experience. Keep ordering connected to Square across all your locations.

Coffee Dose branded app with the quote: “I just love the customization we’ve been able to do with the app, ’cause I feel like the customer can still get that Coffee Dose experience, but in the palm of their hand.”

FAQ

Is Per Diem a good alternative to Incentivio?

Yes. Per Diem is built specifically for Square restaurants, combining branded mobile apps, deep menu synchronization, interactive loyalty, and customer marketing in one platform.

How is Per Diem's Square integration different from Incentivio?

Per Diem is built exclusively for Square, supporting menu categories, pricing, nested modifiers, required selections, orders, and real time item availability. Incentivio integrates with multiple POS systems, including Square.

What makes Per Diem's mobile app experience different?

Per Diem offers a branded app featuring Apple's Liquid Glass design, intuitive navigation, quick reordering, flexible customization, and Apple Pay and Google Pay checkout.

Does Per Diem offer more than traditional loyalty points?

Yes. Alongside Square Loyalty, Per Diem offers its own loyalty program with tiers, streaks, challenges, games, and referrals to encourage repeat visits.

Can Per Diem handle complex Square menus?

Yes. Per Diem supports nested modifiers, multiple selections, required choices, and real time item availability, making it suitable for restaurants with highly customizable menus.

Can Per Diem support franchise restaurants?

Yes. Per Diem helps franchise brands manage ordering, menus, loyalty, and marketing across multiple locations while giving customers one consistent branded app experience. Each location stays connected to its Square POS.