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Loyalty counts purchases. FAN/IP counts fans.
You probably already use something: a points app on your shop, a community tool, a group chat. Here is what each does well, and what FAN/IP adds.
At a glance
Everything fans do, in one place.
Shop apps reward buying. Community tools host talking. Fan-token apps sell tokens. FAN/IP brings participation, community and creators together, under your name.
| Feature | FAN/IP | Shop loyalty apps | Community platforms | Fan-token apps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taking part | ||||
| Missions with content review | ||||
| Predictions, quizzes and polls | ||||
| QR check-ins at venues | ||||
| Seasons, sprints and a rookie board | ||||
| Team battles and community goals | ||||
| Collectibles and season wrap | ||||
| Community and creators | ||||
| Friends, private leagues, staff chat | ||||
| Creator track: briefs, PR packages, product requests | ||||
| Your brand | ||||
| Your name, colours, fonts and words | ||||
| Your own domain | ||||
| One platform for brands, clubs, artists and esports | ||||
| Phone app and notifications | ||||
| Trust | ||||
| No crypto, nothing to buy or trade | ||||
| Members download or delete their own data | ||||
| Published prices, self-serve start | ||||
- Yes
- Partly, or depends on the tool
- Rarely or no
- Rolling out on FAN/IP
Side by side
Why not just use what you have?
Fair answers. Some of these tools are excellent at what they do. They were not made for fans.
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A loyalty app for your online shop
- What it does well
- Points on purchases, referral codes, a rewards page. Very good at bringing shoppers back to the checkout.
- Where FAN/IP is different
- They count what fans buy. FAN/IP counts what fans do: posts, predictions, visits, friends, seasons. Use it alongside your shop, or on its own.
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A community platform
- What it does well
- Feeds, groups, events, courses. Very good for conversations.
- Where FAN/IP is different
- Conversation alone fades. FAN/IP gives members a reason to come back every week: missions, levels, seasons and rewards, with a chat to your team.
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A fan-token app
- What it does well
- Tokens fans buy and vote with, rewards in a crypto wallet.
- Where FAN/IP is different
- No wallet, nothing to buy, nothing to lose. Fans earn by taking part, and your brand stays yours, not a listing among dozens of others.
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A Discord server or a WhatsApp group
- What it does well
- Free, familiar, fast to open.
- Where FAN/IP is different
- Nothing to reward, nothing to measure, and the platform owns the space. FAN/IP runs under your name, on your domain, with your data.
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Building it yourself
- What it does well
- Full control, if you have the team and the time.
- Where FAN/IP is different
- Fifty features, reviews, fair-play rules, data requests and three languages are already built and maintained. Your team works on the community, not the code.