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Tally
What Tally is
Tally is a web gift-card service for barbers, salons, and other service businesses. It supports selling cards in-store or online, then tracking loaded value, redemptions, and outstanding balances in a real-time dashboard. Businesses can upload a logo for a branded design and offer serialized PVC cards that are scanned and activated. Online gift-card links can be shared through Instagram, a website, SMS, or email. Tally lists Square, Venmo, Zelle, Cash App, Stripe, and Clover as payment methods, and says no POS integration is required. It also says businesses can use any payment method and that funds go directly to the business rather than being held by Tally. The mobile-first dashboard is intended to run from a phone without a desktop. The monthly subscription costs $70 a month and includes unlimited cards, scans, and team members. Physical cards are billed per batch, while online sales carry a 3% fee.
Who it suits
Tally suits barbers, salons, and service businesses that need branded physical or online gift cards. It is especially relevant for owners managing the program from a phone without POS integration.
What it does well
- Real-time balance and redemption tracking
- Branded cards with uploaded logo
- Serialized PVC cards available
- Multiple listed payment methods
- Mobile-first dashboard
What to know first
- $70 a month subscription
- Online sales carry a 3% fee
- No free plan
- Physical cards billed per batch
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly subscription | $70/mo · Unlimited cards · Unlimited scans · Unlimited team members | $70 a month |
| Physical cards | Per batch · Volume discounts available | On request |
| Online gift card sales | 3% fee · Only charged when you sell online | On request |
As tallycards.co lists them, read 3 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Tally focuses on selling and tracking gift cards without requiring POS integration. Its phone-friendly dashboard and direct-funds model are useful, while subscription and transaction charges should be included in budgeting.
Facts from Tally's own pages
- Branded cards
- Businesses can upload a logo and Tally generates a branded gift card design. · tallycards.co, 3 Oct 2026
- Funds
- Tally says money goes directly to the business and that it never holds the funds. · tallycards.co, 3 Oct 2026
- Gift card tracking
- Its dashboard shows total loaded value, redemptions, and outstanding balances in real time. · tallycards.co, 3 Oct 2026
- Maker
- Tally is a product of Goldspark Media LLC. · tallycards.co, 3 Oct 2026
- Mobile use
- Tally describes its dashboard as mobile-first and says the gift card program can be run from a phone without a desktop. · tallycards.co, 3 Oct 2026
- Online sales
- Businesses can share an online gift card link through places such as Instagram, a website, SMS, or email. · tallycards.co, 3 Oct 2026
- Payment methods
- Tally says businesses can accept payments through Square, Venmo, Zelle, Cash App, or Stripe, while Clover is also named as a supported payment method. · tallycards.co, 3 Oct 2026
- Physical cards
- Tally offers serialized PVC cards that can be scanned and activated. · tallycards.co, 3 Oct 2026
- POS setup
- Tally says no POS integration is required and that businesses can use any payment method. · tallycards.co, 3 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Tally helps barbers, salons, and service businesses sell, track, and redeem gift cards in-store or online. · tallycards.co, 3 Oct 2026
Where Tally stands on Freedom251
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