Technology for independent business

One tap turns a happy customer into a 5‑star review.

Tap the card and watch what your customer sees: the review page opens, five stars, done. No app to download, no QR code to line up.

The Applo NFC review card
Tap the card
Waiting for a tap…
Your Business
Rate your experience
★★★★★
Share a few words…
Post review
✓
Review posted
About eight seconds. That's the entire ask.
1 · Tap 2 · Page opens 3 · Five stars 4 · Done

Illustration of the customer flow — the real card opens your own Google review link.

99%

of businesses miss 5-star reviews because customers are lazy — we make it easier than a QR code :)

Customize with 3D printing
Book a free walkthrough See the NFC card
Created to help all businesses build customer loyalty
Products

The tap-to-review NFC card.

A customer taps their phone on the card, their Google review page opens instantly, and they leave a review in seconds — no app, no searching, no excuse to skip it.

Works with any modern phone
Standard NFC, built into every iPhone and Android since 2019 — nothing for your customer to download.
Set up for your business
Each card is encoded with your own Google review link and handed over ready to sit on the counter — nothing to configure.
Beyond reviews
The same tap technology also ships as menu cards and staff digital-contact cards.
Size
120 × 120 mm
Material
Premium acrylic
Mounting
3M double-coated adhesive
Payment
One time, no monthly fee

From $30 per card

See pricing
Custom design · 3D printed

Your brand, in your customer’s hand.

Beyond the ready-made card, we design and 3D-print NFC pieces from scratch — keychains, medallions, table pieces and business cards — shaped around your logo and your colors. An NFC chip is sealed inside, so one tap opens your Google review page, your menu, or your contact info.

NFC chip sealed inside Your logo, recreated in relief Two-color print Any shape or size Link can be updated anytime
Keychain3D render of a navy keychain with the Port Union logotype, five stars, REVIEW US, an NFC icon and TAP HERE raised in gold

Port Union

Milwaukee Ave · Chicago

A “Review Us” keychain servers carry to the table. The logotype was redrawn letter by letter so its serifs hold up at print size.

44 × 75 mmNavy + goldGoogle reviews
Medallion3D render of the round black Amaru medallion with the restaurant's Andean emblem, the AMARU wordmark and TAP TO REVIEW in white relief

Amaru

Wicker Park · Chicago

The round shape follows the restaurant’s own emblem. Black and white to match the brand, with “Tap to review” set along the curve.

Ø 58 / 70 / 100 mmBlack + whiteKeychain or table piece
Business card3D render of the arch-shaped navy Applo card with LUIS, APPLO, a wand emblem and TAP TO REVEAL raised in gold

Applo — our own card

Tap-to-connect business card

The card we hand out ourselves. One tap opens our contact page with WhatsApp, our website and a live demo of the review flow.

60 × 95 mmNavy + goldContact page

Images are renders of the actual production files.

1
Send us your logo
A file or even a photo of your sign. Tell us where the piece will live.
2
Approve the design
We model it and send you a preview before anything is printed.
3
Printed, programmed, delivered
Each piece is tested with a real tap before it reaches you.
Pricing

One payment. No monthly fee, ever.

Launch pricing for early partners. Every card is encoded with your own Google review link and tested before it's handed over.

Launch promo

Classic

Acrylic card, 3M adhesive back. One-time payment — no fees, nothing hidden, and free maintenance.

$40$30per card
Order the Classic
Best value

2-Pack

Two Classic review cards — perfect for a front counter and a second location or entrance.

$50$40for 2 cards
Order the 2-Pack

By quote

NFC Menus Get a quote

Tap-to-view digital menu, printed to match your table or counter setup.

Custom 3D NFC pieces Get a quote

Keychains, medallions and cards designed around your logo and 3D-printed. See our work.

No monthly fee, ever — you pay once and the card is yours.

Why reviews matter
97%
of consumers read reviews before choosing a local business
BrightLocal, Local Consumer Review Survey 2026
68%
only consider businesses rated 4 stars or higher
BrightLocal, 2026 (up from 55% in 2025)
58%
of small businesses now use generative AI day to day
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 2025
1.93x
median return on ad spend for advertisers in 2025
Triple Whale, ~35,000 accounts, Apr. 2026
AI Services & Meta Ads

The parts of a big marketing team, sized for one location.

Once the reviews start coming in, these are the two things that turn them into new customers walking through the door.

AI Services

We wire up the AI that answers questions and follows up while you're running the floor — not another dashboard to babysit.

  • Automatic review-request texts and emails after every visit
  • A chatbot for your website or Instagram that handles hours, booking, and FAQs
  • AI-drafted responses to every review, good or bad, ready for your approval
  • Simple automations connecting your booking system, POS, and inbox
Nationally, 91% of small businesses using AI report a revenue increase, and 90% say it made operations more efficient. — Salesforce Small Business Trends Report, 2025

Meta Ads

Facebook and Instagram campaigns built around your real service radius — not a generic “boost this post.”

  • Strategy and creative built from your actual menu, services, or storefront
  • Audience targeting tuned to the neighborhoods you can actually serve
  • Plain-language weekly reporting — spend, reach, and results, no jargon
  • Month-to-month. No long-term contracts to manage
Meta's Advantage+ AI creative tools drove a 22% increase in ROAS in 2024 testing; local and ecommerce advertisers saw a median 1.93x return on spend in 2025. — Meta; Triple Whale
How it starts

Three steps, no long onboarding.

01 — Walkthrough

We visit your business

We see how customers actually move through your space and show you the tap live, on your own counter.

02 — Setup

Your card gets set up

Your Google review link encoded and tested on the card — or on a custom 3D piece built around your logo. AI follow-ups and/or your ad account connected within days.

03 — Grow

Reviews compound

Reviews, leads, and repeat visits start stacking up, with a monthly check-in to keep tuning what's working.

About Applo Store

Started with one card, one neighborhood.

Applo Store began by walking into restaurants, cafés, and barbershops along the Milwaukee Ave corridor — Bucktown, Wicker Park, Logan Square — and handing owners a card that got them their next Google review in seconds.

Business owners kept asking for more than the card: help answering messages, help getting new customers in the door. Applo Store LLC now builds all three — NFC hardware, AI automation, and Meta Ads — as one stack, bilingually, in English and Spanish.

Chicago-based Bilingual — EN / ES Also on Amazon
CompanyApplo Store LLC
Based inChicago, IL
ServingLocal businesses everywhere
LanguagesEnglish & Spanish
Instagram@applo___
ChannelsDirect & Amazon
Contact

Let's put a card on your counter.

Tell us about your business and what you need most — reviews, a custom 3D piece, AI follow-up, ads, or the paperwork side — and we'll get back to you within a day. WhatsApp or an Instagram DM is usually fastest.

Based in
Chicago

We reply within a business day — or message us on WhatsApp or Instagram for a faster answer.

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