Dutchie App Alternative
The Best Dutchie App Alternative
Our branded retail and loyalty mobile apps work with the stack you already run, including Dutchie and Alpine IQ.
You get an open ecosystem that scales with your growth, your own design instead of a fixed template, and retention tools that keep customers ordering long after launch.
dispensaries use Digital Awesome
weekly app engagement per user
higher spend per transaction vs in-store
higher spend than on the website
500+ dispensaries across North America
Client results
Many of Our Clients Had an App and Replaced It With Ours
Better results, and better for their bottom line. We migrate the existing user base across, so your install count does not restart at zero.
Amplify · Ohio
30% of total store revenue now flows through the Digital Awesome app
In-app orders average $99 against $67 in store, a 48% lift. One cart-abandonment push converted 44.55% of the customers who opened it, at an average of 2.7 hours from open to order.
BASK · Massachusetts
59% increase in average spend
Average order moved from $45.83 in store to $73.00 in the app inside 90 days, worth $27.17 more per order. App users open the app 10.6 times a week, and push converts to orders at 7.3% against a 1.5 to 3% ecommerce benchmark.
Planet 13 · Multi-state
Now powering 37 locations in one Digital Awesome app
A large multi-state operator running Nevada, California, Florida and Illinois from a single branded app. One account and one loyalty balance follows the customer across the whole portfolio, instead of a separate app per market.
Also on the platform: Friends of the Farm, Herbology, Bloom Medicinals, Glasshouse Brands, Sol Flower and Redi Cannabis.
Side by side
Digital Awesome vs the Dutchie 2.0 App
Both ship a branded app. The difference is how far you can customize it, what it does after launch, and what happens when your stack changes.
| Capability | Digital Awesome | Dutchie 2.0 App |
|---|---|---|
| Branded iOS and Android app | Yes | Yes |
| Custom in-app design | Custom, built to your brand | Your logo and colors on a fixed template |
| Works with your current POS | 20+ platforms, including Dutchie | Dutchie stack |
| Keep the app if you change POS | Yes | No |
| Choice of loyalty provider | 4 Alpine IQ, Springbig, Treez, Dutchie | Dutchie Loyalty only. Does not display points from Alpine IQ or other platforms |
| Multi-brand, one loyalty balance | Yes | No |
| Gamified loyalty and retention tools | Included punch cards, daily check-in, brand boosts | Basic engagement |
| Migrates an existing app's users | Yes | No |
| Growth and retention platform access | Yes | No |
| App analytics and first-party data | Yes | No |
| Push notifications | Yes, personalized and segmented | No segmentation |
| New features and campaigns added after launch | Yes, continuously | No |
| Who runs it day to day | You, with our support or managed service | You |
| Client success support and expertise | Yes | No |
The downloadable matrix has 17 questions to ask your vendor across 5 sections. Our column is filled in, so verify it and compare against anyone else you are considering.
Open ecosystem
Change Your POS. Keep Your App.
We do not sell a POS, so we have no reason to lock you to one. The app sits above your stack instead of inside it, which means the tools underneath can change without the app going with them.
Seamless integration with 20+ providers
Retail and loyalty platforms, payments, delivery and analytics. Our team builds and maintains every connection, so you are not the one chasing a broken sync. The result is a native experience for your customers, not a bolted-on menu.
Switch POS, keep everything
You do not lose your app when you change POS or loyalty provider. We repoint the integration to the new platform, and your installs, loyalty history and push audience stay exactly where they are.
Multi-brand in one app
Running more than one brand or banner? We unify the experience so every location points at the same app, with one account and one loyalty balance following the customer wherever they shop.
Integrates with
Dutchie · Alpine IQ · Jane · Treez · Flowhub · Blaze · Springbig · Aeropay · Onfleet and many more
Dutchie is one of our integration partners. Keep your POS and get an upgraded app with Digital Awesome.
Before you default to the bundle
Thinking of Trying the Dutchie App First?
It is a reasonable thought, and it is already sitting in the package you pay for. Three things are worth weighing before you put it in front of customers, because the first launch is the one that sets your ceiling.
You get one shot at the first download
Customers install a dispensary app once. If a basic one gets deleted, convincing the same person to install a second app is a much harder ask than the first.
An app that never changes stops getting used
New features, fresh promotions and reasons to come back are what turn an install into a habit. A static app quietly slides down the home screen and out of the routine.
A slow start is hard to make up
Every month the app underperforms is a month of repeat orders you do not get back, and the gap compounds for as long as it runs.
Ask any vendor to show you a live app built for a dispensary your size, with the revenue and 90-day repeat numbers it drove.
Retention and engagement
Tools That Bring Customers Back
These live in the Digital Awesome platform and nowhere else. They are built in rather than sold as add-ons, and we keep adding to them, which is what drives the 9.6× weekly engagement figure.
Dynamic push notifications
Triggered by behaviour. Back in stock, lapsed buyer, abandoned cart. No per-message cost.
Personalized promotions
Built from purchase history and targeted to the segment that will redeem them.
Brand boosts
Sell placement to brand partners inside your own app.
Punch cards
Tracked automatically, with progress shown on the home screen.
Daily check-in
Streaks and rewards at a cost you set, for days they are not buying.
Live loyalty points
Already on another loyalty provider? No need to migrate. We work with Alpine IQ too, and AIQ balances show live on the home screen. Points not appearing in the app is a friction Dutchie app users report often.
Dutchie App Alternative FAQ
Do I have to leave Dutchie?
No. Dutchie is one of our integration partners for ecommerce and rewards. Many clients run Dutchie POS with a Digital Awesome app.
Does Dutchie have its own app?
Yes, a branded iOS and Android app inside their suite. The difference is what it connects to, the retention tools behind it, and whether it survives a change of POS.
What is Dutchie 2.0?
Dutchie's relaunched retail platform, announced in 2025. It brought POS, ecommerce, kiosks, payments and their native app under one suite.
The app is included in my Dutchie package. Why pay for a separate one?
Because the cost of the app is not the sticker price, it is what it earns. A bundled app that customers install once and delete is more expensive than a paid app they open every week. Our clients see 9.6× weekly engagement per user and +59% higher basket size in app than in store. Run your own numbers before you decide, and ask both vendors for performance figures rather than price alone.
How risky is the integration with Dutchie?
Dutchie is one of our integration partners for ecommerce and rewards, and it is one of 20+ platforms we connect to. Menu, orders and loyalty sync both ways. If you later change POS, ecommerce or loyalty provider, the app and its install base stay with you.
What is Dutchie POS, and can I keep it?
Dutchie POS is Dutchie's point of sale system, used at checkout to ring up sales in store. Yes, you can keep it. Digital Awesome layers a branded retention app on top of Dutchie POS instead of replacing it, so switching what happens at the register does not mean switching your app.
Can the app be customized, or is it a template?
That is your call. With Digital Awesome you can start from a standard theme, or go all out with a fully branded experience designed around your brand. You choose how customized you want it to be.
What happens to my existing app users?
We migrate them. Amplify and Planet 13 were both replacements of an existing app.
What does it cost?
Digital Awesome apps start with $0 down payment. For a quote built on your store count and integrations, talk to sales.
See It Against Your Own Stack
Request a demo and we will walk you through the Digital Awesome app, the platform behind it, and real results from the 500+ retailers we work with.