Thankster offers handwritten-style cards with a friendly editor and a wide set of integrations, aimed at teams that want to plug card sending into existing tools without much setup. Its appeal is accessibility and price. Scribble differs on two axes that matter at volume: the letters are written in real ink by a pen plotter rather than rendered in a handwriting-style font, and the copy for each recipient is drafted individually from that customer's actual context rather than filled into a template.
Scribble and Thankster both send handwritten letters, but for different jobs. Small teams that want inexpensive, easy handwriting-style cards wired into their existing tools with minimal setup. Teams where the note needs to read as genuinely personal at volume — real ink, copy written per recipient, fired automatically by CRM, POS, or store events.
| Feature | Scribble | Thankster |
|---|---|---|
| CRM-event-triggered automation (HubSpot, Zapier) | Native — letters fire automatically on deal stage changes, lifecycle events, custom properties | Supported via Zapier |
| Real ink, handwritten by a pen plotter | Yes — UUNA TEK iAuto plotter writes in real ink on every letter | Robotic handwriting, varies by tier |
| Per-recipient personalization from CRM context | Every letter drafted by our software using actual contact + deal data | Mail-merge templates; limited contextual personalization |
| Four control modes (auto, notify, review window, approve each) | Yes — choose how much oversight per trigger | Single mode (manual approval or fully automatic) |
| Restaurant / POS loyalty integration (NCR Aloha) | Built-in NCR Aloha loyalty trigger | Not supported |
| QR-scan tracking back to source CRM | Every letter includes a tracked QR code; scans write back to HubSpot | No native QR / scan tracking |
| Pricing model | Usage-based, scales with letter volume | Per-card pricing or monthly subscription tiers |
| Delivery window | 3–5 business days via USPS first-class | Typically 5–7 business days |
Small teams that want inexpensive, easy handwriting-style cards wired into their existing tools with minimal setup.
Teams where the note needs to read as genuinely personal at volume — real ink, copy written per recipient, fired automatically by CRM, POS, or store events.
Thankster's cards are generally produced in a handwriting-style rendering rather than pen-on-paper ink. Scribble writes each letter with a real pen plotter, so the ink varies and indents the paper the way genuine handwriting does. Ask any vendor for a physical sample — the difference is obvious in the hand and invisible on a screen.
Thankster is template-and-merge-field based, so every recipient gets the same sentences with their details substituted in. Scribble drafts each letter from the specific record behind the trigger, so two customers who bought the same week receive genuinely different notes.