One app, every tip earner

Fewer people carry cash, but the wish to say thank you hasn't gone anywhere. TipIns closes that gap with a QR code your customers can scan in seconds: personal codes for individuals, shared codes with automatic splitting for teams.

1

Set up in minutes

Download the app, verify your identity with Stripe and connect the bank account you want your tips paid into.

2

Show your code

Display your QR on the counter, at your station, on a lanyard or on stage. Print it, or share the tip link in a message.

3

Get paid

Customers scan and pay with Apple Pay, Google Pay or card. The money lands in your TipIns balance straight away.

Barista pouring latte art

Cafés & Bars

The tip jar stopped working the day your customers stopped carrying coins. Put a printed QR code on the counter, the till or the back of the receipt and your regulars can tip while they wait for their flat white. No app to download, no account to create, no awkward "sorry, I've only got card".

  • Print your code as a counter card, table tent or sticker straight from the app
  • One shared code for the whole café, split between whoever is on shift
  • Or a personal code per barista, so tips go to the person who made the coffee
  • Customers can leave a short note with their tip, and the feedback is often worth as much as the money

Best for: independent cafés, specialty coffee bars, cocktail bars, bottle shops and anywhere with a counter.

Live performer on stage

Performers & Buskers

A guitar case full of coins is a bad night's takings and a heavy walk home. Prop your QR code where the crowd can see it and people can tip from where they're standing: mid-set, at the end, or on the way past. For bands, tips arrive once and split automatically by the percentages you agree beforehand.

  • Set custom split percentages per member, or divide equally in one tap
  • Each musician is paid directly into their own account, so no one holds the money for anyone else
  • Every member sees the full distribution for each tip in their activity feed
  • Share your tip link on socials or in a set list so people can tip after the show

Best for: buskers, bands, DJs, comedians, magicians and street performers.

Hotel reception bell

Hotels & Hospitality

Housekeeping is the most tipped and least tippable role in a hotel. Guests want to leave something, but rarely have cash on them at 6am. A card in the room or at reception lets guests thank the team on their way out, and the split you configure makes sure it reaches the people who did the work.

  • Group codes for reception, housekeeping, concierge or the venue as a whole
  • Owners and admins manage members and percentages; everyone else just gets paid
  • Add and remove staff as rosters change, without reprinting a single code
  • Group activity shows every tip and exactly how it was distributed

Best for: hotels, serviced apartments, resorts, spas, restaurants and function venues.

Driver at the wheel

Drivers & Delivery

Rideshare and delivery apps take a cut and don't always make tipping easy. TipIns sits alongside whatever platform you drive for: stick your QR on the headrest, show it at drop-off, or send your tip link in the chat. What you earn through TipIns is yours, tracked separately from your platform earnings.

  • A small printed code on the headrest or dashboard works without a word being said
  • Send your tip link by message for contactless deliveries
  • Your activity feed keeps a clean record of every tip for tax time
  • Email yourself an earnings report for any date range as a spreadsheet

Best for: rideshare drivers, couriers, food delivery riders, removalists and chauffeurs.

Salon professional at work

Salons & Personal Services

Tipping at the front desk is public, and adding a tip to a card terminal in front of a queue is worse. A personal QR at each station keeps it private, so the client tips the individual who looked after them, from their own phone, at their own pace, without the salon needing to handle or redistribute anything.

  • A personal code per stylist, therapist or technician at their own station
  • Tips go directly to that person's account, and nothing passes through the business
  • Clients can tip after they've left using your saved tip link
  • No change to how the salon takes payment for the service itself

Best for: hairdressers, barbers, beauty and nail technicians, massage therapists and tattoo artists.

Concert crowd at a venue

Events & Venues

Event crews are temporary by nature: a different team every weekend, often paid in a rush at the end of the night. Create a group for the event, set the split, share one code across the whole site, and let the app handle the arithmetic while you pack down.

  • Spin up a group per event and archive it when the event is over
  • One code works across bars, gates, cloakroom and back of house
  • Weight the split by role or hours instead of dividing everything equally
  • Every crew member gets paid directly, so no one is chasing anyone afterwards

Best for: festivals, weddings, conferences, sporting events, catering and production crews.

What every account includes

The same tools whether you're tipping solo or splitting across a team of twenty.

Printable QR codes

Customise the colours and template, then print, save or share your code anywhere.

No app for customers

Tippers scan with their phone camera and pay in the browser. Nothing to install.

Apple Pay, Google Pay & card

Payments are processed by Stripe. Card details never touch our servers.

Automatic team splits

Equal or custom percentages, paid straight to each member's own account.

Earnings you can see

Cash flow charts, a full activity history and emailed reports for any date range.

Verified accounts

Every recipient completes Stripe identity verification before they can be paid.

Start collecting tips this week

Free to download, free to set up, and no monthly fee. A 10% platform fee plus processing applies to each tip, and by default the sender covers it.

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