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tipican

Make great work easy to reward.

Tip hospitality teams and independent operators without cash. Tipican handles the payment and sends each recipient their tip or share.

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4 countries

UK, Ireland, US & Canada

No monthly fees

3% per tip, that's it

Direct recipient payouts

Tips and shares reach the right people

No extra hardware

Guests tip in the app

01 / How it fits together

Tipping that works for everyone.

Guests leave a tip, teams see their share, businesses stay organised and independent operators get paid for their own work.

For guests

Leave a tip in a few taps.

Find a business or live independent operator, choose who to thank, then leave a tip in the app.

For teams

See what you earned.

Each tip has a clear record, and your share goes to your payout account.

For businesses

Keep the team organised.

Manage places, events, rooms, staff and assignments from one account.

02 / The Tipican app

Leave a tip without looking for cash.

Open the app, find the place and choose who you want to thank. Then leave your tip securely by card.

  • Find nearby Tipican places
  • Tip one person or the whole team
  • Pay securely in the app

03 / For businesses

See what needs doing. Get it sorted.

Add places, invite staff and check payout details from one business account.

Set up the business

Three things to do.

3 / 3
  1. Add your placesKeep venues, pop-ups, events and hotel rooms together.01
  2. Invite the teamAdd staff and assign them where they work.02
  3. Check payout detailsSee who is ready and who still needs to finish.03
Business ready86%

Business overview

Harbour & Pine

Approved
14Team members
12Ready for payouts
18Active assignments

Team payouts

Two people are ready. One needs to finish.

1 to check
MLMaya LewisFront of houseReady
AKAmina KhanBar teamReady
JBJon BellKitchenFinish details

04 / For independent operators

Work independently. Get tipped directly.

Buskers, entertainers, food trucks and food stalls can apply on the web, complete payout setup and wait for manual approval. Once approved, the Tipican app is where you publish schedules, go live and receive tips.

  1. Apply and get verifiedBuild your public profile, complete payout setup and submit it for review.
  2. Share where you plan to bePublish recurring schedule locations so customers know where to find you.
  3. Go live when you are readyStart a four-hour live session from the app and receive tips while it is active.

Guests can tip only while your live session is active. Planned locations help people find you, but never enable tipping on their own.

Become an independent operator
Street musician sharing a moment of appreciation with listeners

05 / More than restaurants

Tipican is not just for restaurants.

Use Tipican in hotels, pubs, at events and wherever people want to thank someone for their work.

Hotel team member welcoming arriving guests

Hotels

From a warm welcome to room service.

Explore hotels
Pub team member serving guests at their table

Pubs & bars

For the people behind a good visit.

Explore pubs & bars
Hospitality professional speaking with restaurant guests

Restaurants

For individual thanks and whole-team tips.

Explore restaurants
Food truck team member handing a meal to a customer

Street food & events

For food trucks, stalls, pop-ups and changing teams.

Explore street food & events

06 / Pricing

No monthly subscription

We only earn when a tip is paid.

Card-processing and payout fees apply separately.

3%platform fee
on the net tip

Common questions

Questions about Tipican.

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Ready to use Tipican?

Choose how you want to get started.

Create a business account or apply as an independent operator from one signup.

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