Not every tip is earned the same way.
A stylist, a bartender and a valet attendant all get tipped — but at a different moment, in a different posture, with a different amount of time to make a decision. The kiosk, the QR code and the link are the same product underneath; which one you lead with changes by industry.
4% per tip · $0.50 minimum · no monthly, no setup, no contract
Beauty & spa
The tip decision happens at checkout, standing at a counter, right after the service. A tablet at the front desk lets the guest pick who did their hair or their nails and tap a card in the same motion as paying for the visit.
Stylists and estheticians often work as independent contractors under one roof, so a tip attributed to the wrong person is a real problem, not a rounding error. Each person keeps their own page and their own running ledger.
- Kiosk at the front desk — the tablet you already have at checkout, no new hardware.
- Tip is attributed by name, so a stylist and the front-desk staff aren’t pooled by accident.
- Tip happens at checkout, right after the guest sees the finished result.
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Fitness studios
A trainer doesn’t stand at a register. The moment to tip is right after class, while the member is still on the floor and the trainer is still in the room — a QR code on the mirror or a link in the class-confirmation text meets that moment.
Because it’s a link, it also works for a trainer who floats between locations or covers someone else’s class — the code follows the person, not the room.
- QR code on the mirror or mat rack — scanned on the way out of class.
- Tip link works after class, texted or emailed once the session ends.
- Follows the trainer, not the studio room, if they teach at more than one location.
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Pet grooming
Pickup is the moment: the owner is relieved, the dog looks great, and the groomer is standing right there. A kiosk at the pickup counter, or a QR code on the receipt, catches that window before the owner walks out the door.
A groomer who works a mobile van instead of a storefront can carry the same tip link on a business card or a text after the appointment — no counter required.
- Pickup-counter kiosk or a QR code printed right on the receipt.
- Tip is attributed to the groomer, not the front desk that checked the pet in.
- Mobile groomers use the link — no counter or tablet needed on the van.
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Auto & car wash
The tip moment is when the keys or the finished car come back — the customer is looking at the result, not reaching for cash. A QR code at the pickup window or printed on the work order gets scanned in that ten-second window.
Detailers and wash crews are often a team on a shift, so a code posted at the bay lets whichever attendant handled the car get the tip attributed to them by name.
- QR code at the pickup window or printed on the work order / receipt.
- Attributed to the attendant on shift, not split evenly by default.
- No tablet needed in a wet or outdoor bay — a printed code survives the environment.
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Restaurants & bars
The table tent or the receipt is where the guest is already looking when the check comes. A QR code there, or a kiosk at the host stand for a walk-up bar, meets the guest exactly at the moment they’re deciding what to leave.
A server and a bartender can each hold their own code, so a tip is recorded to the person who actually worked the table — not pooled into one house jar by default.
- Table tent or receipt QR code — scanned right when the check lands.
- Bar kiosk for a walk-up counter where there’s no table to leave a code on.
- Per-server attribution, with an owner-set rule for splitting a shared table.
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Coffee shops
Counter service moves fast, so the tip decision has to fit inside the same few seconds as paying. A small kiosk or a code taped to the register catches the guest while the card is still out, without slowing down the line.
Baristas usually rotate shifts, so the code at the register can point to whoever is on the counter that hour rather than one fixed name.
- Register-side kiosk or a code taped to the counter.
- Fits inside the payment moment — no separate step after the card is already tapped.
- Shift-aware — the code can point to whoever is on the counter that hour.
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Hotels & resorts
Housekeeping almost never overlaps with the guest in the room, so a card on the pillow with a QR code is the only realistic path — the guest scans it whenever they think of it, even after checkout. Bell staff and concierge, who do meet the guest face to face, can use a printed badge code instead.
Every code is tied to a specific staff member and room stay, so the front desk isn’t guessing which shift earned which tip.
- Pillow card QR code for housekeeping, scanned any time during or after the stay.
- Badge code for bell staff and concierge, who tip in person.
- Tied to the room stay and the staff member, not a shared front-desk jar.
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Valet & parking
The tip moment for valet is the handoff at the curb — keys change hands, the guest is already standing there, and there’s no time for anyone to open an app. A code on the claim ticket, scanned while waiting for the car, is the whole interaction.
Because the attendant who parked the car and the one who retrieved it might not be the same person, the claim-ticket code can route to the team working that shift rather than one fixed name.
- QR code printed on the claim ticket — scanned while waiting for the car.
- No app, no counter — the whole flow happens standing at the curb.
- Shift-based routing when the parking and retrieval attendants differ.
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Not on this list?
These eight cover the moments we’ve built around, but the underlying kiosk, QR code and tip link work anywhere a card can be tapped. Tell us how your team gets tipped and we’ll tell you honestly whether it fits.
Same fee, every industry, no exceptions.
Whichever entry point fits — kiosk, QR code or link — the fee is the same line every time: 4% of the tip, $0.50 minimum, shown before anyone pays.
Match the moment. Then get started.
Kiosk, QR code or link — pick the one that fits where your team is standing when the guest decides to tip.
4% per tip · $0.50 minimum · no monthly, no setup, no contract