pre-launch · invitation only
Tip what you want.
When you want.
Cashless payment broke tipping. Tipjar is an at-will connector between tippers and service workers — scan a QR, leave whatever feels right, settle on your own schedule. You decide the amount, the timing, and whether to settle at all. We just make the rail work.
From scan to settlement
Step 1 — Scan
Point your phone at a worker's QR code. No app to install. The first time you tip, you link a debit card; every time after is one tap.
Step 2 — Record
You record an intent to tip. No money moves yet, no obligation is created. The worker sees the intent marked "pending" on their dashboard.
Step 3 — Settle (or don't)
When you choose to settle, we charge your card for the tips you confirm. Pay one tip immediately, batch a week's worth, or skip — your call. Tips you don't confirm don't move money.
Step 4 — Delivered
When a tip is settled, the worker receives the funds via ACH within two business days. A modest service fee covers transaction costs — and that fee goes down over time, not up.
If you tip
You decide everything
Generosity without obligation
The gratitude moment should be the easy part. We made it a tap. Money only moves when you explicitly say so — never before.
No app at the worst moment
Scan and tap. The whole flow is mobile-web; first tip captures a debit card in 90 seconds, every tip after takes 3.
No commitment — pay only what you confirm
A recorded intent is not a debt. Cancel any unsettled tip. Skip a settlement period if you need to. We never charge you without your explicit confirmation.
On your timing
Pay one tip immediately, batch tips for the month, or align settlement to your paycheck. Your money, your schedule.
If you're tipped for a living
Reliable rails for the tips that arrive
Built for service-industry workers first
Cab drivers, housekeepers, delivery couriers, baristas, valets — the people who depend on tips and watched them evaporate when cash did. Tipjar can't make every tipper follow through, but when they do, the money reaches you.
See every intent the moment it's recorded
Pending, settled, and paid states visible in one dashboard. You always know what is moving and what is still up to the tipper.
When a tip settles, it reaches your bank cleanly
ACH within two business days of settlement. The tipper covers the modest service fee — never deducted from the amount they meant to leave you.
Bring your QR, keep your job
Independent or working for a business — both work. Print a sticker, add it to a tip jar, or wear it on a lanyard.
Principles
What we promise
Fees that go down, not up
A modest service fee covers transaction costs and platform operation — nothing more. As volume grows, we lower the fee. We will never raise fees without explicit, advance customer notice.
No commitment to the tipper
A recorded tip is an intent, not a debt. Tippers can cancel any unsettled tip. We never auto-charge surprise amounts.
Designed with regulators in mind
Compliance-aware architecture from day one. Money is handled by licensed partners (Stripe Connect Platform) so the tip rail is regulated infrastructure, not a hobby project.
Privacy-respecting by default
We collect what we need to settle a tip, and nothing extra. No tracking of where you went, what you bought, or how you behaved.
Common questions
When does tipjar launch?
We are pre-launch. The first wedge market (likely hotel housekeeping) is being scoped. Drop your email below to be notified when invitations open.
Is a recorded tip a debt?
No. A scan + amount is an intent to tip. Until you explicitly settle, no money moves and no obligation is created. You can cancel any unsettled tip from your account at any time.
What does tipjar cost the tipper?
A modest service fee added at settlement to cover transaction costs (card processing, ACH to the worker). The fee schedule is transparent and posted in your account. We are constantly working to reduce per-transaction cost — every architectural decision asks whether it preserves or lowers that number.
Will fees ever go up?
Not without explicit, advance notice. Our commitment is to lower fees over time as volume grows and the cost structure improves. Raising fees would require a substantive change we publish clearly, not bury in a TOS update.
Do workers actually get the tip?
When a tipper completes settlement, yes — funds reach the worker via ACH within two business days. We do not pursue tippers who never settle, and workers see the difference between "pending" (intent, money has not moved) and "paid" (settled, ACH sent) on their dashboard.
Why now?
Cashless payment broke the tip economy for people who depend on it most. Existing tip-on-card UX is friction at the worst moment. We think decoupling the gratitude moment from the payment moment — with full agency on both — is the unlock.
Who is building this?
An independent team focused on shipping safely. We prioritize compliance and worker payout reliability over feature velocity.
Want to know when we launch?
We're rolling out by invitation in one city at a time. Email signup lands here shortly — for now, reach out directly if you operate a business in hospitality or service delivery and want to be among the first.