Tipsody for buskers
Cashless tips
for buskers
Fewer people carry cash, and plenty of them would still like to tip. Put a QR code on your case or your sign. They scan, tap an amount and pay with Apple Pay or Google Pay while you keep playing.
Performers, get the app:
Free download, no subscription, every feature included.
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Made for
the pavement
No card machine to buy, charge or lose. Just a printed code and your phone in your pocket.
A QR code on the case
Design your page and poster together: your photo, your colours, your name and a QR code big enough to read from a few steps away.
A buzz for every tip
Your phone gets a notification for each tip, with the amount. Nothing shows until the money has actually cleared.
Your own Stripe account
Tips go straight into your own Stripe account and pay out to your bank. Tipsody never holds your money.
Ready for your tax return
Download a year of earnings as a spreadsheet file. UK performers get it by tax year, ready for Self Assessment or an accountant.
Let the pavement pick
Passers-by can ask for a song with their tip. You see it on your phone and decide whether to play it.
Tips that turn into followers
Your page shows your Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Spotify and the rest, so someone who stopped for one song can follow you later.
Up and running tonight
Pick your address
tipsody.com/yourname, a name, a look. Two minutes.
Connect Stripe
Stripe checks who you are once, then pays you directly. A few minutes, no paperwork afterwards.
Put the QR up
Print the poster, stand the card on the table, or hold your phone up.
Completely free.
Simple, honest fees.
Guests pay the tip plus a 25p service fee, shown before they pay. You pay 3.4% + 25p all-in, and card processing is inside that, not on top. A £5.00 tip costs the guest £5.25 and £4.58 reaches you. No monthly bill, no withdrawal fee, no tiers.
Questions
people ask
How do buskers take card tips without a card reader?
Print your Tipsody QR code on a poster or card. People scan it with their phone camera and pay on their own phone with Apple Pay, Google Pay or a card. No reader, no Bluetooth gadget.
Do people need to download an app to tip me?
No. They scan the QR code and your page opens in their phone's browser. Nothing to install and nobody signs up. They pay with Apple Pay, Google Pay or a card.
When do I get my tips?
Money goes straight into your own Stripe account and pays out to your bank on Stripe's normal schedule. Tipsody never holds it and there is no fee to withdraw it.
What does a tip cost?
The guest pays the tip plus a 25p service fee, shown on the Pay button before they pay. You pay 3.4% + 25p all-in, with card processing inside that. A £5.00 tip costs the guest £5.25 and £4.58 reaches you. There is no subscription and no paid plan.
Can I get my earnings for my tax return?
Yes. In the app, go to Payouts and download your earnings for a year as a CSV file that opens in Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets. UK performers get UK tax years, 6 April to 5 April. Tipsody can't give tax advice, so ask an accountant if you're not sure.