Six seconds, start to finish
Wallet payment means tap, Face ID, done. No card number, no billing address, no verification email.
Online tip jar
A tip jar for a world without cash.
One short link, three preset amounts, and a wallet checkout that finishes before the impulse does.
Why it works
Online tip jar
No account for the tipper
Asking someone to sign up before they can thank you is how tips die. There's no signup gate here at all.
Amounts you choose
Three presets plus a custom field, priced per currency, with an optional minimum to filter out test payments.
Messages attached
An optional one-liner with every tip. Show them on your page or keep them private — your call.
Anywhere you are
One link, every surface.
The same URL goes in a bio, a video description, a pinned comment, an email signature, a stream frame, and a QR code on a card. Every place you already have attention becomes a place people can pay.
- Short enough to say out loud
- QR code for print, stage, and merch
- Embeddable thanks button for your own site
Wallet-first
The card form is the fallback, not the default.
Most phones already hold a card. Surfacing Apple Pay and Google Pay first turns a form into a confirmation, which is the single largest conversion difference on a tip page.
- Apple Pay and Google Pay by default
- Card fallback for desktop and unsupported devices
- Local payment methods where Stripe supports them
Where it lands
Your Stripe account, your bank, two days.
Tips settle into your own Stripe Connect account, not a platform wallet. Payouts run on a rolling two-day schedule by default and you can change the cadence yourself.
- 0% platform fee on the free tier
- Rolling two-day payouts by default
- Refunds and receipts handled through Stripe
Getting started
Set up a tip jar in about five minutes.
01
Create your page
Sign up and pick a short handle. Availability is checked live as you type.
02
Connect Stripe
Stripe verifies you once and becomes the account tips are paid into.
03
Set your amounts
Three presets and an optional custom minimum. Small numbers convert better than ambitious ones.
04
Share the link
Bio, description, signature, QR code. Everywhere you already have attention.
What makes a tip jar convert
A tip is an impulse purchase with no product attached. That makes it uniquely sensitive to friction: there's no sunk cost, no thing being received, and nothing to come back for if the payment fails.
So the whole design problem is time-to-paid. Wallet payment, no account, sensible preset amounts, and a page that loads instantly on mobile data. Everything else — design flourishes, badges, supporter walls — is secondary to those four.
Choosing your amounts
Anchoring matters more than most creators expect. Presets of $3 / $5 / $10 collect a different average than $1 / $3 / $5, and neither is universally right — it depends on your audience's relationship to your work.
Start low. A tip jar that people actually use builds a habit; one that feels expensive gets ignored. Raise the middle preset once you have a month of data.
Where to put it
Visibility beats persuasion. A link in one place, mentioned occasionally, will always lose to the same link present in every description, every signature, and every pinned post.
Add a QR code wherever you appear in person. Cards, merch tables, stage screens, and conference badges all convert well precisely because there's no other way to pay you in the moment.
FAQ
Questions people ask first.
Is the tip jar free?
Yes. The free tier has no monthly cost and adds 0% platform fee on top of Stripe's standard card processing.
What fees do supporters pay?
They pay the amount they chose. Stripe's processing fee — around 2.9% + 30¢ in most regions — is deducted from what you receive, as it is on every platform.
Do I need a business to accept tips?
No. Stripe accepts individuals; you'll complete identity verification and add a bank account. Most creators sign up as sole proprietors.
Can I accept tips anonymously?
Supporters can tip without leaving a name. Your own identity is verified by Stripe, which is a legal requirement for receiving money, not a platform choice.
Can I hide tip amounts publicly?
Yes. You control whether tips and messages appear on your public page.