Getting Started
Set up your venue, onboard staff, and run your first transaction.
How to Invite Your Management Team to the Dashboard
Add managers, admins, and supervisors to your Aplauso dashboard with the correct role and permissions - so they can access analytics, manage employees, and monitor their departments without accessing payroll data.
Aplauso vs. Cash Tipping - Why Digital Tips Outperform Cash
Digital tipping with Aplauso recovers tips that cash never captures, gives employees reliable income, and gives managers the reporting and compliance tools that cash tips can never provide.
Who Should Use Aplauso? Hotels, Spas, Valet, Restaurants & More
Aplauso is built for no-payment-at-service hospitality businesses where guests and workers interact but tipping happens separately. See if your venue is a great fit.
How to Run a Test Tip Before Going Live
Verify your Aplauso setup end-to-end with a sandbox test tip - from the guest kiosk through payment to the employee dashboard - using a Stripe test card before any real money moves.
Understanding Aplauso's Three Environments: Live, Sandbox, and Demo
Aplauso runs in three separate environments - live (production), sandbox (testing), and demo (presentations). Learn when to use each and how to switch between them.
How Guests Leave a Tip Through Aplauso
A complete walk-through of the guest tipping experience: scanning a QR code, rating the service, choosing a tip amount, paying by Apple Pay, Google Pay, card, or room charge, and receiving confirmation.
Creating and Distributing Tip QR Codes
Learn how to generate personal, department, and outlet tip QR codes, customize them with your branding, and deploy them at your venue - from printed table cards to in-room displays.
How to Set Up Departments and Outlets in Aplauso
Departments and outlets organize your team for tips, analytics, and QR code routing. Learn how the property hierarchy works and how to create and assign each level.
How to Add and Manage Employees in Aplauso
Step-by-step guide for inviting employees, assigning them to departments, and managing their accounts - including how employees accept invites and connect their bank accounts.
Venue Manager Onboarding Checklist
A printable pre-launch checklist for venue managers covering account setup, Stripe connection, employee onboarding, QR code deployment, and go-live verification.
Quick Start Guide - Set Up Your Venue in Under 10 Minutes
Follow these six steps to go from a new Aplauso account to accepting live tips: create your account, connect Stripe, add employees, generate QR codes, run a test tip, and go live.
What is Aplauso? - Cashless Digital Tipping for Hospitality
Aplauso is a cashless digital tipping platform that lets hotel, spa, valet, and restaurant guests tip workers instantly via QR code, kiosk, or mobile - no cash required.
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