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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Your Personal QR Code - Display, Share, and Print from the App

View your personal tipping QR code in the Aplauso app, share it with guests, and save it for printing on table cards and door hangers.

Department and Outlet Tipping Pages - Tip a Team, Not Just an Individual

How to set up department and outlet QR codes so guests can tip an entire team, and how splits and routing work when no individual is identified.

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.

QR Codes for the Kiosk - Employee, Department, and Outlet Codes

How to generate, deploy, and manage QR codes that link guests directly to the Aplauso kiosk tipping flow for any employee, department, or outlet.

QR Code Templates - Download, Print, and Customize Your Tipping Cards

Generate print-ready QR code templates with custom color themes and download as SVG, PNG, or PDF for table cards, door hangers, and kiosk inserts.