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Who it is for

At Mama Put Kitchen five people work the evening shift. Customers tap to tip at the counter, and Till Tips splits each tip by hours on shift the moment it lands. Nobody waits for Friday or trusts a jar.

Two ways to own it

What you get

Base$99

$25 deposit to reserve

Counter QR, shift clock in and out, instant tip splitter contract, staff history.

You choose: accent color
You choose: split rule

Customfrom $700

Built around you

Reshape it entirely: new features, your flows, your brand end to end, integrations you need. We scope it with you.

Everything in Base
Custom features and design
Priority build

Why it is new

What exists today, and what this does differently

What is new

Tip pooling apps exist off chain. Per tip, instant split by live shift hours on a stablecoin chain was not found.

Closest things out there

Off chain tip pooling (Gratuity Solutions, 7shifts tip pooling).

Checked with web searches in October 2026. A search is not proof that nothing similar exists, and the market moves fast, so we recheck before every build.

What it unlocks

The human in it

Fair pay the second it is given.

The Regatta Board

Races it can enter

hackathon · Circle · upcoming

Arc / Circle developer programs and hackathons

unknown

Official page ↗

Ecosystem program for shipped apps; check current terms.

Their rule on existing code: unknown

What you own

The whole app, not a starter kit.

The complete Till Tips app: a counter QR tip jar that splits every USDC tip on Arc between the staff on shift by live hours, with PIN clock in, staff wallets, a public split rule and a venue paywall built in.

Base price · $99

The user app, complete

Every buyer gets the same finished app. Basic branding and copy changes come through a quick form.

Three step onboardingHome

Shown once: clock in at the counter, every tip splits itself, one rule in the open.

Shift status and next actionHome

Who is on tonight, hours so far, tonight's tips and wallet, with one clear next step.

PIN clock in and outShift

Counter tablet PIN starts your hours; PIN and clock times stay on the tablet.

Live shift board and instant splitShift

Each counter QR tip splits by live hours in one transaction on Arc, with a split receipt.

Close the shift and share cardShift

Clock everyone out at close and share the all paid tonight card.

Staff wallet and receiptsWallet

Balance, every split with its tx hash, and what is and is not onchain.

Cash outWallet

Send to your own wallet, or to a local bank through an offramp partner at their fee.

Public split rule and what if previewRule

The venue rule posted onchain, plus tonight's tips previewed under each rule.

Staff vote on rule changesRule

Grace windows and weighted rules voted by staff and approved by the owner. Gated behind Kitchen.

Sunday board and weekly recapSunday

Weeks paid the same night, hours and tips, team tips per week.

Teammate shout outsSunday

Thank you notes that show on next week's board. Gated behind Kitchen.

Plans, payroll export and settingsMe

Venue plans from the owner paywall with USDC checkout, gated payroll export, tip pings.

Open the full app demo

Add-on

Owner console

Your admin side: revenue, paywall editor, users, rules and the agent log.

Revenue and paywall editorRevenue

MRR, payouts, incoming USDC payments, payment methods and live editing of tiers, prices and gates.

Corrections queueQueue

Missed clock outs, late tips and law checks fixed and logged, never moving tips.

Rules, agent log and roadmapRules

Grace length, auto clock out, kitchen default, law check, gas sponsoring; plus the Agent log and priced Roadmap.

Top-up

Growth and referrals

Referral and growth mechanics, switched on when you are ready to grow.

Venues, cohorts and growth loopsVenues

Street days, staff carry it, venue referrals and cohort retention.

The money path, built in

How it earns for you

Staff never pay and the app never takes a cut of tips. Venues pay a monthly plan for grace windows, weighted rules, recaps, payroll export and more locations.

StallFreeUp to 5 staff, one counter QR, hours based split, staff wallets

Kitchen$12 a monthGrace windows and weighted rules, Sunday shout outs, weekly recaps

Group$49 a monthSeveral locations, payroll export, cash out to a local bank

No fee on tips. Gas on Arc is paid in USDC, well under a cent per split, and the owner can sponsor staff cash outs. Offramp partner fees are passed through at cost.

Prices are yours to set. Illustrative, not a promise of income.

Growth loops, built in

How it spreads

Staff carry it: workers who move jobs ask their next employer for Till Tips
Counter sign: customers see the whole team gets the tip and nearby venues copy it
Street days that sign up neighbouring venues in one visit
Sunday share card: every tip paid the same night
Venue to venue referral codes worth a free month for both

Roadmap · build the next phase with us

Where it goes next

v1 included

The full staff app

Counter QR tipping in USDC on Arc
PIN clock in and out with auto clock out
Instant split by live hours
Staff wallets, cash out, receipts
Public rule with staff votes, Sunday board

Included

POS card tips and payroll

POS card tips routed through the splitter
Payroll export for accountants
Offramp partners in two more countries
Multi location groups

Add-on from $400

Portable shift record

Shift workers carry hours and tips between jobs
Employer verified work history
Venue directory with the whole team gets the tip badge
Open split rule standard

Add-on from $900

For investors and grant reviewers

The pitch, ready

A tip jar for service staff that splits every USDC tip between the shift in under a second.

Problem: Service staff wait days for pooled tips, kitchens often never see them, and owners end up judging disputes over a tin that never adds up.

Solution: Customers tip by QR in USDC on Arc. A splitter reads the live shift roster and pays every eligible wallet in one transaction, under a rule every staff member can see.

Why now: Arc pays gas in USDC so a split costs well under a cent, phone sign in wallets need no crypto knowledge, and offramps now reach local banks.

Market: Street kitchens, cafes, bars and salons with tipped staff, starting in Lagos, and the shift workers who move between them.

The ask: Pilot venues on one street in Surulere and support from the Circle and Arc builder programs.

Funding is never guaranteed. Check each program's rules.

For hackathons and demo days

Your 2 minute demo

Home: meet Halima, 24, shift lead at Mama Put Kitchen in Surulere. Clock in with her PIN.
Shift: tap the first tips at the counter and watch each one fan out to five wallets.
Shift: Kola's tip lands 6 minutes after Chidi clocks out and Chidi gets nothing.
Rule: preview the rules, then the team votes in a grace window (Kitchen plan, via USDC checkout).
Wallet: Halima's balance, split receipts and what is onchain; cash out to her own wallet.
Sunday: the weekly board, shout outs and the share card.
Owner Revenue: change the Kitchen price in the paywall editor and preview the Plans screen.
Owner Venues and Roadmap: run a street day, then request POS card tips.

Many hackathons require code written at the event. See the Regatta Boardfor each race's rule.

Make it entirely yours

Custom work from $700: your own POS integration, extra roles and weights, more offramp countries, languages or a branded venue group deployment. Scoped on a call.

Custom from $700

BLUEPRINT

Why it matters and how it really works

The need

Service staff wait days for pooled tips, kitchens often never see them, and owners end up judging disputes over a tin that never adds up.

What exists and what is new

Tip pooling software already exists off chain: Gratuity Solutions and 7shifts tip pooling calculate pools from shift hours and pay out through payroll on a schedule. What is different here is per tip, instant splitting by live shift hours into each worker's own wallet in USDC on Arc, with the split rule public to every staff member. The pooling rules themselves are not new.

The data it runs on

Staff wallets, clock in and out times from the counter tablet, the agreed split rule and its start date, each tip amount and time, split transactions, and a daily fingerprint of the shift roster. Names and exact clock times stay on the tablet.

1.The mission

A tip given to the team should reach the team, fairly, before the customer has left the building.

2.Why people can't resist it

Paid tonight Each tip lands in your wallet in under a second, split by the hours you worked.

One rule, in the open Kitchen and floor see the same rule and every split, so nobody has to trust the tin.

Sunday board A weekly recap of hours, tips and thank you notes, plus shout outs between teammates.

3.How it works for real

Counter QR: Customers scan and tip in USDC on Arc from any wallet, or by card through an onramp.

Shift clock: Staff clock in and out on the counter tablet with a PIN. The roster is fingerprinted onchain daily.

Splitter contract: Each tip goes to a splitter that reads the live roster weights and pays every eligible wallet in one transaction.

Shift agent: A small model watches for missed clock outs and late tips, proposes fixes and rule changes, and never applies a rule change without owner and staff approval.

Weekly recap: Each worker gets hours, tips and notes; the owner gets a team summary.

4.Cost per use and pricing

Arc uses USDC for gas, so each split is expected to cost well under a cent; 300 tips a week is around $1 or less in gas. The shift agent runs a cheap model on clock events only, under $2 a month for a small venue. Check current Arc fees before launch.

Stall Free

Up to 5 staff, one QR, hours based split.

Kitchen $12 a month

Weighted rules, grace windows, recaps and shout outs.

Group $49 a month

Several locations, payroll export, offramp to local bank.

5.Growth loop

Staff who move jobs ask their next employer for it. Customers see a sign saying the whole team gets the tip, and nearby venues copy it.

6.Risks and guardrails

Local tip law: Some places restrict who may share tips. The rule screen warns and the owner must confirm compliance.

Clock errors: Missed clock outs are auto closed after the till closes and corrected with one tap, logged.

Cashing out: Staff need an offramp to local currency; fees vary by country.

Cash tips: Cash stays outside the app; the app does not claim to split it.

7.Build order

Splitter contract on Arc testnet with roster weights
Counter QR tipping page
Tablet clock in and out with PINs
Hours, equal and weighted rules with grace window
Staff wallet history and weekly recap
Offramp partner for one country

8.Where this is going

Now
One kitchen splits every tip by live hours, paid the same night.
Next
POS card tips route through the splitter too.
Later
Shift workers carry a portable record of hours and tips between jobs.

Costs and tools are estimates at the time of writing. General information only, not legal or financial advice.

OWNER PLAYBOOK

Own it, then chart your voyage

Nine routes from one vessel. Tap a port to open its chart.

Why own Till Tips

Till Tips: A tip jar for service staff that splits every USDC tip between the shift in under a second. Using someone else's version means their rules, their brand and their revenue. Owning Till Tips means it is deployed under your wallet, carries your name, and every customer, partner and result builds your track record instead of theirs.