Make saying thank you simple
Aplauso keeps the guest path focused: scan, rate the service, choose the matching person or team, and decide whether to leave optional recognition.
Digital tipping platform
Give every great service moment a cashless way to be recognized.
Aplauso connects a completed guest rating with an optional digital tip directed to the matching person or team and service context.
No guest appWorks for individuals and teamsBuilt for service businesses
From guest signal to owned action
ConnectedRecognition
Make appreciation easy
Recovery
Give supported work an owner
Team context
Keep recognition visible
Public review
Offer a configured next step
The connected product loop
Recognition, service context, and supported follow-up.
The short version
What Aplauso changes
Aplauso is a digital tipping and guest feedback platform for service professionals and service businesses. A guest completes a rating first, then can leave an optional digital tip for the matching person or team. No guest app is required.
What matters in practice
The guest experience should feel natural in the moment, not like a checkout flow.
Recognition should reach the person or team who actually created the experience.
Individuals and shared-service teams should both have a clear path to recognition.
The same interaction should help operators understand what guests are experiencing.
A team should be able to start with one service moment and grow from there.
The operating case
Cash does not have to be the guest’s only way to say thanks.
Aplauso adds an optional digital recognition step to a completed service rating. The destination stays connected to the person, team, and service context the guest selected.
Product boundary
This describes the connected product flow. It does not guarantee that a guest will tip or that earnings will increase.
After rating
Optional recognition
The tip step follows the completed rating instead of appearing as an unrelated payment request.
Matched
Recipient context
The guest can recognize an individual, role, or team that helped them.
One flow
Rating plus recognition
Recognition and feedback become part of the same natural guest moment.
The plain-language answer
What to know about Give every great service moment a cashless way to be recognized.
Aplauso is a digital tipping and guest feedback platform for service professionals and service businesses. A guest completes a rating first, then can leave an optional digital tip for the matching person or team. No guest app is required.
- How it works
- Aplauso adds an optional digital recognition step to a completed service rating. The destination stays connected to the person, team, and service context the guest selected.
- Supported capabilities
- The guest experience should feel natural in the moment, not like a checkout flow. Recognition should reach the person or team who actually created the experience. Individuals and shared-service teams should both have a clear path to recognition. The same interaction should help operators understand what guests are experiencing. A team should be able to start with one service moment and grow from there.
- What is conditional
- This describes the connected product flow. It does not guarantee that a guest will tip or that earnings will increase.
- Pricing facts
- A Solo profile is free to create. Business and payment terms depend on the intended rollout and must be confirmed before live activation.
First-party sources
Last verified July 29, 2026.
Built around the real work
How it changes the day to day
Make great work visible
The connected rating gives recognition useful service context while keeping Business views focused on activity and evidence rather than an employee’s exact tip earnings.
Start with one meaningful touchpoint
Choose the moment where appreciation is strongest and cash friction is most obvious. Learn from that experience, then extend Aplauso to the next team or location.
Explore the fit
Go deeper where it matters to you
Choose the next view based on your team, service model, or the question you are trying to answer.
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Questions teams ask before they start
What is the difference between a digital tipping platform and a payment link?
A payment link starts with a payment destination. Aplauso starts with a completed service rating, keeps the selected person or team connected to that context, and then offers an optional digital tip.
Can digital tipping work in places where guests still sometimes leave cash?
Yes. Aplauso adds a digital option without preventing a guest from using cash. It gives the business another recognition path; it does not guarantee that a guest will tip or that earnings will increase.
Why connect digital tipping to guest feedback at all?
The completed rating explains the service context around optional recognition. Permitted Business users can review that evidence without turning Business into a payout or employee-earnings console.
A better service moment starts here
Give great service more ways to be recognized.
See the guest experience for yourself, then explore how Aplauso can fit your team and service model.